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In all seriousness, if a boat Captain insisted that I leave my banana, I would. However, I would insist that he provide a fruit or snack with the same properties in place of my banana. I'm paying for the ride, probably already paid for it, and he would owe me the equivalent.

I threw a captain out of the wheel house once (a long time ago in the Gulf of Mexico), I could do it again.:D Just kidding, the incident in 1978 was an extreme case of incompetance and neglegence. A banana? Of course it's not worth a fight or even an argument. I carry other things that can take the place of my banana. I personally like them and think they are wonderful fruit. People can get real nuts about their personal superstitions. Far be it from me to try to change their minds.
 
Point is either respect the captains wishes or go on a different boat.
Period
 
I would love to see a banana explode. . .
 
Point is either respect the captains wishes or go on a different boat.
Period

I'm sorry to be the fly in the ointment again but please explain to me how you can say this is the point? Whether or not you respect the captain's wishes is very much a peripheral issue and very few people will disagree with you there.

The real issue, as far as I can tell, was the skipper's conduct as described in the original post. To quote from the original post:
"once the skipper saw me unpack and about to consume my bananna he snatched it out of my hands and threw it overboard"

Now come on please! This is not about respecting the captain's wishes. This is a bloody rude captain who should not be in business. You don't treat paying customers like that, full stop.

I have no qualms with him having his silly superstitions but snatching a banana out of somebody's hand and tossing it overboard is unacceptable, good luck if you're going to try to convince me or anyone else otherwise. Had he made his beliefs about bananas known before everyone boarded it would have been a different story and then I would agree that you should respect his wishes.

Frankly, I'm surprised to see that this thread has progressed to 200 and odd posts with so many people coming out in support of the skipper. After I read the original message I thought that there was going to be a flood of responses saying "what a knob, I hope you didn't use that charter ever again", not because he is superstitious or follow weird traditions but because he doesn't know the first thing about good manners and how to treat customers.
 
Just to keep stirring.....2 questions: If the banana is such a devious item, why wouldn't it wreak havoc most anywhere, why does it limit itself to seafaring occasions?
Secondly, where do we assign blame for the incident that occurs to/with the boat after the banana has been disposed of?
 
I'm sorry to be the fly in the ointment again but please explain to me how you can say this is the point? Whether or not you respect the captain's wishes is very much a peripheral issue and very few people will disagree with you there.

The real issue, as far as I can tell, was the skipper's conduct as described in the original post. To quote from the original post:
"once the skipper saw me unpack and about to consume my bananna he snatched it out of my hands and threw it overboard"

Now come on please! This is not about respecting the captain's wishes. This is a bloody rude captain who should not be in business. You don't treat paying customers like that, full stop.

I have no qualms with him having his silly superstitions but snatching a banana out of somebody's hand and tossing it overboard is unacceptable, good luck if you're going to try to convince me or anyone else otherwise. Had he made his beliefs about bananas known before everyone boarded it would have been a different story and then I would agree that you should respect his wishes.

Frankly, I'm surprised to see that this thread has progressed to 200 and odd posts with so many people coming out in support of the skipper. After I read the original message I thought that there was going to be a flood of responses saying "what a knob, I hope you didn't use that charter ever again", not because he is superstitious or follow weird traditions but because he doesn't know the first thing about good manners and how to treat customers.


I think that the majority of the thread moved away from the actual act, which I think we all agree was over the top, and moved on to why superstitions exists, and whether or not someone's personal beliefs are worthy of respect, even if you do not agree with them. So far it has been a (surprisingly to me) rather civil and very well thought out discussion from both sides.
 
Just to keep stirring.....2 questions: If the banana is such a devious item, why wouldn't it wreak havoc most anywhere, why does it limit itself to seafaring occasions?
Much like baking soda is very inert in almost any environment, when mixed with an acid like vinegar it changes completely and froths. Much like a very pleasant new girlfriend in the presence of an ex!

Secondly, where do we assign blame for the incident that occurs to/with the boat after the banana has been disposed of?
Unless unavoidable, then with the captain. Who HE blames could be another story.
 
I think that the majority of the thread moved away from the actual act, which I think we all agree was over the top, and moved on to why superstitions exists, and whether or not someone's personal beliefs are worthy of respect, even if you do not agree with them. So far it has been a (surprisingly to me) rather civil and very well thought out discussion from both sides.

Fair enough. And at least DandyDon has graced us with a few wacko videos and pictures:D
 
Just to keep stirring.....2 questions: If the banana is such a devious item, why wouldn't it wreak havoc most anywhere, why does it limit itself to seafaring occasions?
Secondly, where do we assign blame for the incident that occurs to/with the boat after the banana has been disposed of?

1- Because the Kraken lives in the ocean, not on land, and chocolate is not fattening on odd Thursdays in months that end in "R".

2- To the moron who refused to believe that magical bananas exist and tempted fate by bringing it onboard. Like smoking, just because you quit 10 years ago doesn't mean that you wont get sick 5 years from now because of it.
 
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