Alabama Boat Ban-We Lost
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Alabama Boat Ban-We Lost
After a fight of over 2 years,$100,000 in legal fees and a lot of hard work by a small group that believed passionately that we were right,the judge ruled today,over 6 months after the Sept trial. We lost,he ruled in favor of the Alabama Dept. of Conservation and Alabama Power Company. We knew going in it would be an uphill fight,but the 6 of us that filed the suit believed that since we were right,then right would prevail. We were wrong,it's over. I want to thank everyone from OSO that contributed,no mattter how small an amount. If it wasn't for the grass roots efforts,we never would have gotten this far. Word on the street was we were going to win,but it did not happen. It's over. A very sad day for the high performance and large boat industry,dealers,and owners. If anyone doesn't know the background,do a search here,or just goggle Alabama boat ban. If i get into details here,I will probrably say something I will regret,as I am so mad now. Thanks for listening to my rant.
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IM TRUELY SORRY...we all apprieciate your efforts...
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I really hate to hear that.. I was really pulling for you guys As was everybody else on this board I am sure !!!
Even though it doesn't directly effect my boating ( Yet ) I really want to say THANKS for the time & effort you guys put into this !!!
Even though it doesn't directly effect my boating ( Yet ) I really want to say THANKS for the time & effort you guys put into this !!!
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