On Oct 29, 11:18 pm, Bob wrote:

On the other hand, I never really got into Flipper that much, sort of
a Lassie of the 'glades. Just didnt do it for me. Ah, but Sea Hunt,
now that was some excellent TV.....

I wonder if Skip watched Sea Hunt?
Bob

I was born a poor black child and never had TV until I bought my own
in college. However, some of my more privileged friends had TVs so I
got to see a couple of episodes. I liked that and Sky King about
equally. Flipper was beyond my childhood, so I didn't bother with it;
I couldn't tell you a thing about that show. Back to Sea Hunt,
though:

That wasn't the motivator, however, for all my underwater stuff - it
was the flying that captivated me since the time I could see an
airplane; there's a picture of me at 4 standing with one of the free
gliders which came in the Wheaties I used to eat just for the prize.
Underwater is as close to flying as my impoverished upbringing and
adulthood would allow - weightless, above the ground (bottom). Being
a low brass player gave me pretty good underwater times; I've never
owned and only rarely used SCUBA gear but I have a hookah rig aboard,
which, if I ever get back into warm water, will get a lot of use.

And, an aside in the huge thread creep, answering another unrelated
question, no, I've never worked for a bank,let alone been president of
one. Being of no social standing, no social skills even if I were
genealogically enhanced, and little intellect, not to mention ugly,
I've been unemployed for more than 20 of the last 25 years before I
withdrew from the rat race (the rats were winning) to concentrate on
finding and then buying, and then refitting, our home.

New installment of our grounding and anchoring skills coming soon :{))

L8R

Skip

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