Lake Cumberland and the Blame Game
09-10-2013 | 07:55 PM
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What? So I shouldn't take my family out on the lake on our boat during a poker run (as a spectator or even just out for a swim) because there are guys who have no control of their egos? Sorry, but I don't agree with any of your posts in this thread. Comparing boats to cars and poker runs to drunks and texting teens...... These are not very good points to debate with, at all.....
09-10-2013 | 08:00 PM
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I was pretty vocal in the thread that was removed earlier today about what I had saw with the "Pure Platinum" Skater video. I received a PM from him earlier today, basically defending himself and even going as far to state he didn't feel he was going that fast..... Below is the conversation I had with him earlier today. I am not posting this to start an argument, while I am sure to some it looks like I am. I guess what I am trying to prove here is its a mentality that needs to be changed. In this case, with the PP skater, if the driver doesn't feel he did anything wrong, then it will continue. I personally don't know him, giving benefit of doubt he is probably a pretty cool guy. We all have experienced a lack of judgement and have made poor decisions, but as men (and women) we need to know when to suck up our pride, admit we made a mistake, and learn from these mistakes. God knows I have had my fair share of screw ups....
09-10-2013 | 08:01 PM
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How will the pokerruns be safer? I remember last year a few good fellas were killed at a sanctioned race. What changes if any were made? You can sweep the chit under the rug only for so long. After seeing the videos imo it is a miracle a spectator boat hasn't been taken out.
09-10-2013 | 08:10 PM
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There should several suspensions and or fines for this reckless deadly driving these drivers are participating in. 1 million dollar boat and not a dollars worth of sense! Seems pretty simple, a little control and hard guidelines {with consequences) would help 150%
09-10-2013 | 08:10 PM
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This THREAD was supposed to be about the EQUIPMENT options to solve possible problems. This is NOT a continuation of the removed one.
09-10-2013 | 08:13 PM
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All this talk about speed limits on these poker runs and safety. Why do we have all these spectators at these runs? Everybody wants to see the fast cats run! I do and everybody I know does too! Would there be any spectators at a poker run with a speed limit, NO! Go ahead and put a speed limit of 60 on these runs and you would not have to worry about fast boats and spectators being hurt or killed because neither would be there. By the way the next time you are in your car on a two lane highway doing 55 and you pass another car doing 55 at about 3 to 4 feet, sounds pretty dangerous doesn't it?
60 mph no but you don't need to go 160 on a lake with all this boats around if there are no boats around then go for it!
09-10-2013 | 08:13 PM
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Cash Bar, I hear you. But I think what a lot of us feel is the equipment that needs to be fixed or addressed is the attitudes and egos. Not so much the boats themselves....
