Jul 28
Storm World
Bill now has that settled look about him, still playful but unwavering. Positions are posed as interrogatives: “Are you sure you want to be this close to shore with all the mosquitoes?” “Sure, but doesn’t the idea of being so close to the channel with all the barges and wake bother you?”
Both options have pros and cons. Both proponents can be stubborn and gracious. On the night of the storm, the terrain dictated that a medium distance from the beach was suitable. If the channel were closer, beaching the craft would be more stable; if the clouds didn’t threaten as much, further out would be more acceptable.
I am glad that Bill won because there is no way to safely move this craft in severe weather. These results will not be used as a post-hoc analysis the next time we debate our camping spot; both of us are pretty good about playing fair. But we each have assimilated this new information about how bad a storm can be, and the next time the clouds threaten in the evening you might find us a bit closer to shore.
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One can only know the highest highs if they’ve experienced the lowest lows. And each, will be a death bed memory. Such is life fellas… you guys are really living it.
More storm material! Those shots were beautiful.
Dang, y’all. High drama! Last Summer I was canoeing down the Delaware with some friends when a massive thunderstorm passed directly over our heads, and nobody really knew the protocol. Is it safer to be in the water, or on land? There were staunch “stay in the water” proponents, and strong “get on the land” proponents (me). Turns out we were both wrong. Or right. Every site we found when we got back said something different. Canoes are pretty low in the water, so are probably not that attractive to lightning. That being said, if there are trees on shore nearby, you may have a better chance if you’re near-ish them (not under them). There weren’t any trees where we got out, so we were both wrong. That being said, nobody really knows for sure what is safest, because there just isn’t that much data and there are soooo many variables, the biggest, and scariest being the (seemingly) completely random nature of where lightning is going to strike.
Anyway, yeah. Scary shit. Glad you guys made it through while retaining possession of your eyebrows.
I miss alot being in ‘arm chair world’, but it’s safe. Looked a little bit scary…
Did you see this guy?? http://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/
This guy is wonderful, ‘garbage man world’.
Stay safe!!
Max, you look absolutely terrified during the storm. I’m sure I would be too if I was out there. Luckily, though, I wasn’t, so I slept right through it.
In the ER, it is kinda like last a casino - seventy degrees, same lighting twenty four hours a day, people walk in red faced and sweating or soaked in rain or frosty with with snow and we are usually totally oblivious to what goes on in the outside world. Max, either I’m trying to contrast what your saying or I’m not listening to what your saying and making an excuse to talk about myself.