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Growing up we lived on the banks of the Ohio River on the West Virginia side.  Dad climbed up in a tree on the riverbank and tied a rope to an old tire for us kids to swing on.  We had so much fun swinging out over the river.

We were never allowed to go near the river unless an adult was with us but one day I was sitting on the hill looking down on the river and right across in the distance I saw a bunch of boys splashing and swimming on the Ohio side.  I was lonely and wanted to go swimming too.  I got an old black innertube out of the basement, blew it up and away I went with no life jacket on or any adults in sight.  About midways I hear an awful commotion coming from the riverbank.  I look over my shoulder and there was dad waving his arms and screaming at me to come back.  He kept saying, "A barge could have ran over you.  A barge could have ran over you."  I was probably 7 or 8 at the time.  What kids won't do...  smh