Windows Down When On Boat Ramp.

I Thought I Might Point This Out, Since I Just Watched The News And Heard A Story About A Woman Drowning At Lake Of The Ozarks. She Drove Off Into The Lake And Couldn't Get Her Doors Open.

It May Be Stupid But I Always Open At Least The Drivers Side Window Or Both Windows When I Am On The Boat Ramp Loading Or Unloading The Boat. Figure That With Electric Windows I Might Not Be Able To Get Out Of The Pickup If I Was To Go Into The Water.

Some Of You Car Guys Who Know More About It Might Think Different. Its Just Something I Do.

Not only that,but I've seen more than 1 truck blocking the ramp,with the keys locked in it ,and the owner on a cell calling momma to bring the spare set of keys.

i keep my drivers window down with the radio off at the boat ramp just in case i need to hear someone yell WHOA or STOP. i've never seen someone the keys lock in, that would be kinda a bummer. i have seen someone's trailer with the latch on the hitch un-done where the trailer could come right off the ball and a WHOA might have saved that guy's trailer.

I was fishing close to a ramp this weekend and a truck pulls up with the stereo blasting and the windows up. One guy hops out and climbs into a ski/boogieboard boat and first thing he does is fire up the stereo. Then he starts the engine, then motions the driver to back him into the water.

Some people's children. I guess after they have a few mishaps at the ramp their priorities will change, but until then, I sure wish they would find a better radio station to listen to.

I wish Bucksaw would post some signs designating rigging areas so that people would stop pulling up and blocking half the area to turn around at the ramp. Some people just don't have a clue! Don't they ever stop to think about how many folks have a hard enough time driving forward, much less going in reverse with a boat on the trailer???? :rolleyes:

These jokers pull up into position so that they can back down the ramp, then two or three people hop out of the truck and unload every possible item they ever had in the truck and off load it to the boat along with small children and dogs.......eventually getting everything loaded and the entire time they are doing this the rest of us are restricted to using only two sides of the ramp instead of three. Sometimes another idiot will pull up and do the same thing and now there's only one skimpy little trail to get down to the ramp with one boat at a time!!!!

Just makes me want to scream!!!!:mad:

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Originally Posted by Crappie Novice

I wish Bucksaw would post some signs designating rigging areas so that people would stop pulling up and blocking half the area to turn around at the ramp. Some people just don't have a clue! Don't they ever stop to think about how many folks have a hard enough time driving forward, much less going in reverse with a boat on the trailer???? :rolleyes:

These jokers pull up into position so that they can back down the ramp, then two or three people hop out of the truck and unload every possible item they ever had in the truck and off load it to the boat along with small children and dogs.......eventually getting everything loaded and the entire time they are doing this the rest of us are restricted to using only two sides of the ramp instead of three. Sometimes another idiot will pull up and do the same thing and now there's only one skimpy little trail to get down to the ramp with one boat at a time!!!!

Just makes me want to scream!!!!:mad:

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AMEN NOVICE!!! AMEN!!!

totally agree! it's one thing to have a boat not start, but to get all your gear loaded up sideways in front of a 3-wide ramp is just silly... should be a ticketable offense. at lease bucksaw is free :-)

Yes, Bucksaw is free and we spend a lot of money there getting bait and eating at the restaurant. We do our part to support them in appreciation of being able to use the ramp for free and we also keep ourselves out of everyone elses way while getting ready to unload and after loading back up.

I agree, when you're having motor issues or other problems, sometimes it can't be helped but once you decide the motor needs more work, pull it out of the way and go work on it somewhere else!!!!

AND the problem isn't just at Bucksaw. :eek:

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Originally Posted by Crappie Novice

Yes, Bucksaw is free and we spend a lot of money there getting bait and eating at the restaurant. We do our part to support them in appreciation of being able to use the ramp for free and we also keep ourselves out of everyone elses way while getting ready to unload and after loading back up.

I agree, when you're having motor issues or other problems, sometimes it can't be helped but once you decide the motor needs more work, pull it out of the way and go work on it somewhere else!!!!

AND the problem isn't just at Bucksaw. :eek:

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LOL DID SOMEONE SAY STATE PARK MARINA AT PITTSBURG, MO? OPPS I THINK I JUST DID!

