Re: [Paddlewise] new york waterfront

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|For those who are unaware, the pollution levels of the water here has
|dropped so drastically that many forms of marine life, once unable to
|survive here because of the condition of the water, have returned.
|Included are crustaceans and mollusks that are eating away at the piers.
...

|I think the New York Times has shyed away from the murder of these
|innocents for political purposes and so I'm planning a campaign to Save
|The Baby Shipworm.  Now that those dastardly Canadians no longer are
|killing baby seals, I think this is a good cause for us to take up.  My
|movement plans to print up T-shirts with pictures of baby shipworms.
|They are not as appealing-looking as baby seals...no lovely eyelashes
|and sweet faces.  In fact, they are downright ugly.  But who is to say
|that we should only save what we find cute or romantic such as baby
|seals and whales. They are babies suffering an insufferable death.  As
|part of the protest, I am organizing a group of kayakers to tie
|ourselves around the piers to prevent any further wrapping with
|plastics.  Those who have shown disdain for folding kayaks and SOTs will
|get less choice spots below the high water line.  :-)


Ralph, count me in!  I'm a SINKer myself but I think the SOTs add diversity
to the kayak community instead of diluting our BrotherHood, rrrr,
YakerHood.
I'm ready to be tied to a pier and wrapped in practice to stand up to the
murder
of Baby Shipworms!

Hmmmm, one concern I have though.....  After we have been wrapped/warped to
the
pier. How are we going to use our bottles and "fillers"?  Are we entirely
wrapped/warped? Everything?  Are things going to be hanging out?  How else
will
we fill?  I'm starting to be concerned that the marine life that is
returning to the
waters might think that anything dangling in the water would be worm like
food.
Will we have fillers left after this PierProtest?

Thank you for bringing this to our attention!
Dan

Actually, the fact that marine life is returning is a good thing to know.




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