| MARK BENTLEY |
06-30-2003 08:33 AM |
Wisconsin DNR...does it again
Little Tommy, you will like this! A little background. This happened at the Sturgeon Bay ramp yesterday. Door County is a big tourist area. (like the Keys) They try to promote the tourism as it is almost the only industry up here. I had a few boats that had to be test run, it's been busy so I thought I would get a head start and do it Sunday morning. I was in and out of the ramp several times. Around 10:00AM, it's time for the water nazi's to start patroling. It's a small 6-lane ramp. Very congested and a small dock good for two larger boats or maybe 3-4 small ones. They show up with two brand new Intrepids, a little 16' outboard and a bunch of Sea Doo's. The two Intrepids are right in the middle of the transient dock tied up without fenders. (now no-one else can use the dock) The rest of there fleet is scattered aound. The local city police boat shows up, they tie up. Now they get a police squad car to sit in the corner of the parking lot. (boaters are violent you know!) Now these guys start telling the go-boats that even had a rumble, not to even leave the trailer as they will be arrested! They even sent a guy in a little Baja home! So much for checking safety equipment, flares life jackets etc! They left me alone for once, I was there in a 33' Donzi, a 38' Sonic and a Powerplay (ob) Now with all the bays and harbors, it was a little overkill. There was more security here than Port Everglades or Port of Miami after 9-11!! Maybe with the budget cutbacks, they were saving gas. They did look cute, new matching trucks, boats and uniforms. I hope no-one had an emergency at any of the other bays and harbors. I tell my associate about this, she says to take some pic's. I get back to the shop, grab the digital and another boat. Dead batteries on the camera! Tax dollars at work!!
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