# Two Days. Two Compliments

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Posted by LeviLovR on June 07, 2020 at 08:42:29

Hot and humid weather lately - at last! So naturally I have ben heading to the boat ramp as much as possible. Friday I put on my black boots and spurs, dark 501s, black belt, medium blue Levi shirt, red and blue striped tie, black leather vest (2nd time getting wet) and my black hat. Nothing that I thought was exceptional.

Apparently Friday was "beginners day." Lots of people have been buying boats this year due to the corona virus. It provides a recreational activity for the entire family that they can do together and get out of the house. Practically every person that went by said it was their first time ever using/owning a boat or the first time taking out their boat this year. They all had a lot of kinks to work out.

For starters a man and his two sons pulled in with a jet ski. The oldest son was probably about 20 and the younger one still in his teens. They had just bought the jet ski and were very excited to try it out. Once it was in the water all three climbed on board and took off. They hadn't gotten very far when they just stopped and sat there, dead in the water. Other boats went past them, but they didn't signal for any help so they just drifted. Finally another jet skier realized what was going on and gave them a tow back to the dock. Someone suggested they might need to put some oil in the engine, so Dad went to get some and older son stayed with the jet ski at the end of the dock. I told him he should have signaled someone for help or signaled me and I would have asked one of the boaters to go out and tow them back. His response was that he had called his wife and told her they were stranded. Her response had been that she knew that was going to happen and that was it. No help at all.

Soon a man and his wife came in with a beautiful black and white boat that was enormous. The wife got out to guide the husband as he backed the trailer down the ramp. She was limping, and clearly having trouble with one of her hips. Husband stopped, got out and said he wanted the wife to climb up and get in the boat and once it was in the water to start the engine and back the boat off the trailer. The wife looked panic stricken. First she had no idea how she was going to climb up in the boat, and second she had no idea how to run it. They both said this was their first time taking the boat out this year and their first time doing it alone as they usually had their kids with them. I could just tell this wasn't going to end well. The boat trailer had a wide metal fender that actually a step built into it. I suggested that the wife climb up on the fender, step up to the rear of the boat and enter that way. She made a valiant try, but just couldn't swing the hip enough to get in. I told them not to worry, I would help them get the boat off the trailer and push it up to the dock for them. I sent the greatly relieved wife out on the dock and waded out into the water, getting a shocked look from the kid sitting on the jet ski. I guided the man as he backed the trailer in and was up to my arm pits in water when we realized that they had not released the straps on the back of the boat, so he had to pull out, release the straps and back in again. Despite the size of the boat it moved very easily and I was able to push it off the trailer and over to the dock by myself. I just couldn't see over it to tell if the wife was there to grab it, but she was and did. I took the opportunity to get wet all over with a quick dunk under water and waded back to shore. The husband came back, helped his wife into the boat and they took off.

The Dad returned with oil for the jet ski. Oldest son gave it a test run and it seemed fine, so they all hopped on again. They didn't go very far before turning around and coming back to the dock. Obviously the engine was not running well and they decided they better give up before they got stranded again. Had three people in a row who forgot to lift their boat motors up after putting the boats back on the trailers and the props were dragging on the cement ramp. When I yelled at one guy to stop he got out, lifted the motor and said they should be paying me to sit there and help people.

During a lull in the activity the young man checking boats for milfoil walked over.

Can I ask you a stupid question?

Sure, I said, not sure what he was going to ask.

Where are you from?

I told him it was not a stupid question and that I got asked that a lot. Because of the way I dress many people think I come from out west but I actually have lived in Maine most of my life.

He told me that he had been born in Montana and that his Dad used to wear spurs all the time before his family moved to New Jersey. They spent their summers here in Maine. I said I knew my garb was very different from the norm, but I really liked the western look and enjoyed wearing western clothes. He told me I looked really good in them and put everything together very well. I hadn't been expecting that.

Eventually the man and his wife in the big black and white boat returned. I saw them coming and knew they would need help. When the husband backed the trailer in I waded out to guide him and then went over to get the boat. To my surprise the husband jumped out of the truck and waded out with me. He had removed his shoes and socks but seemed really excited about the prospects of soaking his jeans. He remarked that the water wasn't as cold as he had anticipated. He was really enjoying it! Together we got the boat on the trailer and he climbed back into his expensive looking truck not seeming to care that he was getting everything wet inside. When he pulled out I could see the boat was not straight on the trailer, in fact it leaned heavily to one side, so he had to back in again and we had to reposition it, providing another opportunity for us both to get wet. which he seemed to relish. Sometimes you just never know who else is into WW.

Yesterday I got a late start and didn't get to the lake until after noon. Showers were predicted and I hoped to get to the lake for a swim in the rain. As so often happens I just missed the heavy downpour, which had been very brief. Again I had on black boots, belt and hat, dark indigo 501s, plaid shirt with blue, black and white squares, a brand new denim tie that just came in the mail that was light blue. I had with me a medium blue sport coat, which I hadn't put on due to the heat. I missed the rain, but saw two yellow plastic cups underwater that someone had thrown off their boat so I went and retrieved them and sat on my rock and dried off. It looked like another storm was approaching and the air started to get chilly so I put on the jacket. A pontoon boat crammed with people pulled up to the dock. Every body got off to go use the porta potty and they were waiting to pick up yet another person. They were clearly partying hearty. One woman stopped and looked at me. I really like your attire! You should hire a professional photographer to come and take your picture here some time! Well, I hadn't thought of that, but maybe some day I just might. Start off dry and end up wet. It might be very interesting indeed.

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- Re: Two Days. Two Compliments Ry 12:37:58 6/07/2020 (1)
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