I hate when people do that! It makes the parking lot surface so rough and it lasts forever. Now if they were doing that while I was in my truck I'd have to shoot at something.
You can do damage not only to someone's vehicle but put an eye out. I had the same thing happen to me once at the North Loon Launch Ramp. I had launched at the South end of loon and motored up to the North End and was fishing the little lagoon off to the West of the North Ends' Launch Ramp and parking lot.
A guy in a truck came into the parking lot and turned around but when his truck rear end was pointing in my boat's direction he hit the gas and threw a lot of gravel into the water. I was far enough back out in the water that the gravel missed me but the idea that he tried to spray me with gravel was what pissed me off. I could not get to my gun fast enough before he was gone.
We need security lights and cameras every where to stop this type of behavior as the probability of someone getting this on video or a CO actually seeing this happen is remote as best.
BTW: You can always call the Warrick County Dispatcher at (812) 897-1200. The dispatcher can contact the IDNR State Conservation Officers by radio. They work out of the Warrick County Jail Complex up in Boonville, IN. That's where they store their vehicles these days. But it may take a while for a CO to come out to do the investigation.
By the time they get to your location at Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife area it may be a few hours or so. We need more CO's for all the territory that they have to try to control.
Kids don't think or care much about other people's property when they are out trying to have fun and drinking while driving.
I've met a guy who was at Otter Pit in the same area you are describing and he was carrying a pistol on his belt openly. We talked for a while but I never asked him about his gun. He was a pretty little guy and I could see where he might feel the need to carry openly in an area like Bluegrass where he was alone and not a very big guy. He reminded me of some of the Horse Jockeys by his stature. Very petite.
Did you catch any fish?
I need to get my riding mower out of my truck and take it to the repair shop Monday. I can't take the boat out with the rider in the bed of the truck. It broke on me Saturday morning while I was cutting grass. I could not fix it myself as I needed a air operated impact gun to remove a bolt that holds the pulley on. I needed a longer breaker bar and two men to remove the pulley. So it's going to the shop where they have the proper tools to do the job.
I went to Lowes and Home Depot last night to look and price an air impact gun and a bigger air compressor. All the big air impact guns require around 5 CFM at 90 PSI and my air compressor only delivers 2 CFM at 90 PSI. So it was either get a smaller impact gun or a larger compressor. The smallest compressor that delivered about 5 CFM was a small Dewalt Compressor that cost about$300. And the impact wrench that was 1/2" drive cost a little over $100. I could not see spending $400 when I could get the lawnmower fixed for less than $100. Though if I had bought the tools and did the job myself I would have only spent a net of $300 extra to get the job done and then I would have a better air compressor and a good air impact tool to do the next job or jobs. In the long run I would save more money. But you have to have money to save money.
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Originally Posted by bassmanic1
But engineers apparently don't want to make anything anymore that doesn't have to be taken to a shop to be worked on. The DIYer is about to become extinct because of engineers that make it too hard for us (or practically impossible)
But to each his own I guess....
Calm down George!