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At the risk of turning this into a boat-ramp story thread I thought I'd share this.
Several years ago on one of the TX City boat ramps, I was waiting to put my boat in the water. A man and his wife had just launched their boat and he was standing in it at the dock. His wife came up to me in somewhat of a panic, handed me some keys and asked if I would get their truck and back the trailer down the ramp. She then pointed to a fairly new Suburban. I backed the trailer down and helped him load his boat. Apparently he had left the plug out and it was taking on water. I've since wandered what was going through his head. Was he planning on "going down with the ship?" I could have easily driven the opposite direction in that nice Suburban.
I guess it's hard for some people to stay calm on the water.
Several years ago on one of the TX City boat ramps, I was waiting to put my boat in the water. A man and his wife had just launched their boat and he was standing in it at the dock. His wife came up to me in somewhat of a panic, handed me some keys and asked if I would get their truck and back the trailer down the ramp. She then pointed to a fairly new Suburban. I backed the trailer down and helped him load his boat. Apparently he had left the plug out and it was taking on water. I've since wandered what was going through his head. Was he planning on "going down with the ship?" I could have easily driven the opposite direction in that nice Suburban.
I guess it's hard for some people to stay calm on the water.
