You mean our shining city on a hill? Bugge is going off-topic as usual.
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Oh sorry!! I just happened to have watch the goings on in Congress before posting.
It will NEVER happen again, Maybe.
Thatâs ok. I wonât think youâre an ass again. Maybe.
Thatâs OK, I donât care too much about your thought anyway. Touche.
(Now we are really OT)
Locals here think it is comical to fine anyone for running aground in the mud, we had enough fun laughing at them.
Where they were is not anyplace that mattered to oysters or crabs that much and our local chicken farmers and their chicken shit do 10,000 times more damage to oysters than the cell-phone driving off the road person did 
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Self portrett??
(Better known as âSelfieâ these days)
No, I am afraid not. Your fogged perception is again, way off. Perhaps you should change the thickness of your aluminum foil cover; your reception is way offâŚ
Aluminum foil cover removed. Still the same perception and reception.
PS> That hat suits you!!!
I havenât seen any update since the Maryland Department of Labor issued that press release on 12/6 after the report came out.
But Iâm wondering if he will appeal his suspension? I donât think I would if I were in his shoes. But that would essentially mean accepting retirement. It just seems inexcusable to me and I fear I would be embarrassed trying to explain how it happened to the board.
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And thatâs a wrap on his careerâŚ
The U.S. Coast Guard investigated the incident submitted its report but lacked direct authority to discipline the pilot.
I find this a bit puzzling. I did not realize the USCG had no ability to regulate or control what happens in state waters. In theory Maryland could round up all the drunks from Fells Point and rent them out as pilots 
- it actually would have been better, the Ever Forward mate could have ignored the passed-out drunk and follow the clearly marked channel
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Itâs about safety for the environment and commerce! Besides, statesâ rights, monopoly for safety, etc etc.
State waters has nothing to do with it. Itâs because he was not operating under the authority of his USCG license, but rather, his state one.
The USCGâs lack of authority in the matter of going after his license in this case actually has judicial precedence.
Note that this does NOT mean that other federal charges canât be made (eg, SF Pilot John Cota / Cosco Busan and his federal prison sentence).
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So he probably still has his federal pilots license? He can still work for the federal pilot businesses? I mean, itâs probably a 50-75% pay cut, but a manâs gotta pay the bills!
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I can only imagine that he has a large cell phone bill.
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