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[QUOTE]North of 8 - 1/17/2019  8:23 AM

My favorite launch fail came at the launch on the lake where I live.  I had gone there as a volunteer for the Clean Boat/ Clean Water program the state sponsors.  The guy I was replacing came up to me immediately and I could tell he was ticked.  A retired machine shop owner, he is a good guy, plain spoken.  He told me the guy preparing to launch had sworn at him when he introduced himself and asked if he could ask some questions, said he didn't have time for that *****.  Interesting thing was he had a sign on the cap of his truck advertising his musky guide service. 
Guy proceeds to try and launch his boat.  He had a nice Ranger, same color as his boat. He had his buddy in the boat, he was driving the truck.  Well, it was a bit tricky.  The area had experienced the worst drought the northern highlands of WI had ever had, and the concrete logs at the launch were not only exposed but the gravel around the ends was eroded meaning you could drop a wheel off and scrape your axle.  The guy quickly proceeded to make the dog's breakfast out of his launch effort.  He dropped the wheel off repeatedly and you could hear the axle and that fiber glass fender scrape.  Then after losing his temper, he got the boat parallel with shore in about 2" of water.  Still don't know how he did that.  Knowing he was a jerk, I pulled out my old flip phone and pretended to be taking pictures.  Unfortunately, that function had ceased when I cracked the lens deer hunting the fall before.  But he didn't know that.  That really peeed him off.  Finally, after maybe 10 minutes he gave up and had his buddy launch the boat.  It took a while but the buddy very slowly and carefully backed it straight down the logs and got it into the water.  Buddy then parked the truck, met the boat at the dock and away they went.  I stood on shore and waved goodbye to them.  The "guide" gave me a one fingered wave.  I just smiled, turned and pretended to take another picture of his truck.  I bet he still is waiting for those photos to show up on social media.

When I went back to my truck, my wife who had stayed in the vehicle after hearing how the guy had sworn at the previous volunteer, shook her head and said "you do know some people carry guns, right?".   Had not really thought of that and as angry and maybe drunk as the "guide" was, probably should have.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 1/17/2019 8:23 AM (#928621 - in reply to #928618)
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My favorite launch fail came at the launch on the lake where I live. I had gone there as a volunteer for the Clean Boat/ Clean Water program the state sponsors. The guy I was replacing came up to me immediately and I could tell he was ticked. A retired machine shop owner, he is a good guy, plain spoken. He told me the guy preparing to launch had sworn at him when he introduced himself and asked if he could ask some questions, said he didn't have time for that *****. Interesting thing was he had a sign on the cap of his truck advertising his musky guide service.
Guy proceeds to try and launch his boat. He had a nice Ranger, same color as his boat. He had his buddy in the boat, he was driving the truck. Well, it was a bit tricky. The area had experienced the worst drought the northern highlands of WI had ever had, and the concrete logs at the launch were not only exposed but the gravel around the ends was eroded meaning you could drop a wheel off and scrape your axle. The guy quickly proceeded to make the dog's breakfast out of his launch effort. He dropped the wheel off repeatedly and you could hear the axle and that fiber glass fender scrape. Then after losing his temper, he got the boat parallel with shore in about 2" of water. Still don't know how he did that. Knowing he was a jerk, I pulled out my old flip phone and pretended to be taking pictures. Unfortunately, that function had ceased when I cracked the lens deer hunting the fall before. But he didn't know that. That really peeed him off. Finally, after maybe 10 minutes he gave up and had his buddy launch the boat. It took a while but the buddy very slowly and carefully backed it straight down the logs and got it into the water. Buddy then parked the truck, met the boat at the dock and away they went. I stood on shore and waved goodbye to them. The "guide" gave me a one fingered wave. I just smiled, turned and pretended to take another picture of his truck. I bet he still is waiting for those photos to show up on social media.

When I went back to my truck, my wife who had stayed in the vehicle after hearing how the guy had sworn at the previous volunteer, shook her head and said "you do know some people carry guns, right?". Had not really thought of that and as angry and maybe drunk as the "guide" was, probably should have.