Tallahassee240Sundeck
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I personally will be using another marina or the public ramp because of an issue last weekend at the marina we use to launch.
I read the ramp ett. thread and this was not addressed, so I thought I would throw it out for discussion...
Loading the boat, I sent a friend to get the truck and trailer. He waited patiently in line - 20 or 25 minutes - until he was next. A person from the parking lot on the other side of the ramp pulls up and starts to pull in front of him to back into the dock. Needless to say it was explained that there have been people waiting for upwards of 25 minutes to use the ramp. The persons response was to say (implying, you aint from 'round here) we alternate and you shold have let me use the ramp even though we just pulled up and get in my friends face. My friend is a big person - 6'3" and 250... They guys response was - dont bow your chest up to me and starts hitting him.
My wife and I are on the boat unable to intervene or help or anything. My wife, yelling at our friend says just walk away... At this point the marina owner comes out, talks to the other person and comes over to our friend and says this is a family place and proceeds to call the police and describes myself, my wife and our friend to the police saying we are causing problems.
After I load the boat, I tried to speak with the owner and asked what the problem was. He gives us his "friends" take of the situation. I explained that it was his friend that was cutting into line and started hitting my friend... to which he responded, oh yeah, who started hitting first??? That is why the police are on their way to sort this out... there are two sides to every story...
I then asked him if he desired to hear the other side of the story or if he was just going to go on what his friend said.
Needless to say, I will not be using this marina again, and wish there was some way to file a complaint against his submerged land lease with the state or something. Totally uncalled for on the marina's part.
Any suggestions or other horror stories out there? Should I just bring my gun next time?
I read the ramp ett. thread and this was not addressed, so I thought I would throw it out for discussion...
Loading the boat, I sent a friend to get the truck and trailer. He waited patiently in line - 20 or 25 minutes - until he was next. A person from the parking lot on the other side of the ramp pulls up and starts to pull in front of him to back into the dock. Needless to say it was explained that there have been people waiting for upwards of 25 minutes to use the ramp. The persons response was to say (implying, you aint from 'round here) we alternate and you shold have let me use the ramp even though we just pulled up and get in my friends face. My friend is a big person - 6'3" and 250... They guys response was - dont bow your chest up to me and starts hitting him.
My wife and I are on the boat unable to intervene or help or anything. My wife, yelling at our friend says just walk away... At this point the marina owner comes out, talks to the other person and comes over to our friend and says this is a family place and proceeds to call the police and describes myself, my wife and our friend to the police saying we are causing problems.
After I load the boat, I tried to speak with the owner and asked what the problem was. He gives us his "friends" take of the situation. I explained that it was his friend that was cutting into line and started hitting my friend... to which he responded, oh yeah, who started hitting first??? That is why the police are on their way to sort this out... there are two sides to every story...
I then asked him if he desired to hear the other side of the story or if he was just going to go on what his friend said.
Needless to say, I will not be using this marina again, and wish there was some way to file a complaint against his submerged land lease with the state or something. Totally uncalled for on the marina's part.
Any suggestions or other horror stories out there? Should I just bring my gun next time?