Gary's worst nightmare! It's pitch black dark and he's alone on the boat in the middle of a choppy sea. As Gary watches the hurricane approaching, suddenly the clouds part and an image of Al Gore appears wagging a finger and saying, "NOW do you believe me, sucka?".

True Story: I went out with a buddy of mine in Annapolis (he was an instructor at the Academy). What started out as a beautiful sailing day turned into a weather nightmare. We really thought we'd had it and started looking around for lifejackets but could only find one. My 'best bud' looks at me and says, "where's yours?". We made it okay but I didn't bother to keep in touch with him. I did manage to 'key' his car on the way off the base .

chas