>> Whattaya say, Paddlewisers? What keeps that blamed canoe up there? I dunno. Last year, or was it the year before (damn years are starting to run together) I was 20-30 minutes into the return trip home when a nagging question started tugging at my sub-conscious: "Did I really secure the cross ties?". I could see the bow line in front of me and the stern line in the mirror. But the cross ties? I had been doing 60-65 mph, passed a couple of semis and except for some sluggishnes climbing a couple of small hills, all seemed normal, yet the question remained "Did I or didn't I". So I pulled over and checked and the answer was a resounding "No!". What kept the trucks from blowing 18 foot kayak off. Why didn't the wind just lift it up and off? I claim the bow line was fairly slack, as usual. Shouldn't it have been stretched tight if it was fighting to hold the boat on? I dunno. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 19 1999 - 12:00:38 PDT
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