Re: [Paddlewise] Safety Officer Gets Bit

Do I hear a new book: "Street Smarts for Sea Kayakers"?
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From: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Safety Officer Gets Bit


>KayakerKen_at_aol.com wrote:
>
>>   So, in conclusion, I suppose that the MO of most kayakers is pretty
obvious
>> to a
>> thief. We leave our cars unlocked as we carry our stuff down to the
beach.
>> We’re
>> pretty low key and often off guard on the beach.
>
>It sadly isn't the MO for paddlers here in the Big Apple.  You lock your
>car if your carry is more than 50 feet from it unless other paddlers are
>around the cars; even then you still might lock it.  Few of us sport
>bumper stickers saying things like "I rather be kayaking" or vanity
>plates marked KAYAKER which would spell out in neon letters rob me, rob
>me.  None of this stuff about putting your car keys on the top of a
>front or back wheel so not to lose them while paddling.
>
>Same goes for picking parking spots.  For example, there is an official
>kayak launch site on the Hudson River in upper Manhattan with some
>parking.  My write-up guide suggests moving your car inland two blocks
>to where lots of cars are parked on the street.  The exception is if
>there are softball games going on near the launch site.  If you park
>among the players cars you're okay then.  No thief would dare break into
>a car and risk an angry baseball team chasing him down wielding bats and
>having spikes on their shoes. :-)
>
>Welcome to the School of Street Smarts.
>
>ralph diaz
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