Re: [Paddlewise] Skegs my last Posting on this subject

JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote:
> 
> Got a web site for those stones?

Last I heard, John Winters had a monopoly franchise on the superior
Official Canadian Ballast Rocks (TM).  You might want to check out
John's web site (although I don't know if his rock page is up and
running yet):

	http://home.ican.net/~735769/index.html

I suppose that John should be made aware of a breach that has formed in
his distribution system.  This has occured along the Canada-U.S. border
up in Tarr Inlet (in Glacier Bay). Not that long ago, the Grand Pacific
Glacier had its terminus on the Canadian side of the border.  But in
recent years the terminus has advanced into the U.S. Every month now,
the glacier moves tons of Canadian ballast rocks across the border and
deposits them into the U.S., where folks can pick them up without having
to venture into Canada. This makes it possible to avoid the tentacles of
JW's pervasive rock retailing monopoly, since his monopoly franchise has
legal standing only within Canada. This alone is sufficient reason to
take a trip to Glacier Bay. (While you are there you might notice the
mountains, calving glaciers, whales, bears, etc., but these are side
attractions--the real draw is free source for Canadian ballast rocks.)

Dan Hagen

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