Well, now for the questions...

watch it he made feed you that bird he goes hunting for

Jim, DIVORCE your in laws and keep their daughter.............
Think of the money you will save at Christmas,birthdays and you will not have to go there for Thanksgiving........

87BFN owner wrote: My in-laws will not come to the lake for a boat ride let alone a ski or tube ride.

You say it as though this is somehow a bad thing. BKH

My in-laws will not come to the lake for a boat ride let alone a ski or tube ride.

Face it, you like to get your bigmouth buddies on it and try to hurt them

Tubing is like watching a movie you have seen one hundred times. You watch the movie because you like, you know how it ends but you watch anyway. Tubing is the same requires no skill to ride around on it, unless the driver makes you work at staying. You know how it ends someone falls off. It passes the time. I didn't see anyone trying to make tubing a new event at a ski show.

Everyone that goes to lake with me enjoys skiing, but they also like to tube sometimes. So everyone that wants to ski, skiis as many times as they want to. Then we hang out drink some, then ride tubes if we feel like it. Then we go back to the dock let the water calm down in the cove and try some more skiing and footing at the very end. No harm no foul and everyone comes back next week.

81nautique wrote: TRBenj wrote: the pics/videos Ive seen of the PLBC escapades rarely show anyone enjoying themselves. . Tim, You didn't put a smiley face on this statement but I sure hope you were joking. That gang is whacky and they have a blast on the water. I wish I didn't live so far away so I could SKI with them more often.

Alan, my last statement was not sarcastic. What right does HW have to dictate how others enjoy the time spent on his boat?

HW, I know you do. Same deal here.

bphillman wrote: Again, education s key. I have been educated by you guys and I will be respectful.

Brian, From the sound of your posts I have no doubt in that so I hope this is all just a conversation and nothing more for anyone here.

TRBenj wrote: the pics/videos Ive seen of the PLBC escapades rarely show anyone enjoying themselves. .

Tim, You didn't put a smiley face on this statement but I sure hope you were joking. That gang is whacky and they have a blast on the water. I wish I didn't live so far away so I could SKI with them more often.

I am anti tube all the way BUT we did pick one up this summer to try to get one of our nieces out on the water. She came out last year and wouldn't even go swimming. This year we managed to get her on the tube and dragged her around a little, she actually smiled so it was a success. She will NEVER get on skis so in this case it was the right thing to do.

Other than that purpose you can throw them in the trash can.

Am I biased? Yes. Like many here I skiid competitively at one time. Am I selfish? Yes, When it comes to my skiing, I get one opportunity a week to get out and I pray all the way to the river that the conditions will be nice just to pull in the lot and see the bayliners offloading with 2 tubes hanging off the back. Am I a courteous, conscientious driver YES, we stop or get out of the way when we see a boat with a slalom skier or boom headed our way. Most tube drivers don't have a clue and continue to do their snake dance right in their path.

I suppose I have more of a problem with Wally drivers but it seems tubes and wallys go hand in hand.

boat dr wrote: Hollywood, ease up on the guy a little.Some guys like fat women,why? They are not as hard to pick up in a bar,the skill level is lowered to an obtainable goal. Some ride a Mo-Ped for the same reason,,,,,, The instant gratification thing comes to mind once more...............

I do lke fat women and mopeds! And occasionally friends see me on both! Nothing wrong with a like a little instant gratification now and then.

bphillman wrote: And I for one think thats a shame, that your personal biases outweigh the potential for others to enjoy themselves or even share with you that they enjoyed themselves because they run the risk of being judged by you.

HW, he makes a good point. You might want to reconsider your position- the pics/videos Ive seen of the PLBC escapades rarely show anyone enjoying themselves. I dont see why you cant be more accomodating of your guests when they come hang out on your boat. Its not like a few inflated tubes take up much room.

I'm trying to be easy. Like I said it ain't my cup of tea, if you want to do it go ahead just don't want any part of it. Don't try to make me feel guilty about it either.

Hollywood, you of all people should know the true meaning of watersports

bphillman wrote: And I for one think thats a shame, that your personal biases outweigh the potential for others to enjoy themselves or even share with you that they enjoyed themselves because they run the risk of being judged by you.

It's a shame I don't have a 140+ cm wakeboard so my larger friends can't enjoy themselves on that. Too bad I don't have a jump so I can't teach people to do that either. Maybe I should pick up some jetskis incase one of my friends has the itch to do that. I'm biased and judgemental because combo skis, slalom skis, kneeboards, barefoot gear, trick ski, wakeskate and wakeboard just isn't enough. Nobody has ever turned down a trip to the lake with me because they couldn't tube.

As CQ just pointed out, tubing doesn't necessarily translate into real watersports.