I hate it when.

[pitw]

  I book a vacation like the one I did on Saturday.  A week on one of these.
http://www.eaglepoint.ca/houseboats/index.php

Then today this news comes out.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/07/04/bc-shuswap-boating-accident.html?ref=rss

[slagmaker]

Scary. Stupidity on the water. I bet alcohol was involved. Not profiling mind you. But you would have to have your mind limited to try to run a speed boat at much more than an idle in those conditions.

Barry I am glad you made it home safe off the water.

Due to tiredness and a little bit of inebriation I  had misunderstood

[Tappen]

Don't worry barry, inexperienced drivers is all, have fun on your trip! :D

[Hawks Feather]

Barry,

I wouldn't worry too much about it.  I am pretty sure that Canada celebrates fireworks like they do around here - many more boats than usual and many have been drinking more than water.  I have never done a houseboat vacation but have several friends that have and they have had a ball.  So go and have a good time.

Jerry

[pitw]

Actually I'm more worried about planes than other boats where we are going .  Last time up by this lake we had lunch on the shore and watched some 10+ planes takeoff and/or land there.  It is fairly remote and air traffic is an essential to keep the community viable.  I'm planning on a good time even it maims the wife .

[vvarmitr]

W/ a fear of collisions I take it you're walking there? 
I mean we do kill more people in vehicle accidents than we do in wars. 

[pitw]

W/ a fear of collisions I take it you're walking there? 
I mean we do kill more people in vehicle accidents than we do in wars. 

Let's remember here VV that I met more people on the highway in 20 minutes through Wisconsin to Kentucky than I'll meet in a year up here.  I'm off on a six hour drive one way today and I'll be happy to say I won't meet or be passed by more than 50 vehicles.  FnTraffic

[weedwalker]

Have a great Vacation Barry.  :yoyo:You'll be OK.

[FinsnFur]

 I'm planning on a good time even it maims the wife .

[vvarmitr]

I'm off on a six hour drive one way today and I'll be happy to say I won't meet or be passed by more than 50 vehicles. 

Why even build a road if it doesn't get any more traffic than that? 

Do you believe you'll have more traffic on the lake than on the road? 

[pitw]

I'm off on a six hour drive one way today and I'll be happy to say I won't meet or be passed by more than 50 vehicles. 

Why even build a road if it doesn't get any more traffic than that?  :confused

The road is an access to the Northern mines and isolated communities.  Last time up past this lake and town when we went to Davin, we met like 7 in six hours.  One was upside down

Do you believe you'll have more traffic on the lake than on the road? 

  I would suspect so.   A lot of sprayer operators are catching up on work .

[JohnP]

Several years back we spent a week on lake Powell in a house boat.  Four couples, two of the guys brought along their bass boats.  We found a nice cove, anchored the house boat and explored and fished using the bass boats.  No phones, no TV, no radio, no computer great vacation.