McIver Hall of Family Story
While outside looking at the meteor shower this morning, I was reminded of one of the great McIver stories of all time. Years ago, we were looking to buy a boat. Gregg spotted one for sale in Tucker & called the owner. They arranged for us to meet at Lake Lanier to put the boat in the water & go for a test drive. So, we pile everyone in the car & head with excitement to the lake. The boat guy was late getting there - I know, hard to believe it wasn’t us late - but finally he arrives. His wife backs the boat down the ramp & releases it into the water. The boat won’t crank. He tries & tries but nothing. We pull it over to the dock & Gregg begins helping diagnosing the problem. Tools were borrowed from fellow boaters, different things were tried but nothing worked. Here we are, the whole McIver family, standing on the dock, waiting on our boat ride. Then the story gets good. I remembered there was to be a meteor shower that night. It is getting darker & darker. So, the boat owner says "Hey, why don’t you all get in the boat & I will pull you around here in the cove?" Gregg & I looked at each other & not wanting to hurt the guys feelings or just plain tired said "Sure!". So, yes, we piled in the boat & the owner presceded to pull us around the cove with a rope. Complete with boat noises in the water! We sat back & enjoyed the beautiful night God gave us & went for our famous "Boat Float". And no, we did not buy the boat! We aren’t that nice!
. It looked like so much fun! I just could not resist. The first attempt was great. Okay, I survived that. Just one more time. Ready Set Go. I was doing great until a youth bumped into me and I fell backwards, hitting my head HARD on the ground. My friend Katie asked me if I was okay, did I have a concussion. I said "I don’t know, what are the symtoms?" She said you feel extremely tired. I said "I feel extremely tired!!" Turned out to be a mild case of whiplash. But my back has not been the same since. The youth that went with me were so much fun to be around. It would not have been the same without each & every one of them. Check out our 