Spent a lot of time during the summer with my (paternal) grandparents down on Bull Shoals Lake on the MO/AR line. I have a picture taken down there of me at about 8-9 years old, holding a blacksnake as high as I could over my head, and it hung down to the ground, plus about a foot on the ground. ![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I'll never forget the first time my granddad let me drive the old boat they had, it was a 16' fiberglass with a 60 hp Chrysler motor...my grandmother was terrified if I got within 300' feet of the shore, she made sure I stayed out in the middle of the channel, no stunts......good times.![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
SatAv, thanks for the contest and to everyone for posting these great stories.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I'll never forget the first time my granddad let me drive the old boat they had, it was a 16' fiberglass with a 60 hp Chrysler motor...my grandmother was terrified if I got within 300' feet of the shore, she made sure I stayed out in the middle of the channel, no stunts......good times.
SatAv, thanks for the contest and to everyone for posting these great stories.