Joe, you should come to my neck of the woods. If you fall in the ocean you'll most likely die of hypothermia before the sharks and rogue waves have a chance at you!
Dutch Harbor.....I always wondered why they send those crab boats out during the worst weather of the year.
Because you've gotta get 'em when you can. When the season's over, it's over.
Besides, they're manly men, they can handle it. lol
Have you ever read the Unalaska Police Blotter? It is the real police blotter from Dutch Harbor and gives you an idea what a crazy place rural Alaskan towns can be. Here's an entry from a recent one:
Assistance Rendered A man who identified himself as Gods Army Bear told police that he had been instructed by God to kill another man, if he was first attacked by the other, and requested assistance obtaining a protective order for both his and his intended victims safety. The man was provided with appropriate paperwork from the court.
I been in a few small towns that had their own "God's Army Bear"....even the cops were afraid of them.