Yesterday I took the boats out for the last time, doing minor on-water maintenance and shoreline inspection, and then put them in the barn for the Winter.
You never took me for a boat ride when I was there...
You never took me on a boat ride either. The emotional scar is unrepairable.
You two ought to exchange phone numbers and co-commiserate.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling