Charlie,
I removed your thread as requested, but then had seconds thoughts. I will certainly delete it if you really want me to, but your first hand stories are useful for future guests. You seem to be leaving "artistic license" to a minimum and stating things pretty much as they happened. And dont really think you are traumatizing anyone.
My instincts tell me that the real traumatizing is coming from the second hand stories posted by others elsewhere These second hand stories by definition fill in the missing facts with pure supposition from the poster's mind simply because the incident did not happen to them and they cannot know what really happened. What parts of the stories they dont know they fill in on their own. And sadly enough, they often relay the stories purely to sensationalize and increase their number of views.
But I see nothing traumatizing about your accounts - and I have to give it to you, for being "black and blue from hip to knee and one broken knuckle", you certainly maneuvered Red Dragon quite skillfully after the boating incident... (grin)
If you still want me to delete the thread - let me know.
