05-06-2003, 07:03 PM
[cool]There are a lot worse ways to "check out" than to go while you are enjoying what you like best. We can only hope the end was swift and merciful.
Many long years ago, while working on a boat fishing Catalina for yellows, I was talking with one of the passengers, who informed me that he was a heart patient, and was out there against the advice of his doctor. Not long after the first stop, he got bent by a big yellow, got a big
on his face, handed the rod to one of the other deck hands and slid to the deck. He was gone before he finished laying down...with a .
I've thought about that many times and I think that's the way I want to go. It's gotta be better than being hooked up to a machine...or in a fire...or in a driveby shooting.
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Many long years ago, while working on a boat fishing Catalina for yellows, I was talking with one of the passengers, who informed me that he was a heart patient, and was out there against the advice of his doctor. Not long after the first stop, he got bent by a big yellow, got a big
on his face, handed the rod to one of the other deck hands and slid to the deck. He was gone before he finished laying down...with a . I've thought about that many times and I think that's the way I want to go. It's gotta be better than being hooked up to a machine...or in a fire...or in a driveby shooting.
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