I agree, it’s out of control. We’re extremely fortunate, in that our lake house has been in the family since 1994. Well before the values exploded.

This made the competition waterski boats much more affordable. 

My dad bought his dream boat, a 454 equipped Donzi from the early 80s. It’s basically identical to a new 22 ft Donzi Classic but it cost all of $20k. It needed some minor upholstery work, out drive seals, respray, minor engine work, and the gauges redone but he’s in it for low $30k versus over $100k for a new one with…

I don’t know who you mean by “Carl.” Are you talking about Rick’s son, Coral?

Absolutely. The growth of Wakesurfing completely changed the industry. It shifted from a high injury sport for adrenaline junkies (wakeboarding), to a low injury, slow speed family event (wake surfing).

The thing about buying new is huge. The layperson’s eyes may glaze over when they see a 35' cabin cruiser costs 300 grand new, but doesn’t realize a ten year old model does all the same things for like 1/5th of that money. And most marine shit will last forever if you maintain it. 

Cooper wasn’t more talented, he was just the oldest, and was the first one to get attention. He was good, but part of why he was good was that he had Peyton throwing to him. I played against both of them in middle and high school, and we all knew at the time that Peyton was the stronger player.

Shawn and Marlon Wayans in White Chicks.

Throw some Fatsacs in the back of an older wake boat, and I bet you wouldn’t notice the difference between it and a modern one

Just give me an old Ski Nautique and I’m good.

I’m on board for it, maybe not as the lead, but the movie is set in the 70's, and the guy writes for a porn mag, so maybe Cruise as a really sleazy porn publisher. Think Les Grossman combined with Philip Baker Hall’s character from Boogie Nights. That might finally get him the Oscar.

Yeah you would and I would but her father was also an armorer and trained her, apparently badly.  I have a lot of sympathy for people whose parents never taught them any better, I grew up surrounded by people like that.

and you make the most money, so you pay for it all

In part his fault, for handling a gun when he shouldn’t have.

But it was her JOB to ensure that all the guns were safe. She failed. Criminally so. There should not have been live ammunition anywhere on that set. None.

Maybe she wasn’t responsible for the other safety issues on set, but she was absolutely responsible for…

You’re think of the AD. He was the one who handed the loaded weapon to Baldwin, while assuring him it was “cold.” But as the AD, he never should have been handling the weapon at all. That should’ve been the sole purview of the armorer, but because the armorer was elsewhere, and there was a rush to get the next shot…

I have a feeling Quentin Tarantino will be making “last hurrahs” until he’s dead.  

Heh!

I’m going to try this defense in my own professional life next time I get talked to by management: “Well, you all are the ones who hired me, so who’s the grossly incompetent one now, buddy?”

I can’t speak for WW, but my family would rob me blind much faster than a stranger. I’d be in the cheapest home they could find inside a week while they sold off or stole everything I owned. And they would feel 100% justified I’m sure, but fuck them, I’ll set my shit on fire before they get a fucking penny.