Bob's Your Uncle

Almost everyone has or knows someone who has an uncle Bob.... but not very many can say that he is a hero like my Uncle Bob.

Tid-Bit of the day: The phrase "Bobs your uncle" comes from Britich government. Robert, Lord Salisbury, the prime minister, appointed Arthur Balfour, his nephew, to the post of Secretary for Ireland in 1887. Balfour was considered young and a political lightweight, and the post was of high-profile.

What I'm Rockin' Out to: The Shining - Badly Drawn Boy

My Uncle Bob looked out the window on new year's eve and saw lights disappear on the pond outside his house. He knew something was wrong and someone had gone through the ice. Three teenagers had been driving an ATV and went through. He grabbed a rake and shovel and rushed to the ice. Then he fell through. He miraculously used the rake to get himself out of the water. He went back to his wharf and grabbed a life ring with rope and threw it out to the teens. The young girl grabbed hold of it and then swam to her friend (the other teen was not in sight). By this time the fire department had arrived. If it were not for my uncle, all three teens would have lost their lives that night. Unfortunately, the third boy's body was not found until the next morning.