Terra Firma Embarassing Moments

Twenty odd years ago, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier had sustained some minor hurricane damage. Bob Malbeck and yours truly were returning from Panama City Pier, when we noticed about 15 people fishing on Navarre Pier. Thinking the pier was open, we pulled in the parking lot and noticed the front door was boarded up. We asked one of the young men fishing how he got on the pier and he said he climbed up and over the side fence.

At the time I weighed about 225 and Bob weighed about 225. It was 4 feet straight up to the bottom of the chain link fence. The chain link fence was about 6 feet in height. I got on Bob's shoulders and he boosted me up so I could get my fingers in the chain link fence. I then pulled myself up to the apron of the pier. I then grabbed Bob's hand and pulled my guts out and he was able to get on the apron of the pier. I then after about 30 minutes managed to pull and fight my big fat a** over the moving, bending, twisting 6' high chain link fence. It took Mr Malbeck 30 minutes to get his big fat a** over this obstacle. Bob was already worn out before the climb laughing at the sight of me attempting to get over this obstacle . I then returned to the favor laughing at Bob's cigar chewing attempt at the obstacle.

I to this day cannot believe that fence withstood the assault of my fat a" and Bob Malbeck's fat a** put on it. Whoever installed the fence did high quality work.

After pulling our gear up the gaff rope we sat down against what was left of that poor fence to catch our breath from our exhausting adventure.

Bob and I looked up and coming down the pier was a blue haired elderly lady carrying a poodle. Bob looked at me in disbelief and asked me "How in the hell did she get up here carrying that poodle?" I of course responded "Ask her." Bob said "Excuse me ma'am how did you get on the pier?" She replied "All of the glass on the side door of the building is busted out. So is the glass in this door: you simply walk in the side door and out of this one on to the pier!" She then giggled and said it was sure worth the trip to watch us scale the fence! It seems not only were Bob Malbeck and myself fat a*** we were also dumb a*** as well.

Keep your your powder dry and introduce a child to hunting, fishing, and the outdoors, Bobby Barkley Director of Marketing NWF-LA Hook & Trigger Pro Staff.

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