I was a pool lifeguard for a couple of summers in my teens. Growing up in Kentucky, I didn't have an ocean within summer job distance.
A teenage boy growing up in rural Kentucky couldn't do much better than this summer gig. Some suntan oil, swim trunks, and a whistle were all I needed for my day's work. Girls in bikinis, music on the many radios around the pool, a high dive and a low dive to show off from during the mandatory hourly breaks...life was good.I jumped in the water three times to "save" someone and the fulfillment of literally saving a life is an experience hard to describe.
It was probably the best job I'll ever have.
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