Good Morning all, Well, The response I got from my letter below was really outstanding. All were very supportive of the letter and I feel they will pass on the dangers of swimming regardless where the water is located. This assures me that my time spent writing the letter was well worth the effort. Seing others lose their lives in the Gulf prompted me to write and send. I did receive one letter that had a bit of scolding content within. The lady was a bit vrbal and told me. Why did you sent this letter long ago? That was a good one and I smile and apologized to her. Thank you all for your kind support. Ole Bob in Fla To all, Please accept this letter as a bit of protection for the future of our Genealogy. This letter is not to be crude but to give you a bit of information that may save someones life. If someone finds this not necessary to send to a Gen list, Please jump me to my e-mail address and not to a list. I can take your gripes and will just apologize and hope that you may never need this swimming tip which may save yours or family members life while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. Ouch, That closing hurts doesn't it? Facts from this weekend This past weekend, The lives of 6 people were lost due to the undercurrents or better known as "RIP TIDES" found in the Gulf of Mexico. These drownings occured from Panama City, Fla to Pensacola, Fla. Pleae read on the net about the Undercurrent and write our beach Chamber of commerce or the Panama City beach Police Dept for excellent material about the "RIP TIDES" They are very anxious to tell all about the danger of the tides and what causes these. This is not a regular tide that EBBS and FLOWS one or two times a day. For your safety, I will not explain how this Rip Tide forms. It is best for you to obtain the approved information and go from there. I have pulled a husband and wife from the Gulf when the Rip Tide swept them about 40 feet off shore in a matter of seconds. These two people sit on the beach for a long time crying about their almost drowning. They were extremely tired from fighting the undercurrent. The wife was sinking and I got under her and pushed myself to the surface as fast as I could and sorta threw her almost out of the current. And then swam to the husband who had only his face out of the water. he was going under and the fast current would have swept him further out and he would have drowned. The beaches have flags of warnings out and one should obey the flag warnings and stay out of the water. There are patrols on most of the beaches but they can't be everywhere so its up to you to stay out of the water when these flags are on display. Please read this closely and get more information about this dangerous fast moving water. Water weighs 8.35 pounds per gallon. 1 cube of water is heavier than your car. If you do come to our area, Panama City Beach Fla, Call me and I will help you get all the informaton about this "RIP TIDE" available and will be more than happy to go to the beach and show you where these start stary and why. Hope I didn't get to rough explaining this but I feel it may open someones eyes and may save their life. Closing; If this letter saves lives, Your future families can do "GENEALOGY"of you and future additions to your family and ofcourse YOU. Right on Hermie! I have very special friend on one of thee lists that use our beaches with her Husband and two wonderful almost grown children and the first thing I preach to her is WATCH THE FLAGS. Bet she is tired of that. I am not tired of warning her tho. AM I right KIM? CAll 850-785-2583 and ask for myself Bob (Hermie) HAVE A GREAT GEN HUNT I sure do and have found two more cousins from my Sur name of Self. What a great feeling. And they are really great and good lookers. Both women ofcourse. :~) Ole Bob (Hermie) in Fla , ==== CREEK-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== Visit the new Creek-SouthEast Home Page: http://www.nanations.com/creekm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237