Re: [Paddlewise] Rest of the winter?

Reliable roomer has it that the Right Honorable-John Winters
will be extremely busy this winter mining his quarry of Canadian 
Ballast Rocks in order to fulfil purchase agreements made by the 
NewZeland kayakers association on behalf of their Government.
This is agreement was necessary in order to avert continental drift caused by their porous pumice
rock which makes forms the substrate of their continent (or is it Island)? 

Since Nafta agreements with the State of South Dakota are currently being abrogated by the Americans
for their lack of compliance with said Nafta agreements, Canada will be invoking a full scale sell
off of Canadian Ballast Rocks with expected trade advantage over the USA gaining dominant foothold
in the Southern Pacific Hemisphere of Oceania. Yes folks this will mean a full scale trade war with
Canada
coming out on top!
Ultimately the US can take full credit for causing this action as it will contribute to
stabilization of the commodity markets globally. 
On a high note, the enormous profits anticipated will be donated 
by Mr. Winters to the International Monetary Fund to help bailout the Russian economy, since they
don't have a cluse how to care for themselves. Not even Bill Gates can compete with such profits.

As a further bonus, US taxpayers will be spared the burden of another financial bailout and their
congress will be enabled to concentrate on both white water and the White House affairs at the
expense of their
trusted Nafta agreement. Ross Perot will be indeed delighted and proven
that he was right all along. 

The world owes Mr. Winters a debt of gratitude for his discovery
of Great Canadian Ballast Rocks. 
Roomer also has it that he will be given the Governor General of Canada
award as a great Canadian and Hero of the Nation dubbing him with Mel Gibson's title of Homo
Indomitus (BraveHeart)!

Well there you have it! The best is yet to come this winter for all
who subscribe to Paddlewise. Be sure to tell your friends to subsribe
as it is the best kayak discussion group on the planet all kidding aside. There will be plenty of
topics to discuss and stories to tell inspite of a crucial embargo on sponsons as discussion
material (hopefully).

Oh, I almost forgot! Remember to call an investment broker. Buying
stock in Canadian Ballast Rocks is going to make a lot of people
rich. This might be bigger than the Great Alaskan Gold rush!

Cheers,

Philip Wylie
"Today its snowing and Winters will be with us until Spring"
 No pun intended, just accidental %^).

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John Winters wrote:
> 
> >At 10:41 PM 10/8/98 EDT, Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote:
> >>Rudders, Paddles feathered and non, long and short, now bulkheads. This
> is
> >>early October and we have used up most of our classics repertoire of
> sacred
> >>cows. What will we cackle and preen about for the rest of the winter?
> 
> Do I detect a deep seated compulsion to discuss this issue again, you know,
> like picking at a scab? :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> John Winters
> Redwing Designs
> Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft
> http://home.ican.net/~735769/
> 
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