BUBBLE CHUCKERS & DIPSTICKS

[TubeDude]

[cool]I wonder about you Ron San. Are you subjecting yourself to some obscure character-building excercise...or just to stubborn to give up on a bad investment? Reminds me of the old man moaning and groaning while rocking on the front porch. When asked by his concerned old wife what the problem was, he replied that there was a splinter from the chair poking him in the backside. His wife suggests that he get up and do something about it...to which he replies "Oh, I'll get used to it."

And, yes, I have been guilty of talking to myself while upon the waters. Even worse, I talk to TubeBabe on the walkie talkies and nearby boaters just THINK I am talking to myself.

As you know, sound carries well over the water. I always enjoy the comments of boaters who are looking at us in our flotation craft. I have kept a record of some of the dumber comments I have heard, like:

"YEAH, THOSE THINGS GOT WADERS SEWED INTO 'EM"

"HE'S PROBABLY WALKING ON THE BOTTOM (in 30 feet of water)."

"THEY GOT LITTLE MOTORS ON 'EM."

And, my favorite: "I GUESS THAT MUST BE FUN, BUT THEY DON'T NEVER CATCH NO FISH." (As I reel in the hundredth fish of the day...and they catch nothing but sunburn)

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