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I'll remember your opinion when I hear about you calling the coast guard ....
In Response To: I'm glad she's OK but why should taxpayers pay for this? ()
Get off you pedestal! The girl ought to be put down in the history books. God bless her for having the balls to do something that 80% percent of the readers hear have nightmares about. I don't know about your history, But having over 100,000 miles of offshore sailing in my pocket, I'm damn glad that part of my taxes go to support organizations that are there to rescue me if the shit hits the fan. Hope you never need help......
Rant complete!!!
Messages In This Thread
- Sunderland triggers EPIRBs in Southern Ocean
- Tough weatrher for anyone, let alone a kid alone.
- Why was she in the Roaring Forties in the Southern winter?
- perhaps so she could finish before she turned 17?
- ...I would lay that at her parents doorstep, that's where the buck will stop eventually.
- Because she is a hero.
- perhaps so she could finish before she turned 17?
- Why was she in the Roaring Forties in the Southern winter?
- keeping a thought
- Rescue crew has made contact with her according to latest news
- Yep...she's ok
- I'm glad she's OK but why should taxpayers pay for this?
- I'll remember your opinion when I hear about you calling the coast guard ....
- I support anybody doing the good ol' fashioned American thing and going after their
- I'm not saying we shouldn't have public supported rescue
- I just don't see how anyone could justify sending a 16 year old out into the Southern Ocean in the winter.
- so in other words, any sailor that goes to sea...
- Ah but God has ordained her trip...but apparently He ain't gonna rescue her.
- I'll remember your opinion when I hear about you calling the coast guard ....
- I'm glad she's OK but why should taxpayers pay for this?
- Yep...she's ok
- Some well-put opinions on Sunderland in another forum
- Tough weatrher for anyone, let alone a kid alone.
