My father is a wonderful man.
He also has a bunch of crazy ideas. Ideas that shouldn't be possible in real life.
He also has a bunch of crazy ideas. Ideas that shouldn't be possible in real life.
He once suggested that the scouts have a camp-out in the backyard by floating in the pool on air-mattresses, Parent Trap style.
We vetoed that one. But we couldn't talk him out of this one.
Dad needed to test-drive the para-sails, to make sure they flew right. He couldn't be talked out of it.
So, as we walked out the door, we joked about stuff like "writing eulogies," and "giving speeches at funerals," but I was actually full of trepidation.
Mom and I had very incredulous faces (as you can see) but we were the faithful family members , leading another family member into a possibly dangerous situation.
In the end, I was only there to help mom stay awake, and take documentation. But I did pretty well at that.
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| Big rope, lots of help. |
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| In the beginning. |
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| Testing the wind. Apparently, it is important to know which way it is going. |
And... it's a wrap. Everyone survived! (Applause!)
they work.
Yeah they work! PS- it is actually really important to test the parasails before you use them in the water. Prevention is the best form of insurance.
ReplyDeleteBut riding a para-sail on a dirt road in probably isn't covered in most insurance policies.
ReplyDeleteYou had a VERY important job--in addition to the purposes you mentioned. You were the observer, a very important and necessary job. On a boat you would have had the orange flag. You'd like that--at least the fact that it's orange. On land you were to observe and relay what I couldn't see well enough--like if your Dad had landed funky and broke his leg that I should stop rather than drag him across the rocks.
ReplyDeleteOh, AND, recall that your photo/video documentation is needed for the funeral slideshow, which gratefully we are not currently planning.
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