tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post8645802154910288038..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: The Shallows is just in time for Shark Week on the Discover Channel and it reminds us all of why big bodies of water are terrifyingMichael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-8765487592124225742016-06-19T00:00:35.976-06:002016-06-19T00:00:35.976-06:00Apparently, my mom took me to see Jaws at a young ...Apparently, my mom took me to see Jaws at a young age, too. At the drive in. The story goes that I woke up at the worst part. I don't remember any of this, however.<br /><br />I have been in the ocean. Well, just up to my calves. But that was years ago.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-56849669722319750282016-06-18T13:58:11.902-06:002016-06-18T13:58:11.902-06:00And yet I'm still drawn to jump right in. The ...And yet I'm still drawn to jump right in. The beach bum in me is alive and well. Haven't started the trailer and I'm already freaked out. :)David Powers Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942728197352977520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-64047067950186565592016-06-17T14:29:32.172-06:002016-06-17T14:29:32.172-06:00We saw Jaws at a drive-in. Since we lived on the c...We saw Jaws at a drive-in. Since we lived on the coast, early fog drifted in and swirled around our car, up to window level. Scared us silly. <br />Sharks are real, and they like to eat.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-27191772215462430982016-06-17T11:34:30.478-06:002016-06-17T11:34:30.478-06:00I'm not fond of creatures that like to drag hu...I'm not fond of creatures that like to drag humans into their lair, either - sharks or alligators. I've visited Florida since my childhood days and we were always warned about sharks all up the east coast of Florida and up to the Carolinas. Three people were pulled off docks and eaten by 'Gators in Florida a few days before one of our vacations. So I didn't feel guilty eating gator bites at one of the restaurants there. Do not trail your toes in the water from the edge of the dock - not a good idea, it looks like bait to the things beneath the water. . .D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-53011378527011351782016-06-17T10:37:30.312-06:002016-06-17T10:37:30.312-06:00Like you, I was traumatized by "Jaws." B...Like you, I was traumatized by "Jaws." But that movie and others like it have made life rough for sharks, who have more to fear from humans than we do from them. Peter Benchley regretted the mass killing of sharks brought about by his book and he devoted much of his energy to saving and protecting sharks, a species deemed by nature to be so perfect it hasn't changed in millions of years.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-39476515806114280352016-06-17T05:53:01.636-06:002016-06-17T05:53:01.636-06:00Whenever I watch an episode of American Dad where ...Whenever I watch an episode of American Dad where they find a colossal squid it makes me think of all the freaky stuff that's in the ocean.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-56479271765913167442016-06-17T04:58:31.072-06:002016-06-17T04:58:31.072-06:00At least your young Jaws experience didn't sto...At least your young Jaws experience didn't stop you from loving shark week. I've been in the ocean a few times, snorkeling on a reef and swimming with sea turtles. Those were awesome experiences. I would do it again. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-34980556634092628922016-06-17T04:26:09.754-06:002016-06-17T04:26:09.754-06:00This smart person doesn't go in the ocean. I h...This smart person doesn't go in the ocean. I have a friend who teaches scuba diving and he's flown over our beaches several times - he said if people knew how many sharks were just off the coast at any given time, no one would go in the water.<br />You saw Jaws when you were five? Crap, I was almost a teen when it came out and still scared the crap out of me. I didn't even want to go near the bathtub after that.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com