A friend and I were taking a Swiss Exchange Student fishing. Pete had sponsored the very likeable lad, but he was not as good in English as he perhaps should have been. He was very curious about the SOSpenders we had him using. The "Jerk to Inflate" toggle language was just not making sense to him... Pete and I knew exactly what was going to happen...

Pete pointed at him laughing and said "Yes, jerk is going to inflate it."
The kid was still trying to figure it out when he pulled just hard enough...
Watching the shock and red cheeks while he tried to sit on it to hide it was absolutely classic.

For the rest of his stay he remained "Jerk to Inflate"...



We had just been looking at replacing the O-rings and CO2 charges and had them on hand, so it was not a problem having the lad pop a charge. Actually, I encourage people to get in a survival suit and fall overboard when they are on my boat. You never know when a little safety knowledge/experience might be handy...