Joan Threatt

You are 60% water and every lake, river, pond, swamp, creek, and ocean you encounter wants to reclaim it desperately. Be careful out there.

Good, I hope it haunts everyone about to enter a body of water so bad that they wear a life jacket. 🙌

Every single person I knew (past tense) who has drowned was "a strong swimmer." Water in the wild does not care how good you are at swimming.

I mean this with all due respect:

• You are not going to pass a skillcheck against a rip current once it has you.
• Waves will not bow to your physical prowess no matter how impressive.
• Shock does not care that you used to be on your school swim team.
• If you hit your head, being good at swimming isn't going to turn you face-up while you're unconscious.
• You may be unable to return to shore. Rescue may be unable to find you quickly.

Scheduling this for when weather starts warming up. Be careful swimming this summer