That's the way I would hope it is.
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Lufkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: WDFW Enforcement
> Ray,
>
> I believe the largest portion of the $100 fine was for the boy not
> wearing a PDF.
>
> Kent Lufkin
>
> >$70 fine for no sticker
> >$30 fine for no PFD
> >
> >Doesn't that seem backwards? Safety should be more important than the
state
> >getting some money........................
> >
> >It is good that they are checking folks now though. I've never been
checked
> >either.
> >
> >Ray
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Kent Lufkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 9:03 AM
> >Subject: WDFW Enforcement
> >
> >
> > > Was finally able to sneak away for a couple hours of fishing
> > > yesterday evening at Langlois Lake in nearby Carnation. Took my
> > > pontoon boat and worked the east shore up past the outlet, persuading
> > > a dozen or so happy (hapless?) planters to temporarily impale
> > > themselves on a #18 BWO.
> > >
> > > I didn't pay much attention to the rest of the fishers trolling
> > > hardware from boats out in the middle until one approached and the
> > > occupant hailed me. He identified himself as a WDFW enforcement
> > > officer and asked to see my personal floatation device.
> > >
> > > Fortunately, I was wearing my SOSuspenders and showed him. He also
> > > asked to see my license and to know which vehicle in the lot was
> > > mine. He radioed his partner to verify that it had a new yellow
> > > Access Stewardship sticker on the rear window.
> > >
> > > We chatted for a while and he told me they had made a list of parked
> > > vehicles without stickers and were in the process of finding their
> > > owners and writing citations. He said they're under orders to step up
> > > enforcement and that he'd already written more citations than in all
> > > of last year. (Guess that's one way to pay for the licensing
> > > machines!)
> > >
> > > After he left me, he found the owner of a stickerless truck in a
> > > nearby rowboat who also had his young son on board. Not only was the
> > > son not wearing a PFD, there were none in the boat. The poor guy
> > > protested that he had his yellow sticker still attached to his
> > > license, but his complaints didn't help.
> > >
> > > No yellow sticker on the truck; child under age 12 not wearing a PFD;
> > > no PFDs on board: cha-ching - a $100 ticket.
> > >
> > > On the way back in, he picked up another boat, likewise without
> > > floatation devices. No PFDs on board: cha-ching - a $30 ticket.
> > >
> > > When I pulled out, the wardens had just left, leaving the two boat
> > > owners grumbling about how the guys could really ruin a good time
> > > fishing.
> > >
> > > First time I'd ever been checked and thought I'd better share the
> > > experience with the list.
> > >
> > > Kent Lufkin
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
