LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I remember it well...it was summertime when Dad taught me to swim. I had been hanging around the house, and mom had about enough. So she told dad to get me out of the house. We went down to the local swimming hole, which was a wide, deep part of a local creek. There, without warning, he unceremoniously threw me into the deepest part of the swift creek waters. I really didn't have any problem figuring out how to swim...it came pretty natural. But I had a hell of a time getting out of that burlap sack full of rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Good times. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Ah, the days of our youth...Thanks for the laugh, Lawman Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Learning how to swim, hold your breathe, and recreate a Houdini trick all in one day. What more could a boy ask for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Clayton Conagher #43872 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thanks, I needed a good chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Ha. Yep that's a good laugh. Glad I didn't learn that way. But it did remind me of going to grandmas in Tennessee every summer. The wide, deep part of the local creek was called the Sally Hole. That's where I learnt to swim. Never could figure out why they called it that. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 You wuz lucky, Mark. I had to share MY sack with a bunch o' cats ~ and they wasn't happy one bit! (Yeah, they all learned to swim too, once I got the bag open. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 14 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: You wuz lucky, Mark. I had to share MY sack with a bunch o' cats ~ and they wasn't happy one bit! (Yeah, they all learned to swim too, once I got the bag open. ) And now we know how synchronized swimming got its start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: You wuz lucky, Mark. I had to share MY sack with a bunch o' cats ~ and they wasn't happy one bit! (Yeah, they all learned to swim too, once I got the bag open. ) So, why is your SASS alias not Claude Balz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said: So, why is your SASS alias not Claude Balz? That was awreddy taken by my cousin twice removed on my step-sister's side. He don't swim so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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