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A Letter From A Reader

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and r elativ e, but tw o actuall y mo v ed boats t hat seem t o ha v e a goal of t he
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It was a definite " things that make
It w as a def init e " t hings t hat mak e t he adher ence t o w at er saf e ty or , as
the adherence to water safety or, as
you go hmmmmm" piece.
y ou go hmmmmm" piece. s t at ed in y our ar ticle, t o kindness,
stated in your article, to kindness,
courtesy and common sense? It is
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The second was the SML Water cour t esy and common sense? It is
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Saf e ty Council ar ticle.Thank y ou not my intent to "thwart" anyones
Safety Council article.Thank you
fun, but to make our lake fun for
C.E. Smit h! I actuall y s t ood up and fun, but t o mak e our lak e fun f or
C.E. Smith! I actually stood up and
ALL! I don't see this article affecting
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cheered after reading it. I just had ALL! I don't see t his ar ticle af f ecting
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f amil y member s visit our home, her e anyone that doesn't already abide by
family members visit our home, here
hese sim
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on the lake, and was frustrated by these simple rules. Does it take some
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enforcement?
heir lac
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or t
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their lack of concern for the safety enf or cement?
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measures I imposed if they were riding
measur es I im posed if t he y w er e r iding Thank you for the thought
or t
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our pwc's or tubing. Their response pr o v oking ar ticles and inf or mation
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provoking articles and information
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was "everyone else is slinging around y ou pr o vide.
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kids in t he co v es and no t f ollo wing
kids in the coves and not following
ky Br
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Bec
those rules!". They accused me of
t hose r ules!". The y accused me of Becky Bradley
thwarting their fun. I am sending
Passionate SML resident
t hw ar ting t heir fun. I am sending P assionat e SML r esident
hem t
his ar
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them this article!
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My onl
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My only parting thought now is,
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how to mitigate the "Big" people from
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