Dimensional Door - Freeople Thread 22

Today | Me

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(not quite) My Shark Story.

A friend of mine, let's call him Chuck, who is somewhat crazy, tells this story. Knowing him I believe it!

One day, Chuck was out diving with friends off Davenport, about half way between Half Moon Bay, and Santa Cruz CA.

He was swimming along, minding his own business, trying out his new $80 flippers. A seal grabbed one of his flippers. Annoyed, he kicked his foot up to shake the seal loose. This flipped HIM up under what he describes as a boxcar with fins. His "seal" was a Great White Shark!

The shark didn't like the taste of rubber and spit out the fin. He boosted for the surface stuck his head up and said "HELP!" Head back down, look for shark. Head up: "SHARK!" At this point he sees everybody on the boat franticly running to and fro. He and the boat manage to get together.

Later he found out that some local fishermen were in the habit of cleaning their catch in that area.

Soooo, the shark came up beside the boat looking for a handout. Finding none it then swam off in his direction. His friends said it was as long as the boat, 12 feet.

OK, now fast forward a month and a half. Chuck is visiting friends in San Diego, They go out for a dive. There are Basking Sharks, a harmless filter feeder, in the area. So his friend who knows about the earlier dive says, "Hey, Chuck! Wanna swim with the sharks?"

Slow Learner Chuck says "Sure!"

Soon, he's in the water. He sticks his head up and can see the dorsal fin of a shark approaching him. Oh goody! Dunks his head and looks. The water is too murky. Head up. Fin still coming. Head down, too murky. Then...

Out of the gloom a mouth "big enough for me to stand up in in any direction" suddenly appears.

His friend says it was the funniest thing he ever saw. Chuck came straight up out of the water, walked 10 feet across the surface and sank back down...

[Lakeshark]

Once I saw one once at a very close distance while surfing. I told the story here a couple of years back. My friend, who I was showing surfing for the first time, tried to react like the guy who walked on water for ten feet.........

Unfortunately he fell off the surfboard and thrashed around instead.

Baaaad idea.......very bad.

[sweetliberty]

Took this at the lake...

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[sweetliberty]

In his dreams.

[Lakeshark]

There are moments.....

:-)

[Lakeshark]

If I might say so, I have been threatened by those creatures more than sharks in my lifetime.

I've been in the ocean a lot.......

[restornu]

BQ Where are you......

[Borax Queen]

Went swimming! It's 93 out. Didn't end up like your one photo, lol. I like this last post MUCH better! Hahahhahhahha.

[restornu]

Boasting its 63 here!

[Darksheare]

Best was the surfer who hit big air and yelled 'No Way!' when he flew.

[Darksheare]

Zounds, resty doing forbidden images!
*chuckle*

I did the 'properties, copy paste' dance with the image to see it.
Quite cool actually.

[Darksheare]

Painted turtle.
Pretty cool!

(Or is that a slider? Got both here, and they coexist..)

[sweetliberty]

Beats me. Just your basic Arkansas water turtle I reckon.

[restornu]

[Lakeshark]

Gran's pics are much more my style........

Btw......Do snakes bleed?

Cold blooded, or none at all.

[Lakeshark]

Not to be picky, but.......

It's windsurfers that hit big air.

:-(

[Lakeshark]

I think this is Darks trying his pick up lines.......

I like this last post MUCH better! Hahahhahhahha.

:-)

[restornu]

Sharky Family Re-union

[Lakeshark]

I think that may be the snakey family re-union.......

:-)

[westmex]

Stormy day in Lacey,WA.

Except for a lot of rain, today was a pretty good day for me..

With that said, it's off to bed for me..Goodnight all..Have a good one..

.....Westy.....