I shall try to keep this entry non political. For those of you who know me…it will not be easy! While in the middle of boat show 10 to 12 hour days, living on hot dogs and living out of hotel rooms The President opened mouth and inserted foot. Many in the marine industry are up in arms about the comment “you don’t go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage.”
The first thing that popped into mind was “Well Mr. President, obviously you don’t have a boat.” I have lake water running through my veins, as do the rest of my family and friends. We make our living off of the water around here and both of my children went on their first boat ride when they were only days old. Many others in the industry went bananas and there are many, many blogs to read about it. I promised you, I would not make this political.
A boat (and boat lift) is the most wonderful investment you can make for your family and for yourself. My best memories were made on the water and my parents didn’t have a lot but we always took the boat and went to the lake for the weekend. We did everything as a family and I truly believe there is so much of that missing today. Now, I am not saying run out and buy a boat if you cannot pay your mortgage but I do think the boat will give you and your family and friends more enjoyment than any other thing that you can buy today. You never see mad people at the lake! Boaters wave at people they don’t even know! Should God ever decide to flood the earth again, boaters will have flotation! So, without making this post political…I guess if you don’t have a boat, don’t have friends with boats and talk down to the boaters and boat makers (Noah), you might be in trouble.
