The last time I hung out in a pool was 2003, in Kuwait. But if you open one of those orange life vests and stick it between your legs it will float you in the lake just about shoulder level, enough to keep your beer dry. LOL
We need to talk someday about all of that - only if you want to. I got to know someone on Topix - he was on a sub during the Cold War. He would wake up in cold sweats having nightmares. Couldn't talk about it. Dominick. He ended up with cancer. He got me watching Band of Brothers. It was an education. Miss him still this day.