R.I.P. - John's crazy SeaDoo years.

  Today marks the end of an era for me.  It is the last time I will ride my SeaDoo.  Now some of you that don’t know me as well may be saying, “so what,” but just wait, it will become much more clear.  To get the picture, we must go back in time.  The year was 2001 and I was going through a tough divorce…
            I am feeling pretty low right now.  Hmmm…what could I do to feel a little better?  “Buy a Waverunner,” Scott-hole says.  Now, I have wanted a Waverunner for a long time and my wife, soon to be ex-wife has always said no way.   I think to myself, “yeah, you’re right.”  Scott-hole and I need to do this right now.”  The next thing you know, Scott-hole, Shane and I are in the black Monte Carlo, driving over to Anderson Sales.
            Ok, here’s the deal, I am thinking about spending about $5K, out the door, but when I get there, this beautiful, red behemoth of a Waverunner is calling my name.  Actually, it is not a Waverunner, but a SeaDoo.  This baby is going to cost a ton more than $5k.  Anyway, after we get the basics out of the way with the salesman, I tell him, “I need this boat.”  The salesman thinks he has me now, but now I use the John and Scott-hole patented haggle system.  It isn’t working very well on this salesman, so we leave, but not without giving him my business card and telling him that I am going to K+W Cycle to make my purchase because he will not drop the purchase price from MSRP.  What a sucker!  I don’t even make it back to work before he calls and offers to sell me the boat for a more reasonable price and he’ll throw in a cover and 2 life vests.  Wow, I am feeling better already!  And I thought I was losing my scamming touch.
            The next day, I show up and sign the paperwork and the wonderful people at Anderson Sales hook up a trailer with my new SeaDoo to the back of my truck.  It looks like it will start raining at any moment, so Brian and I rush to Union Lake to take a ride.  By the time we get there, it is raining, but we don’t care because I have a new SeaDoo…
   Ok, back to the present.  Just to give you a quick synopsis of the past 3 years, I rode my  SeaDoo almost every weekend of 2001 and then Brian purchased a JetSki in 2002.  Now, I had a riding partner.  The year 2003 allowed less riding and as of right now I have only been to the lake twice!  Melinda and the kids are begging for a 4-wheeler and have been for about 6 months.  Yesterday, I finally decide to call Rich and see what he can give me on a trade for my SeaDoo.  It works out that I will have to pay little out of pocket for a new 4-wheeler because my SeaDoo is worth so much.  Geez, why does this have to work out so well?  So, today I am going to go to the lake and take my SeaDoo off of Brian’s double trailer and put it back on my single trailer, but not without one last ride on the lake.  Yes, it is a sad day for my SeaDoo riding career.