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Article #14Re: CCG's Boat Operator Card
From: Wim
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:30
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:30
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I'm NOT going to touch this diatribe with an eleven foot pole ;-) And that's all caused by a PCOC license? Or..is it a PEACOCK. A male one I assume ;-) Observation: Violence or threats against nuns, homosexuals, sales clerks, women or men is all the > same, regardless of tools employed. Do kids fit in here somewhere or are they fair game? c ya Wim "Terry K" <tkspragg@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:3CBF8CA8.7250CC2D@nbnet.nb.ca... > How to tame the government? > > Audit the bastards individually into jail for punitive damages in > a public class action personal lawsuit for breach of contract > with the electorate. NO IMMUNITY FOR ANYONE, EVER, under pain of > justifiable rioting in the streets and rending by the mob. > Anarchy? Not possible in a free press society, only publicly > vigilant justice, undeniable in the end. It is understandable > that policies must change over time when justified by > circumstances. Promises must be made with care. Elections must be > fought over issues and policies. > > "Good Government" excludes excessive, patronistic, negligent, > wasteful, corrupt, intrusive government. > > A gun database should cost each consumer taxpayer about 5 bucks, > not 500 million stolen from those who can't afford a gun. > > Consider the registration program for tires; a scannable warranty > registration and transfer form should be included with every > "dangerous" item sold, but not touted as anything more than a > safety recall item, administered by mfgrs, paid for in the > purchase price. These days, the registration info could be > instantly available for any policeman stupid enough to trust such > recordskeeping with their lives before approaching a dwelling, or > to see if an individual is in possession of any stolen item. > Rules won't stop criminals, but their fruits may apprehend them. > > Government regulators of individuals' daily lives must stop. Jail > perpetrators of violence whatever means they use, guns are no > different than rocks or fists in this regard. Violence or threats > against nuns, homosexuals, sales clerks, women or men is all the > same, regardless of tools employed. > > Boats must include safety guideline references, which must be > obeyed under pain of liability, license or no. Licenses are > stupid and wasteful, a means to collect taxes from commercial > users of private, citizen's property like highways, at best. > Administering licenses is wasteful. Regulations must be obeyed > wether you have a license or not. Corporations do not, must not > ever have rights superior to human beings. > > The question of identity is another matter. Everyone must > provide their name if asked for cause. Anonymous pronouncements > of "Fire!" in theatres and elswhere is immoral, wrong. People > are responsible for what they say, evey time, unless forgiven by > victims. > > If I want to kill myself with a car or whatever, there is no way > to stop me, nor should any attempt be made to try. Educate > against drug abuse, and assist addicts to live normal lives with > substitutes for illegal drugs as a medical treatment. Outlaw > patents on biological products, unless created from scratch by > non biological means. Only God has the copyright for life. If a > child cannot survive it's first week by the breast alone, it > should be considered moribund and allowed to progress normally, > except for specific treatments. No extreme medical procedures > for those under or over an age calculated to perpetuate the > viability of the tax supported basic medical service, considering > the eventuality of lifetime cost benefits. Contributory private > plans must be permitted, but participating medical personnel must > have a quota beyond which they may not divert medical resources > from basic life supporting essentials to superfluous procedures > such as personal enhancements, unless their education was paid > completely by private means. > > Oh, I could go on, but if you haven't got the picture by now, > telling you that if there is no complaint, there is no crime, > would be pointless. > > I'm all for government support of fair weights and measures, > product purity, public safety regulation of commercial use of the > citizen's highways, free public and college education for merit, > medicare, which must include familial hospice expense deductions, > defense, and free legal support in every case where the > government employs a lawyer at my tax paid expense to accuse me > of anything. I should get to choose the lawyer, who must be > required to provide a set percentage of such government funded > work. Freedom of religion includes the right to declare and > change any day I choose as my sabbath without penalty. > > They presently take about 50% off the top overall includin mfgr > taxes, UI, comp, pension deductions, etc, and that doesn't > include VAT, HST, Gas tax, etc, etc. I want my money's worth > first and lower taxes too. Convicts must earn their food and > mattress in jail, and qualify via behavoir for educational > benefits, especially convicted politicians. > > Audit the bastards! I want to know where evey damned tax dollar > goes, after all, it's mine, not theirs! > > Terry K > > Lui wrote: > > > > OK, so we're being "screwed" by our government? And your answer is what? > > maybe anarchy, or what about the wild west. Even better, let's just forget > > the fact that we are lucky enough to have people who care enough about > > making our lives better and sacrifice themselves by running for office, > > working for the government; often for less money than they could get in "the > > real world", and let's get someone who thinks like this to share with us > > their wisdom? > > > > I don't work for the government, am not a member of any political party. > > And that's my .00000002 cents worth. > > > > "Terry K" <tkspragg@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > > news:3C8E153D.4865C4E0@nbnet.nb.ca... > > > The reason why? > > > > > > Someone in the gov needs excuses to give pork contracts to their > > > friends. Any excuse is OK, so long as they can duck and cover. Why > > > not a shoelace registration, training and license campaign? Shoe > > > laces conceal a wide variety of dangers, including trips and falls, > > > resultant medicare costs, lost shoes, even being an obvious tool to > > > accomplish suicide! We must protect the holeplessly depressed from > > > them selves! A new tax on shoelaces should pay for it all, and I > > > could write another new database application to keep track of those > > > authorised to sell and purchase shoelaces, for only a few million > > > dollars. Hay! if I get the contract, I'll stop criticising, > > > right;-)? > > > > > > The gov promotes contempt by it's actions. Time for real reform. > > > Shrink the gov! If we don't, we need shrinks ourselves. > > > > > > This is so tranparent that most don't even mention it, they just > > > grin, bear it, and go down under the table. The only way to stop > > > this is to quit working to avoid taxes and starve the buggars to > > > death. That, or we all go to the steps of the capitol, each with a > > > pint of rum and an old shoelace, registration fees for the new > > > party, or one foot of signed rope, to be tied into a length > > > sufficient to 'restrain' our favorite politicians' excesses. This > > > harmless, patently impossible protest method might make for quite a > > > party. Shades of Rhinoseriousity! Join the "Grey" Party! So long as > > > the last person to tie one on holds onto his property, these threads > > > of protest could grow into guite an immoveable ball of string, right > > > there in the parking lot. Whoever holds the end with at least one > > > hand would be the party boss, and would have another hand free to > > > toast the opposition with flammable rum! Such toasting would of > > > course require the use of a bumbershoot and a shower curtain, so as > > > not to adversly contaminate the virgin minds of any young persons > > > who might see this goings on as perverser than what the gov is doing > > > to us with our own stolen tax money. > > > > > > I say we hold politicians accountable for their campaign promises, > > > as if by offering to stand for, and being elected, they had some > > > kind of contract with the electorate, who have a right to expect > > > "Good Government." > > > > > > Terry K > > > > > > Bret Johnston wrote: > > > > > > > > Ah yes the common sence equation. Ya just can't teach that... It's > > almost > > > > like the Fire Arms regulations, I have a FAC, I took the course and as > > > > before the course I'm still just as carefull as I always was (and for > > the > > > > snippers that's damn carefull, including 28 years military experiance > > with > > > > the odd firearm). They regulate the shit out of me but that still > > doesn't > > > > stop the illegal sale of restricted weapons and the nut cases, but what > > the > > > > hell I'm regulated. > > > > > > > > The Boat Operator Card does not a competent boat operator make. That > > comes > > > > with common sense and experiance, even the bureocrates in the ivory > > towers > > > > should be able to understand that one. I carry a compass, a GPS, a VHF, > > a > > > > sounder, an auxillary moter, flares, fire extinguisher etc. etc. etc. > > not > > > > because I'm regulated because it's stupid not to. I don't go out in bad > > > > weather, I come in if the weather is worsening, I keep my boat well > > serviced > > > > and have a spare everything. > > > > > > > > This is like the fire arms thing, one nut case goes into a college and > > kills > > > > a bunch of women, yes indeed an awfull thing but now I'm regulated to > > death. > > > > Somebody invents the Personnel Water Craft places the village idot at > > the > > > > controls and once again I get regulated. > > > > > > > > End Rant > > > > > > > > Bret > > > > > > > > "AK" <adam.kennedy@rogers.com> wrote in message > > > > news:3c8baaee.1612988919@66.185.95.104... > > > > > I understand what you are saying - but why would a seasoned mariner > > > > > take a full day course when he could likely teach it? > > > > > > > > > > I challenged the test at the boat show and passed. Did the same thing > > > > > for the Firearms Aquisition Certificate a few years back. > > > > > > > > > > Sure - a lot of it is common sense - then again a lot of accidents > > > > > could be avoided if people excercised that. > > > > > > > > > > AK. > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 08 Mar 2002 23:03:06 GMT, "Stinky_Cat" <me@here.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >X-No-archive: Yes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >What's the deal with the CCG's Boat Operator Card? > > > > > >They to claim to want to improve water safety by forcing people to > > take a > > > > > >course and then pass a written exam. > > > > > > > > > > > >I was at the boat show two weeks back and there was an outfit there > > that > > > > was > > > > > >promoting themselves by telling people to try the exam and if you did > > not > > > > > >pass, you did not pay. It was $40.00 if you passed. > > > > > > > > > > > >I'm sure you can see what's going on here. > > > > > > > > > > > >I saw young children, and others, passing this test and I know for a > > fact > > > > > >they did not pass. > > > > > > > > > > > >Of course they are going to pass everyone... at $40.00 a head, how > > can > > > > they > > > > > >not... this is easy money. What a racket! > > > > > >It does not seem to be regulated at all. > > > > > > > > > > > >By the way.. I passed. :) > > > > > > > > > > > >SC/* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Terry K - My email address is MY PROPERTY, and is protected by > copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce it is > specifically denied for mass mailing and unrequested > solicitations. Reproduction or conveyance for any unauthorised > purpose is THEFT and PLAGIARISM. Abuse is Invasion of privacy > and harassment. Abusers will be prosecuted.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fc1cc,5fc312dada668357 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc1cc,public X-Google-Thread: 11428d,975d953a1546a2ef X-Google-Attributes: gid11428d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-19 06:28:42 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Wim" <wim@kingston.net> Newsgroups: ott.rec.sailing,can.rec.boating Subject: Re: CCG's Boat Operator Card Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:30:19 -0400 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <uc06s9h079qpb4@corp.supernews.com> References: <Kqbi8.4016$f5.171550@news> <3c8baaee.1612988919@66.185.95.104> <a6kaf90251a@enews4.newsguy.com> <3C8E153D.4865C4E0@nbnet.nb.ca> <oMku8.18832$Lh6.396045@news-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <3CBF8CA8.7250CC2D@nbnet.nb.ca> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 284