Oh, I wish I could tell

We Schmidts took the boat out for the first time. Let's just say things didn't go quite as planned and when we got into the truck to go home the first thing out of DLS was, "None of this goes in the blog."

All I can say is nothing went quite as bad as these boating debacles by Bill Dance.

Comments

carey said…

Oh, yeah. Putting the boat in and taking the boat out. Those make for some great stories. I left the entire campground smoking from our truck tires one afternoon...

just tell me this: was their smoke?

10:26 PM

K~ said…

That was so funny. My husband works for the DNR in fisheries. He sends me stuff like this all the time. I am going to send this to him. I wish I had some of his stuff on video over the years!! K~

9:07 AM

Susan said…

Carey - There was no smoke or fire involved thank God. You know it is a surprise there was no fire given DLS' track record.

K - one of my good friend's husband works for the DNR as well out of Eagan. Wonder if your husband knows him? His name is Jason Peterson, we see him on TV all of the time when there is a spot about the DNR. Funny.

9:37 AM

K~ said…

Susan, I will ask him. My husbands name is Rick Walsh. He works at the DNR office on Warner Road. K~

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