Ferry trouble

Okay, listen to this one. Imagine you're a business person or a cancer patient living on a southern gulf island in beautiful British Columbia.

Which one?

Oh, I don't know, let's pick Galiano Island. You have a meeting or an appointment on the mainland. So you drive down to the dock. You arrive on time to catch the ferry. The ferry workers welcome you on board. You settle in for your sail to the mainland. Oh, but wait for what ever reason the ferry workers decide to kick you off the ferry. They kick not only you off but also 49 of your fellow islanders. If you refuse the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) use force to kick you off.

Think it can't happen? Think again. It happened last Saturday. The reason given was that there were too many passengers.

I have two questions:

Question number one: Hasn't anyone told them that its summer? In the summer there are usually a lot of people who want to use the ferry. Are the ferries so sure that you don't want to travel to the southern gulf islands that they can travel with a limited number of staff? ...because they do and they did last Saturday.

Question number two: How fast can ferry workers count? We line up to take the ferry. We all do: cars and foot passengers. You mean to tell me that they can't count us then and there. Or even maybe when their selling the tickets.

Oh, yes, and if you think your save because you are a foot passenger (as I always did). Then think again. They kicked off everyone drivers and "footies".

Lesson learned: If you want to use the ferry don't live on a small island. The high ferry tickets slice through your wallet and they kick you off when ever and for what ever reason they want.