Ethanw08

I know this thread is old but I stumbled upon it and have to share this story of my dad. I could keep you guys up all night in a cabin in the woods laughing until sunrise will all the stories I have of him but this one stuck out. We borrowed a sweet Ranger from my dad's boss at work which owned his own company. He was loaded. I mean multi-millionaire! He told us we could borrow his boat anytime we wanted so we decided to take him up on that. We got to the lake, unloaded the boat, made it half way across the lake at midnight and the boat dies........of course we call the bossman to no avail, he doesn't answer it is midnight so we figured as much. My dad left a voice mail...."Dave....Uhhhh, we started up your boat and made it across the lake and it died. We know it has fuel, cause we topped off both tanks, where is the switch, if you could call us back we'd appreciate it" then right before he hangs up my dad says...."uuhhhhh Dave, we're drifting...we're headed for the rocks.....over and out." then just hangs up. We were nowhere near rocks, he just though that by saying that he would call back faster lmao. we get towed back (30 min tow) and Dave calls back and says the switch is between my dads legs just below the seat cushion.....OMG! We felt so bad for the gusy in the pontoon that just towed us all the way across the lake, we tried to pay them and explain the boat wasn't ours and we thought it was engine trouble. They laughed at us (as they should have tried to kill us lol.) The next day, we head back out to the shallows where we lowered the trolling motor and caught some small ones. We wanted to get on some bigger fish after about an hour so with my brother driving, my dad in the passenger seat and me laying on the front casting deck, I signaled to my brother we are good to go! My brother eased into the throttle, that 250 started rumbling'! The front lifted up! Here we go I thought! Then water just starts dumping on me! I cant see a d**n thing! Then I hear it! My brother floors it! That 250 is SCREAMIN! the boat lifts even higher! EVEN MORE WATER is coming over now, he held it like this for 30 seconds. We all cant see anything now. All I see is the wave of water in front of the boat just dumping on me. I hear my brother cut the engine and I will never forget what I saw, My brother with his eyes squinted, my dad scrunching over in his passenger seat, water running full stream off of the bill of his hat, a full cigarette that he had just lit is now broken in half soaking wet, but still dangling out of his mouth, and through the dripping water off the bill of his hat there is not an ounce of emotion on his face. He looked like what just happened was completely and utterly normal HAHAHA! What caused the issue? The trolling motor was never pulled up and when my brother hammered on the throttle it was scooping water from the lake and dumping it on top of the boat. I have never laughed so hard in my life thinking about the look on my dads face and then him uttering the words "GAWD d**n boys!" What happened to my smoke!?!!