Here is a synopsis of some of the SHT I have been part of.<br /><br />In my teens: Went water skiing a lot. Had a friend who liked to ski in a tuxedo tails jacket, nothing else. Not a real pretty sight. <br /><br />Took a busty friend waterskiing one day. We wore waterski belts in those days, no life jacket. She fell hard and her bikini top exploded. I gave her my tee shirt. Since that was in the early seventies, I claim to have invented the "wet tee shirt" contest.<br /><br />In my Twenties: Took a bunch of co-workers waterskiing. Two boats, 4-5 couples, a few singles, lots of drinks. One girl tried so hard to learn to ski, her bottom was sore for two weeks. One couple got engaged that day at the beach. When I skied behind my boat, front seatback fell out dumping driver and observer onto the floor. They stayed there laughing and we nearly crashed. <br />Another friend "cracked the whip" at low tide. Consequently he ran out of water and ended up being tossed up onto the mud.<br />I "cracked the whip" and ended up hitting a small rock with the fin on the salom ski. When the ski stops dead, you do a face plant.<br /><br />Another friend doesn't like to get wet when he skiis. He therefore does a nice jump start off the beach, skiis beautifully and swings in to the beach as I drive the boat past it. He hits the beach at 30MPH, jumps out of the ski and tries to run off his momentum. Face plant at the top of the beach.<br /><br /><br />In my thirties: I somehow acquire two boats. Its a beautiful weekend to be on the water. One is in shop for repairs, no problem, I drag out the other one. This one had been run w/o oil so its a nogo. I remember I have inflateable boat I never used. Package says 3-person boat. No problem, I plan to load up girlfriend (92 pounds) small cooler and myself (160 pounds). When I get to the river I find the boat is very small and will only fit the two of us if we get into a position only married folks should assume. I also need to tie the cooler to the back of the boat and tow it along. Along comes a 40 footer. Guy yells down from the flybridge "Hey nice boat". Although he sounds sincere, I think he just likes the girlfriend.<br /><br />An old friend visits me with his new wife (who I had never met). We go to the beach to ski. So my new girlfriend, he and I get in boat. New girlfriend intends to learn to salom in one day. Needless to say, this took much effort on her part and much time. After a couple of tries, her bikini top falls off. No problem since she has a foam life jacket which covers her completely. My friend (in the spirit of the moment) grabs the bikini top, holds it up in the air and swings it around his head, while whooping at the top of his lungs. Wife observes this from shore and they are divorced shortly after. coincidence?
