Re: [Paddlewise] Good Kayaking Shoes - Bad Outfit

Here in the San Francisco Bay Area you've got to do a lot more than wear
purple, a helmet, and a sprayskirt to get attention.

Barbara, south of SF where the thermometer is pushing 64 degrees.

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> A buddy and I were crossing small town main street
>wearing dripping skirts, rental Protec helmets (pink),
>
>purple and black full wetsuits and our cheapo purple
>and yellow trackshoes -  when traffic stopped for us.
>There was no crosswalk, no light, just a bunch of
>families in pickups who were waving at us to cross the
>road in front of them.
> We walked, they stared, we laughed at how stupid we
>probably looked. Through an alley, behind a bar, and
>around a sand pile we went. When we saw a police
>officer coming around the block in our direction.
>  We nonchalantly walked past when he flipped on the
>siren and rumbled up to us.
>  He asked " Just where are you boys going dressed
>like that?"
>  "We are paddling the river, sir" I told him.
>  " That don't look like any canoe outfit I've ever
>seen" he said - seeming to want to take the
>conversation further.
>  " Well, sir, we are having a crazy get up show at a
>gettogether afterwards, so we just wanted to be ready"
>I continued, alluding to the takeout.
>  "I see...(pause)... will everbody be dressed like
>clowns?" 
>     this is where two local folks started snickering,
>and all I could do was speak local
>  "Yep" 
>
>   Ouch, even the local law enforcement makes fun of
>our outfits. Of course, now all of my well dressed
>kayaking friends choose to bring this story up
>whenever my clothes are a little off color.
>
>humbled again,
>Phil Huck
>thekayaker_at_yahoo.com
>
>
>
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