[Paddlewise] Embarassing exits

In a message dated 3/14/01 2:20:27 PM, owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net writes:

<< When I was a kid we used go to a campground/marina in the Sacramento/San 
Joaquin river delta.  Next to the two lane boat ramp they had built some 
bleachers where one could watch people load their power boats after a long 
day of
drinking beer.  It was highly entertaining.  >>

Reminds me of when they still did drivers' tests on real streets. My dad and 
I were waiting for my husband to take his written test. We were sitting on a 
stoop along the road where the parallel parking tests were going on. There 
was a 12' wide sidewalk with No Parking signs on the wall. We watched as one 
person managed to jump the curb and take a sign down! The next person jumped 
the curb and got the two passanger-side wheels up on the curb before the 
tester exited the car "in a hurry."
    We laughed until we cried. These were both students of the local driving 
school!
    To keep this OT, the most creative exits I've seen have been Woody's. The 
bigger the audience of kids, the more creative he 'was' (he has lost some 
creativity with experience). My favorite was just for me, though. There was a 
boat wake of some force and he wanted to see if he could get in with the wake 
slapping around. He got astride the boat, which then it bucked. The next 
thing I could see was his feet sticking up in the air with the paddle sinking 
into the surf. I guess you had to be there but I was flattered that he'd do 
such a performance just for me 8^)
    I'd love to hear some of the more "interesting" stories others have. I 
get a kick out of seeing that others can embarrass themselves as well as I 
can.

Joan Spinner

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