Have you left anyone at the dock?

Have you/would you leave the dock and a late arriving guest behind?

  • Yes

    Votes: 91 52.9%

  • No

    Votes: 81 47.1%
  • Total voters
    172
  • Poll closed .
mistercomputerman

mistercomputerman

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Jan 6, 2008
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Virginia Beach, VA
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410 Sundancer - 2001
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Twin 8.1L Mercruisers - 2009
We invited a bunch of different folks on the boat over the weekend with a departure time scheduled for noon.

Noon came and one of the invitees was not at the dock after having been warned earlier in the week and earlier in the day that the boat would be leaving the dock at noon.

The boat left the dock at noon. I left the invitee behind.

Right choice or wrong choice?:huh:


Additional Info:
The person left behind was my girlfriend's 22 year old daughter who was out the night before and did not come home. She called at 10:30 am and was told the boat leaves the dock at noon, in addition to being warned earlier in the week.
 
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If they did not call no brainier, Your boat you leave when you say!
One of my pet peeves people say they are going to be there then don't show or call. It's just common courtesy.....
 
did they try to contact you to let you know they would be late? Sounds like you knew they would be late based on your warning.

I would leave them! I get so tired of waiting on other people who have no respect for my time.
 
It depends on who you left behind. If it was someone that is usually on time for events but had a valid reason for being delayed, then I would have cut them some slack. However it was someone that goes through life being late to everything, then you did the right thing.

I have done it. It is unfortunate when it happens, because it puts a damper on the day, but some people go through life being late to everything. I don't have a lot of patience for people that are chronically late or don't respect my time.

I have also left co-workers behind if we are going out for lunch and they "just need a few more minutes" after goofing off all morning.

The fact you warned this person several times indicates that they my fall into the "chronically late" catagory. Sometimes people need to learn the hard way.
 
I would have told them the boat is leaving at 11am.
 
Our boating is very dependent on the tide. For a couple hours either side of low tide, the river we are on is too shallow to navigate anything deeper than a kayak. Guests are forewarned. We've had a couple of occasions where guests were left behind, once because of traffic, the other because some people really believe the world revolves around them. One we were sorry about, the other no regrets.

Henry
 
Leave 'em. Late people ( We all know them ) fail to manage their time and have little to no consideration for yours.
 
I haven't been in this situation, but I would wait 1/2 hour and try to call them again. I think the daughter just didn't really want to go.
 
Two things to never be late for:
Tee-times
Boat departures

with our world of cell phones and communication devices there's no reason to either be late, or at least contact if a problem arises...
I typically give a 15 minute courtesy time, then, off we go...

j
 
mistercomputerman said:
Additional Info:
The person left behind was my girlfriend's 22 year old daughter who was out the night before and did not come home. She called at 10:30 am and was told the boat leaves the dock at noon, in addition to being warned earlier in the week.
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Did your GF get upset about it or was it no surprise to her? Let's forget about the fact the person late was her "daughter". Let's focus on the fact that the person was a 22 year old "adult" capable of making their own decisions, was told earlier in the week, and was also reminded again 1 1/2 hours prior to the trip. Maybe she really did not want to go but she just couldn't muster the courage to say she had a hangover.
 
You really need to ask your girlfriend - not us. If she was OK with you leaving then you did the right thing. If you put strain on the BF/GF relationship then you should have waited until a time agreed by the GF.
 
Sea Gull said:
You really need to ask your girlfriend - not us. If she was OK with you leaving then you did the right thing. If you put strain on the BF/GF relationship then you should have waited until a time agreed by the GF.
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I agree with Sea Gull....

But you have drawn the line in the sand and if she ever wants to go again she'll be there on time...

This is one of the many issues with today's younger people they think there are no consequences for their actions and you just proved them(her) wrong... BRAVO !!
 
My wife's cousin and his family are always late. The last time they were supposed to be there before lunch. Showed up after dinner. Never, ever again.
 
I'm a no BS about it guy. My invitees are instructed that they must be aboard 15 minutes before we shove off. Guests must be abaord early to get settled and for the safety meeting. I shove off as advertized, and as well I return to the dock at the promised time.

I don't wait because I have other guests who also being asked to wait for this late guest and it is unfair to them and their time.

I don't call I just go. On occassion I have made alternate arragements to pick up late guests at a dock which is enroute to our destination, but if they aren't on the end of the dock when I pass I don't even stop.

What hurts is it's aways the hottest chica's that are late!
 
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I once broke up with a chick on valentines because she arrived 3 hours late. She still calls me every valentines (10 years) to wish me a "Happy breakup day". I swear I can hear a knife sharpening in the background.
 
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What if the tardy person is your mom? My mom is always late.
I think this is what made me OCD about time.
Fail to plan, Plan to fail.
 
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