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View Poll Results: Speed limit - If you had to choose, which would it be??? | |||
No Speed Limit Law |
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325 | 74.37% |
Current Law - 45 Day 25 Night |
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112 | 25.63% |
Voters: 437. You may not vote on this poll |
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It's too bad though, if you really are one of those who boat safely, respect other boaters, and obey our boating laws (all of them), I wish you would reconsider. I would miss sharing the lake with you. Last edited by elchase; 09-09-2009 at 08:42 AM. Reason: to keep up with the increasing number of thankyou's |
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You are reading way to much between the lines of a simple "Thanks" for this posting! It does show how easy it is to jump to conclusions though. |
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Glad to see everyone had a peaceful Labor Day weekend. I was appalled by what I witnessed this weekend on the water.
No less than seven near misses (two hits), and when I say near misses I mean misses by less than 10 feet. The highlights: Boats going 40+ with passengers sitting on the swim platform drinking beer. Children on boats without PFD. PWC operators without PFD. 3 women sunbathing on a motor hatch while the boat was on plain. (Sorry no picture). A cruiser swamped a fishing boat exiting a no-wake zone at less than 15 feet. A bowrider pulling two tubes with 3 kids in each tube and only the operator in the boat. Jon Boat fishing in a channel hit by Cigarette boat (impact at no wake, no injury) 2 boats in a NWZ channel less than 10 feet apart doing 35+ with a Marine patrol officer 25 feet away. The officer was checking for milfoil stickers on docked boats and completely ignored the channel race going on behind him. This is what happens when Marine Patrol are instructed to enforce trivial laws that merely increase revenue for the state instead of laws that actually save lives. These events all happened in Maine. People have referred to Winnipesakee as the “wild wild west”. This is simply not true, check the facts NH is one of the safest states for boating. Better than checking the facts, simply go to another state and watch. Not only is the Marine Patrol far superior to Maine, the boaters are as well. If the events listed above happened on Winni, they would have certainly been stopped by the MP but also I believe many Winni boaters would voice their concerns and explain to these Capt Bonehead Extremes what they were doing wrong. Yes some of the explanations would just be a half peace sign. I think we should all chip in and send Elchase, APS, Turtleboy and Sunset to Maine for a weekend. Maybe when they came back their fears and concerns would be put into perspective. |
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I'm waiting for Those Guys ...to weigh in on the WolfeBoro Vintage Raceboat Regatta coming up. OMG. Gotta be Total Mortification. ![]() http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...&day=2009-9-16 |
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No non-Winnipesaukee stuff. Read the rules. No razzing. Read the rules. No excessive use of Smilies. Read the rules. How's that bomb shelter coming? |
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On Winnipesaukee.com. I'm assuming maybe a quarter are active.
182 voted 'No speed limit' 67 voted '45 and 25' My quess is the rest want some kind of speed limit but not 45/25. This really make sense as there is no evidence that speed have to be limited to 45 or speed have to be limited to 25. I google for any backup to these numbers and fail to see any. Just because they use these numbers in other states does not mean it should apply in this state. Same to motorcycle helmets law and seat belt law.
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I have been reading the forum for a long time and have never seen anyone so capable in the art of goading people to get off topic. You are an expert at it elchase.
As I pointed out before I am against the speed limit. I am not sure where you let your perspectives come from but it not even close to talking about the speed law issue. Please stop the carving of everyones posts and placing judgement on single words like "Thanks"! Notice the lack of a smile. |
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but: How do you know we aren't talking to him outside of the forum. Private messages are available. no need to speculate. Bomb Shelter??? HUH???
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Please accept my sincere apologies for talking about another lake. I was completely unaware that the rules of this forum forbid references to waterways outside the New Hampshire boarder. I understand ignorance of the rules is not an excuse for breaking them and accept full responsibility for my actions. I should never use facts to try to compare and contrast when attempting to make a point. From this time forward I will just state my point of view without providing facts or examples. I guess this way of thinking may qualify me for a Czar position in the current administration.
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Thought this forum is Winnipesaukee related?
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Agreed... Again we should focus on the poll itself.
The numbers don't lie. I have counted up the people posting on this thread and you are really looking at a dozen people. That is a far cry from the overwhelming go fast crowd then the number of people who have voted.. #'s don't lie.
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