To anyone who knows me well, this comes as no surprise; I absolutely HATE the ocean. I hate the salt. I hate how deep the water can become. I hate the fact that there are millions of creepy things just floating around. I hate the fact that everything in the ocean is terrifying and dangerous (I used to have sea cucumbers as the exception to that rule until I found out that they shoot poisoned stuff out of their butts). The ocean is huge and terrifying. I like it from the shore, but actually being in it? Not really my thing.
Now, I know that sharks are supposedly not so scary. I am perfectly fine with the existence of sharks. However, in saying that, I really, really would not want to be anywhere near one.
As a result, I have several solutions to the above scenario:
1. Inhale water until I drown. That's better than being eaten alive, right?
2. Close my eyes, sing to myself, and slowly swim in circles. In other words, totally take myself somewhere else and just hope that the shark will leave me alone. Hopefully being calm will make me less interesting to said shark.
3. Scream for help and hope someone saves me before I become dinner.
Yup, those are pretty much my only options.
Here's hoping that I never end up in a situation like this!! (This is probably why I prefer living somewhere landlocked... there are no sharks on prairies or mountains)
-Laura
Preferably you'd try options two and three before option one. Trying those solutions in the order you posted may cause some difficulty in trying the latter two :)
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