No can do on the Canadian water. The Nova Group had received a permit from the Province of Ontario to draw 10 million litres of Superior water a day for export to Asia, but the Canadian federal government nixed the deal (in Canada the provinces make laws concerning natural resources, but the feds make laws concerning inter-provincial and international trade). The reason for stopping the exporting of Lake Superior water is that the Great Lakes are going to be running low on water in the near future due to increased population drawing them down and due to global warming evaporating them off. Tom Heintzman of the Sierra Legal Defence Fund played a leading role in stopping the export of Canadian water. (Tom, you might remember, was darn near eaten by a polar bear while up on the Beaufort Sea.) I don't know why you would want water rather than Canadian Ballast Rocks (TM), for our rocks are carefully selected to not expand or contract too much during changes in temperature. With water you might just split your containers' seams when car-topping in sub-zero weather. Furthermore, our rocks are carefully selected to not fracture when tossed in the fire. For late season paddling (hey, the storms of November are not that far off), you can heat up a Canadian Ballast Rock (TM) in the fire and take it to bed with you. You can't do this with just any rock, for they might fracture and explode. Obviously tossing ballast water on the fire and then directing it to your sleeping bag would not be very useful. Take a Canadian Ballast Rock (TM) to bed with you this fall. Warm, friendly, and environmentally conscious. It's the right thing to do. Richard Culpeper www.geocities.com/~culpeper (BTW, while John and the Professor are temporarily unavailable, you may send your cheques my way. I'll be out on Superior tomorrow and would be glad to personally select some for you.) ---------- > From: Mark H. Hunt <mhh_at_aretha.jax.org> > To: Paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: Re:[Paddlewise] Ballast Rocks Vs Water Jugs > Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 10:53 AM > > What a great idea Scott..........Hey John, do you have any Official > Canadian Water for sale? > mark > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 18 1998 - 14:41:05 PDT
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