--- David Strike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 29, 2002 3:45 PM, Ed wrote:
>
> (big snip)
> > The other one panicked on his first dive, only
> made it
> > 2 feet under water. I had to drag him back to
> shore,
> > whimpering & blubbering.
>
> > At Dad's insistence he went out for the 2nd dive,
> with
> > an AI holding his hand the whole dive. He did pass
> the
> > minimum standards & was certified. <shudder>
>
> "whimpering & blubbering", and his Dad still pushed
> him into it?  Sounds as
> though the Dad needs to take a refresher programme
> as well!  :-)
>
> Strike

They don't call em Scuba Hostages for nothin'
Dad was so sweet to junior, saying in a nice
reasonable tone, "If you don't get certified you know
you'll be really upset next month when the rest of us
are diving in Hawaii & you have to snorkel..." Ya
gotta love parents.
Ed
(with 2 kids certified & neither will dive with dear
old dad anymore)

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