A Tale of a Tomless Dock
What I've Learned So Far...
One of the things that happens here on the lake every time winter goes into remission and we catch a dose of springtime is that we have to cobble together some sort of a dock. Having a dock gives us a way to walk out to the boat all summer without getting our flip-flops wet.
For the past fifteen years my main dock-slinging sidekick has been my friend Tom. Over this past winter Tom decided to desert the Ann Arbor area and move to Arizona, since it offers better weather, more employment opportunities, and the right to carry a handgun without a permit - or any conceivable reason. And the only down side is that, since he's from England, he will have to have his papers in his pocket at all times, or he could wind up enjoying the weather in Tijuana.
So Tom's departure left building the dock pretty much up to my son Pat and I. We chose a weekend not long after the thaw, our theory being that as we worked our way through the project the lake would be cold enough that we could use it to ice down our beer - along with any contusions, abrasions, burns, or minor fractures that might crop up.
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