Anchors "Aweigh" AKA "Screwed"
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Our friend’s dad generously allowed us the use of their cabin, as well as his pontoon boat, for a long weekend of fun on Dale Hollow. He had but one request. "Don't let anything happen to my brand new anchor."
Seems simple enough, unless you've met us before, in which case you know your anchor is pretty much screwed now.
But the concern proved valid when we swam back toward a boat that had clearly run ashore and whose front was currently resting on dry ground. The men got to the boat first and delivered the news. The anchor was gone. Ok, that's bad. But the rope was gone too, so if the rope floats, that's good. Turns out, the rope didn’t float. That's bad.
We aimlessly swam around the vicinity where we thought the anchor was thrown, occasionally diving down in futile attempts to reach the 16 ft bottom. No anchor.
Unfortunately for us, a family had already anchored their boat into our cove for a day of swimming with their small children. Unfortunately for them, we were undeterred by common courtesy, and proceeded forward with our mission.
So just for fun, let's switch perspectives as I describe what they saw from their boat.
They saw a boat full of people rudely squeeze nearby into their cove, completely disregarding proper boat etiquette. They saw three women get comfortable sunbathing on the back, while three men got busy on the front. One man repeatedly threw an anchor into the water and then pulled it back in. Another man repeatedly cast out a fishing line with a giant hook on the end and reeled it back in. The 3rd man was behind the wheel of the boat and slowly drove back and forth and round and round, while 80's music blasted from their boat radio.
He responded, "We tied it off this time. We're not idiots."
By the looks on their faces, the family on the other boat strongly disagreed with that statement.

Shari Courter has been married to her high school sweetheart for 23 years. They have 4 children, 1 daughter-in-law, 1 son-in-law, 1 grandson and 1 granddaughter. She's a Licensed Massage Therapist, Zumba instructor, freelance writer, blogger and published author with stories in 5 of the Not Your Mother's Books anthology series. You can follow Shari on Facebook or at Close Courters Blog where she's known for openly sharing her family's many (mis)adventures. Be prepared to hear the good, the bad and the holy crap.
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