Wednesday, April 19, 2017

More Cousins

  1. More Cousins....Fun time with Walter and Diana.....spent much time with my Aunt Ruth's family growing up.....Walter was my big cousin and brother Billy was my age....took the buss with them and my sister in 1959 to Florida to visit my grandparents...stayed 4 weeks!! So many stories!!! If I even mentioned the word "shark" to my Aunt Ruth she went into hysterics.....I was the youngest of the 4 cousins and easiest to tease....We were out on a swimming/diving platform in the Gulf... ...there were barnacles on the ladder and I cut my leg...it was bleeding profusely...The others told me that the sharks were there and it would be safer to all swim in together to shore....I was petrified....We stood on the edge of the platform...and Walter said 123 go....I took off like a shot and swam as fast as I could.....got to the shore and did see my cousins...eaten by sharks????..No standing on the platform laughing their A$$#% off...Thanks Walt....You either traumatized me for life or made me stronger......there are a few other stories of being the victim too!!!

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