MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

> Just led me to wonder what percentage of any given population couldn't be bothered to
> learn to swim in 20-50 years of life. I'd even expect a few to figure it out on the
> fly given that their life is on the line....

IMhO, Panic is the main problem here. I can't say I know how to swim, but I tried once in a river, the water level came up to my chest... I went under, kicked my feet, paddled with my hands and I guess I "swam" a short distance, but eventually met the bottom. :-/

And there was one time I was with some friends from my church (back when I was a teenager and knew people I could actually hang out with... kinda). We were at a river/creek, I was walking around in the water. Before I knew it I had gotten into some pretty deep water, it was over my head. When I knew I was going under I took a deep breath. My first thought was to panic... But I stayed calm, noticed my surroundings... Then walked to an area that wasn't as deep, then got out.

I didn't want to draw any attention.

My first bad experience with water was when I was 5 or 7'ish. Our family was at a creek, one of my older cousins came up under me while I was in an inner-tube. I went backwards... The next thing I know I'm underwater, all I can see is this cloudy green water... Then a hand reaching for me. I got out, I can't recall how or what happened exactly... Just that I started bawling after that, got out and didn't go back in.

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