I cant stand when people without a boat park in the slots at the boat ramp.
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I cant stand when people without a boat park in the slots at the boat ramp.
I know what you mean. That's as bad as when you're pulling a camper and stop at Cracker Barrel to eat. The camper spots will have a car in them.
And let's not forget about folks taking up a handicapped spot when they don't need it.
There aren't any regular parking spots at the ramps. Where else them guides gonna park their customers?
It's non-boaters doing non-boater things. It's not that they're jerks. It's that they don't realize what they're doing. It happens in traffic all the time if you're giving plenty of space to the car in front of you and someone whips into your gap and slams on the brakes. They're not intentionally trying to cause a wreck. They just don't know any better- they are totally unaware of the fact that you need that space to stop.
I guess you get public results at a public place. :)
Saw a couple of trucks parked in boat slots at Grenada with tickets on their windows last week! I assume it was a parking violation. Only the two trucks without boats had them. And there are slots at Grenada Landing for automobiles without boats!
So it is not a breach of etiquette as long as you park in the regular spaces?Quote:
Originally Posted by Iwannafish
In some pre dedetermined area! I don't feel it's any guides responsibility however. There were at least ten spots taken by non boaters at the point this morning. I don't know who with or where they were fishing.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
Well you hit a sore spot with me. We were ful time RVers for 5 years after I retired and it made me so mad after a long day of travel to pull into the back of Cracker Barrell and see a little car sitting in the middle of a 50 ft parking space. Made it worse that there were a dozen car spaces that were closer to the entrance. :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
Did not happen that often, but sure was irritating.
On the boat ramp issue, how about the ones who don't prep their boat prior to backing down the ramp and spend 20 minutes loading stuff from the car, unhooking staps, etc.
Why they make Crown Royal, I guess. :ThumbsUp
Jack Daniels for me. Yum.
We were one of those trucks. We did not see regular parking places. Did we over look them in the dark. If so where are the regular ones at? Thnx Lee
I never saw any regular parking places at Engineers point either Bama.....and none close by that I know of.
At Engineers Point it states that using boat trailer parking for regular vehicles is only prohibited on weekends and holidays.
Guess the only ramp I use that has non-trailer spaces is Grenada Landing.
Handi 8s correct. Signs clearly state that on Fri, Sat, Sun and holidays vehicles without trailers are prohibited. Everyone has a cell phone. Call the Rangers. They will issue citations. Other days are first come first serve.
My apologies to any and all I may have offended. Bottom line is it's just that time of year. Glad to see everyone fishing when they can. Good luck to everyone today and this weekend.
last week we went to sardis and stopped in parking lot to get boat ready before backing down ramp, truck pulled around us and went to ramp, backed down ramp and then started getting his boat ready. if he was ready to launch before me fine go around but no he was not and i had to wait for him to get ready anfd launch. some people just don't get it or don't care.
Don't think you offended anyone.
This has happened to us, too. Three rigs getting ready in the parking lot and one rig rolling past everyone to unload on the ramp.
Mo Mo tag.
IL tag.
TN tag.
Lafayette County, MS tag.
Guess who was parked on the ramp...
let me guess the MS tag
If there are short "vehicle only" parking slots available, I do not see it as a breach of etiquette to park in them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebug2006
My point was that it is more than a "breach of etiquette" to park a vehicle without a trailer in a trailer spot. It is illegal. Citations were issued to the two trucks without trailers that I saw parked in trailer slots......
There are slots available at Grenada Landing for vehicles without trailers.
Thank you Iwannafish, glad to know it's okay. I have parked at several ramps with vehicle only slots. Clear Creek, WV Landing, S Graysport. That's a good move giving tickets, but they should post it given the way boat ramps seem to attract the clueless.
Oh, something else I have wondered about. When I'm bank fishing and I see someone loading/unloading solo, should I offer to help? I haven't yet for fear of offending.
I always offer to help and I always appreciate it when someone helps me.
I wouldn't hesitate to help.
I looked at Sardis today and there are six "vehicle only" spots right behing the bathroom. In addition to overflow parking across the road. Just saying.
Okay, I will certainly offer in the future.
Some don't need help obviously. But SOME do!
Am I the only one who has ever parked his truck and boat trailer in a "vehicle" spot? More than one vehicle spot some times? I have done it many times at the Long Branch ramp, and I am not the only one. Should we boaters be ticketed? No. It would be just as ridiculous as ticketing a vehicle for parking in a trailer spot. Spots are spots. Just park where you can and move on. If you're first, park where you want. If not, park where you can. Simple. Non-stressful. Easy.
I watched a guy at Sardis early this morning go around boats waiting to launch. Turn around on the boat ramp , get out and get his boat redi. Thought that was tacky.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Wind Knot
I don't have a problem driving around someone who isn't prepared to launch when I am. Some folks simply take more stuff to the lake then I do and don't prepare their boat the night before. I can be on and off the ramp in two minutes launching alone using a long rope and common sense. The idea is to launch and get out of the way. The RAMP is not he place to unload your truck and BS about all the fish you caught yesterday.
You guys know the fish arent going anywhere right? Is it a jerk move? Of course. But dealing with jerks on the ramp is much better than sitting at work.