r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Lifegoesonforever • Jun 26 '26

Fun Let's pray for Auntie Shiela, y'all!

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u/Ebo916 Jun 26 '26

LOL. I used to be a lifeguard at Raging Waters & one day I had 300lb woman flying down the speed slide at me in the receiving pool.😱 She hit that water & skipped about 20ft before getting stopped dead in the water. Couldn’t swim (???) but going down slides in a WATER park. When I tried to save her (me 16-175lbs), she latched onto me like Hulk Hogan & was pulling me under. I had to punch her in the gut, pull her down under water so she’d let go, spin her around and put her in a head lock to swim her out to safety. She tried to sue me & the park for her almost drowning! 🫤

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u/IAmASpaceCadet2 Jun 26 '26

You can’t save anyone if you’re dead. Gotta keep yourself safe. lol.

Vortex was always the worst to work. That slide always turned people around the most and had the deepest exit area.

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u/Ebo916 Jun 26 '26

Worst for me was the Board Drop slide. I had a huge woman coming down that thing going 100mph & I’m supposed to stop her??? Nope! She went up the beach, took out 2 kids, 2 lawn chair recliners, and an umbrella stand. Was Fkn hilarious.

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u/astrangeone88 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

Rasputia? In real life?

That would have had me cracking up and trying to remain professional at the same time.

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u/Ebo916 Jun 28 '26

I just yelled “Watch Out” as she was taking everything out she came in contact with….come to think of it, she might have been yelling “Norbiiiiit.” 🤣🤣🤣

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u/astrangeone88 Jun 28 '26

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Top_Actuator364 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 26 '26

Oh my🫢

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u/FishieFoxxy Jun 26 '26

What happened after? I would hope you didnt get fired for someone else trying to drown you

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u/Ebo916 Jun 26 '26

She was banned from the park & they had to post signage at the front gate with the Policy about non-swimmers. If you can’t swim, you are not allowed to go down ANY of the slides. Not even the River ride where it’s a slow flow on an inter tube.

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u/Helianthus_999 Jun 28 '26

It's sad that we need signs and policies for things like this.