THE END OF YOUR ROPE!

We had two rope swings over two bodies of water when I was a kid. Both had their thrills and their dangers. One danger was water moccasins, the other, snapping turtles. The snakes usually swam away rather quickly, the turtles were bolder, and defending yourself with a stick made NO difference! The problem was this: the pond where the turtles were was bigger and much more fun! When you’re a kid, you think you can survive anything! In our case, most of us did!  Most of us…