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I was on Lake Texoma over the weekend, but did not see the accident. I heard many details about it, although they were all second hand.
Let me start off by saying I am NOOOOOO fan of these boats. I went on one once with a friend of mine that had no shortage of money for toys. You cannot hear a crappin' thing. It is ZZHHHHEEEEWWWWWW across the water way. Your hair is blown to hell. Your eyeballs all dried out. Your lips flappin' like a monkeys. God forbid if anything flies off. It does not need to float b/c there is no way you could go get it anyway! Once we made it across the lake (in a matter of minutes), he stopped and turned to me and the wives, and said, "Wow! Was that sweet... Or what?"
The thought of saying, "Or what!!" came to my mind, but I did not feel like swimming back. We took them out on our boat later (sail boat). I think he fell asleep, though his wife liked it.
It just is not my speed (no pun intended!). I guess it is not anyones speed that probably reads this forum. But I like blue. Others like green. I don't own the water. Each to his own.
I for one am sorry they got hurt and killed, though I could not care less for their boats sinking. Maybe out of all of this some good can come: racing and speed regulation. On Fort Myers Beach, they have the annual racing circuit just off the coast. You can anchor out and sit there and watch them fly by at incredible speeds. It is regulated and patroled (C Guard, Sherrif, etc.). When a boat is moving that fast, it SHOULD be regulated unless they are far enough offshore that they are unlikely to hurt anyone else. Anyone who thinks they should be able to open up a boat to those types of speeds without a speed limit or regulation is CRAZY!! This is especially true on lakes and waterways that are open to the public.
Those are just my opinios, but I am the only Republican that is a Bleeding Heart Liberal. I hate to see people hurt, anyone.. though I am glad it was only the people participating. There is still enough water on the world for us all to share. We just need to find a way to all get along.
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