Re: [Paddlewise] PT Symposium...stand out from the crowd

Or take the bull by the horns and paint the ballast yellow with P in black.
Yellow for visibility in the fog being generated by this thread.
=^..^=
--Mel--
Mel Lammers
mslammers_at_earthlink.net
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To: Hancock <magpi_at_access1.net>
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Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] PT Symposium...stand out from the crowd


> 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
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