Hancock wrote: > > I got a suggestion that Paddlewisers (or Paddleweisenheimers as some are > known) put a yellow piece of flagging marked with a "P" on their hat. > Then we can recognize each other anywhere around the Symposium. Sounds > like a good idea to me. What do you all think? > > Karen I think you should all be dragging around 10 kilos of official Canadian Ballast Rock. The miners of that rock have a special carrying device for the ballast rock when used on land. It consists of a heavy duty gunny sack connected to a heavy two piece line that divides to serve double duty as front and rear bumper tie-downs when cartopping your kayak. There may be some confusion however. Northwesterners are very style conscious and the non-Paddlewise among them may decide to imitate this new look in Demo Beach attire. Some neighbor to the immediate north may take advantage of this. British Columbian are known for their enterprising ways (the most successful Canadian kayaking operations are out West for example). An unscrupulous British Columbian may bring a truck load of western Canadian rock down to the symposium and palm it off as official Canadian Ballast Rock. But we all know that the only true such ballast comes from the Eastern provinces where the rocks are more mature. So maybe you should also wear the suggested yellow ties on your hats or from your pigtails or ponytails. ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Sep 04 1999 - 09:32:15 PDT
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