Water Warning-O/T but important

William H. Shuey · 2006-07-04T03:56:31+00:00

Hi Troops: If any of you have teenage kids in the family sit them down and have alittle heart to heart talk with them soon, about moving water. Many years ago my Great Uncle, who was an old U.S. Navy "Hard Hat"diver responded to a remark I made about going for a swim in the creekthat ran near his house with an old Navy Man's lecture, the type he usedto give to wet nosed recruits. Water weighs about 8 pounds per gallon, moving water has additionalweight or energy because it is moving, they call that Kinetic Energy.The faster it is moving the more energy or weight it has. 8 inches offast moving water can knock you off your feet and as little as 16 inchescan drown you. I bring this up because here in the East we have had a series of bigrain storms and in the last week four teen age boys have drowned here inMaryland because they thought going for a swim in some fast movingstream looked like fun. Latest one is the son of an acquaintance. Teenagers haven't developed the skills to estimate risk, adults need toenlighten them. Bill Shuey who hates funerals

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