Saturday, July 7, 2012

You know you’ve been to Doc Warners…


  • If you feel comfortable wearing rubber pants in front of other people
  • If you know how to tuck your pants in your socks so they'll fit in your boots
  • When you take a shower you have to hold on to the wall because you are sure it’s moving!
  • If you’ve had the same sandwich for 14 days straight!
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  • If you’ve listened to KC singing in the kitchen
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  • When you find fish scales in the weirdest places
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  • If you have 10,000 “no see ‘em” bites on your forehead
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  • If you can’t tell the difference from a hummingbird and a mosquito
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  • If your car is bigger than your bedroom
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  • If you have gigantic thigh muscles from climbing all the stairs
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  • If you know who Keith from Uno is
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  • When the new staff and guests smell really good!
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  • When your room smells like fish and sea water
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  • If you have stumbled down the hall in the middle of the night to use the bathroom without any lights
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  • If it’s “Lights Out” at 10:30 but it’s still daylight outside
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  • If you are in the shower at “Lights Out” and can still wash and dry everything!
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  • If you know where the quarter bucket is to do laundry
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  • When you start quoting Russell
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  • When you’ve been here – at a fishing resort - all summer and haven’t eaten any fish!
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  • If you know the difference between “Burn Trash” and “Slop”
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  • If you have a water bottle with your name on it
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  • If you learned how to tile and grout this summer
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  • If your other shoes are still rain boots
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  • If you have seen or used a Halibut Bat
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  • If you have seen or used a Halibut Bat to take out your frustrations
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  • If you have a picture of you holding a “Double Ugly”
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  • If you’ve pulled up a rock with your anchor
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  • If you’ve know what a “Yellow Eye” looks like and you can still sleep at night!
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  • If you didn’t recognize Mitchell after his haircut
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  • If you saw Devin’s fish haircut
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  • If you can gauge the weather by looking at the sea
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  • If you are looking forward to getting your 2012 Survivor Pin
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  • When your prized possession is your rain gear!
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  • If you learned to drive a tractor and forklift this summer
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  • When you know the right spot to get the best cell service for your phone
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  • When your boat breaks down in 7 foot waves and the Coast Guard Helicopter flies right on by
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  • When you think all Sea Lions are looking for Bill
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  • If you know how to bonk Halibut
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  • If you know that fish have ear bones and you’ve taken some home so you can make jewelry for someone when you get home
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  • If you’ve hooked a big Halibut, the shark hook breaks and the sea lion fights you for the fish. Oh wait, that just Bill
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  • You’ve seen Mitch’s giggy fillet
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  • If the dock boys greet you with, “How many!”
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  • You are eating really great cookies
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  • If you learned why you spray the waffle iron with Pam each and every time
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  • If you’ve seen so many bald eagles that it’s not that amazing anymore
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  • When you’ve been in the presence of a Sleeper Shark
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  • When you can read a map of the ocean
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  • When you can program a favorite fishing spot into your GPS
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  • If you know interesting facts about the ocean thanks to Kristina’s “Did Ya Know!”
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  • If you’ve seen a Mitch Video
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  • If you know where Harris Hall is
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  • If you have a Doc Warner’s Staff hat
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  • When you use deodorant but still smell like fish
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  • If you now know what a Pine Marten is
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  • When you’re getting dressed and you put on sunscreen and a rain coat
  • If you know who Muk Muk is

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