Once a certain fellow was driving home from a fishing trip in northern Michigan with his boat in tow. As the trip took place a number of years ago, portable telephones had yet to enter universal use and travelers were dependant upon CB radio.
It seems that his car developed engine trouble a few miles inland from Lake Huron. Lacking a CB in his car, he determined to use his marine radio to get help. Climbing into his boat, he broadcast his call letters and asked for assistance.
A Coast Guard officer responded, "Please give your location."
"I'm on Interstate 75, two miles south of Standish."
The officer paused, "Could you repeat that?"
"I-75, two miles south of Standish."
A longer pause. Then an incredulous voice asked,
"How fast were you going when you hit shore ..."
----------------A Final Thought ...
"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
- Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932), British essayist, writer of children’s books. These immortal words were spoken by Rat in the classic, "The Wind in the Willows," 1908, undoubtedly among the finest children's books ever written. The implications are obvious, yet are usually missed by the target audience of the book.