And now for something outrageously sensible...

[PrincessBandit]

Boaties Urged to Help Themselves

“Coastguard officials and police are urging boaties to invest in a cheap form of insurance, a plastic bag, which may save their boat and their lives.
……………. Coastguard duty officer Mark Leevers said boaties should never go on the water without two forms of communications, including a very high frequency (VHF) radio and a cellphone as a back up.
Mr Leevers said putting a cellphone in a plastic bag with a resealable top, could be a livesaver."

OMG, are some people who go out on boats so thick that things like this actually have to be spelt out in the media?

[Str8 Jacket]

OMG, are some people who go out on boats so thick that things like this actually have to be spelt out in the media?

Yes, some of them exist on KB....

[MSTRS:Me]

Surely you've seen how well some think beyond the leading edge of their car bonnet...

[Ronin]

OMG, are some people who go out on boats so thick that things like this actually have to be spelt out in the media?

OMG, are some people who ride bikes so thick that things like "it's not a race track" need to be on road side signs?

Kiwi attitude to safety is poor and combined with rating their skills higher than they actually are leads to what the media terms "tragedy". More often than not it's a very preventable fuck up.

OMG... I'm channelling katman

[tri boy]

OMG... I'm channelling katman

Theres an image I didn't need.

[cs363]

OMG, are some people who go out on boats, cars and bikes so thick that things like this actually have to be spelt out in the media?

Welcome to New Zealand, Land Of The Lowest Common Denominator.....

[Grubber]

My father in law used to have a 28 foot boat and found that when he was coming in on rough seas to be safe there would be 10 foot dingies going out over the waves to do a bit of fishing with about 5 guys in them. Pretty sad really.
It goes on everywhere!

[cs363]

OMG... I'm channelling katman

Not a bad thing, his message is sound....just sometimes the delivery rubs people up the wrong way, though I'm certain he'd make no apologies for that.

[Maha]

Boaties Urged to Help Themselves

“Coastguard officials and police are urging boaties to invest in a cheap form of insurance, a plastic bag, which may save their boat and their lives.
……………. Coastguard duty officer Mark Leevers said boaties should never go on the water without two forms of communications, including a very high frequency (VHF) radio and a cellphone as a back up.
Mr Leevers said putting a cellphone in a plastic bag with a resealable top, could be a livesaver."

OMG, are some people who go out on boats so thick that things like this actually have to be spelt out in the media?

How many waka operators wear life jackets or carry cell phones?
atgatt for boaties?

[PrincessBandit]

OMG... I'm channelling katman

Not a bad thing, .

Theres an image I didn't need.

mwahahahahahahahahaha

[schrodingers cat]

The trouble with attempting to make things idiot proof is that the number and quality of idiots is increasing daily.

[Big Dave]

'Your an idiot' - that pic is either great irony or very clever.

[Pixie]

Boaties Urged to Help Themselves

“Coastguard officials and police are urging boaties to invest in a cheap form of insurance, a plastic bag, which may save their boat and their lives.
……………. Coastguard duty officer Mark Leevers said boaties should never go on the water without two forms of communications, including a very high frequency (VHF) radio and a cellphone as a back up.
Mr Leevers said putting a cellphone in a plastic bag with a resealable top, could be a livesaver."

OMG, are some people who go out on boats so thick that things like this actually have to be spelt out in the media?

Yep! A number of boats sink every year because the plug was not replaced after draining the bilge

[Buyasta]

Yep! A number of boats sink every year because the plug was not replaced after draining the bilge

Heh, reminds me of watching my brother set out in his P-Class at his boat club meeting, and seeing the back sinking lower and lower, till eventually he had to be towed back in by one of the lifeboats.
Turns out it's generally a good idea to put the bungs back in before setting off.

[JimO]

Yep! A number of boats sink every year because the plug was not replaced after draining the bilge

i did that last xmas, no problem just get moving and the water comes out, it never ceases to amaze me the number of boaties who overload their boats with booze and people then proceed to head out wothout lifejackets on