[SlowBoat407]

My brother, who lives in Hawaii, told me about some friends of his who were on Phi Phi when the wave hit. They were halfway through a couple of six-packs when they saw the water recede. Somewhere in their semi-sotted brains they registered that rapidly receding water meant something bad, but it took a moment, just long enough for the water to start coming back in, before they remembered. They sobered up quickly and started running up the beach yelling at everyone they could to clear out, but apparently no one else could understand English, because they found themselves running alone.

These guys ran for five minutes before they started slowing down, by which time the water had crested around their knees.

[Squantos]

I've been in a little of everything and a lot of nuthin as far as natural disasters go....yet laying on the beach in Thailand soakin up some cold cervesas and sunshine on the beach would have had me in alert code blue..........I'd have never made it.....yer bro's friends weren't as drunk as they thought they were.

Thank the good lord they made it....Stay safe !

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

"They were halfway through a couple of six-packs"

Wasn't it morning when the waves first hit?

[jpsb]

Nice story!