2008/12/1 Adrian Stott [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > David Cragg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Maybe all licenced boats should be required to have a working transponder > fitted when they are licensed. This must broadcast their positions daily to > the BW automatic recording system. Boats without working transponders after > a first time warning would be removed from the waterways or their owners > fined for lack of... just like those without a TV license. BW could run the > scheme under the slogan 'Big Brother (BW) is looking out for YOU!' >
> Much too modest. Require each owner to show up, in a suit and tie > having shaved that day and had a haircut that week, at the local BW > office at 7:00 every day. "Waterways -- if you love them, you'll love > their rules". > > Adrian > Help me out here everyone. This is a genuinely funny comment. I agree with the sentiments of it. But is this anti authoritarian aventure into liberalism written by the same Adrian who wrote in another posting: 'This is another area where a rule change seems merited. Like a fine on being caught equivalent to 3 months mooring charges, perhaps? No need to take them to court -- just tack it on to the fee for next year's licence. Six months if they take it to court and lose.' Either I've misunderstood who's written what or he's more of a mess in his thinking than I thought he was. Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
