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08-27-2010, 07:54 AM | #11 | |||||
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The FLIP Side of SBONH...
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(Hat-tip to IG) 1) Look back at Hazelnut's post. He has "parsed" my comment exactly right: it may appear to be "out of context", but HN hasn't changed my meaning what-so-ever. This is in general accord with a practice that is used at this country's largest Internet forum, of which I am also a member. (Alternatively, they also use << snip >>—also seen here at this forum). If you try to read your copy of my last reply, it has lost whatever context it ever had. 2) HN is also correct to "parse" Cow Islander's reply to leave out the fact of "loud noise in Formula boats", as he doesn't choose to address that fact in his reply: that is also "parsing", but retains context without introducing extraneous thought. 3) If you look at winni83's quote, below, it can't survive any parsing, so that quote is untouched. Quote:
2) It's also true that a mile is a long way, but that's the kind of defensive driving that should be practiced when driving on the road. Only one other member here has ever mentioned it. It occurs to me every so often, that I've never resorted to the "panic-braking" ABS feature in my 16-year-old vehicle! 3) Seeing that there are still "the usual suspects" using "civil disobedience" on Lake Winnipesaukee to express their "thrill-inclinations", the one-mile distance can be closed in a fraction of one minute. Even less, depending on my own course and speed. While I'd characterize this comment as Agist, I also suspect that 70-year-olds would include the "Greatest Generation"—and others with the time to express concern for grandchildren. (Including the children who are not their own grandchildren). Quote:
What this has to do with boating safety is anyone's guess. This "flip-side of safety" seems to be counter-intuitive. (Not surprisingly). Quote:
The PED device can be as small as you want to make it—credit card size or postage stamp size. Just how big do you think a P.E.D. needs to be? Quote:
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