Excitement on the High Seas

 Ok, not actually the high seas.....

So.

Looks like a boat, with a dingy on fire behind it

And that's pretty much what it is.

And here is the story.....

An older gentleman was on his nice little cabin cruiser

this morning out on the river east of our little town.

A dingy / john boat approached his boat.

It was PIRATES!!!!!

They boarded his boat, and were holding him hostage.

The older gentlemen fought with them and

took quite a beating, but still managed to get away

and somehow caught their little boat on fire.

The police were alerted by all the smoke.

Our little town fire fighters stood there on

the edge of the river trying to figure out what to do.

None of our departments have a boat.

Nor does the town next door.

Or the one in the other direction!

Anyhow...

eventually the gentleman was rescued

and taken to the hospital,

and the two pirates were arrested and taken to jail.

WHAT????????

This is not Miami!

This is our little town!

(And seriously pirates... you are on a RIVER!

Where were you going to "run" to? Sheesh.

It's nearly 30 miles down the river to the ocean!)

(dumb, dumb, dumb...)

(The local Sheriff's deputy called Town Hall

today to tell the town manager the back story...)

Made for some fun lunch chatter.

Yup.

It's great to live and work in our sleepy little town.

CRAZY!