Re: [Paddlewise] trip report

From: Joe Pylka <pylka_at_castle.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:35:46 -0400
Brad wrote:
>"... for Lewis and Clarke State Park boat ramp. A new sign by the ramp
> said "No personal watercraft allowed on the Sandy River". Wow. No
> canoes, kayaks, rafts, driftboats, etc., only tugboats and
> oceanliners. Finally decided the State of Oregon gibberish meant no
> jetskis. Why don't they just say so."

        It seems that JetSki is a specific brand and model whose name has
become generic, sorta like Frigidaire.  So someone, somewhere, came up with
Personal WaterCraft which isn't much better.



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