I found this helmet while walking on the beach last week. Like most things, it prompted a story.
Look You There by John W. Howell © 2015
“Hey you there.”
“What do you want?”
“You know hanging off that structure is dangerous?”
“Yeah, but you ought to see the view from up here.’
“Look you there I’m ordering you to come down.”
“So who are you?”
“I’m the platform foreman that’s who. You come down before you fall into the Gulf.”
“I’ve been working drilling rigs for twenty years and never fell once.”
“There’s always the first time.”
“I’m not kidding you I think I can see land from up here.”
“Impossible land is over sixty miles away.”
“Well, one thing is sure.”
“What’s that?”
“If I did fall I could never swim that far.”
“You would never live through the fall. That’s two hundred feet to the water.”
“Yeah, I know. Whoa, it sure is windy up here. There goes my hat.”
“That’ll cost you twenty bucks now get down here.”
“Man that is a long way down. Okay, my hat convinced me. I’m coming down.”
“Watch that first step.”
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Here is a short story to read with your coffee this morning from John W. Howell..
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Thank you for the re-blog Sally. So nice of you. 🙂
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My pleasure John.
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That poor hat. It had a family.
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LOL
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That helmet looks like an abandoned orphan.
😀 😀 “Watch that first step.” Ha ha ha.
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Thanks
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*{~_~}*
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Gesh. I hope that man is okay. What a random find.
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The hat made it to shore.
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Oh-oh… now i’m wondering what happened with that “first step”…! Cool story, John. Hugs! 😀
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Let us say we don’t know since the hat took a dive first.
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I think it’s a good sign that he heeds his hat.
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He may not given his recklessness
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That poor hat traveled far and saw lots of things………
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Great prompt fr all kinds of stories.
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There! In the horizon! Could it be… land at last? The hat was overjoyed!
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