Thread: Why Boardings?
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Old 08-13-2014, 07:02 AM   #126
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Originally Posted by kthoennes View Post
........I tend to think there's less and less of a reason to have these discussions. They serve little purpose. You're either going to be resentful of assault-rifled officers shaking down your boat in front of your kids and wife - just as I'm resentful of TSA feeling up my wife at the airport - or you're not. These discussions change no one's mindset.
The same could be said of many of the discussions here; religion, anchors, GPS vs paper charts, drinking while boating, even our choice of cell phone providers. Some people will even switch sides from time to time to be on the side that appears to be "winning".

I compare these to arguments in a bar after everyone has had several drinks. The only reason there is no fist fighting is, we are separated from each other by keyboards and wires.
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