Re: taking a leak overboard
This past summer I had taken a pretty good sized group of friends out on the Milwaukee River. We had docked and headed to a bar for a while, so when we're heading back to the ramp, of course someone needs to relieve themselves. Not the smartest thing to do, but one of my friends decided to take a leak while standing on the swim step while we're going at no-wake speed down the river. This is around 2:00am, so boat traffic was light and it was dark out. While he's busy, the girl sitting behind me points to the throttle lever and asks if that makes the boat go faster. Not thinking of the ramifications, I say yes. Well, she slams the throttle down. My friend does a nice dance trying to balance before he goes into the drink. The Milwaukee River is NOT where you want to go swimming, it's alot better than 10 years ago, but I'm still surprised he didn't get some strange disease. To make matters better, this happened right in front of a restaurant with outdoor seating on the river. Gave those people quite a little entertainment that night.
