Take a dip

[George K]

D4 texted the family about 20 minutes ago (C is her husband, and Ash is G2)....

’m trying to explain what happened this afternoon, but I’m still kind of in shock so bear with me. This afternoon C and I decided to take Ash on a short hike. We found a path by the salt creek, so we decided to go there. Maybe 5 minutes into the hike, Ash is leading, I’m holding his hand behind him, and C is behind me. We get to a part that looks a little muddy, so I told ash to go slow and held his hand. You guys, it was like a fucking mudslide. Ash started slipping in, so I slipped in after him. As soon as I hit the water, I thought I could feel the ground. Wrong. It was so deep, and the current was so strong. I was treading and holding onto ash. I managed to grab hold of a root or a vine. C managed to grab Ash and then somehow I was able to pull myself out, then go back for Ash. Once I had ash on solid ground c wiggled his way back up. We hiked back to the car, completely covered in mud. Wiped what we could then went home.

I really thought I was going to lose ash. The current was so strong and it was too deep. My phone was in my hand, so if I don’t respond it probably died.

[Horace]

Scary. I'm glad they are ok. It's easy to forget the strength of currents.

[Klaus]

Man, that sounds pretty bad. I'm quite glad that everyone seems to be OK (shaking notwithstanding).

[George K]

[Catseye3]

Are these relatives of yours, George?

[George K]

@catseye3 said in Take a dip:

Are these relatives of yours, George?

My 4th daughter, son-in-law, and grandson.

[Mik]

Thank goodness no one was hurt.

[Catseye3]

@mik

[Aqua Letifer]

SHIT. Very glad everyone's okay.

[Jolly]

Accidents happen so fast...Glad everyone is okay.

[jon-nyc]

Wow. Thank god it worked out.

[89th]

Ugh that gives me chills, really glad it all turned out well. Yeah accidents can happen quickly and quietly so I'm glad D4 and C were able to hold onto Ash. Wow.

[LuFins Dad]

Man… You forget how quickly things can go bad. So glad they are safe!

[taiwan_girl]

Wow! Water is really powerful more than you often think it is.

Glad that it all turned out okay!!!

[Mik]

t has always been the most powerful force on earth.

[kluurs]

Scary as hell. I did something similar a couple of years ago - post rain, flooded area, ground gave way and bam but it's all so different when there's a little one involved - the focus is not on yourself. A memory for everyone.

[Friday]

Very scary. Glad everyone is safe now. Hope G2 won't have bad memories from this.

[Mik]

Speaking of, we just hade a huge 30 minute extreme hailstorm. Marble sized. Never heard such a racket!

[Aqua Letifer]

@mik said in Take a dip:

Speaking of, we just hade a huge 30 minute extreme hailstorm. Marble sized. Never heard such a racket!

Cars and other stuff okay?

[Jolly]

@mik said in Take a dip:

Speaking of, we just hade a huge 30 minute extreme hailstorm. Marble sized. Never heard such a racket!

Roofs often have hail damage that you may not notice right off. May want to check it out, just in case.

Alternatively, if you need a new roof, random whacks with the rounded end of a 16oz ballpeen hammer will deliver similar damage.