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Me: I don’t need therapy Handsome UKposts guy: consider therapy Me: TAKE MY MONEY

If one thinks deep back in the 70s Jonny Carson wise cracked about his exp when the water on Lake Michigan all of sudden turned violent in like really hot calm 90 degree weather it went from totally calm in a split second and he said the water color actually changed. I had that very same exp with being on a 57 cabin cruiser with a colleague and friends ex wife. The man told me point blank the sole reasons he divorced her was she was a few bubbles off plumb and that was when she piloted this 57 footer into the middle of that lake I knew she wasn't sane... I saw boats that coulda hit and swallowed that little cabin cruiser and legit claimed they never knew they hit anything. Not to mention when the storm brewed up the water went from the normal putrid stinky pea green to a glowing purplish blue which other mariners have reported. That dip stick broad had no brains no mind to be out in the middle of that lake with that toy boat with me on it and that was the end of the relationship with us when I forcibly took over the helm that afternoon. I even called a mayday n the radio to let people know we were in trouble as the storm intensified it totally sheered off the engine hatch cover which she had open to cool the motors. Later part of the upper bridge roof was sheered off & left hanging over to the port side. If I was not so busy trying to save my own life I probably woulda crapped my own pants especially when the water literally changed colors and started to like glow was the interesting part. At that time I was not that interested in the weird glowing water not at all. Whether it was the sun or the sun angle the waters in the middle of Lake Michigan began to like glow a purplish blue color not the sick smelly green color I remember. I don't know how the hell anyone can even swim in water that stinks like that water does stink. Then think that some people take literal toy boats among them gargantuan ships that traverse that lake. I mean my buddies ex has more money than brains and some people die of that scenario too like she probably will.

They're REALLY bad, dude. Look into it more. Also we are just trying to learn about boats here, not the time to tell us about your therapy problems.

I’m struggling with finding material to research by listening to historical statistics for my music. The real reason I’m subscribing is because you remind me of my friend Joey. A’ho brother.

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Goat man 🙌🏼

All Hail Boat Man!!!!

HAIL BOATMAN 🚢

It's BOB! ❤

Yep, Mackinaw is near my stomping grounds.

Edit: Hey, another Wisconsinite here, he also mispronounced Manitowoc, for those curious it's pronounced kinda' like man-it-uh-wok. I agree that there's no mystery, tides, currents, weather, and hypothermia is all it takes.

Higher population in the triangle area also adds to the largest death tolls.Not taking anything from the condition of the lake itself.Just a observation.

@@adspur Chicago n Indiana side, by far have a much greater population but 4sho

​@@adspurexactly, waters are just as dangerous further up, there's just a lot less people. The only area that's not really dangerous is the bay area around the peninsula that's pretty protected.

I agree. Live just outside of Toledo. These lakes can quickly turn deadly.

@@darthdeviousMichigan native, went to school in sault ste. marie. I check that, these Lakes aren’t anything to underestimate, that’s for sure.

Sandusky?

@@rustyshacklefordrefined5756 close. But I was actually at CP when the storms came through. Went from clear blue sky, to tornado watch in the course of 10 mins.

Detroit River can get pretty nasty even!

I'm not at all comfortable with selling therapy through commercial sponsorship. It raises all sorts of ethical issues.

Nice, thanks for the info. This is exactly what I feared. How sickening.

In most places you can find spots that will do a sliding scale for you. Real therapy is better anyway

AMEN!

The big Pond 😊

Erie, as the shallowest of the five is particularly treacherous!

@@vilstef6988 exactly.

I'm underestimating it right now and I'm just fine.

I go to Silver Beach all the time with my son and we take our noodles. We dont notice the rips because of the noodles and we are usually swimming sideways trying to go from the swimming area to some random spot on the pier. I eventually want to make it out to the lighthouse lol

@tommywolfe2706 even with the noodle, if you got caught in one, you'd notice. I've never felt any rips at Silver Beach, but definitely at Warren Dunes

​@@apancher I thought that I had already been in some.....and now I am feeling reckless and stupid and will definitely weigh my decisions, especially with my son around a lot more from here on out.

I agree, I think exhaustion has everything to do with his disappearance. The simplest answer is usually the correct one in cases like this. It could also potentially be that he wasn't in as good a state of mind as his crew believed him to be, and the exhaustion triggered an acute mental health crisis, ending in him taking his own life. If that was the case, the fact it was a special occasion may have factored into it too.

I agree with you both. I had the same thought. Maybe in his exhaustion, he simply slipped, and after 3 hours... well, he wouldn't be found. Many possibilities, but the simplest is usually correct, as stated above. Be well, and stay safe all.

Stupid is as stupid does.

@@eldorado1830 I wouldn’t really call people stupid for not knowing how dangerous open water can be when they’re drunk. They look at it like a swimming pool. The problem is our educational system failing and people being so consumed with media and fantasy that they forget to teach their children about the dangers of nature.

Natural selection. It all works out

It's technically a rip current and it won't carry you to the middle of the lake, just far enough out where if you're not a good swimmer you'll be in trouble.

@@stevegantz8620 Even if you're a good swimmer, you'll be in trouble. We Danes have rip currents all along the coastline of Jutland that faces the North Sea. You don't know where they are, when they'll arise or how powerful they are, until you are close or in the middle of one. Countless German tourists have died over the years from getting into one of these rip currents and getting dragged out to sea. They're usually dragged far enough out to warrant rescue by helicopter rather than by a small boat and even great swimmers have lost their lives to these rip currents, simply from being dragged so far out that there's no return without help. But if no one knows you're gone, help will never come.

I agree, take them seriously. @@Arterexius

Thank you, hearing the ac ending hurts every time

@@mobilegamemadness2763 throw back to my years with Mackinac State Historic Parks

Tell that to the gal who crossed the bridge in the Yugo.

Hey, at least that's better than the Manitowoc pronunciation.

Even plenty of Michiganders say Mack in Ack.

Classic girl onomatopoeia

Got that summertime sadness? Sorry. Just messing with you.

I'm with you brother. Fuck the heat. Though probably more accurately, fuck humidity.

Thank you for watching!

I’m happy to have been born in Milwaukee next to the lake. Then up north near Lake Superior which is way more scary of a lake. It’s as serious as the sea, an so cold bodies don’t deteriorate an stay preserved forever basically

It’s like looking at the ocean. They seem endless. Other lakes feel like puddles once you see the majesty of the Greats.

Some one knows how to use Wikipedia...

@@vampcaff Actually this was all off the top of my head. I've just done a lot of research and I talked to plenty of local maritime history buffs here in Michigan. I always wondered if I could accidentally sound like an encyclopedia. I'll take that Wikipedia comment as a compliment. 😄 Also, the description of a white squall is almost a direct quote from a Stan Rodgers song 'White Squall', because he got the description right.

Agreed 👏

Thank you! It's been really interesting learning about the region!

It's a Canadian map from 1873 haha so I'm not shocked that it's inaccurate/ out of date

@@BigOldBoats lmao, As they said in "South Park: Bigger Longer, Uncut!" Blame Canada!!

I was half distracted while the video was playing and snapped to attention as soon as it was pronounced incorrectly 😂

You might want to edit your edit 😅

@@vampcaff Naw, I've made my good faith effort. 😅

Or, could be suicide.

It’s the mysterious, downright evil, lack of parallel sides.

Thank you so much and welcome aboard!