Re: [Paddlewise] wing paddle

Dave Kruger wrote:
> 
> BaysideBob wrote:
> 
> > The problem isn't "gay", it's "married". I suppose it would include a gay male
> > whose SO is a non-paddler.  It would probably also include anyone, [snip] --
> > who takes half the stuff when they pack up and leave -- that doesn't
> > paddle. [edited -- for clarity, I hope -- JDK]
> >
> > Ask anyone who's been selling boats for awhile.  A couple
> > comes in:  Person "A" is touching boats, sticking their head inside hatches
> > for a wiff of recently cured resin.  Person "B" is trying to be polite but
> > you can see their boredom. [snip]
> >  "B" views the boats as a threat.  They only hold one person, so they exclude
> > the other person.  They cost as much or more than most pieces of furniture
> > or major appliances.  The problem is not sexual orientation.  It's much greater.
> > It's about money and attention.  And that is a very big deal.
> 
> Bayside has hit it on the head.  This is why I own *all* the paddling gear,
> boats, etc., and my SO owns none of it.  She loves to paddle, and a couple of
> the boats are "hers," but she never feels that a new boat cuts into her
> disposable income or time with me.  Hmmmm ... come to think of it, the last
> two boats were sorta bought at her instigation ... what's going on here?!!



I guess I'm one of the luck ones. No, zero, nada problems with my kayaks, 
or heading out for a few. Infact, my folbot, aleut, was a supprise gift 
from my wife, for our 20th. The kodiak folbot was also a gift from her 
after I sold the 22' sailboat(which she hated).
She figures this is better than the harleys and hell raising days(cheaper 
too).

James

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