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Old 02-18-2012, 12:36 AM   #1
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Great read. When i was 14 years old i was at a part at a neighbors house, they had a nice 10' in ground pool. I happen to be sitting down on a reclining sun chair in the shallow end when as described something was out of the ordinary.

With out blinking a eye i dove in and pulled the child up from 10' down got him to the edge, the sound of a large splash coming from the shallow edge alerted the adults including the parents whom were standing on tje edge of the pool and argued with the 8 yr old about going into the pool. The child walked to the diving board and jumped in and never came up, that's what was out of place.

After saving the boy, the parents slapped him on the ass and told him to go into the house and change, never uttering a word of thanks.

The home owners surprised me on my birthday the following month with some thoughful gifts. It saddens me to this day that those parents couldnt even say thank you, but the selfgratification comes from the child living and hopefully becoming a functional member of society.
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Old 02-18-2012, 01:06 AM   #2
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Great post DZ!

I saved some guy in Costa Rica who tried to wade across a river. He made it about 1/3 of the way and stepped off a ledge. I was surfing the river mouth and paddled over him when he got spat out.
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