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Barbara F


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My father in-law's boat blew up!
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My father in-law, who is close to 80, was pulling his boat away from the marina at Lake Simcoe on Saturday. About 100 feet away from the dock he heard a bang and the back of his boat was gone and the boat was on fire! People from the dock were yelling "Jump", so he had to jump into the freezing lake in his clothes and shoes and swim to shore! Fortunately, he was perfectly fine!

The boat was burned to smithereens and the fire boats were on the scene. It made the news! Click here to watch!

So that was our bit of excitement over the holiday weekend!




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ohhhh no....I'm glad he was okay!!

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Glad he's okay!!

I find it a little funny that the camera crew actually got to see the police fighting a boat fire, what are the odds? Like really?

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I saw that on the news - glad everyone was okay.

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Your father in law sure sounds like a tough guy.

I'm glad he is OK!



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Frightening indeed! Glad all is ok and that your In-law IS a tough old boy!!



-- Edited by justice on Monday 23rd of May 2011 05:13:13 PM

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Wow! What a crazy weekend your family had! Glad to hear everyone is okay, though! :)

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Oh my gosh! Glad your Father is okay Barb!



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OMGIH! Well, I guess that goes to show, one's best weekends are those in which one's activities don't make it on the evening news!

Glad to hear that F-I-L is OK despite the long swim to shore (in clothes and shoes, no less - makes swimming so much harder).

Any idea what caused the explosion?

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Barbara F


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No idea. But interestingly, he has spent years and years swimming laps in his freezing pool which he refuses to heat. He was well prepared for the lake swim!

By the way, he told my husband that he was glad he was wearing shoes. They acted like flippers!

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Wow thats crazy!

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