Don't swim in the resevoir
A scorching hot day back in 1980 something and we all went to the Goyt valley for a geography field trip which basically involved following the course of a river into a resevoir.

We were explicitally told not to go into the resevoir as we all might die, so obviously the dares began.

I dare you, no I double dare you.

Anyway one thing led to another and myself and a friend ended up on a small ledge at the edge of the water and dared each other to jump in and swim about a bit, Never one to pass up a challenge in I went.

Cue irate teachers shouting at us to get out and how stupid we had been etc.. etc...

As a punishment thay made us sit at the front of the coach on the steps all the way back to the school, as you remember it was a hot day with the sun a shining, end result, sunburn over both my arms resulting in a couple of days off school.

I was banned from all future school trips following that little episode.

I don't need to put a length quote here, i'm comfortable with it.
(Twisted_firestormer, Thu 7 Dec 2006, 13:09, Reply)