Re: [Paddlewise] 6 Things I Don't Feel Guilty About...in spite of recent Paddlewise Postings

From: Jerry Hawkins <jhawkins_at_cisco.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 15:39:18 -0700
OK, Here's mine.  I have to economize so I have only 6 items.

6.  My kayak has a rudder, too, and I enjoy using the rudder.  When I had a motorcycle, I rode it 3.5 miles through Phoenix traffic without using the handlebars to steer, but no one criticized me for actually having handlebars.  In fact a red faced policeman went so far as to encourage me to use handlebars in future even if I don't really need them.  I think the same applies to kayaks.
5.  I have both a canoe and a kayak, and furthermore I live in California.
4.  I have never done whitewater kayaking or kayak surfing and have no interest in doing either.
3.  My kids are better swimmers than I am.
2.  I did not build my wood and glass kayak ... I didn't even buy it directly from the builder.
1.  Though I will never ride a jetski I do enjoy riding in or driving almost any powerboat.  I think driving a 38 foot salmon fishing boat through the Straight of Juan De Fuca was a gas.  Renting a 6 HP aluminum boat in Glacier N.P. was also a gas.  Even putting a little 12 volt trolling motor on my canoe is a, well, an electric gas.

jerry.

At 04:04 PM 10/07/1999 -0400, SKILLIANS_at_aol.com wrote:
>10.   My kayak has a rudder, and sometimes (gasp!) I use it.
>9.    My paddle is unfeathered.
>8.    I use big black rubber bungies every time I transport my kayak.
>7.   Sometimes I drive to the nearby lake - AND I DON''T USE A BOWLINE !!!!
>6.   My kayak is roto-molded plastic - not fiberglass, not kevlar, and not a 
>folding 
>       model.
>5.   On today's early morning paddle (28 degrees) I wore absolutely no 
>neoprene.
>4.   I have never taken a dump in a plastic bag  -  and I never plan to.
>3.   Sometimes - maybe on the days I don't use a bowline - I don't wear a PFD.
>2.   Upon occasion, I have ridden in a powerboat, and I enjoyed it!
>1.   On a hot summer day, I think it might be fine to try a jetski.
>
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