Jim Thompson wrote:

I don't think any large rivers were prone to water moccasins... just
slow "cricks" and "runs" ;-)

We did have the occasional snake swim by. I think that the main reason
for building the swimming pool had to do with the lack of transparency
in the river water. If for some reason it had been necessary to find
someone beneath the surface, it would have been difficult. They were
very insistent about using the 'buddy' system when we swam in the river.


Are you still in Parkersburg? I fled WV 51 years ago ;-)

No. I never did live in Parkersburg. I was born in Morgantown and I
grew up in Ripley (midway between Parkersburg and Charleston). I have
lived in southern California for the past 31 years.


Dan