Re: [Paddlewise] Distress signals

From: E. Sullivan <sullivaned_at_pop.mts.kpnw.org>
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 15:56:45 -0700
I've got an Olin 12-ball pistol, but I'm not sure where to
stash it. Shoulder holster? Under the deck seems too far
away. As for one-handed operation: that's only the firing
part. Loading is two-handed (with the op for dropping the
shell into the briny). I'm leery of leaving a shell in it;
seems like dropping might cause premature signaling. And I'm
also leery of leaving it open to the elements, so that's two
hands for getting it out of the ziplock. Can you leave it
charged and wet?

I recently wished I had it on my deck when a speedboat full
of teen boys with eyes only for an attending PWC covered
with teen girls came screaming down on me. Would have fired
one across their bow to get their attention. They never did
see me.

Speaking of Skyblazers, the new ones I've seen are too big
to fit in my pfd pocket. Some bulbous thing on the end of
them. Can the old-style still be purchased?

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