Sunday, July 6 2025

 Today is good!  I had some rough hours there Saturday night, but I got through them. I have made coffee, visited with Jay and talked about small boats on "the Big Ditch" (I don't recommend them unless you know what you are doing.). I am talking about canoes, kayaks and those small boats you can buy at Sam's.  Avoid the Tombibgee unless you are skilled. even if you are skilled, drunk bullies in ski boats will laughingly knock over your canoe and there you are, in the middle of the Tombibgee, hanging on.  Praise God for cell phones and being able to contact the Corp of Engineers for help.  5 minutes, or less, and there they are, our heroes!  The Corp didn't like to hear about the drunk bully knocking over our canoe, and the drunk bully was arrested.  I guess he was too drunk to race off somewhere, or else he was enjoying Watching the flailing bodies too much to leave the scene. This happened about 3 years ago but the memory of it is vivid.  Anyway, find out the Corps emergency number if you are boating on the Tombibgee and program it into your phone, sooner rather than later.  And, have a waterproof case for your phone that attaches to your

 clothing.  That's my Sunday afternoon story and very good advice!  The Corp takes water safety seriously.

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