Waited what, 20 minutes to clean out 4 years? That is unreal. And your dad just quietly dropping off a beat up copy like that, no big speech, no lecture, just here kid read this. The part that got me is him having read it back in '09 when his plant shut down and never once mentioning it to you until you needed it. That is such a dad move, keeping a book for 15 years just waiting for the right moment. I bet that copy had his own tear stains in it already. Two hours of feelings talk the next day is basically a whole new relationship for most dads.

Did the safety guy ever actually try pinching a hose at 60 feet with a helmet that's blowing up around your head? Taking that extra minute to mess with the hose means you're fighting the suit, your mask is fogging, and you could end up head down and not even know which way is up. A fast ride to the surface gets you beat up and maybe bent, but staying down there while your gear is failing is how guys drown.