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This trend is getting out of hand.....

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I would say the first third was for sure but after that we ended up running 15 to 18 mph.

That's how ours started out as well earlier this year. They have another planned on the 18th IIRC and thy were going to try and have t better organized with lower speeds to reduce the waves. That being said there were nearly 1,000 of us and although the waves got big at times nobody got hurt, everyone had a good time and nobody sank. I'm glad I have a high freeboard boat as the jet skis were in for a helluva ride (though I don't think they mind waves at all).
 
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Doesn’t seem like a plug issue. That’s a dangerous sea state even for people used to being on the ocean, let alone normal lake conditions. View attachment 132574
Here’s the article that goes along with the pic. To @2kwik4u defense, his original post makes the very point being made in this article. He wasn’t being political in my opinion. As avid boaters, this is good information to know whether one is in a parade or observing.
 
I don’t love everything that the current POTUS does either, but no way he said those things about veterans. So they have 2 anonymous sources? Well 5 times that many (who were there) have come out on record as saying it didn’t happen....and one was John Bolton....who could have just as well kept quiet, as I wouldn’t call John Bolton a Trump supporter.....

John McCain? Well I never cared for the guy. In fact I sat out the 2008 election as I didn’t care for either candidate (I am an independent btw so yeah I listen to both sides and still read 4-5 sites per day to get a full prespective on daily events). Read up on Mr. McCain before you add sainthood to his name......left his first wife (and kids) after she was seriously injured in an accident for a very wealthy, much younger woman (asked her to marry him while he was still married by the way) and to me that is just one of many things that tarnish his character (I can give you 20 others if you want):


So dislike the President all you want, don’t vote for him, but also look at all he has done for the military and veterans before you take a “two anonymous sourced” story that sounds ridiculous on its face. And please get context of Trumps “attack” on McCain....McCain said some nasty things about Trump (and “Trump Supporters”) the day before Trump said the “captured” remark....so yeah I’m ok with him responding in kind...

And I am sorry, being a senator is no “sacrifice to our country”, it is one of the easiest jobs there is, they are paid very well ($150K+ and up) with lifetime benefits, have staffs of over 120 people (which is equivalent to a medium-sized company) and many miss numerous votes during their tenure........did he deserve the week-long display of events to celebrate all the time he spent in government? Not in my book.......

Doesn’t matter if you cared for the guy much or not. No context makes a blanket statement disparaging a combat veteran’s service OK, period. It’s particularly pathetic when the disparager went out of his way to avoid serving his country.
They are referring to a lot more than his Senate career when they talk about service and sacrifice.
I, like many Arizona and American Republicans (and Democrats for that matter), was a fan.

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Ok, but McCains unprovoked statement about Trump and those in AZ supporting him at the time (in the primary) was ok by you?

You apparently don’t remember McCain calling your fellow Arizonians “Crazies”?:

July 16, 2015:The New Yorker published McCain's reaction to Trump's Arizona rally. “This performance with our friend out in Phoenix is very hurtful to me,” McCain said in the interview. “Because what he did was he fired up the crazies.” Trump immediately fired back on Twitter, demanding that McCain apologize for the "crazies" remark and calling McCain a "dummy" for graduating last in his class at the U.S. Naval Academy.

And what did Trump say about McCain the day before that drew the “fired up the Crazies” statement from McCain and was so “hurtful” to McCain? He had called McCain weak on immigration, which was an absolutely true statement. Trump made the “captured” Statement in response to McCain calling the Phoenix rally attendees “crazies”........and why was it a “blanket statement”? He directed it to McCain specifically and you know that......

You know what I expect out of our elected officials??? I expect each and every one of them to put the priorities of their constituents first before anything else.....which very few do these days.......very few.

Of all the things Trump has done wrong in 4 years, he gets no credit from you for doing anything right? How about he has been the Commander in Chief over a military that has seen the least amount of casualties in a four-year span (over any other recent president?)

How about he rebuilt the military so that our enemies now have to think twice/thrice before making a move against us (watch and research all of the news shows/articles about how much of our military planes were grounded due to parts and maintenance issues pre-2016. Or don’t you remember the public fund raisers going on to get body armor and Humvee armor for our troops in Iraq during GWB, because for some reason our military couldn’t provide it when the roadside bombs started?). So he wants to make absolutely sure before we send in the troops and make sure they have everything they need to win (unlike the last 2 presidents of both parties and I gave you examples), yet he doesn’t care about the military?

No new wars in 4 years, from a guy we were told is such a narcissist he was going to start WW3??

So someone THAT concerned about our soldiers wellbeing (funding and restraint) is going to, in the next breath, say those derogatory things about our veterans???? The same guy that has FIRED a bunch of people in the VA Hospitals for incompetence......sorry but the math just doesn’t add up here.....

