Today I had a first happen to me and what a surprise. It was such a pretty day that Linda and I went for a boat ride. Tried a couple of spots but the upcoming tide had everything real muddy near Houma. But back to the surprise. As I was getting on step and reaching for my coke in the holder at my side all of a sudden I heard this loud hissing noise and the sudden feeling of being compressed. My auto-inflate life vest inflated. Wow that thing had me snug as a bug in a rug. I don't know if the rip cord got caught in my sleeve as I reached for my coke and I accidentally pulled it or it was something else. For about 5 seconds I was in panic mode with that thing hissing in my ears as it filled and squeezing up tight against each side of my chest and head. Once we realized what had happened we both had a good laugh. Has this happened to anyone else.
"gene"