........ deserves a quiet night.
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It was a quiet night tonight so after dinner we went for a swim.
It was after 9PM. There was no breeze and the water was totally still. It was getting dark but the water was 'warm' once you were in.
I have to admit though that my getting in takes a lot longer than the Old Girl's.
By the time she had swum 2 or 300 meteres and was heading back to shore I was about up to my waist.
"You big wuss" she said unkindly but at least didn't splash me or anything like that.
Eventually I submerged and did a sort of breast stroke/doggyy paddle/freestyle thing that to me was swimming. Once in the water did in fact seem warm.
I wonder though why there are warm patches and cold patches. What's that about? There were no kids about to blame them peeing in the water. Maybe a marine expert could enlighten me. Second Fiddle seems obsessed with The ancient Mariner, maybe he could shed some light.
As I was watching the Old Girl swimming a long way out, in the dark I was reminded of that opening sequence in Jaws.
JAWS
This is the Strauss music version so it won't scare you too much.
THE CURMUDGEON
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You should wear lights when swimming in the dark.
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I wore togs
The great dark form bore down on another in the black sea.
A splintering sound was heard drowning out John Williams bass-line of the shark.
As he sunk beneath the waves a plaintive call came from Richard (of RBB)
"You should wear lights when swimming in the dark."
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