Notes from the Swamp

Stooopid bastid almost hit it again with the stern when he goosed the throttle and steered hard to starboard.

It IS against the law to be piloting a boat in FL when intoxicated, right? Is there any kind of marine patrol -type LEO on that waterway?
I personally would make the following phone calls and or emails. Send the video, especially if you can get their registration # on the side of the vessel. Send to the DNR, who most likely would have jurisdiction, Coast Guard (if DNR doesn't... CG can and WILL revoke the license), and the local Sheriffs office.

One of these 3 will do something about it. Especially the DNR (if they're anything like the DNR officers I've met in my lifetime). They'll arrest them as well... especially considering intoxication and not having life vests on. Yes, that's a law.

If you also complain to them, they MIGHT help/advice on shoring up the dock in some manner.

Screw those idiots in boats who have no clue.
 
In the end, had to download them to get them to play in entirety. The last 3 you posted.

Weird, anyone else having issues with viewing the video?
 
I think its because of pre-loading all the 4K vids on that page
 
I used to have a 360 Duster with 2 proximity sensors that guarded
the car. It had a Craig Floor Play (8 track remember) on a removable base.

While I was driving a go-cart @ the track, I was flagged down to stop. There came the
occasion to rescue an eaten up Ahole that tried to steal my 8 track. The perp was now
locked in a pick-up next to my car waiting to get rescued from my 2 Dobermans!
 
No problem playing your vids.
 
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I do not see any registration numbers on that ahole's boat. I do not think that they have to wear life preservers, just need them in the boat. That is from watching the different Game Warden type shows on Animal Planet.
 
I was going to ask if you have LPR setup on the bayou!
 
I do not see any registration numbers on that ahole's boat. I do not think that they have to wear life preservers, just need them in the boat. That is from watching the different Game Warden type shows on Animal Planet.
I see the #, but it's either faded, or difficult to make out the letters and numbers.
Yeah, looks like Florida doesn't have to wear them if over a certain age, but must have one for EACH person on board (which I doubt they do) and if over 26 foot boat, must have a throwable life line, which I doubt they do.
 
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Weird, anyone else having issues with viewing the video?
I'm having the same trouble as looney2ns with YOUR videos . . . some play just fine and some just quit after five to seven seconds and won't play any further.
 
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I think it’s just that they’re full 16MB/30 FPS 4K and some machines/connections have to buffer them.
That and too many on the page pre-loading may stall for some folks
 
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This is wear ge was staring straight at when he hit it ..

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