dwco5051
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There was a time my job required working at night on the lake. I remember both amusing and scary times. Running up on plane responding to an emergency call and our patrol boat at the time always had a problem with reflection off the windshield when the blue lights were activated. So we would stand to see over the windshield and my partner gave out a howl like he had been shot. Actually he took a bat on the forehead at around 30 miles an hour. Another night the moon was bright and the water was still and if you were going the right direction the reflection of the moon would be an unbroken streak on the water. We both said log at the same time and as I throttled back we found a canoe with two teenagers in it about 30 yards ahead of us with no means to make a light and none on the craft out for an evening paddle. Not always dangerous but still a little weird was pulling up to a boat showing no lights which we thought were fishermen and finding an overweight couple in their 60’s or maybe even 70's trying to relive their teenage years.