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	Name:	retiredfisher -
	Subject:	Rude or Ignorant?
	Date:	7/12/2005 11:50:14 AM

I use to think bad boating behavior was rudeness, but after watching several neighbors in our slough, I now believe it's ignorance. I'm amazed each weekend as our neighbors come in our narrow slough with their jetskiis or pontoon boats at full trottle. They wave at us as we're fishing off our dock so I honestly believe they're nice people who just don't know any better. We usually get the last laugh as their wakes catch up to them as they're trying to dock their boats. You would think that they would figure out that it's harder to dock a boat in rough water. Over the past two summers, we've seen three of our neighbors slam their boats very hard against their docks because of their OWN waves they just created from going too fast. What's the rush to get home anyways?