Re: [Paddlewise] Locking up a kayak

From: <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 17:09:19 -0700
dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote:
> 
> |inviting to slash and steal the boat.  I guess bungee holding down a
> |boat would be a good discouragement against theft.  If they slice the
> |bungee it is bound to snap back and knock an eye out :-)
> 
> |ralph diaz
> 
> AHHHHH HAAAAA!  <LightBulb over my head>
> 
> We should take the used TP from our Kayaking trips and stick it to the kayak!
> Who would EVEN think of
> stealing our boats! 

Careful what you might invite.

Years ago I worked with a guy who parked his car on the street in
Manhattan.  To avoiding having his windows smashed by thieves looking to
take something, he decided to keep his car doors very noticeably
unlocked.  The car had no radio, nothing in the glove compartment,
nada.  He thought his anti-theft idea was very clever and boasted about
it around the office.

One day he came in looking none too happy.  Seems he got to his car in
the morning to find that several people had decided to party in it
overnight.  They eat greasy chicken, drank beer and threw bones, chicken
skin and condoms all over the place.  Probably because it was a rainy
night, they also skipped answering calls of nature outside and defecated
in the car.

If you leave TP pasted all over your roof racked kayak, maybe someone
might think it alright to use your cockpit to add same.  Imagine that!:
a high up portasan with a view.  :-)

ralph diaz
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