I had a very productive day at work today, short lived as it was. First off, the tubes I patched yesterday with the new technique inflated solidly, passed the leak test and looked great. Then I rolled them into the hands of the boys as they were handling a big Girl Scout group.

Then I cleaned and organized the dingy little container that has served as the dumping and storage area for everything since Crockett Shoals Tubing Company started. The place I call My Office.

Then I went home, kept my CSTC staff shirt on, and walked down my backyard to the creek, and watched them float by from above.

It's fun to watch people deal with float tubes in shallow water and by the time they reach my house, which is a few hundred feet down from their launch spot, it opens up. So I just stand on the edge of the bank and give them encouragement that deeper water is right here. You can now get into that tube that I may have patched, and hopefully have an adventure.

The key thing here is, the multi-colored CSTC Staff tank top. The folks floating down below, recognize who I work for.

Hell, unless they had seen me slaving away over patches earlier, they might have thought I was the boss, checking up on everything. Sorry Ricky :-)

No pictures or video, I can't be invasive that way, but you would have enjoyed the interactions today!