Da Bay Bye
Active Member
I was out Saturday afternoon in the Kitty Coleman area and was angered by a few things.
Someone blocked channel 16 for about 3 minutes while they played a recording of Bagpipe music. That was not funny and I am sure the Coast Guard were not amused. They have a hard enough time with people using channel 16 as a chat channel. Do people not realize that during that time someone could have had an emergency and that could be their only time to get help. Really Stupid.
A little while later someone got on 16 to say they fell and hit their head and thought they had a concussion and were just going to lay down and hope they wake up tomorrow. When Victoria responded, they replied by saying they were OK and would not need help, like it was just a joke . They did not identify themselves and sounded more like they were entertaining themselves on the radio. Again Stupid.
To top it off, as I was leaving the area around 4 PM, a small dark grey boat set off a red distress flare and then speed off. Do people not realize that someone from shore could have seen that and started a search in the area dragging emergency resources away from other potential emergencies. This is emergency equipment, not toys for your entertainment. Total butt move.
Play safe out there, but don't play with your emergency equipment, it could save your life someday.
Someone blocked channel 16 for about 3 minutes while they played a recording of Bagpipe music. That was not funny and I am sure the Coast Guard were not amused. They have a hard enough time with people using channel 16 as a chat channel. Do people not realize that during that time someone could have had an emergency and that could be their only time to get help. Really Stupid.
A little while later someone got on 16 to say they fell and hit their head and thought they had a concussion and were just going to lay down and hope they wake up tomorrow. When Victoria responded, they replied by saying they were OK and would not need help, like it was just a joke . They did not identify themselves and sounded more like they were entertaining themselves on the radio. Again Stupid.
To top it off, as I was leaving the area around 4 PM, a small dark grey boat set off a red distress flare and then speed off. Do people not realize that someone from shore could have seen that and started a search in the area dragging emergency resources away from other potential emergencies. This is emergency equipment, not toys for your entertainment. Total butt move.
Play safe out there, but don't play with your emergency equipment, it could save your life someday.