I give up
12-22-2017, 10:29 AM
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Don't feel that bad......ya we get to boat all year however...
*fuel at dock is $3.50 - $4.00 right now
* We get no seasonal break in insurance even if you don't use the boat. Cost is year round no matter what
* Boat more means more sh*t to break
* Since this is OSO.....it's salt water, it might as well be toxic acid so no one wants their boat in it anyway and any boat that gets used here might as well be a paper weight or just disposed of in the trash when the owner is done.
*fuel at dock is $3.50 - $4.00 right now
* We get no seasonal break in insurance even if you don't use the boat. Cost is year round no matter what
* Boat more means more sh*t to break
* Since this is OSO.....it's salt water, it might as well be toxic acid so no one wants their boat in it anyway and any boat that gets used here might as well be a paper weight or just disposed of in the trash when the owner is done.
12-22-2017, 12:41 PM
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12-22-2017, 01:17 PM
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Thanks funny chit right there..........^^^^^^^^.....they told her not the use the rear ****ter.........
12-22-2017, 01:22 PM
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They found a bigger plane.She decided to try skydiving.
12-22-2017, 01:32 PM
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Here, this will make you feel better......
12-22-2017, 01:32 PM
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You'll wish for the days it was 1.22 a liter if you were paying our current 2.11 (US$) a litre . (and it's been as high as $2.40)
When the cost of oil crashed 2+ years ago gov't just increased the taxes on it 'coz we're all just so used to paying more for everything anyway'
When the cost of oil crashed 2+ years ago gov't just increased the taxes on it 'coz we're all just so used to paying more for everything anyway'
12-22-2017, 04:39 PM
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True story: My buddy buys a new Top Gun at the Lauderdale Show (250K), doesn't even have it brought home, has it sent to a paint shop for 22K in paint. Brings it back to his 1mm house on the intracoastal. He is freaking out about fuel prices, he actually has a fuel dock 500 yards from his dock. So he gets 3 50 gallon plastic barrels, loads them in his Ford Ranger and buys fuel at a land based gas station 1 mile from his house (saving $1 a gallon, roughly $150 each time he does this). Gets home and siphons fuel (200 ft of garden hose) from the plastic barrels to the boat that is on the lift!
Now while I am all for saving money, not sure riding around with 150 gallons of gas in the bed of a truck is my idea of saving anything including my life! Another mutual friend lived a couple canals down who had a 38 Powerplay and we both laughed at his fuel saving program! The guy with the Powerplay said fueling at the dock is worth the extra money as people are freaking out when they see the fuel cost on the gas pump!
12-22-2017, 04:42 PM
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Up here in Canada, Ontario specifically, the TSSA (Technical Safety Standards Association) has every location that could impact human safety, by the short and curlies. As a result, costs have skyrocketed. Cease and desist orders when storage tanks are slightly questionable, where in a automotive application all would be fine. Training costs for fuel dock attendants are in the thousands annually per person. The marina fuel market is a captive audience, so under the guise of TSSA rule, marinas jack up prices. Fuel was first to be hit...next will be slip rates, since the TSSA and the ESA (Electrical Safety Authority) is currently on an electrical mission. Couple years ago, a couple of kids fell into the water at a slip, the shore power cord got tugged in with them and they were electrocuted. No GFI circuits. Almost every marina will be rewiring the entire facility in next few years.
