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[liphunter]

14 minutes ago, top_dollar said:

Aging white guy in rural Missouri talking about other people being entitled.  The irony here is staggering. 

Really? In what way?🖖

[fishinwrench]

People swim and sunbathe on the ramps and courtesy dock here all summer long.  There are signs that specifically say "No Swimming Off The Ramps".....but they always move to the side immediately to get out of the way, and often lend folks a hand if they need it.....so what's the problem?

Besides, some of them aren't at all unpleasant to look at!  😋 

I bet if you had hollered at one of the dock guys, and tossed them the keys, they would have fetched your truck/trailer and pulled you out.  But yeah I know..... it's so much more satisfying to get pissy and report them to the "authorities". 🙄

[ness]

1 hour ago, top_dollar said:

Aging white guy in rural Missouri talking about other people being entitled.  The irony here is staggering. 🤣

He didn’t say millennials. He said the millennium. It’s a time thing, not an age thing. It includes aging white guys, like myself, and young punks too. 😄

[top_dollar]

31 minutes ago, liphunter said:

Really? In what way?🖖

             It is easy to argue that straight white males born in the United States from 1945 to 1970 are the most entitled group of human beings ever to have existed.  Straight white males born from 1970-1990 (myself included) can very easily be lumped into that group as well.  The most recent generation, which gets derided so much, already have a shorter life expectancy.  They will face problems from overpopulation, environmental destruction, and climate change.  They also have to deal with an inexplicable rise in non communicable diseases, mental health problems, and probably worse than anything else, the internet and social medial.  I firmly believe that my 16 year old nephew is just as smart and hard working as anyone. 

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49 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

People swim and sunbathe on the ramps and courtesy dock here all summer long.  There are signs that specifically say "No Swimming Off The Ramps".....but they always move to the side immediately to get out of the way, and often lend folks a hand if they need it.....so what's the problem?

Besides, some of them aren't at all unpleasant to look at!  😋 

That has not been my experience on river ramps.   I literally had to back my trailer into a guys a lawn chair last year to get him to move.  And trust me, his companion was unpleasant to look at.

[top_dollar]

Just now, ness said:

He didn’t say millennials. He said the millennium. It’s a time thing, not an age thing. It includes aging white guys, like myself, and young punks too. 😄

 Its nice to know that 33 is considered young, although in reality I think I am a middle-aged punk. 😀  Punk is probably too kind, asshole is probably a bit more accurate. 

[liphunter]

Well thank you for your reply. And you certainly have the right to your opinion. All I'll say to that. No one has ever handed me anything. I grew up dirt poor and uneducated. I didn't set on my hump and wait for your government to fix it. I did what I had to do to make a better life for me and mine. No I'm not entitled. I worked and sacrificed for every darn  bit of it. Respectfully Mike...

[fishinwrench]

9 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

That has not been my experience on river ramps.   I literally had to back my trailer into a guys a lawn chair last year to get him to move.  And trust me, his companion was unpleasant to look at.

You've set your standards too high, and you need lessons on how to deal with people 😅 

"Yo, are you gonna move out of my way, or are you gonna have your woman make me a sandwich and get me a beer?" 

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1 minute ago, fishinwrench said:

You've set your standards too high, and you need lessons on how to deal with people 😅 

I told him I was going to my trailer to pull my boat out on THE BOAT RAMP!  I wouldn't eat anything she touched

[Guest]

12 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Woah woah woah......Easy now!   Us working guys pay taxes too !

I've been through this BS before, with people throwing a fit because we use the public ramp for business purposes.

You were still able to launch and load, right?   If so you're just being "one of those guys". 🙄  The direction of the wind is not their fault.

the courtesy dock is not an all day parking zone.  so, lets put the shoe on the other foot.  what if personal boats were tied up there on both sides and they could not unload their boats because there was not any place to tie their boat up while they parked???  that particular ramp sits out in the wind and most of the time, there is only one safe useable side to the courtesy dock.  all day parking on the courtesy dock is about the same as launching your boat and leave your rig parked in the middle of the launch ramp.  it is not a matter or anyone using the ramp as it is supposed to be.

i've contacted the corp office already and they were in agreement with me and know the business, and will be contacting them.

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