05-10-2017, 07:02 AM
(05-10-2017, 05:49 AM)Canard Wrote: I get they don't want people driving through, but I really don't like the way this whole "pass" thing smells.
We wanted to drive to Boblo Island a few years back, for historic reasons. There's a small ferry that goes over to it. It holds like 10-15 cars. About 5 cars were lined up to board. When it arrived, we all went to drive on. Ours was the only one stopped by some kid in an orange safety vest.
"Uh, where are you going?"
"...across to the other side?"
"Do you live there?"
"No...?"
"Well, uh... I can't really let you go across. We don't really want people going over that don't live there."
".....?"
It just felt totally unofficial and really pissed me off (and we'd driven for like 3 hours just to check it out), so we turned around and went home. Hate stuff like this.
That does sound weird. I wonder what the actual ownership status and law say on the matter. Also, I can’t help but wonder if a heterosexual couple would get a different reaction. Sad that the thought even occurs to me. Either way it smells as you say but it would be a different smell.
Hmm, Google Maps suggests that there is a “Captain Bob’s Island Ice Cream and Coffee Cabin” on the island right next to another eating establishment. How do those places survive on just the few residents of the island? Street View isn’t available on the island, so I guess they didn’t use the ferry…