DonCig
11-03-2006, 07:52 AM
I have deleted my original thread and I have tried to restart it on a more humorous tangent.
My original post was to pass on a news article that supported my thoughts on the wearing of Life jackets while boating.
Here is the original post.
I was reading an article yesterday that I think illustrated why we as a group need to promote the active use of wearing a life jacket when boating.
A state water patrol decided this Saturday, July 29, 2006 to do a 100% inspection over a 2.5 hour period on all boats passing a specific point on an inland lake.
Here are the results:
In 2.5 hours they pulled over 58 boats to do a safety and sobriety test/inspection.
74% of the boats pulled over the operator failed the sobriety test and were hauled off to jail! If the passengers were sober they could take the boat back to the ramp or dock.
I enjoy a cold brewski as well as the next person on a hot day, but keep in mind that some people can not or will not stop after having one or two.
I guess that is why they are called 24 packs.
The next time you are running your boat in another boats blind spot or in tight quarters, please keep this statistic in mind.
OK my friends and associates, I have decided to redirect all of your energies to a more constructive conversation. The only point I was wanting to discuss in MY thread was that it appeared to be a wise choice to wear life jackets while boating. The statistics say that boating is no more dangerous today by any significant margin than it was 10 years ago. This is interesting given the higher number of performance boats being sold today versus 10 years ago.
So now on to a fun and entertaining topic, BEER.
In this months issue of National Geographic there is a one page article on "Beer Country"; that analyzes the beer consumption per capita. The USA ranks 11th place out of 25 places in per person annual consumption. The question that I ask is why is CANADA ranked 19th?
It appears that our Canadian Donzi Breatheren are not holding up their reputations. Could it be that their boating season is shorter and that is what effects their ranking? Or could it be that the rules of Hockey fans participation have changed in recent years?
Have fun with this topic!
DonCig
"Keeper of the Flame"
My original post was to pass on a news article that supported my thoughts on the wearing of Life jackets while boating.
Here is the original post.
I was reading an article yesterday that I think illustrated why we as a group need to promote the active use of wearing a life jacket when boating.
A state water patrol decided this Saturday, July 29, 2006 to do a 100% inspection over a 2.5 hour period on all boats passing a specific point on an inland lake.
Here are the results:
In 2.5 hours they pulled over 58 boats to do a safety and sobriety test/inspection.
74% of the boats pulled over the operator failed the sobriety test and were hauled off to jail! If the passengers were sober they could take the boat back to the ramp or dock.
I enjoy a cold brewski as well as the next person on a hot day, but keep in mind that some people can not or will not stop after having one or two.
I guess that is why they are called 24 packs.
The next time you are running your boat in another boats blind spot or in tight quarters, please keep this statistic in mind.
OK my friends and associates, I have decided to redirect all of your energies to a more constructive conversation. The only point I was wanting to discuss in MY thread was that it appeared to be a wise choice to wear life jackets while boating. The statistics say that boating is no more dangerous today by any significant margin than it was 10 years ago. This is interesting given the higher number of performance boats being sold today versus 10 years ago.
So now on to a fun and entertaining topic, BEER.
In this months issue of National Geographic there is a one page article on "Beer Country"; that analyzes the beer consumption per capita. The USA ranks 11th place out of 25 places in per person annual consumption. The question that I ask is why is CANADA ranked 19th?
It appears that our Canadian Donzi Breatheren are not holding up their reputations. Could it be that their boating season is shorter and that is what effects their ranking? Or could it be that the rules of Hockey fans participation have changed in recent years?
Have fun with this topic!
DonCig
"Keeper of the Flame"