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Originally Posted by KevinPlante
Why did you start this thread?
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"Offshore boats are a dangerous hazard to Lake Winnipesaukee boaters" was the topic of my letter-to-the-editor published in a New Hampshire newspaper. Three
days later in Meredith, a 36-foot offshore crushed a family boat, killing a boater.
The outrage was palpable: there must be thousands of related posts -- here's two from the Olde Forum Archives:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/oldforu...mes;read=45666
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/oldforu...mes;read=62818 (
A triple Winnipesaukee fatality collision -- there's many more examples in the archives).
"Baja Bob", among others, defended offshores -- some even defended the driver of the offshore! (I
really do miss "Baja Bob's" posts -- 'wish the
spell-check feature hadn't been added to the Forum).
Another wrote a similar
industry-standard reply last year -- like "ahopper's" here. ("Tobacco hasn't been scientifically linked to cancer" is an
industry-standard reply).
It was when the thread "Backyard Chickens" appeared at my favorite site that something snapped.
(Nothing against backyard chickens).