The dunker I can manage, but I hate it nonetheless. Treading water makes me lose sleep in the weeks leading up to it. Fear.
Exactly why in the fuck would I tread water for two whole minutes before remembering my beaded handles were there? I've done that whole event twice so far and this is sort of the dialogue I've got figured out:
It's a dark, stormy night and LTJG Butterball has just successfully egressed his imperiled MH-60....
LTJG Butterball: Gee golly, I know there was a step after Egress in that fangled PCL thangy...
*Butterball treads water for a minute or two while he thinks*
LTJG Butterball: Whew! I'm exhausted! I know there's something else, though...there's SOMETHING...hang on....if I can just catch my breath...
*Butterball proceeds to float face down in the water, thinking*
LTJG Butterball: OH!
*Butterball pulls his beaded handles and lives to fight another day*