# Non Believers

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Posted by LeviLovR on July 14, 2020 at 10:43:24

I simply cannot believe the extent that people will go to to stay dry, even when they are dressed to get wet or are already wet.

For example, I once helped a lady on a jet ski. She and her husband were both wearing bathing suits, ready to go out for a day on the lake. After unloading the jet ski the husband parked the truck and trailer and the wife sat on the jet ski next to the dock waiting for his return. When he did return he untied the rope, which slipped out of his hands and fell in the water. Subsequently the jet ski started drifting away - not far, but far enough away so the husband couldn't reach it. The husband had the key in his hand, so the wife couldn't start it and drive it back to the dock so the husband could get on. As I said, both were dressed in swim wear designed to get wet. Logically the husband could have jumped in and retrieved his wife and the jet ski or the wife could have jumped off and pushed the jet ski back to the dock. Sounds simple, doesn't it? Yet they just stared at each other, a look of panic on their faces until I jumped in fully clothed, grabbed the jet ski and pushed it back to the dock so the husband could get on. Neither the husband or wife got a drop of water on their bathing suits. Interesting.

Then the other day a man and his wife were rigging up a small sailboat, which was taking them a very long time. They were an older couple and the plan was that he would sail the boat to their camp, which was a short distance away and she would drive the car and trailer back. The husband had backed down the ramp and was about to unload the boat off the trailer when another man walked over to them and started to engage them in a conversation about sailboats. He apparently had one too and they were comparing notes. He actually helped the husband push the boat off the trailer, then he climbed up on the dock with the wife while the husband started heading back for the car. Both men were in either shorts or bathing suits and tee shirts. They had just come out of the water and were partially wet. Apparently during the conversation the husband had gotten distracted and forgot to tie the bow line in a secure knot, even though he had run the rope through the bow ring. The wife, standing on the dock and holding the rope tried to pull the boat up against the dock. Of course the rope ran through the ring and remained limp in her hand while the boat started drifting away. So three people, two of them already partially wet, and one with his feet still actually in the water stood there with their mouths agape looking at one another doing nothing. So I jumped in and grabbed the boat and hauled it back over to the dock. The guy on the dock couldn't believe that I jumped in wearing jeans and boots. Well, somebody had to do something!

Then yesterday we had another downpour at the lake and I got totally wet in my full regalia in the rain and lake. The wind picked up and started making waves so I went out on the end of the dock and sat, legs dangling over the edge, waves occasionally washing up over me as I had done a few days before. A small boat came in off the lake and in it were three generations consisting of the grandfather, a young man, and a little boy. They had got caught in the storm and were drenched to the skin. The two men were in jeans and tees, the young boy in a bathing suit with a life vest on. He was having a blast. I too was sitting there, feet in the water and wet myself, but they didn't seem to notice. While the grandfather went to get the trailer the little boy jumped off the dock and swam around while his dad held onto the boat. I got up and showed the little boy where the water was deeper so that he wouldn't land on the cement ramp under the water and spoke briefly with the father. Clearly I was as wet as he was. When the grandfather returned with the trailer the two men tried to load the boat while standing on the dock, which didn't work because the wind and waves were moving the boat every which way. So I got off the dock into the water and grabbed the boat to steady it. The grandfather stepped of the dock onto the tongue of the trailer - presumably to keep his soaked feet and jeans dry and started winching it up on the trailer. The young man did come down off the dock and waded in to help hold the front of the boat as I held the back. After the boat was on I stayed in the water and swam. The young man had gone back on the dock watching the little boy swim. I thought he might actually join us, he could not possibly have gotten any wetter, but he gave me a thumbs up and was clearly enjoying seeing me swim in my coat, tie, shirt, jeans, boots and hat. Yet he made no offer to come in himself despite the fact that he was sopping wet.

So I say to the nay sayers and nonbelievers "You don't know what you're missing!" Just who is the wacky one here? You go to the lake and don't expect to get wet?!! Get real, people! Heck, it's only water! It's gonna dry and you just might have some fun!

As for me - well I believe!

Follow Ups:

- Re: Non Believers wetchas. 12:38:43 7/14/2020 (3)
  - Re: Non Believers Mike Lotheson 17:45:38 7/15/2020 (0)
  - Re: Non Believers LeviLovR 13:54:30 7/14/2020 (1)
    - Re: Non Believers Kayne 16:00:27 7/14/2020 (0)

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