It’s that part of the program where I take off my oven mitts and give you a proper lecture so you aren’t tempted to do something to hurt yourselves. I am serious. If this blog were a sitcom, this would the “Very Special Episode” where Mallory Keaton and Peter Brady and Arnold and Willis learn a very serious lesson and they will never do a particular thing ever again.
All summer long (and to be fair, spring too) we have been talking about renting a pontoon boat and having a BBQ on the water. That sounds nice, but sometimes I think we don’t remember what’s all involved. There is the question of the mechanics of it all. Would the food be precooked, or would we bring a portable onto the boat? If you bring precooked food, you lose the ambience, but if you bring the grill on the boat, you probably lose your security deposit. Secondly, of course, when I think about it, the damper is put on right away from remembering there are no bathrooms on most boats! You would have to drive around for awhile to find a riverside restaurant (and buy a candy bar to qualify as a customer) or have to cut the day short.
There is a more serious “don’t” when it comes to boating: Don’t Drink and Drive.
I don’t really drink, save for wedding toasts and the occasional glass of wine (however “whine” I imbibe too much of), but I know other people having fun on the water do. There is no harm in having a drink as you sun yourself along the river, but people often forget the boat is a vehicle, too. Some may drink an extra couple of wine coolers to prevent themselves from loosing their cookies when the boat rocks if they don’t have their sea legs, but if you aren’t careful, you can lose more than your cookies!
Far too many people have been injured or even lose their life when Boating Operating Under the Influence.
Some nice people at the Arizona Game and Fish Department came up with a very chilling public service announcement. I am posting this in hopes that you, my dear blog readers will think twice. Maybe it will inspire you to take a Boating Education Online or another type of safety course, but my real aim here is to influence your decision to take your rum CAKE on the boat, but leave the liquor on the shore if you anticipate getting behind the wheel.
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