[QUOTE=jusabum;4546389]Because it's the right thing to do for the family. If you don't understand that your parents didn't do their job raising you.
Secondly the owner was a very caring guy, and would give the shirt off his back. So maybe you shouldn't make comments like that about someone you obviously didn't know.

Bottom line is the initial post was about the very complete investigation/report regarding this accident/tragedy. Lives were lost, families are devistated and mistakes were made. I hope that we can all respect this for the lessons we all can take from this and do our best to prevent this from happening again. Will the moderators consider closing any further inputs and leaving it here for others to read and learn from. Respectfully and w/o prejudice..

Everyone, Somehow I'm getting tagged for a post I did not write.
Sorry someone is doing this.

[QUOTE=44MTI;4546520]That was not me, somehow someone is tagging other peoples posts to me. Sorry this is happening.
ed crippen

[QUOTE=Interceptor;4546544]It happened to me in another thread, not sure what's going on with the quote function.

Did it right there^^^^^^

Ed, I think it's when we're quoting a quote in a quote that this happens. I sure wasn't quoting you earlier and I did quickly go in and edit it but your name did show up in the box and I think it's because I hit reply with quote on a post jusabum posted which was quoting you.... If that makes sense...

[QUOTE=Interceptor;4546544][QUOTE=Wildman_grafix;4546545]actually guys its not that someone tagged you or did something shifty its that early on someone quoted one of you but edited the quote but did not edit the tag properly and threw off they way they show up in the feed here. If you see something like this

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above the quote and the name is wrong withing the quote this is where it starts and it can kind of cascade down the chain. Its just a simple overlook that people sometimes unknowingly make when editing a quote down to highlight a specific part of it. In the above string i multi quoted and as you can see it shifted the brackets and messed up the order or tags

Haven't been here in eons, but not much has changed. Fast toys involve risk, people that get a rush out of risk like fast toys. As has been the case for awhile, phragle is post on.

The larger problem with episodes like this is that they typically happen when others that may not share their enthusiasm for risk-taking adrenaline rushes are present in droves. Way back in the old days, the country was far less populated than it is now, both on the highways and on the water. We all want what we all want and like to do what we all want to do. But as the population increases, we need to seriously consider the risks to others.

In this case, it didn't involve others. But it easily could have. I was out in the boat one gorgeous evening. Moonlit, calm waters, gorgeous. Just like I had dreamed of from boating nights in the 70's and 80's. I love the lake at night, always have. We were cruising back from dinner, going about 20 mph, bow down so I could see ahead. I was the only one that didn't drink that night, I was the captain. A boat came by us Starboard through a fairly narrow pass at what I'd estimate to be at least 80 mph. I felt his spray when he hit our wake. He was so close my knees shook.

I knew he had most likely came from the very same place we had just left some 30 minutes before, likely drunk. The boat was probably 15' or more longer than mine, so any impact would have been fatal for all six in my boat. I sold the boat, and have not been on the water since. With the fear of boating at night, I had no reason to continue

I don't boat at night anymore, but that is a another subject.

I have never driven a cat either as I have no experience with them.

I look at it this way. We all have ran our boats to the limits and sometime pushed it a bit. I will never put anyone down for doing something that I have done myself. These guys were enjoying the day and letting it rip. Who hasn't done that? These guys were seasoned boaters like many of us. Think back on all things you survived. I am saddened for the families and the two who died. It could have been me many times. God Bless