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Name:   longtimer The author of this post is registered as a member - Email Member
Subject:   I don't know...
Date:   4/26/2006 1:00:09 PM

I don't know, but I do know this: up until about 15-20 years ago, everyone always stopped to help. Looking out for each other was just one of those things that we did on Lake Martin. I NEVER had to row home, drift home or swim home; even if I saw just ONE boat, that boart stoped to help.

Likewise, I never passed anyone who appeared to need help without stopping, and I would up towing plenty of boats myself.

But, that changed in the last two decades; if you don't believe me, then you are calling babygirl a liar, since her post illustrates what I am saying. SOMETHING in the attitude of Lake Martin boaters changed. Coincidentally, this attitude shift occurred at the same time that big boats became a more common sight on the lake. Maybe that's a coincidence.

Then again, maybe it isn't; one complaint that people have about those in big boats is that they seem to have a "You don't matter to me" attitude; wouldn't that same attitude be held by someone who refuses to help a fellow boater who is in distress?

Of course and as usual, this is not a blanket indictment of ALL big boat owners; I'm sure many are so helpful that they would have fit right in on the Lake Martin of the "good old days." But WSMS asks if it is a coincidence that the "Age of Apathy" coincides with the "Age of Cruisers;" i think it's not a coincidence, and at the very least, it's something that everyone should think about.

P.S.-- Sorry for your bad boat day, R; I wasn't anywhere near that area, or I would have stopped to help. But, I'm one of those "grumpy old men" who does stuff like that; won't you be glad when we're all gone?
Other messages in this thread:View Entire Thread
Amazing!!!! - babygirl - 4/25/2006 10:12:10 PM
     There was a time... - WSMS - 4/26/2006 2:18:08 AM
          There was a time... - fountain - 4/26/2006 9:55:19 AM
               I don't know... - longtimer - 4/26/2006 1:00:09 PM
                    longtimer - babygirl - 4/26/2006 8:51:27 PM
                         Dang, LT... - WSMS - 4/27/2006 12:39:10 AM
                              Dang, LT... - babygirl - 4/27/2006 8:23:44 AM
                                   Truthful? - longtimer - 4/27/2006 12:01:43 PM
                                        Good Point!!! - babygirl - 4/27/2006 12:21:21 PM
          Question for WSMS??? - babygirl - 4/26/2006 8:39:49 PM
               Question for babygirl??? - WSMS - 4/27/2006 12:29:31 AM
     ITS YANKEES FROM ATLANTA - HOTROD - 4/26/2006 5:32:24 AM
          Here We Go Again - Feb - 4/26/2006 7:06:33 AM
               Here We Go Again - Smitty - 4/26/2006 8:35:57 AM
                    Here We Go Again - Tate AU - 4/27/2006 3:16:00 AM
     Blame your other half babygirl - CAT BOAT - 4/26/2006 7:33:45 AM
          Hot Rod is a Dumb Hick! - Bob - 4/26/2006 9:03:47 AM
          Blame your other half babygirl - Osms - 4/26/2006 9:11:03 AM
     Amazing!!!! - Lakeman - 4/26/2006 10:27:28 AM
          Amazing!!!! - BoatsRFun - 4/26/2006 10:38:26 AM
               Amazing!!!! - Lakeman - 4/26/2006 11:00:21 AM
                    Amazing!!!! - Feb - 4/26/2006 11:04:06 AM
                         One thing for sure.... - CAT BOAT - 4/26/2006 3:02:42 PM
                              Thanks Cat!!!! - babygirl - 4/26/2006 3:36:06 PM
                                   Thanks Cat!!!! - Feb - 4/26/2006 3:39:33 PM
                                        Thanks Cat!!!! - CAT BOAT - 4/26/2006 4:17:52 PM
                                             OH WELL!!!! - babygirl - 4/26/2006 4:23:05 PM
                                                  OH WELL!!!! - babygirl - 4/26/2006 4:25:06 PM
                                                       OH WELL!!!! - Feb - 4/26/2006 4:46:36 PM
                                                       Trying... lying... - WSMS - 4/27/2006 12:30:39 AM
                                             I have a picture - babygirl - 4/26/2006 8:13:50 PM
                                                  CAT BOAT - JMSD - 4/26/2006 11:49:16 PM
                                                       That would hurt - CAT BOAT - 4/27/2006 7:35:34 AM
                                                            That would hurt - babygirl - 4/27/2006 8:25:32 AM
                                                            That would hurt - Lakeman - 4/27/2006 8:26:34 AM
                                                                 That would hurt - CAT BOAT - 4/27/2006 9:31:09 AM


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