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August 7, 2026 at 7:06 am #165250

wv
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Zooey wrote:

Saw one of these Tuesday at Makena Landing, Maui. About 12′ long. Swam up behind me and to my left, about 8′ deeper than me, and 6′ to my left. Tiger Shark.

My first reaction was disbelief. Back and forth in my head, “Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.” That lasted about 1/10th of a second before fear struck me, followed quickly by Wonder as it swam away into the open sea. 2 or 3 seconds of “HOLY SH*T!”

Youre supposed to press firmly down on their heads.

August 7, 2026 at 10:08 am #165254

Zooey
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wv wrote:

Youre supposed to press firmly down on their heads.

I’ve always thought I would try to put a thumb in their eye.

But I never actually want to test any of these tactics.

I turned and yelled to my wife that I’d seen a shark, and she missed it. I was going to stay out there. It was clear to me that the shark had seen me, and seen me first. I was swimming out, and so was it, but I was in front. It could have taken a bite out of me before I ever even knew it was there. It was not curious about me. But my wife – probably wisely – directed everybody in the area back to shore. Like… who knows? The thing could just circle around the bay and come back after having scoped the area.

So we emptied the ocean and reported it. Turns out that that particular area is one of two places where the U of Hawaii tracks Tiger Sharks because they pay more visits to that place than others.

Anyway, I’ve now seen a big ol’ shark up close, and I don’t need to see another one.

August 7, 2026 at 3:28 pm #165262

zn
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Zooey wrote:

Anyway, I’ve now seen a big ol’ shark up close, and I don’t need to see another one.

A real Rams fan would have chased it and taunted it with a stick.

That’s what the rest of us have all done in the same situation.
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