I went to the lake approximately 72,986 times between the ages of 6 and 18. Our boat wouldn’t start, stranded us in the middle of the lake, once contained snakes, and even ran OVER my dad. This is how he handled it –
Today, when my brother mentioned he’d like to take the boat to the lake to watch Rimfire ski, I was all for it! I’d spent the weekend with JD McGrumpyPuss but my brother – that would be awesome. JD didn’t grow up on the lake like us, he hadn’t learned from my DAD how to handle adversity.
I don’t know where it all went wrong.
AmmoGuy: This is so aggravating. I’m so glad I sold my boat. Why are there so many people? Where should we ski? Where do we pay? Why is the boat stuck in reverse?
Geesh.
I called my dad for help.
Me: Dad, we’re in the boat and it’s stuck in reverse and there’s a bunch of people, and the kids are upset cause they can’t ski.
Dad: Stop, you’re making me homesick.
Seriously, he’s AWESOME.
Now I remember why I didn’t like to go to the lake – I still don’t want to go.
Dad would have just put the rope on the front of the boat and let her ski while we went backwards, duh…..
McGrumpyPuss, eh? we’ll see who drags YOU around on skis next time……
I see James, Ellory, Roger and Jim but who is the dude in the red and white hat?
That’s Big Jim! Surely you remember Big Jim!