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A reminder of what happens if you’re not ready when they lower the water level in the pool.
Age and I have had a couple close calls while beached, one in the middle of the night on the Tennessee River that involved digging a channel for the boat, full power reverse, and pulling violently with the jonboat before we freed Dotty.