Graeme 's Story

This is Graeme's story he told me today.

He was out in his fast speed boat when the engine broke down and he was adrift. There were no boats nearby but he set off some smoke flares. There were several other boats in the area but they were at the other side of the bay. However, luckily a much smaller speed boat came to his assistance. He took the boat in tow and headed towards the beach so that Gra could beach her and sort out the problem. Just before he reached the shore he shouted to his rescuer "What do I owe you? " "It's OK", he shouted, "I don't want any money." Graeme then rummaged in his pockets for some money and managed to find a tenner. At this moment the guy cast off the tow-line so that the boat could run ashore under her own weigh. At this point the water looked very shallow whereupon Graeme did a head over heels into water which was far from shallow - coming out of the water like the statue of liberty clutching his 'tenner' which he had held so tight in his hand it was still bone dry! Maybe the moral of this story should be "presumption is dangerous". His crew couldn't stop laughing, and the tale is still funny whenever it is told.