Did a little fishin on my lunch break yesterday

dt5150 · 08-02-2013, 10:35 AM

yup, went fishin during my lunch break, but i wasn't looking to catch fish.

the night before we went to the town docks in meredith for dinner. the place was packed so we ended up having to park a ways off down by the docks. after dinner, walking back to the car, our oldest daughter decided to scare our 5 year old daughter by picking her up and pretending to throw her off the dock and into the water. funny because she scared her pretty good, but bad because she also lost her flip flop in the drink... sank right to the bottom. and of course they're her favorite ones, they light up when she walks and they're floral with her favorite colors. with no way to get it back (other than diving down to get it) we went home. she was bawling the whole ride.. i felt so bad for her.. she was really upset about it.

so yesterday on my lunch break i headed back to the docks armed with a special fishin pole and look what i caught! took about 10 minutes but i got it. it's deep there by the docks too.. gotta be 9 or 10 feet. people probably thought i was nuts...

i surprised her with it when i got home from work and boy was she thrilled! she's wearing them today of course.

Scott's Yott · 08-02-2013, 10:52 AM

DOY.............dad of the year

surfnsnow · 08-02-2013, 10:53 AM

I lost some glasses in lees mills this spring, maybe you could swing by and fish for them too

RailroadJoe · 08-02-2013, 11:12 AM

Nice catch. Better than a big lake trout. More satisfying too.

dt5150 · 08-02-2013, 11:41 AM

her excitement and surprised look on her face was well worth it.

donnamatrix · 08-02-2013, 12:35 PM

So nice to read such a heart warming story.

upthesaukee · 08-02-2013, 08:23 PM

Did they still light up when she walks????

Greene's Basin Girl · 08-03-2013, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by dt5150

yup, went fishin during my lunch break, but i wasn't looking to catch fish.

the night before we went to the town docks in meredith for dinner. the place was packed so we ended up having to park a ways off down by the docks. after dinner, walking back to the car, our oldest daughter decided to scare our 5 year old daughter by picking her up and pretending to throw her off the dock and into the water. funny because she scared her pretty good, but bad because she also lost her flip flop in the drink... sank right to the bottom. and of course they're her favorite ones, they light up when she walks and they're floral with her favorite colors. with no way to get it back (other than diving down to get it) we went home. she was bawling the whole ride.. i felt so bad for her.. she was really upset about it.

so yesterday on my lunch break i headed back to the docks armed with a special fishin pole and look what i caught! took about 10 minutes but i got it. it's deep there by the docks too.. gotta be 9 or 10 feet. people probably thought i was nuts...

i surprised her with it when i got home from work and boy was she thrilled! she's wearing them today of course.

I think you caught a fish-flop.

dt5150 · 08-03-2013, 11:44 AM

heh.. fish-flop!

and yes, they do still light up. that was the first thing she checked!

IslandRadio · 08-04-2013, 12:32 PM

That's a real funny story !

One of those which will become part of the family "lore".

08-02-2013, 10:35 AM	#1
dt5150 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 401 Thanks: 4 Thanked 107 Times in 72 Posts	Did a little fishin on my lunch break yesterday yup, went fishin during my lunch break, but i wasn't looking to catch fish. the night before we went to the town docks in meredith for dinner. the place was packed so we ended up having to park a ways off down by the docks. after dinner, walking back to the car, our oldest daughter decided to scare our 5 year old daughter by picking her up and pretending to throw her off the dock and into the water. funny because she scared her pretty good, but bad because she also lost her flip flop in the drink... sank right to the bottom. and of course they're her favorite ones, they light up when she walks and they're floral with her favorite colors. with no way to get it back (other than diving down to get it) we went home. she was bawling the whole ride.. i felt so bad for her.. she was really upset about it. so yesterday on my lunch break i headed back to the docks armed with a special fishin pole and look what i caught! took about 10 minutes but i got it. it's deep there by the docks too.. gotta be 9 or 10 feet. people probably thought i was nuts... i surprised her with it when i got home from work and boy was she thrilled! she's wearing them today of course.

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donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Great story So nice to read such a heart warming story.

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upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,602 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,465 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	Burning question!!!!! Did they still light up when she walks???? __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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surfnsnow Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 173 Thanks: 133 Thanked 52 Times in 29 Posts	I lost some glasses in lees mills this spring, maybe you could swing by and fish for them too

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RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	Nice catch. Better than a big lake trout. More satisfying too.

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dt5150 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 401 Thanks: 4 Thanked 107 Times in 72 Posts	her excitement and surprised look on her face was well worth it.

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08-03-2013, 11:44 AM	#9
dt5150 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 401 Thanks: 4 Thanked 107 Times in 72 Posts	heh.. fish-flop! and yes, they do still light up. that was the first thing she checked!

08-04-2013, 12:32 PM	#10
IslandRadio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mirror Lake - Full time resident Posts: 398 Thanks: 70 Thanked 156 Times in 61 Posts	That's a real funny story ! One of those which will become part of the family "lore".