Re: [Paddlewise] Missing Canadian Ballast Rocks

From: <Johnlebl_at_aol.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:54:51 EDT
In a message dated 10/14/1998 1:18:31 PM EST, mhh_at_aretha.jax.org writes:

<<  I am saddened to report the apparent theft of a complete set 
 of four perfectly matched Canadian Ballast Rocks. The perpetrators 
 obviously knew something about kayak gear in that they passed over the 
 GPS, the UHF, the graphite paddle, etc and took only the CBRs.They are 
 grayish in color(the rocks not the perpetrators) with a speckling and 
 somewhat rounded. If you are offered a deal that seems too good to be 
 true on a matched set of Canadian Ballast Rocks it probably is. I dare not 
 set out on the ocean without them......
                                                    mark. >>

Mark,

I confess to taking the Matching Set of Canadian Ballast Rocks.  You see, I
already have a good GPS and VHFand plastic paddles of any quality and price
suck, but I needed those speckled rocks desperately.  What I so desperately
needed them for was to slip into a passing local's portage pack during my next
trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that is the ONLY designated
wilderness area in the United States that allows motorboats on wilderness
lakes and trucks on portages due to alot of squaking by locals.  I think it is
a $$$$$$$$ thing.

The addition of 20 some odd pounds of water worn solidified mother earth is
just my subtle message to them that they aren't the only ones who can pull one
off.

If you fail to find them before too long, look on Prarie Portage as this was
his next portage to carry them across.  I know he knew they were in his pack
as I stuck a note on it while slapping him on the back while we visited on the
portage trail just like the kids in Junior High School used to put those "kick
me" signs on our backs.

Some people just never grow up do they?

John 
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