Fishinmagician
Seaman
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2008
- Messages
- 59
well.....
i did the unthinkable yesterday. took the kids out to tube,
got the cooler-check
got the gas full-check
got the tube-check
got the bridal-check blah blah blah,
ok here we go, back it in honey, kids stay on the dock. ok hold her there. boat floats off like peanut butter and jelly, wife pulls out, good to go, hey wait, why does the boat look so low in the back, holy S@#t why is there water in the rear, sky dive off the dock, move a tank of fuel, shove my biggest finger in the hole (the humiliation slowly starts to build ) knowing there are 2 jet skiers and 1 boat waiting in line, I look up at the kids and tell the oldest, run over to the docking building and tell them to give you a plug and i will be there to pay him when i get this figured out...she takes off like Jesse Owens.
I feverishly am looking for my plug blindly in 5 inches of water. Here comes the wife, "whats wrong" i look up at her, "um theres a small leak" "really" she says, i go "yea, you see the water in the boat and the anger on my face because i forgot the plug" she says" why did you do that" , now for all you boys out there who are married, Know this scenerio, for the ones who are not married and maybe one day will be, pay attention, this is a crucial point in your relationship... your either going to NOT say another word and eat it, OR your going to become the biggest smart Arse on earth,
God Bless her i whispered. I say, honey "please go get the truck and back her back in" she exclaims "why" i tell her that i have to pull the boat out and drain the rear " she gets this inconvience look on her face but starts walking after looking at the expression on MY face.
at this time the daughter has made it to the launch house, im thinking ok no one here knows what an idiot i am and i can get awy with the humilation factor with just the kids and better half, i do that all the time right? Well just then the guy running the launch house and boat shop yells, "WHAT SIZE PLUG YOU NEED" oh yea thats what i needed, I yell" JUST GIVE HER TWO SIZES AND ILL BRING THE ONE I DONT USE BACK" now i look at people in line, do the courtesy "im sorry" the wife pulls down the landing , i get the plug in, get the boat on the trailer , pull out drain the boat all is good.
We wait patiently in line again for the ones who are doing it right, listen to the better half give her expert advice on boating..and put it in the water, start er up, had a blast for 5 hours on the lake kids where plum tuckered out, good day.
we are in the boat sitting on the beach having a beverage and i look at the wife and say" you want a ride on the tube" she says "no thanks you might sink that too"
God Bless Her......................thats all i could say
Moral of the story: Im a huge check list guy and have read so many horror stories here and told my self NEVER , HAHAHAHAHAHA yea ok........dont think for a minute that it cant happen to you, with everything going through your mind at home before the trip, during launching with people waiting on you, the kids screaming and yelling and your mentally are going over every safety item in your head, If it can happen, IT WILL happen
happy boating all...............
FM
i did the unthinkable yesterday. took the kids out to tube,
got the cooler-check
got the gas full-check
got the tube-check
got the bridal-check blah blah blah,
ok here we go, back it in honey, kids stay on the dock. ok hold her there. boat floats off like peanut butter and jelly, wife pulls out, good to go, hey wait, why does the boat look so low in the back, holy S@#t why is there water in the rear, sky dive off the dock, move a tank of fuel, shove my biggest finger in the hole (the humiliation slowly starts to build ) knowing there are 2 jet skiers and 1 boat waiting in line, I look up at the kids and tell the oldest, run over to the docking building and tell them to give you a plug and i will be there to pay him when i get this figured out...she takes off like Jesse Owens.
I feverishly am looking for my plug blindly in 5 inches of water. Here comes the wife, "whats wrong" i look up at her, "um theres a small leak" "really" she says, i go "yea, you see the water in the boat and the anger on my face because i forgot the plug" she says" why did you do that" , now for all you boys out there who are married, Know this scenerio, for the ones who are not married and maybe one day will be, pay attention, this is a crucial point in your relationship... your either going to NOT say another word and eat it, OR your going to become the biggest smart Arse on earth,
God Bless her i whispered. I say, honey "please go get the truck and back her back in" she exclaims "why" i tell her that i have to pull the boat out and drain the rear " she gets this inconvience look on her face but starts walking after looking at the expression on MY face.
at this time the daughter has made it to the launch house, im thinking ok no one here knows what an idiot i am and i can get awy with the humilation factor with just the kids and better half, i do that all the time right? Well just then the guy running the launch house and boat shop yells, "WHAT SIZE PLUG YOU NEED" oh yea thats what i needed, I yell" JUST GIVE HER TWO SIZES AND ILL BRING THE ONE I DONT USE BACK" now i look at people in line, do the courtesy "im sorry" the wife pulls down the landing , i get the plug in, get the boat on the trailer , pull out drain the boat all is good.
We wait patiently in line again for the ones who are doing it right, listen to the better half give her expert advice on boating..and put it in the water, start er up, had a blast for 5 hours on the lake kids where plum tuckered out, good day.
we are in the boat sitting on the beach having a beverage and i look at the wife and say" you want a ride on the tube" she says "no thanks you might sink that too"
God Bless Her......................thats all i could say
Moral of the story: Im a huge check list guy and have read so many horror stories here and told my self NEVER , HAHAHAHAHAHA yea ok........dont think for a minute that it cant happen to you, with everything going through your mind at home before the trip, during launching with people waiting on you, the kids screaming and yelling and your mentally are going over every safety item in your head, If it can happen, IT WILL happen
happy boating all...............
FM
