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Re: Stay Safe Out There!
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:29 pm
by JTinMO
Did you all see the Cobalt in the slip next to the pontoon that got nailed. Maybe one of our own was way too close for comfort in this deal.
Re: Stay Safe Out There!
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:20 pm
by liquid
Ytmsn wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:03 am
I absolutely agree with leaving it up, just to show how quickly and how far south a situation can go in an instant. It doesn't have matter if you're driving a boat, car or flying an airplane, a crash is going to happen if the operator has a heart attack.
If the female passenger had the presence of mind to turn off the keys as soon as the driver went down this could have been avoided, but I know that is a big if.
I turned the key off on a hot rod years ago when I was a passenger and the driver had the throttle stick wide open on him when he floored it on a busy main street. We shot through a stoplight and he was "locked up" with both hands on the wheel and paralyzed into inaction. I reached over and shut it off, and we coasted to the curb.. No injuries or accident. Fortunately we had a Guardian Angle riding with us!
Did you guys see the video of the removal? Hillbilly ingenuity...
https://www.lakeexpo.com/boating/boat_c ... 4e3db.html
Good point and crazy story. You can be my wing man any day.
Re: Stay Safe Out There!
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:22 pm
by liquid
cmattj wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:17 am
Tragic and hard to read . As Yt was mentioning I’m going to rehearse a “ just in case “ situation with my wife who is mostly my co pilot. ( Teather pull). I’m sick writing this.
Your point freaked me out. After reading this I immediately asked my wife what she would do in this exact situation.
We will be explaining the tether next time we're out. To her credit she said I'd pull back on the throttle, right?
Re: Stay Safe Out There!
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:23 pm
by liquid
Tuscany wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2019 10:56 am
That kind of stuff can happen anywhere, and to anyone.
It can happen so fast that only fate can intervene. There is so little we can control.
One of my very close friends was an owner operator. Awesome guy and we were pretty close throughout the years. He would give you the shirt off of his back, but worked too hard, and finally ended with a heart attack behind the wheel. Luckily, his wife was with him and steered the truck into an open field. Definitely saved lives because they were headed straight for and zeroed in on a rather large gas station convenience store.
Lee died right in the seat, before the accident. She said he was slumped going down the road at 30 mph. I got the word while I was in DC visiting my daughter. His grandson is a meat cutter for us and he was the one who called. I was driving with my family, and had to pull over and sit for about 15 minutes.
We can only hope that it doesn’t ever happen to us, or the guy driving across from us.
Life is short, and I’m headed out on the water..
Ugh. That's awful Tusc.
Have to live your life, it's so fleeting.