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Markley

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I had a terrible experience had the ramp on Memorial Day! First, a family parked in front of the ramp when they came out of the water, instead of parking. Then, someone started backing their boat in before we left the dock and they were half way in before we left. Finally, we pulled up to the dock and started getting out and then someone started to back their boat, forcing us to move our boat to the other side of the dock for them to go out. We weren't any slower than anyone else. Now I know to wait until all the holiday boaters are gone and the nice local fisherman are back. Did anyone else have problems with their outing this past weekend?

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Just the typical inconsiderate ones who back the trailer up to the waters edge and proceed to spend 10-15 minutes transferring gear from their truck to the boat.

It was definitely something that could be done at home, or off in the parking lot, away from the ramp, esp. when there's a line of 4 boats waiting behind you.

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Pelican Lake was so full that there was no place to park at the access. We had to park at a friends place and my husband picked me up at their dock.

Then there was the one macho fisherman that got mad because a boat came in behind him to pick up some people that had gone up to use the facilities. His boat then went crooked on him and started turning. One of the guys on the dock (that was with the people that they were picking up) offered to push him out. He nastly said NO. So he proceeds to grind the motor on the ramp. I said I would push him out. Again the big NO. So I quietly giggled when he scraped the concrete ramp with his motor. Not sure who was the dumbest in that episode. grin.gif

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I remember one time loading up on Ottertail when a storm was coming in. Everyone pitched in and helped everyone load up. Refreshing to see not everyone thinks they own the place. A little help goes a long ways towards speeding things up. Too bad this guy didn't realize someday he may need a tow in or something.
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gte - I agree. A smile and a thank you will go a lot farther. I think if he needed a tow he would have had to look elsewhere. But I will have to admit it would have been fun to tow him in - smiling all the way!

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