Well I went to the lake on Monday morning(10:30) with 3 of 4 if my children. The wife and my oldest daughter met us later. Well I was by myself putting the boat in, so i put the boat in the water, told the kids to go and sit on dry land next to the dock while I go put the truck&trailer up. Well I came back to the dock where my boat is tied up and the kids and I start to get in. Now you should know, this whole thing took me maybe max 10min.. A older guy came down to the docks bitching and screaming that everyone was taking to long and cussing at all of us. Now there are 3 spots to dock, I was in one, another boater(by himself & child) and another couple. Nobody was there more than 15 mins. I know this might seem long, but not every boater has two people that can do everything. After the guy got done screaming, I at first told him to keep his trap shut, then I told the kids to get in the boat and sit while I went to talk with this guy. As I went to yell at this guy, he walked away. Now I have had boats and motorcycles for years, and anytime I am on my bike with my wife every rider always waves or if I have ever had trouble they are the first ones to offer a helping hand or anything they can do to get you back up and running! It seems in the past couple of years, people who are getting boats just get more rude at the lake, now I am only 33 and its not the "young" kids that are the rude ones. Once I left the dock I actually wished that guys boat would sink, or run out of gas and nobody would help him when he was on the lake. I always lend a helping hand, because I believe you get what you put in in life. If you never help someone, or you ***** 24/7 about someone taking an extra 5 mins at the dock it will sooner or later come back to you. Don't get me wrong I understand some people might take a real long time at the dock, but the best thing to do is say "hey can I help you get your boat together so we can get our boat in". Sorry to *****, but it seems nowadays you can't even go to the lake and not have someone be rude, or not lend a helping hand! Pretty sad when "bikers" are 100% better in helping people than boaters!!! I seem to have lost all hope in most boaters. PS, I made sure my kids learned a good lesson about people who act the way he did, and the way he spoke in front of them. I don't care how mad I am I won't speak rude in front of kids, all that does is teach them its ok to be rude to others. Sorry for the complaining, but I had to get this off my chest. Oh yah, if the guy that was at the dock is reading this I hope your boat rots, and sinks! ha ha ha just a little humor I don't want him hurt just a little bruising would be nice! J/K
