On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:20:00 -0700 (PDT), Frank Reid © 2010
wrote:

Jeff is on the first day of his fishing vacation. Jeff, a friend and
MY dog went for a brief venture in his new boat. They found a small
island, anchored, and walked ashore. (dog swam) Men fished, dog played
and frolicked with other dog...s. After about 2 hours, they headed
back to the boat.... found it sitting on dry land. It appears that
Jeff was unaware that large bodies of water have things called
"tides."

Um, wasn't our boy, ol' Jacques Clousteau, in the US Navy...? And where were
they fishing? If you're on a small island, tidal change is a tough thing to
miss...I mean, if at noon, you're standing at the water's edge casting to the
water and an hour later, you haven't moved, but you're now standing 20 feet from
the water, one would think a person (even a lawyer) would casually notice such
goings-on, but, hey, YMMV...

Apparently, "tides" flow in and "tides" flow out and
sometimes when the "tide" flows out.... well, you and your friend and
your wife's dog are stuck in a boat on dry land for about 9 hours. And
when the sun goes down, it gets a bit chilly. I hope he will be with
you tomorrow. I also hope, for Jeff's sake, that MY dog is okay.

This is his wife, Rachel, signing off.

Amused,
R