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Title: I hate it when.
Post by: pitw on July 04, 2010, 10:41:38 PM
  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. :puke:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/07/04/bc-shuswap-boating-accident.html?ref=rss
Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: slagmaker on July 04, 2010, 11:40:58 PM
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

Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: Tappen on July 04, 2010, 11:51:33 PM
Don't worry barry, inexperienced drivers is all, have fun on your trip! :D
Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: Hawks Feather on July 05, 2010, 07:47:30 AM
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
Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: pitw on July 05, 2010, 08:14:34 AM
Actually I'm more worried about planes than other boats where we are going :innocentwhistle:.  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 :innocentwhistle:.
Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: vvarmitr on July 05, 2010, 08:55:03 AM
W/ a fear of collisions I take it you're walking there?  :shrug:
I mean we do kill more people in vehicle accidents than we do in wars.  ;yes;
Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: pitw on July 05, 2010, 09:12:29 AM
Quote from: vvarmitr on July 05, 2010, 08:55:03 AM
W/ a fear of collisions I take it you're walking there?  :shrug:
I mean we do kill more people in vehicle accidents than we do in wars.  ;yes;


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 :argh:
Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: weedwalker on July 05, 2010, 12:06:51 PM
Have a great Vacation Barry.  :yoyo:You'll be OK. :fingerx:
Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: FinsnFur on July 05, 2010, 12:11:40 PM
Quote from: pitw on July 05, 2010, 08:14:34 AM
 I'm planning on a good time even it maims the wife :innocentwhistle:.

:doh2: :nono:



Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: vvarmitr on July 05, 2010, 07:09:11 PM
Quote from: pitw on July 05, 2010, 09:12:29 AM
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:

Do you believe you'll have more traffic on the lake than on the road?  :shrug:
Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: pitw on July 05, 2010, 10:48:59 PM
Quote from: vvarmitr on July 05, 2010, 07:09:11 PM
Quote from: pitw on July 05, 2010, 09:12:29 AM
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 :doh2:


Quote from: vvarmitr on July 05, 2010, 07:09:11 PM
Do you believe you'll have more traffic on the lake than on the road?  :shrug:

  I would suspect so. :shrug:  A lot of sprayer operators are catching up on work :wink:.
Title: Re: I hate it when.
Post by: JohnP on July 09, 2010, 05:25:19 PM
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.