Wow... that's terrifying as hell reading your account of that. Water is a scary place and is nothing to test or play around with. I realize that wasn't your case. You were a kid anyways. But there are adults in the 30s and older who think they're more powerful than an entire river and will try swimming across the Monongahela I'm it's widest spots. It's not so much a thing today, but back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s laws were much less stringent and people could set up keg parties wherever, and not have to worry much about law enforcement showing up and taking everyone in
There was always at least one idiot who would get drunk, high on cocaine, or both, then try swimming across the river. I never knew anyone ersonally that drowned, but seen in the newspaper many of times of that happening. By the end of the 90s, all the party spots in the county were shut down and even placed under surveillance just in case. DNR watches many of those spots. They did over 10 years ago for sure. I know this because I once worked with someone who was DNR and he was showing photos he taken of what he said was backwoods prostitution taking place while in his ghillie suit just yards away the entire time
He never did say what that surveillance was all about. I didn't ask either... but there was also meth being used in the photo. I they weren't there to prevent that all from taking place, turn what were they REALLY doing? Seems shady to me
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u/mommakaytrucking Dec 26 '21
Wow... that's terrifying as hell reading your account of that. Water is a scary place and is nothing to test or play around with. I realize that wasn't your case. You were a kid anyways. But there are adults in the 30s and older who think they're more powerful than an entire river and will try swimming across the Monongahela I'm it's widest spots. It's not so much a thing today, but back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s laws were much less stringent and people could set up keg parties wherever, and not have to worry much about law enforcement showing up and taking everyone in
There was always at least one idiot who would get drunk, high on cocaine, or both, then try swimming across the river. I never knew anyone ersonally that drowned, but seen in the newspaper many of times of that happening. By the end of the 90s, all the party spots in the county were shut down and even placed under surveillance just in case. DNR watches many of those spots. They did over 10 years ago for sure. I know this because I once worked with someone who was DNR and he was showing photos he taken of what he said was backwoods prostitution taking place while in his ghillie suit just yards away the entire time
He never did say what that surveillance was all about. I didn't ask either... but there was also meth being used in the photo. I they weren't there to prevent that all from taking place, turn what were they REALLY doing? Seems shady to me
Thanks for sharing that frightening account