BTW, sorry but you can’t be a republican and vote for Hillary in 2016, and vote for Biden in 2020...it just doesn’t work that way........titling yourself a republican means you support the Republican Party, which means you vote for the candidate that the republican party nominates......2 elections in a row....changes your position whether your like it or not (Hey nothing wrong with being an educated Democrat or independent either, its called freedom).

Nice picture though.....handsome lad you are

I do not want a full on political debate and this forum has rules against it that I am trying to be respectful of, although that's not going so well today.

You and @haknslash both made what I consider to be misguided and callous comments today about a deceased veteran and long time senator that deserves more respect than what you or the president choose to give him, so I felt compelled to respond with my thoughts. You don't have to listen to them, but now they are out there.

Of course I am aware of the comments about the crazies, it was well publicized here. That does not excuse what I referred to as a "blanket statement" minimizing the man's military service and time as a POW. The leader of the free world should be secure enough to rise above that and intelligent enough to come up with something better, even if he hates the guy personally.
 
@AZMark Just because someone served does not mean you must like everything about them and their character is untouchable. Sorry you think that way but like it or not the military isn't full of saints. And yes I come from a military family so it's not like I have disdain. I respect and appreciate what the military does for our country but just because someone is a veteran doesn't mean you can't question things they've done. Nothing I said was misguided or callous. You're letting your emotions type for you because you've met the man, I get it. People can have differing opinions ya know.
 
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Took the boat out. There were other boats. They made waves.


Didn’t see any boats sinking.
 
@AZMark Just because someone served does not mean you must like everything about them and their character is untouchable. Sorry you think that way but like it or not the military isn't full of saints. And yes I come from a military family so it's not like I have disdain. I respect and appreciate what the military does for our country but just because someone is a veteran doesn't mean you can't question things they've done. Nothing I said was misguided or callous. You're letting your emotions type for you because you've met the man, I get it. People can have differing opinions ya know.
What in my messages has been emotional? Everyone can be questioned, I absolutely support that.
To paraphrase what I said, the president should have addressed the issues he was disagreeing with rather than attack his service to the country 50 years prior. I can’t get on board with what he said or trying to defend it, that’s just not how I think people should operate. Has nothing to do with anything else in either man’s life or career.
 
Well, well, it looks like even the boat parades have improved........

Lake Lanier GA had a huge turnout yesterday, and no boats sank that I could find?

Seems the coordinators organized people by boat lengths, correct speed, etc.

I would have posted some links with pics and video, but it seems all that I could find were dominated with flags that are of a certain candidate or slogan......yet the organizers did say all are welcome........
 
Not following on how all this relates to adults attempting to ride around in circles in boats during poorly planned events that destroy private property through willful negligence.
 
We have a long established and clear policy against political discussion on the forum.

There are many venus for such discussion but we choose to keep this forum a friendly place where we can discuss our shared love of boating.

I have deleted dozens of off topic political posts from this thread.

Please keep this thread on topic.
 
Lol this thread was created out of thinly disguised political discussion yet here it still is while you wipe away other posts. The parades are based on it so no idea how you thought it would or wouldn’t go. Not surprised...
 
We have a long established and clear policy against political discussion on the forum.

There are many venus for such discussion but we choose to keep this forum a friendly place where we can discuss our shared love of boating.

I have deleted dozens of off topic political posts from this thread.

Please keep this thread on topic.

Looks like you missed quite a few...just sayin
 
Lol this thread was created out of thinly disguised political discussion yet here it still is while you wipe away other posts. The parades are based on it so no idea how you thought it would or wouldn’t go. Not surprised...

Looks like you missed quite a few...just sayin

Feel free to help by reporting political posts.

Continuing to consume moderator time by making political posts will not be appreciated.
 
Feel free to help by reporting political posts.

Continuing to consume moderator time by making political posts will not be appreciated.

Thats rich :D

If you care to follow some people around and treat them a certain way maybe you should do the same for everyone. You know, be unbiased....
 
So I see many, many posts that are still up, but my post about my dad, who served 20 years in the Army, and our entire family being born in military based domestic or abroad get's deleted? WTF???? All I said is his medical care is great and getting better and better at the VA. I know the political view of whoever deleted my posts. What a fucking joke. I'll go back to the other board.
 
So I see many, many posts that are still up, but my post about my dad, who served 20 years in the Army, and our entire family being born in military based domestic or abroad get's deleted? WTF???? All I said is his medical care is great and getting better and better at the VA. I know the political view of whoever deleted my posts. What a fucking joke. I'll go back to the other board.

Thank you, for your family's service.

I am taking family time to moderate political content that we all know is against forum rules.

If you would like to help by reporting posts that I missed please do.
 
Thank you, for your family's service.

I am taking family time to moderate political content that we all know is against forum rules.

If you would like to help by reporting posts that I missed please do.

How about you start with the ones you liked?
 
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