Posted on 08/07/2007 9:30:25 AM PDT by WesternCulture
Swedish boaters may soon need to pass a 'driving test' before taking to the seas. Should a forthcoming government proposal gain acceptance the new requirement will apply to boats that are over seven metres long and/or have a top speed of at least ten knots.
"Between 200,000 and 250,000 boat owners may need to take the driving test," said Lars Högdahl from the Ministry of Enterprise.
A generous set of transitional rules may however soften the blow. Seasoned boaters with many years of documented experience will for example be eligible for a licence without needing to first pass a test.
"We are aiming for the future and don't want to take anything away from anybody," said Högdahl.
The official hopes to present the results of his inquiry later this year.
Were you in D7 at all? That’s where I learned the rule of inverse proportions on yacht value vs. seamanship.
I was in Steadfast as a cadet in 87, then I was in Polar Star in 88, Bear in 91.
Nope, all D1. Yeah, us enlisted call it the law of big boats. The bigger the boat, the more right of way you have.
This past weekend, i was taking a high speed ferry to Block Island, and it had to do a harsh evasive manuever around a stupid sailboat who got a long blast of the horn. I’m sure passengers were throwing stuff at the sailboat, but i’ll never testify!
Yo need more powerful tools than gay chainsaws to kill off a Volvo.
Preferably something monstrous;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORhiYYNDl6s
I wonder what the remnants of the giant Caterpillar would’ve looked like if the Volvo was of the same size.
Whatever you hear about Volvo... is probably true. But I admit Americans, Japanese and Germans know something about this specific art too.
:-)
Damn, some days I really miss running heavy equipment.
Pretty much the same with cars and drivers............
“Damn, some days I really miss running heavy equipment.”
OK, it isn’t cheap but it is a solution..
http://www.hummer.com/hummerjsp/home.jsp
Furthermore, I think more women should allow their men to enjoy themselves in all areas of life!
What’s wrong with cutting down trees and seeing some sl***?
http://www.tilton.usa.jonsered.com/Files/Jonsered/cs/downloads/videos/WhyStayOrdinary.wmv
LOL< When I need equipment at home, i borrow it from my employer. I really don’t think much of hummers, as they are only chevy trucks with a very expensive and way too fancy body slapped on them.
The jonsered ad is interesting, i guess, i don’t get it. I own only Husqvarna saws, anyway.
“Pretty much the same with cars and drivers............”
- I’m still alive.
- The only fully functioning thing I’ve ever managed to borrow from an employer was a rusty Mercedes van. I needed it when I moved from one place to another.
A certain workmate (out of some reason) tried to convince this former employer of mine that it wasn’t the policy of the company to lend its trucks out to ‘anyone’.
My former boss, who was somewhat tired of old Mercedes vans, replied;
“- It is.”
My mother drove it (I didn’t have a drivers license back then) and I don’t know what happened to it after it was parked somewhere. I think we left it outside a football arena.
“The jonsered ad is interesting, i guess, i don’t get it.”
- Like the lyrics go, “It’s all in your mind”. My interpretation is this:
The main character is trifle bored with his private life. Therefore, he cuts down trees and has begun to look around for other females.
Is this behavior right or wrong?
You be the judge.
Puff: No, no. The first thing is to start the boat. Spongebob? Spongebob, relax. It’s only the boat.
Spongebob: The boat?
Puff: OK, now what do you do next?
Spongebob: Floor it?
Puff: Yes… no! Don’t floor it.
Spongebob: Floor it?
Puff: No, don’t, don’t floor it.
Spongebob: OK, floor it.
* crash * *Mrs. Puff inflates*
Puff: Oh, Spongebob… why?
I don’t know, the two guys were eyeballing eachother a lot. some gay overtones there, i’d saw, and he’s trying to compensate by felling trees.
“I don’t know, the two guys were eyeballing eachother a lot. some gay overtones there, i’d saw, and he’s trying to compensate by felling trees.”
- Again, it’s all in your mind.
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