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longtimer
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I don't know...
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4/26/2006 1:00:09 PM
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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?
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