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	Name:	copperline -
	Subject:	My afternoon rant
	Date:	7/8/2006 6:04:13 PM

I'm back from a cruise and really worried 'bout the boating, and particularly the boats pulling little kids on tubes in our area. Twice I was squeezed off by boats pulling kids in particularly narrow, high traffic areas ... These are parents (or teens) oblivious to the risks of losing a kid in the worse possible position in the water.

PLEASE remind your friends and others that it would be always best to keep your skiers in either open water or in sloughs where no traffic can approach from a blind side. I really don't know what these folks are thinking, do they assume they are going to whip around at full speed to protect the kids in the water while traffic is coming at them from both directions? And if you pull a skier thru a narrow slot between two open areas of water, how can you see around that corner up ahead? The same goes for pulling around islands.

MANY years ago, my little brother was run over by an inexperienced driver. Lucky for him, he had time to dive and put his hydroslide between him and the underside of the boat and prop. He was thinking quickly and strong enough to swim against the bouyance of the vest he was wearing...

Children are precious & props are very unforgiving....Drop those tubers to make it thru the narrow passes, or keep them in the open well away from shore and "intersections" on the water.

This public service message brought to you by "Nervous Dads, Inc"

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