Now Specialist Clark (of one class or another) has been called to active duty by the North Dakota US Army National Guard. He reported at Minot, ND yesterday, after a 12-hour train ride on the Empire Builder.
It seems that persistent high water levels are straining the dikes and levies and The Guard is being deployed to monitor the situation.
Before boarding the train, dad had some words of wisdom that have been passed down the generations: "Don't let some know-nothing send you down into an unsupported, unprotected trench."
I try to teach my kids using current topics from the news. You may recall that a construction worker was buried in a trench in the last month. And more recently, some surfer buried himself in a hole he dug along the beach in California.
The advise continued..."As you feel your ribs breaking and the air being forced from your lungs, it may occur to you that, 'Dang! my dad was right. I wonder what else he may have been right about?'"
Are those the last thoughts you want to have in this life?
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