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Patty Spiro's avatar

You should have offered another choice for your poll :

The guy is a lunatic - Do NOT spend tax dollars to rescue - Give him a posthumous Darwin Award

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Michael Scheibeck's avatar

In the immortal words of Zorba the Greek, "A man needs a little madness, or else...he never dares cut the rope and be free."

Had the Coast Guard been present in the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on August 3, 1492, it is doubtful they'd have allowed his ships to leave, or maybe interdicted them on the high seas before they got to the Canary islands, clapped the crew in irons, and sunk the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria as hazards to navigation. Oops! I'll need to mind my P's and Q's the next time I'm out and about in a boat on Lake Erie now!

Mind you, my own experience with the Coasties over the years is that they are able, hard working, dedicated folks who love boats, boating and boaters. The button pushing politoes who "manage" them? Meh.

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