I had to answer Dave R because I identifed with so many of his thoughts.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Dave R
How to swim.
How to drive a boat.
How to catch crayfish with a flashlight and a willingness to walk along a "mucky" bottom in shallow water.
How to fish....
|
Did this in my youth
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Dave R
That the markers around Pistol Island are very confusing (only place I've ever dinged a prop on the lake, knock on wood).
...
|
Add some island property I owned.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Dave R
That pet rabbits are not at all deterred by a swim if it means getting free (turns out you cannot trap one on the end of a dock...).
...
|
This also applies to cats.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Dave R
That many people go to the lake to drink themselves into a stupor every weekend.
...
|
Know some of these and have been there myself. The answer is to retire.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Dave R
That drifting in the middle of the broads watching the sunset with the engine off on a Summer evening is perhaps the most therapeutic thing I can do.
...
|
THIS IS SOOO TRUE.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Dave R
That some people are insulted if you offer help with docking and that most are not...
|
I will take all the help I can get. I didn’t get my nickname as “crash” for nothing.