Posted on 07/14/2018 5:06:40 AM PDT by BBell
Floaters think everyone is a floater and it pisses me off! In the Corp you can’t argue or talk back so I would just take a really deep breath and get in the proper position and promptly sink to the bottom. The real idiot floaters would say something stupid like “are you filling your lungs with air Marine!”. I had to really bite down hard on tongue to keep from being a smart ass.
I’ve heard of it and I’ve seen pictures and videos of it happening but in almost all of those situations it was a result of a storm. I did see one where these people were on some rocks on a nice calm day and suddenly a wave came in and grabbed some folks. No warning no storm no passing ship it just happened.
On rocks, sure; on a beach, no.
Good point. I wonder if it was an actual rip tide or a rouge wave?
I know it's off topic but they were fantastic and whenever i see St Simons Island mentioned they're the first thing I think of.
I was on Rockaway Beach, NY years ago (very rough there) and I was about 10 or 12. I went to the beach all the time, I wasn’t bold but I knew what was going on.
I’m in the surf, water just coming over my feet, and suddenly it was a though 2 hands grabbed my ankles and just pulled me right down on my keister. Very scary, I was fine of course, but it really showed me the power of the ocean.
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