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| - | ==== Wed. incident ==== | + | << stories:safety_story_sf|Previous Story^stories:bellingham_stories|Story List ^ stories:gregory_encounter_30ft_gill_netter_8_21_2006|Next Story>> |
| - | **Morris Arthur <marthur@...>** \\ | + | ===== Wed. Incident - Jet Ski ===== |
| - | 07/27/06 #1607 | + | |
| - | I was paddling parallel to shore in front of the park inside the no-wake\\ | + | **Morris Arthur <marthur@…>** \\ |
| - | buoys.\\ | + | 07/27/06 #1607 |
| - | A jet-ski was coming into the beach making zig-zags; the operator\\ | + | |
| - | staring down at the water in front of him. | + | |
| - | I dragged my paddle in the water, slowed down, and yelled at him before\\ | + | I was paddling parallel to shore in front of the park inside the no-wake buoys. A jet-ski was coming into the beach making zig-zags; the operator staring down at the water in front of him. |
| - | he slammed into my bow, knocking me into the water.\\ | + | |
| - | The outer skin was cracked, but the overall structure of the boat seems\\ | + | I dragged my paddle in the water, slowed down, and yelled at him before he slammed into my bow, knocking me into the water. The outer skin was cracked, but the overall structure of the boat seems ok. Sterling is working on it now. |
| - | ok. Sterling is working on it now. | + | |
| Morris | Morris | ||
| - | \\ | ||
| **Re: Wed. incident** \\ | **Re: Wed. incident** \\ | ||
| Dale McKinnon\\ | Dale McKinnon\\ | ||
| - | 07/27/06 #1608 | + | 07/27/06 #1608 |
| Morris, who is paying for the repair work? | Morris, who is paying for the repair work? | ||
| - | \\ | + | **Morris Arthur <marthur@…>** \\ |
| - | **Morris Arthur <marthur@...>** \\ | + | 07/27/06 #1609 |
| - | 07/27/06 #1609 | + | |
| - | The operator "Eddie" will hopefully compensate me.\\ | + | The operator "Eddie" will hopefully compensate me. He was contrite at the time… and the owner of the PWC assured me he'd pay (when he saw me jotting down the registration info.) |
| - | He was contrite at the time... and the owner of the PWC assured me he'd\\ | + | |
| - | pay (when he saw me jotting down the registration info.) | + | |
| - | It was a bunch of kids partying... and the operator's first time using\\ | + | It was a bunch of kids partying… and the operator's first time using the craft. <sigh> |
| - | the craft. <sigh> | + | |
| - | \\ | ||
| **Re: Wed. incident** \\ | **Re: Wed. incident** \\ | ||
| Dale McKinnon\\ | Dale McKinnon\\ | ||
| - | 07/27/06 #1610 | + | 07/27/06 #1610 |
| You are demonstrating great restraint. I commend you. If the operator and owner, however, recant on their promises I trust you will squeeze parts of their anatomy for them to comply. | You are demonstrating great restraint. I commend you. If the operator and owner, however, recant on their promises I trust you will squeeze parts of their anatomy for them to comply. | ||
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| **Re: Wed. incident** \\ | **Re: Wed. incident** \\ | ||
| CHARLES SNYDER\\ | CHARLES SNYDER\\ | ||
| - | 07/27/06 #1612 | + | 07/27/06 #1612 |
| Sorry to hear about the incedent Morris. I bet when he got a look at you he was quite contrite.\\ | Sorry to hear about the incedent Morris. I bet when he got a look at you he was quite contrite.\\ | ||
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| **Wed. incident** \\ | **Wed. incident** \\ | ||
| Reivers Dustin\\ | Reivers Dustin\\ | ||
| - | 07/27/06 #1600 | + | 07/27/06 #1600 |
| - | As a young man I studied confrontation and violence. Perhaps there\\ | + | As a young man I studied confrontation and violence. Perhaps there is no cure because I still lose it once in a while in little ways. But I'm getting better at looking more carefully at situations now. The guys who hit the surfski with their jetski were drinking, young, and perhaps had other limitations in their reasoning and maturity. (I'm attempting to avoid prejudicing any claims by this message.) |
| - | is no cure because I still lose it once in a while in little ways.\\ | + | |
| - | But I'm getting better at looking more carefully at situations now.\\ | + | |
| - | The guys who hit the surfski with their jetski were drinking, young,\\ | + | |
| - | and perhaps had other limitations in their reasoning and maturity.\\ | + | |
| - | (I'm attempting to avoid prejudicing any claims by this message.) | + | |
| - | From the student of violence I would say: Whatever outrage might be\\ | + | From the student of violence I would say: Whatever outrage might be warranted, this is a case of force. If one of us is on open water with no witnesses there no supervision or remedy. Your idea of civilized society might not be aplicable always. It's foolish to polarize these type of people. It's much better to use available leverage discretely. |
| - | warranted, this is a case of force. If one of us is on open water\\ | + | |
| - | with no witnesses there no supervision or remedy. Your idea of\\ | + | |
| - | civilized society might not be aplicable always. It's foolish to\\ | + | |
| - | polarize these type of people. It's much better to use available\\ | + | |
| - | leverage discretely. | + | |
| - | From the older part of me I would say: Nature has certain ways of\\ | + | From the older part of me I would say: Nature has certain ways of saying don't touch. You see a guy wearing a shoe on his head, you don't muck around with him. (You try to get somebody else to do it.) |
| - | saying don't touch. You see a guy wearing a shoe on his head, you\\ | + | |
| - | don't muck around with him. (You try to get somebody else to do it.) | + | |
| - | Anyway, it seems to me, we all should smile and nod to the folks with\\ | + | Anyway, it seems to me, we all should smile and nod to the folks with big machines and horsepower. There's no value to logical discussions. Your loved ones will be sharing the water with them. Meanwhile, make a note of boat numbers, and any violations, and complain to the right people. |
| - | big machines and horsepower. There's no value to logical\\ | + | |
| - | discussions. Your loved ones will be sharing the water with them.\\ | + | |
| - | Meanwhile, make a note of boat numbers, and any violations, and\\ | + | |
| - | complain to the right people. | + | |
| rd | rd | ||
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