Our Swim in the Harbour on NYE

Well hello folks... I thought I'd fill you in on something I'm sure you were all wondering about when Blindo wrote about it earlier. Yes - We (Skinner, Linder, and I) swam in the harbour right outside of Taylor's work. The following is a series of photos taken by Erin, photographer extraordinaire.

First up is a picture of us in preparation... the story goes like this. I said we should swim in the harbour and Skinner said he'd do it if I could convince Linder to do it. It didn't take all that long to convince him and before you knew it we were in our skivvies ready to take the plunge. Little did we know the dangers that were awaiting us.




Next up is us post-jump. The water wasn't all that cold, but apparently it was full of sharks, oil, boats, and all other sorts of stuff that will most likely kill us in an instant or an hour (I'll explain this claim of dangerous stuff in a later picture).





Here we are posing for a glamour shot in the water - showcasing our multitasking capabilities. All of us can smile and not drown at the same time, all of us except for Lindberg, who tried to smile and tread at the same time and as evidenced by this picture, well he couldn't do it. He's on his way to the depths.





Here you can see Taylor hard at work, admiring the scenery and really soaking it all in. Later that night we'd find out that a manager came up to him and asked, "are those your friends in the Harbour? Because they should probably get out of there... there's oil in there and gas and stuff." Taylor said, "I don't think they care..." Then 2 minutes later another worker came over and asked, "Hey Taylor, are those your friends in there? Because you should tell them to get out because there are a lot of sharks in the harbour." Taylor responded, "I don't think they care..." 5 Minutes later (after we had gotten out and were drying off), Taylor's main manager asked Taylor, "Are those your friends, because you shouldn't tell anyone they are. Also can you please ask them to leave from right out front of our restaurant? Thanks." Taylor replied, "Heck Yeah those are my friends! They can dry off wherever they want... and if you kick them out, I QUIT!" His manager apologized and gave T a raise on the spot. That's the story.





Now in the next shot you see linderbinder first out of the water after his close-call with drowning. He decided to stick to swimming and not smiling to get himself to the edge.





Last but not least... the money shot. The four boys all together before we actually were escorted out of the area. Oh what a day.





And that's what happened people. Now you know - and knowing is half the battle. Keep it real and keep on reading. We love you and miss you.

- Jesse "fights off oil-soaked sharks for a living" Meredith