inkjunkie
Well-Known Member
No big secret that we are under a record setting heat wave here wave her in the NW. We live just off of Long Lake/Lake Spokane?Spokane River, just depends who you ask. We live at the bottom of the "loop" that goes in and out of our 'hood. On either dirt road that enters our 'hood signs are posted. Private road..No lake access. I am sitting here at my computer working on various different projects. So far this weekend I have seen at least a dozen vehicles, with boats in tow, traveling our bumpy *** dirt road.
Yesterday was a rare day. I went out the front door to turn the tree water off and our 5 dogs stayed inside. Don't know why, we don't have a/c, only a bunch of fans running. Anyway, before turning the water off I often check the emitters on each tree to make sure they are flowing. I was walking along our property line that boarders the road and here comes one of these folks. Brand new one ton diesel Dodge dually...lifted, aftermarket wheels etc....I don't know much about boats but I do know the one that was behind this truck looked very similar to one that cost a friend a few years back a tick under $65k. This guy stops and asks how to get to the lake. "Can't get there from here". Dumbfounded look from the driver. I asked him if he knew how to read...he said of course...asked him if he saw the sign on the road he used to get down here...said he did. So I am standing there...hoping that Ernie sees me talking to this guy and opens the front door which..well...the hounds would have come charging..but she did not. I started walking and he asked again...how to get to the lake...I just kept on walking.
Not 100% positive about this but in order to use the counties boat launches I believe you need to have a DNR pass....which costs a whopping $30@year. If you don't want to buy a pass I think there is a day fee...something like $10...for access to the lake. Hmmmm.....can afford an $80-90k truck....a $60k+ boat but can't afford a $30 year pass...
In the time it took me 2 more idiots just went down the road....
Yesterday was a rare day. I went out the front door to turn the tree water off and our 5 dogs stayed inside. Don't know why, we don't have a/c, only a bunch of fans running. Anyway, before turning the water off I often check the emitters on each tree to make sure they are flowing. I was walking along our property line that boarders the road and here comes one of these folks. Brand new one ton diesel Dodge dually...lifted, aftermarket wheels etc....I don't know much about boats but I do know the one that was behind this truck looked very similar to one that cost a friend a few years back a tick under $65k. This guy stops and asks how to get to the lake. "Can't get there from here". Dumbfounded look from the driver. I asked him if he knew how to read...he said of course...asked him if he saw the sign on the road he used to get down here...said he did. So I am standing there...hoping that Ernie sees me talking to this guy and opens the front door which..well...the hounds would have come charging..but she did not. I started walking and he asked again...how to get to the lake...I just kept on walking.
Not 100% positive about this but in order to use the counties boat launches I believe you need to have a DNR pass....which costs a whopping $30@year. If you don't want to buy a pass I think there is a day fee...something like $10...for access to the lake. Hmmmm.....can afford an $80-90k truck....a $60k+ boat but can't afford a $30 year pass...
In the time it took me 2 more idiots just went down the road....
