On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:17:06 -0800, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Heck, that one triggered a memory of doing that at campsites when I was
aged around 7 or 8. Good tip, as it was a right pain in the butt (I used
to return with as much water on me as I got in the container I think :-)

You could carry 5 gallons of water when you were 7?

Yeah, just, with both hands...

These were Imperial (not US) gallons, so 50 pounds, which was about the
same as a standard sack of potatoes, and we used to be able to move them
around on the farm (just for the sake of trying, not because we were told
to - funny the crap you see adults doing and try and emulate as a kid)

I'd never really thought about it being anything special before. Maybe it
was just one of those mind over matter things... :-)

Were you the school yard bully or the protector of all things meeker?

No, I was usually the one bending the rules, or getting in trouble when I
got found out ;-)

Y'know I think I only ever got in a real fight once, and we both came out
about even. Other than that, never got myself beaten up and never did any
beating up either...

cheers

Jules