Jim147, laugh all you want, but I'd rather have it and not need it...
And if a chopper is up above, I'll ditch the flippers and goggles... but you'll notice even the rescuers coming down from the chopper to get people are wearing flotation vests.
But I'll try to remember to wave at you.
Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas, I was seriously thinking about a wet suit, but you start out with a .22, then go upscale. I think I'd have time to put it on, but first things first. Total investment was about $60, I think, but I lost the receipt. Not that I'd be in a position to return the merchandise if it didn't work as intended.
That Big Thompson flood was wierd. I remember the skies around Boulder CO were clear almost all night, but I could hear thunder rumbling off in the mountains somewhere. Later that night, distress calls started to come in on the radio, and that's all she wrote.