google found another Auxie blogger - the Lazy Iguana.
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So an interesting thing happened Saturday. Because I am insane and have nothing else better to do with my time I volunteered to join the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. Auxiliary means I am a civilian volunteer, not active duty. I can get a bunch of boat training and stuff out of the deal.
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Anyway, the Auxiliary has a primary mission of getting the word out so to speak. We conduct boating safety classes for the public, so that people can be told in a classroom sitting that they need to have day and night emergency signal devices and things like how to read a marine chart. We also go to marinas and give free boat safety inspections. If the boat has everything the law requires, then they get this cool sticker that says "this boat has all the crap it needs". The real Coast Guard and other law enforcement agencies know what the sticker is, and have some respect for it. So if they stop you on the water and they see the sticker, they may not ask to see all the crap again. They know you have it.
I wonder if SkyRay knows about the place he mentions next?
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After we were done for the day, an old retired member of the flotilla said he was going to Jimbo's for a beer and did I want to come. Well let me think about that. Uhhhh....yea why the hell not! but where is this Jimbo's place? I had no idea.
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O.K., a little research and I am up to speed. It is a shack on the north side of Virginia Key where we used to go aeons ago when I was a real fisherman and not some pretend coastie. web site: http://www.criticalmiami.com/index.php?id=17
Thanks for stopping by my site. I usually do not bother looking at the site meter logs, but this time I did.
My involvement with the auxiliary is so I can take advantage of the training they offer to members. I figure I can learn about using my boat the easy way or the hard way. The hard way involves accidents, tickets, fines, and who knows what else.
Originally posted by Lazy_Iguana: Thanks for stopping by my site. I usually do not bother looking at the site meter logs, but this time I did.
My involvement with the auxiliary is so I can take advantage of the training they offer to members. I figure I can learn about using my boat the easy way or the hard way. The hard way involves accidents, tickets, fines, and who knows what else.
