It ain't like the location of those rock jetties was a mystery, just so folks know they are a fixture at Port A, about a mile long, and people fish off them all the time, I've had school groups on 'em for years. They were put in in 1919, been there forever..
Rog, now all ya can do is wait until the story comes out.
Our initial inclination is often to suspect human error, but in fairness to the operators we should consider that it may have been a mechanical error.
well I just talk to him, he's alright except for sounding pretty depressed. He's on his bus there in port A, said they're trying to see if it could be pulled off, the worse case might have to use a barge with a crane.
Mike one of two things he was distracted or had too much to drink and wasn't paying attention to the electronics, those jettys can be hard to see at night.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
well I just talk to him, he's alright except for sounding pretty depressed. He's on his bus there in port A, said they're trying to see if it could be pulled off, the worse case might have to use a barge with a crane.
Good to hear that he's alright. Gotta suck having to leave his boat out there!
Man, I bet that hurt. My sister-in-law's brother put their 35' boat on a sandbar one time. Everyone on board hit something, but no bad injuries. Hope the hull ain't cracked.
Since he's OK, there will come the day when you guys won't let him live it down. Mix him up a drink with 1 bourbon, 1 scotch, & 1 beer over ice. When you hand it to him, tell him that it's called a "Brian on the Rocks".
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Man, I bet that hurt. My sister-in-law's brother put their 35' boat on a sandbar one time. Everyone on board hit something, but no bad injuries. Hope the hull ain't cracked.
Since he's OK, there will come the day when you guys won't let him live it down. Mix him up a drink with 1 whiskey, 1 scotch, & 1 beer over ice. When you hand it to him, tell him that it's called a "Brian on the Rocks".
haven't asked him what happened, figured he tell when he's ready.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
Glad your friend seems to be OK for now. Hopefully no residual type injuries. Boat can be fixed/replaced when/if the time comes.
Let us know the rest of the story, should he tell you.
If he takes out customers, I sure hope it's not alcohol related or he might lose a license.
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Going to pick up Bre after lunch and run over to port A.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
What really sucks about this, is that it sounds like he makes a living off of the boat. I hope he gets it back on the water soon.
he makes money but he's retired and pretty well off, guess you could call it a hobby that kinda pays for its self.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
Going out from Cameron, LA early one morning, there was a 35ft sport fisherman almost all the way up on the west jetty about 1/2 or 2/3 the way out. Driver thought he was past the end, he wasn't. There was a very large hole on the starboard side, just back from the bow.
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