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Posted by Charmaine Smith Ladd
on February 19, 2009, 6:03 pm, in reply to "Re: FWC Inspections Sweep Coming in BKH"
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Hi there Jim,
Good to see you!
The only way the "9 out of 10" quote could be accurate, is if there is no documentation to prove those boats have been regularly pumped out. That, along with the shiny new lock on the Y-valve (that still has the PB Blaster dripping from it because it just moved for the first time in a year) made the rest of the quote "We can tell when the Y-valve has just been moved..." seem like the FWC has a crystal ball.
Why she said by flushing the system they can tell yada yada yada is beyond me. Maybe it was for the idiots who think they can get away with breaking the law...perhaps they will believe it and comply? It could have just been better left at something more like: "The vessels with no pump-out records are usually our most successful targets."
The quote is very misleading without the reason behind just how the FWC knows who is not being pumped out. It could be very damning to boaters when read by landlubbers. It sounds like 90% of we in BKH do not abide by the law. How awful! But, in Lt. Dube's defense, she didn't say that either. It all just read very badly, but that is not always the fault of the one being quoted.
I'd like to see the actual number of boardings and citations given after this sweep of the Keys is finished. Then we'll print the numbers here for all to see. I am sure it will prove to show the offenders are a very small minority of boaters.
The FWC has worked very hard to extend the olive branch to boaters in this Harbor. I'd hate to see it all go down the head (into the holding tank, of course) because of a misunderstanding.
Where is Officer Dupree? We need his fabulous public relations skills to help iron this out on the BKH's Cruiser's Net (VHF Channel 68, every morning at 9).
Lots of hugs and love to your sweet Mary.
I miss her so much, we have so many fond memories. Give her my best. Bill also sends his regards as well to you both.
Charmaine
Aboard s/v September Sea
Life's a Gift... Unwrap It!' - C~
www.SeptemberSea.com
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: Lt. Dube is quoted as saying;
: "I'd say nine out of 10 boats have that
: valve open when we board," Dube said.
: Or boaters will close it before officials
: board, he said. Dube said officers can tell
: by flushing the system whether the valve was
: recently closed."
:
: Now either the FWC is profiling given
: vessels or they are LYING. 9 out of 10? So
: according to FWC only 10 percent are
: following the rules?
:
: That is just plain BS, as I have been a
: liveaboard in Marathon and Key Largo and
: what the FWC is quoted as saying IS NOT
: TRUE.
:
: We, as liveaboard boaters follow the
: rules!!!
:
: Sometimes we miss the anchor light but not
: the head. JUST ASK THE PUMPOUT VESSEL!
:
: FWC... you are starting to loose some of the
: respect you tried to gain over the past
: years. Don't lie to make headlines, you
: only piss the boaters off. I had thought
: you had already learned that lesson.
:
: Jim Lowry
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