Party Day on Winnisquam

NH_boater · 08-01-2009, 09:19 PM

Great day on Winnisquam, most of it at the sandbar. Unlike I have ever seen it before, it was a party day out there.

Pontoon next to me smoking joints. Beer everywhere. Empty cans floating by the boat. A large group (probably thirty of so) doing drinking games, beer funnels, etc. The guy using the ramp to recover his boat (Martels) is sitting there, parked blocking all traffic "sobering up" before he drives off with car and trailer.

I enjoyed the day and just about everyone was in good spirits and having fun. I could not help but think, as the weed and beer were being consumed, that many of these guys are going to start their boats and put themselves and us and our families in danger.

I hope all got home safely.

eillac@dow · 08-01-2009, 09:44 PM

Ya, I too hope they all get home safe.....and everyone else on the road along side them.

I think the whole thing is pretty pathetic.

XCR-700 · 08-02-2009, 07:51 AM

WOW, hope your being sarcastic,,,

I can’t imagine a bunch of knuckleheads smoking pot and playing drinking games out in the open and on a boats on a public lake makes for a good day,,,

And “empty beer cans floating by and drunks on the boat ramp” is flat out appalling!!!

I got no problem with people having a few brews while enjoying the spectacular scenery, but what your describing sounds like some kind of Roman feast, just before it all burned to the ground.

I have read all the exchanges recently about the restrictions we have all been suffering in recent years, and like many have been increasingly disappointed in the way things have been going, but hearing something like this sure makes one stop and take a breath and wonder how we strike a balance???

We seem to have a group (or generation) of folks who have little value for anything but their own immediate pleasure and entertainment, and they seem to have no concern for anyone else or for any consequences.

The have no “values” that I can identify and are ready to leave “scorched earth” and beaten or dead bodies in their wake all in the name of a days worth of fun.

Now I realize that my idea of fun may not be yours, and vice versa, but maybe thats half the battle, just realizing we have different desires and somehow striking a balance,,,

Unfortunately I see little balance, just extremes at either end of the spectrum.

Very sad that a picture perfect day could be ruined by pot smoking, beer funneling, litterbugs who have no respect for the rest who have to share this earth with them,,,

Rant over,,,

VtSteve · 08-02-2009, 06:51 PM

For a lake that sounds like it's pretty well patrolled and all, it's hard to believe that Animal House on the lake can take place right in plain sight. Have never witnessed anything like that myself, anywhere. I've heard that LOTO and Havasu can get pretty weird. Sounds like the Wild Wild West on Winisquam.

BroadHopper · 08-03-2009, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by VtSteve

For a lake that sounds like it's pretty well patrolled and all, it's hard to believe that Animal House on the lake can take place right in plain sight. Have never witnessed anything like that myself, anywhere. I've heard that LOTO and Havasu can get pretty weird. Sounds like the Wild Wild West on Winisquam.

Braun Bay was like that at one time. I miss the thong babes there

Braun Bay is very heavily patrolled and the MP do pick on everybody on weekends. It's the place to avoid now.

Winnisquam is heavily patrolled in the no wake zones, South of the Mosquito Bridge and the very North part of the lake. I rarely see them in the middle.

chipj29 · 08-03-2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

Braun Bay was like that at one time. I miss the thong babes there

Braun Bay is very heavily patrolled and the MP do pick on everybody on weekends. It's the place to avoid now.

Winnisquam is heavily patrolled in the no wake zones, South of the Mosquito Bridge and the very North part of the lake. I rarely see them in the middle.

Winnisquam is very well patrolled from the sandbar and into the NWZ. MP is always around that whole area, at least all the times I have been there. A few years ago there were severe t-storms heading in, and the MP boats were trolling around the sand bar announcing the threat over the loudspeaker. It cleared out in a hurry, which is a good thing because that storm came in very very fast. I got caught waiting at the ramp to get out.

08-01-2009, 09:19 PM	#1
NH_boater Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 298 Thanks: 14 Thanked 147 Times in 62 Posts	Party Day on Winnisquam Great day on Winnisquam, most of it at the sandbar. Unlike I have ever seen it before, it was a party day out there. Pontoon next to me smoking joints. Beer everywhere. Empty cans floating by the boat. A large group (probably thirty of so) doing drinking games, beer funnels, etc. The guy using the ramp to recover his boat (Martels) is sitting there, parked blocking all traffic "sobering up" before he drives off with car and trailer. I enjoyed the day and just about everyone was in good spirits and having fun. I could not help but think, as the weed and beer were being consumed, that many of these guys are going to start their boats and put themselves and us and our families in danger. I hope all got home safely.

08-02-2009, 07:51 AM	#3
XCR-700 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,333 Thanks: 744 Thanked 533 Times in 310 Posts	Sounds more like a sad day on Winnisquam,,, WOW, hope your being sarcastic,,, I can’t imagine a bunch of knuckleheads smoking pot and playing drinking games out in the open and on a boats on a public lake makes for a good day,,, And “empty beer cans floating by and drunks on the boat ramp” is flat out appalling!!! I got no problem with people having a few brews while enjoying the spectacular scenery, but what your describing sounds like some kind of Roman feast, just before it all burned to the ground. I have read all the exchanges recently about the restrictions we have all been suffering in recent years, and like many have been increasingly disappointed in the way things have been going, but hearing something like this sure makes one stop and take a breath and wonder how we strike a balance??? We seem to have a group (or generation) of folks who have little value for anything but their own immediate pleasure and entertainment, and they seem to have no concern for anyone else or for any consequences. The have no “values” that I can identify and are ready to leave “scorched earth” and beaten or dead bodies in their wake all in the name of a days worth of fun. Now I realize that my idea of fun may not be yours, and vice versa, but maybe thats half the battle, just realizing we have different desires and somehow striking a balance,,, Unfortunately I see little balance, just extremes at either end of the spectrum. Very sad that a picture perfect day could be ruined by pot smoking, beer funneling, litterbugs who have no respect for the rest who have to share this earth with them,,, Rant over,,,

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08-01-2009, 09:44 PM	#2
eillac@dow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dow Island & Weymouth, MA Posts: 365 Thanks: 295 Thanked 94 Times in 48 Posts	Ya, I too hope they all get home safe.....and everyone else on the road along side them. I think the whole thing is pretty pathetic.

08-02-2009, 06:51 PM	#4
VtSteve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,320 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 230 Thanked 361 Times in 169 Posts	For a lake that sounds like it's pretty well patrolled and all, it's hard to believe that Animal House on the lake can take place right in plain sight. Have never witnessed anything like that myself, anywhere. I've heard that LOTO and Havasu can get pretty weird. Sounds like the Wild Wild West on Winisquam.