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Old 04-04-2011, 04:28 PM   #1
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This is so STUPID!!! People die everyday from nitwits texting on the highway, talking on the phone, not paying attention, drinking, doing drugs. And now they want everyone in a less than 20' boat to wear a life jacket. I give up.

No boat, back in the suds.
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Old 04-04-2011, 04:38 PM   #2
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Very stupid, good thing my boat is technically 20' 1"
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Old 04-04-2011, 05:24 PM   #3
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Very stupid, good thing my boat is technically 20' 1"
soon every skiff will have a pulpit
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Old 04-04-2011, 05:29 PM   #4
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I think everyone flying in a plane should have to wear parachutes...just in case!!!

Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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Old 04-04-2011, 05:31 PM   #5
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I think everyone flying in a plane should have to wear parachutes...just in case!!!
That may not be a bad idea, especially if your next flight is on SW!

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Old 04-04-2011, 06:07 PM   #6
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That may not be a bad idea, especially if your next flight is on SW!
Hey, that's not fair... They have the best safety record in the world.
(At least that's how I make myself feel better since I have to fly SW to Orlando next month)
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Old 04-04-2011, 08:32 PM   #7
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That may not be a bad idea, especially if your next flight is on SW!
I flew home Sunday on Southwest, had a lot of scary thoughts on the flight back, the plane was bouncing all over the place when we turned at Block Island.
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Old 04-04-2011, 05:30 PM   #8
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That is absurd.
They evidentally can't enforce, or don't have the balls to enforce the other more dangerous boating distractions, but let's put all our weight behind a lifejacket law?
If they were to stop and fine every boat captain (For the sake of comparison: boats that would fall under this lifejacket law) that were or had been drinking while operating, they would clean up!
But they'd rather nickel and dime the average boater, on top of all the other idiotic rules, regulation and fees they have to endure!

It's like the IRS. They wouldn't life a finger going after multi-million dollar tax cheats, but put granny into the picture and they'll nail her to the wall for forgetting to claim her bingo winnings!

Sounds like more of the same!
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