Bubba and Clem Become Instructors - Part 3

Back in the classroom and its Bubbas turn to give academic talk. He is still a mighty scared but he gets up and gives em a talk on Problem Management. He hits all the points on the MLG Slide, has a great introduction talking 'bout Smoky Bar and fire prevention. His objectives and value are right on. He talks about taking MFA and Rescue Diver class. He takes em diving often during the talk. He talk is reel good. He gets him a 4.5 ( out of a 5.0 ) from the director of courses. Hissen was the best, pick of the litter. Bubba ain't scared no more.

The rest of the week flies by and everybody do good. Now its almost time to go to Fort Liquordale fo what theys call an IE. Where the impotent people from PADI come and test the candidates.

The hole class is gonna test there. They has all bekome friends, sort of. Don't nobody like that yankee Bugle eating girl nohow. That high tecker from NC has taken a shine to Bubba and Clem. Clem thinks he wants a job in their Dive Emporium and Gas Station. Time will tell.

Bubba and Clem fetch along the girl from Pittsburgh and the one from Kansas in Bubbas 4 dor Fod truk. 'fore theys leave Nocatee heading over to I95, theys stop in a sto to get em some chicken gizzards, a moon pie and a couple of them big ole RC Coke A Colers. The girls pass on that treat. Clem is reel worried that the gas might pass.

Theys get to Ft Liquordale and get em a hotel on the infamous beach. That night they all have em a great dinner at the Colonels ( thats KFC fer ya yankee reeders ). And then theys go to sleep reel early. Bubba dreams about Rudy, theys Boxer dog.

Next morning after theys ate a big ole breakfast of biscuits and sausage gravy with bacon and grits and a half dozen fried eggs, theys show up reel early along with Andrew Taylor, theys director of courses. Theys get registered and all are on the Blue Team. Bubba gets to do Problem Management fer his class talk and his pool talk is on Pivoting fens, and he does CESA and mask take off and fix in the open water. He is as happy as possum in a korn crib. Theys all have to show that PADI man theys can do a hoover, a make talk off and one of them CESAs.

The feller from PADI, a super reel nice feller named Mal Fousek, is what they call the IE Examiner. He is so nice and puts everybody at ease. He splains everything about the IE. Bubba really shines on him causen he owned a dive shop and school in LA up in Destin town.

Theys go to the cement pond first and haf the group goes and swims whilst the other haf does theys pool talk. Andrew Taylor, the director of courses tests em on the swim. They has got to go non stop for 800 yards, Bubba figgers thats about 3 mile. This swim is reel easy cept to the bugle eating yankee gal causen she ate way to many cookies last night and is a having her troubles.

Theys all pass even that bugle eating yankee gal, not to be confused with Clems yeller bikini strang yankee gal.. Now theys have to do the pool talk. Bubba goes first and scores him a 4.75. Now it be time to go insides and take them writ tests. Fours hours later they all come out with passen grades. Guess what, Bubba done done the best of everyone of the folks taking the IE and Clem is second. That night therys do the class talks and once again our hero Bubba does the bestest he gets him a 5.0. and thems rare as hens teeths.

Bubba says he will spring for dinner tonight at a reel fancy downtown place. He gonna take the hole class. They goes to Popeye's Chicken and he gets him some chicken necks and hot rice and a biscuit. The others, cept fer Clem, are amazed that Bubba thinks this is a reel fancy eating joint. But hes buying so they eat chicken tonight. That yankee ordered a bugle and the girl at the counter said, "say what?". She didn't get no bugle at Popeye's.

The next day theys head off to some muddy lake to do the open water and rescue part of the IE. Clem be wondering why theys not diving in the beautiful ocean. The rescue is first and Andrew Taylor, the director of courses is doing the grading. Bubba has to rescue that yankee bugle eating woman. When he gets to her and takes off her mask, her breath would knock a buzzard offen a gut wagon. Theys all do fine in the rescue.

Now theys go under with Mal Fousek, ther PADI man to do the open water teaching. Everybody passes this part of the test too. Once again Bubba is the best. Theys all now PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors. Mr Fousek gives them all a diploma and wishes em well. Bubba finds out that theys friend in Sorysota is an old friend of Mal Fousek. They taughted ITC together in the days fore IDCs.

The drive back to Atlanta will be a fun one, Bubba knows where several Krystal restaurants are at. Bubba is thanking that they might just have to hire that NC feller, causen he so neet.

TO BE CONTINUED