You did type that outloud!:cool:

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Originally Posted by Crappie Novice

You did type that outloud!:cool:

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AFTER WHAT I SAID ABOUT THOSE HICKORY COUNTY PEOPLE IN ANOTHER THREAD, MOST WILL BE WANTING TO RUN ME OUT OF THE COUNTY. SOME TRIED BEFORE AND IT DIDN'T WORK!

Amen, I hear ya.
We have a one lane ramp at Bridgeport. Had a yahoo pull up just in front of the ramp with the cowling off the motor starter, fiddle with something, starter, fiddle with something, starter. Was doing this for 10 minutes.
I yelled at my Dad to just back around him and try to get it in as straight as possible. Dude got the clue at that point and jumped up and pulled his rig up out of the way.

The rigging the boat at the launch drives me friggin' crazy. Especially cuz it's not the guy with a couple things to put in the boat, it's the inner tube and the dog and the cooler and the bag with the sun tan lotion and the life jackets and the rope and the fishing pole and the television and the radio and the dishwasher and the tackle box and the can of soda in the dash and the depth finder and the bag of candy bars and the.............................. Don't forget the friends standing around watching one person do all the loading too.

Oh and while I'm on a tyrate. The rocket scientist that designed and puts the mooring dock in between the two launch ramps needs to be kicked square in the clock weights. Never fails you pull up and you're by yourself and have to tie your boat up cuz there's nothing but friggin rocks around the launch area and you're blocking one of the ramps with your boat. Tore up my keel on Bull Shoals cuz I didn't want to block the ramp with my boat so I pulled up on the shoreline. Single ramp and a feller comes in behind me with four people in the boat. Parks on the ramp side of dock because he's not confident enough to pull and tie up to the down wind side of the dock. None passengers could drive the stinkin' thing. So I sat and waited until they loaded this big pig of a boat with 2 ft waves rolling in. I timed this one. Just over 13 minutes later I'm backing the trailer into the water.

And the creme ala creme was the @$$monkey down in Dardanelle that was fishing the same tournament as we were pulled up to the single ramp and started unhooking his boat and getting his stuff out of the truck. We parked in the lot and got our boat ready to go. Dudes still puttin' stuff in his boat. I pulled my bumper up to within a foot of his propeller to express my displeasure. If I had room, I would have pulled up on the curb and backed around him. Looking back I should've told him to pull around and be more considerate of his fellow tournament fishermen next time he decides to block the ramp while he nonchalantly loads his gear. He didn't violate any rules but boy I was pissed cuz he was eating into fishing time.

Thanks for this post. I feel better gettin' that off the old chest.

Don't forget to love your neighbor.

G.

Heck I just be happy if bucksaw would spend a little money to fix the curtiousy docks at bucksaw.

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Originally Posted by cook

Not only that,but I've seen more than 1 truck blocking the ramp,with the keys locked in it ,and the owner on a cell calling momma to bring the spare set of keys.

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I observed that at a ramp with the vehicle running and the doors locked on the ramp. Luckily the owner had a wing window which was all that had to be broken to enter the vehicle. After seeing that I keep my keys on me and have a spare in the truck for the other person to use while launching me since they may be unfamiliar with the vehicle. My truck has a key pad but that won't let you enter while the vehicle is running.

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Originally Posted by TAE73

Heck I just be happy if bucksaw would spend a little money to fix the curtiousy docks at bucksaw.

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go back to the osage.:D:D

I'm not sure-but I think some of the newer vehicles won't automatically lock if the motor is running or keys in the ignition....I was in the boonies one time w/a Nova....old 4-door but had a badazz 350...ended up breaking a windsheild wiper arm to unlock it...thats when locks had a knob on the shaft!(cook looks for the smack forehead smiley thingy)

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Originally Posted by cook

I'm not sure-but I think some of the newer vehicles won't automatically lock if the motor is running or keys in the ignition....I was in the boonies one time w/a Nova....old 4-door but had a badazz 350...ended up breaking a windsheild wiper arm to unlock it...thats when locks had a knob on the shaft!(cook looks for the smack forehead smiley thingy)

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COOK MY 2004 F-250 FORD PICKUP OR WIFES 2004 FORD EXPLORER WON'T LOCK IF THE KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT RUNNING.