mike64
Lieutenant Junior Grade
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FINALLY getting some summerlike weather here in Michigan. last Sunday, sun and 90 degrees was forecast, so I took the family out on the boat in the afternoon.
After cruising around, I anchored off shore in a spot where boats congregate off the beach. As my kids are playing in the water, not a care in the world, I'm carefully watching ugly purple clouds that suddenly appear on the horizon. I'm hoping the storm passes to the north, but suddenly BOOM! crack of thunder and the rain starts heavy. I yell "out of the water!" and my wife and kids run for shelter. A strong wind kicks up and my boat starts getting blown sideways into shore, almost hitting a pontoon, even though I double-anchored it. I wrestle it back into place. Five minutes later it passes and it's sunny again, like it never happened.
Another squall passed over an hour later, not as bad as the first. Then, driving the boat home we got hit with a major downpour. We get home and it's sunny and raining at the same time. and hotter than ever.
All in all, a typical Michigan summer afternoon.
After cruising around, I anchored off shore in a spot where boats congregate off the beach. As my kids are playing in the water, not a care in the world, I'm carefully watching ugly purple clouds that suddenly appear on the horizon. I'm hoping the storm passes to the north, but suddenly BOOM! crack of thunder and the rain starts heavy. I yell "out of the water!" and my wife and kids run for shelter. A strong wind kicks up and my boat starts getting blown sideways into shore, almost hitting a pontoon, even though I double-anchored it. I wrestle it back into place. Five minutes later it passes and it's sunny again, like it never happened.
Another squall passed over an hour later, not as bad as the first. Then, driving the boat home we got hit with a major downpour. We get home and it's sunny and raining at the same time. and hotter than ever.
All in all, a typical Michigan summer afternoon.
