River Rafting in Washington

My business mantra for the past three plus decades has been --- "Well. . . it could have been worse. . ." You might say it is 'out of necessity', but I don't think so. It is just my natural inclination toward cynicism and pessimism. I prefer to think of myself as an 'ossimist'. This 'ossimism' has helped me navigate dozens of trials and tribulations. For instance: Example #1 "What was that? You dragged 50 brand new top-of-the-line Extrasport lifejackets 5 miles down the highway? Destroying most of them?" Example #2 "Our wetsuits were stolen from our van on the Methow River and tossed on a lady's lawn where? In the next county? One lawn or more?" Example #3 "You put diesel in a gas engine, and the bus, which is full of the day's river gear, is stranded on which Pass?" Example #4 "'Someone forgot to check the oil in the bus and the engine blew up where outside Gold Bar?" Example #5 ...