Huge Congratulations Pryan and Princess! Great and important achievements both!!
Reminds me: Several years ago, the State of Alabama made it mandatory to get a 'Boat Operators License"...You had to go in pay a fee, and take a written multiple choice test....
Now, I've been in and around boats my entire Life, build them even, so I figured it was a piece of cake! My Daughter, who also has been around boats of all sorts, did it right the first time...She went and got the study sheet and then passed the test and got her cert...
She says, "Daddy, its not as easy as you think it is, you better give this study sheet a look before you go take it!"
I said pridefully, "Pshaw!" "I was born on a boat!"....Then I went and failed it miserably and had to go take it again!
Funny how I couldnt operate my boat legally! I could still tow it to the ramp and launch it, but she had to be at the helm! She had to take ME fishing for a month!
In my paltry defense, I over thought the questions and answered from a common sense based history ...
Example: "If you have a 10yr old kid on your boat, they are required to wear a Lifejacket"
A. All the time
B. Only when you think its appropriate
C. All the time on boats over 50hp
D. None of the above...
So yeah I went with 'B'...Of course! My thinking was: It all depends on the kid and conditions! Some 10yr old kids can really swim, I know some that can freedive to 100' and some that would drown themselves in the bathtub....
Why penalize the good swimmers by making them wear a lifejacket All the Time?? And reward the booboos by not letting them drown? And whats this about the age discrimination anyway? I know some 8yr olds that can outswim a 40yr old! Hell, I know some 8yr olds that can drive a tractor, shoot a deer, skin a rat, roof a house...and I've seen some 60yr olds that cant operate a Hoveround at Sams Club! So yeah...bottom line, I bombed it badly...