He started the class by telling the tale of a couple who went out for a cruise on the Chesapeake Bay. The weather was lovely when they started, but suddenly and without warning, drastically changed for the worse. The waves got higher, the wind blew stronger as they tried to make their way back to port. Suddenly and without warning, a rogue wave came across the deck and swept them both overboard. Through a struggle that seemed an eternity, the man was able to climb back aboard. He scanned and searched frantically for his beloved wife, to no avail as the storm continued to intensify. Reluctantly he headed the boat for safe harbor.
When he arrived in port and notified the authorities, he was told there was nothing more he could do and to go home and try and get some rest. He would be notified when there were any developments.
A few days later, representatives from the Dept. of Natural Resources, clergy and Medical Examiners office went to the mans home.
"Sir," they said, "We have some god news and bad news. The bad news is, we found your wife and sorry to report that she is deceased. The good news is, when we pulled her in, she was covered with #1 male crabs and we're going to pull her in again tomorrow!"
Lord, that's cold!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to buy a boat and live on it once, when I had an opportunity to do so. My wife vetoed the idea. Maybe she had heard this joke?
Yeah, the humor of the first responder community does tend to be a bit on the macabre. Part of dealing with tragedy when one is in the thick of it.
ReplyDeleteI once knew a couple that lived on a houseboat. They said it was always cold.