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When would you board someone else's boat??
Wouldn't board somebody else's boat without permission unless it was a serious
emergency. Smoke pouring out a cabin window, (smoke that doesn't have a relaxed and friendly smell, of course)? I'm going aboard. Line chafed almost through and boat in danger of getting loose? Same thing. Loud stereo with nobody aboard? Nope. Just grumble in an extremely animated manner when the owner comes back around. People are unpredictible about a lot of things. You have to be sure you're willing to put up with the grief the owner will give you. Will the guilty conscience be worse than the tongue lashing? Not exactly the same thing, but same moral question. Years ago, when I was an automobile salesman, we had a woman come into the showroom with a little kid probably 3-4 years old. The woman parked her son in the back of a pickup truck on the showroom floor while she went into a closing booth to dicker price. I guess she thought the kid wold just sit in the truck, and not get restless. The kid climbed up on the front wall of the pickup bed, stood there, and within the blink of an eye climbed up onto the roof of the pickup. He was on his hands and knees on the roof of the truck, and began sliding toward the edge. It would have been almost a seven foot drop onto a concrete floor, possibly head first. I scurried across the showroom and grabbed the kid, just as he was sliding off the roof and hollering "help!" in a very frightened voice. At that point, his mother looked up to see why her kid was hollering for help, and there I was, holding him. I though she was going to kill me. "What the hell are you doing, touching my kid! You must be some kind of pervert! I think I'll call the police! You asshole!.......etc,etc" When I could get a word in edgewise, I said, "Lady, I grabbed your kid because he was on the roof of the truck and was about to slide off onto the floor!" Never forget this world class mother's response: "That's pure bull****. I looked at the door to check on him just a minute or so ago. He was not on the roof yet, he was on his way *up* to the roof!" Never can tell when the guy or gal who owns the boat next door might be as crazy as that little kid's mom. :-) |
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When would you board someone else's boat??
"Gould 0738" wrote in message ... Good story. |
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When would you board someone else's boat??
In article , gould0738
@aol.com says... ....snip I though she was going to kill me. "What the hell are you doing, touching my kid! You must be some kind of pervert! I think I'll call the police! You asshole!.......etc,etc" Man, between this experience and the story you related about the chance encounter at the gas station, I'd be afraid to leave the house!!! jps |
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When would you board someone else's boat??
Man, between this experience and the story you related about the chance
encounter at the gas station, I'd be afraid to leave the house!!! jps It's truly a gift- (The ability to get strange women so "excited") |
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When would you board someone else's boat??
"jps" wrote in message
... In article , gould0738 @aol.com says... ...snip I though she was going to kill me. "What the hell are you doing, touching my kid! You must be some kind of pervert! I think I'll call the police! You asshole!.......etc,etc" Man, between this experience and the story you related about the chance encounter at the gas station, I'd be afraid to leave the house!!! jps "It's been a rough day. I got up this morning, put on a shirt and a button fell off. I picked up my briefcase and the handle came off. I'm afraid to go to the bathroom!" -Rodney Dangerfield |
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