“We’d get hammered on Jack, sit on the edge of the dock and watch hundreds of glowing eyes.
Florida decreases one’s wisdom and risk aversion...”
We used to go fishing at night in remote lakes and watch the hundreds of glowing eyes from the flashlight beam ... and then jump in to cool off!
See, we were exactly as stupid in the same way...
We saved our “swimming” for retention ponds. It was a test of manhood.
:)