Alright Tige owners, what ever happened to the friendly boaters wave? A couple of weeks ago I was at Mead and just got back from Mojave today. On several occasions I gave a wave to Tige guys only to be stared back in return like a deer in headlights. WTF? Anybody care to share their insight as to where we are going with regards to this as a “boating community”? Geez, how things have changed since my first Tige nearly 10 years ago. When I would exchange a friendly wave to fellow boaters, my kids use to ask me, “Do you know those people?” Now, the question is “Why didn’t they wave back?”; sad.
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Supreme Tigé Master
- Sep 2005
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- 2005 24v
I always wave and wave back..........Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity. Albert Einstein
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I do to.
But then you always have the a-holes that ask for tow into the launch ramp when you have already lined up your boat and heading towards the trailer. Then they say "What about a Boaters Friendly Lake".... My friend told him to swim his boat to their trailer which was <20 yards away. CP3 was there on my boat when that one happened.
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Every sporting group seems to feel they need to wave to each other it seems. Wtf? What's up with that anyway? The Harley riders do it to the extent that they'll scowl if you don't, the Jeep guys will damn near break an arm to do it, flailing around like dead fish! And god forbid we forget the PT Cruiser & Miata crowds!
I wave on the water when i'm near another vessel with a downed rider so they know i see them, period. That's what the "water wave" is all about. Geez! What's next, old ladies waving acknowledging their age or gray hair or something?!
Besides, last thing i need is carpal shoulder or some freaking bozo thinking i'm waving at him to come drink my beer!"Call me anything you want ... Just don't call me NOBODY!
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Originally posted by aredub View PostAlright Tige owners, what ever happened to the friendly boaters wave? A couple of weeks ago I was at Mead and just got back from Mojave today. On several occasions I gave a wave to Tige guys only to be stared back in return like a deer in headlights."a what? i can['t] say/spell/pronounce that word..." - wannabewakeboarder
"the plural of boo is booze."
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Originally posted by Razzman View PostEvery sporting group seems to feel they need to wave to each other it seems. Wtf? What's up with that anyway? The Harley riders do it to the extent that they'll scowl if you don't, the Jeep guys will damn near break an arm to do it, flailing around like dead fish! And god forbid we forget the PT Cruiser & Miata crowds!
I wave on the water when i'm near another vessel with a downed rider so they know i see them, period. That's what the "water wave" is all about. Geez! What's next, old ladies waving acknowledging their age or gray hair or something?!
Besides, last thing i need is carpal shoulder or some freaking bozo thinking i'm waving at him to come drink my beer!How can I be racist when all of my assault rifles are black?
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Originally posted by rogersbm82 View PostWow, someone is awefully pissy today! Geeze, it's just a common courtesy, good manners, respect. You know shi* your parents taught you when you were young? Something this today's world has seemed to lost touch of.
I wave out of common courtesy when warrented, good manners as dictated and most of all respect when i know someone that fits the bill not just because it's the cool thing to do.
Example: last weekend we're floating in a cove and enjoying some tunes. An MB B52 parks a 100 feet so so away from and waves, yes i waved back. Ten minutes later he takes off, does a 270 degree power turn around us and sends a tsunami 4 feet high! At least 20 gallons comes over the bow! Freaking moron! He figures out what he did and hauls ***, no coutesy or respect there."Call me anything you want ... Just don't call me NOBODY!
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Originally posted by Razzman View PostI'm not being pissy at all, i just don't see the need to wave at everyone that's all. Do you wave at everyone driving down the street? Or how about at the mall? Or maybe a high-five at the public restroom? Why should boaters feel the need? Never could understand that, it's not like they're an exclusive group or anything.
I wave out of common courtesy when warrented, good manners as dictated and most of all respect when i know someone that fits the bill not just because it's the cool thing to do.
Example: last weekend we're floating in a cove and enjoying some tunes. An MB B52 parks a 100 feet so so away from and waves, yes i waved back. Ten minutes later he takes off, does a 270 degree power turn around us and sends a tsunami 4 feet high! At least 20 gallons comes over the bow! Freaking moron! He figures out what he did and hauls ***, no coutesy or respect there.
Cursed by a fortune cookie: "Your principles mean more to you than any money or success."
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