Guys, we had quite a few complaints this year, more than usual. Lots of complaints about people not slowing down for fisherman and kayaks, beer cans and trash being left on the sandbars and floating in the lake, etc. I know most of our MMT crowd is respectful and do what they can to help me and the other organizers out, but I'm going to need a lot more help in the future if you guys want this ride to continue.
We really need to work hard to stay out of the main channels in large groups. I know it's hard to do, but we can do better. Also need yall's help with the trash. Caddo is a beautiful place and it's kept very clean for the most part. We do enough PR damage with just the noise, we don't need a trash issue on top of it. If you see people doing wrong, call them out. If they're throwing trash in the water, pick it up. Even if it's coming out of non-mudboats, if you see trash, pick it up. We will be blamed for it whether it's coming from us or not. It is what it is.
Stuff like this is the reason the guys who originally organized this ride stepped away from it. Stuff like this is why rides in the other parts of the country have gone private, or completely shut down. We do this for a good cause, but at some point, the people just don't care about our cause. They just want to be rid of us and they will start doing their part to shut us down.
I hope you guys enjoy the way we run it, and would like for it to continue. It's frustrating enough just putting it together, but it makes it ten times worse when we piss off everyone else that's trying to enjoy the lake at the same time as us. In years past, a good portion of the locals, especially the local businesses, have really backed us on the noise issue. They are not going to continue to have our backs on issues like trash and being blatantly inconsiderate.
That's all I have for ya. If you want this thing to continue, some things are going to have to get better.
Thanks
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