Re: [Paddlewise] Crossings in Fog

At 10:07 AM 4/12/98 -0400, you wrote:  
>
>I have unfortunately observed the following from power vessel skippers; 
>that there is an inverse relationship between engine horsepower & IQ.
>
>Keith
>

        Talking to the skipper on a sailboat, I was noting that when
negotiating power craft on the Columbia River, I navigate under the
assumption that the pilot is either dead drunk, or really dead from a
massive coronary and slumped over the wheel unconscious. The skipper's reply
was, "Yeah, that's the way with those 'gin barges,' gotta assume they're
bombed." 

        So the "gin barge" tag has stuck in my head. I've seen a lot of very
nice large boat owners, but mostly I see a lot of nautically clad
party-goers with drinks in hand. 

        Years of being a surviving pedestrian have taught me to yield the
right-of-way --even when it's mine.   

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