Dear Paddlewisers, in the recent discussion Genuine Canadian Ballast Rock (TM) vs Norwegian Stability Troll a few points were left unnoticed. 1) As somebody who is currently working in Canada with a temporary working visa I noticed instantly the potential trouble with the immigration authorities -US immigration is even more difficult- if the trolls get counted as alien workers. It would be hard and expensive to get the appropriate immigration paperwork done. A union -most likely the dock worker's- might cause further difficulties. If the trolls are not under jurisdiction of immigration and seen as animals it gets even harder (same applies to the also mentioned gerbils). Import of lifestock asks for even more paperwork. Other countries like Israel and a number of European countries might have similar import restrictions, not to think about NewZealand or Australia. Adoption is probably the simplest way to deal with the local authorities in this case. 2) How about sea sickness? I always get seasick if I am underdeck and can't see the horizon, what about the trolls? Can I expect a mess in my kayak? 3) Will trolls have to wear a pfd? If, which company will produce them and get them certified by Canadian AND US coast guard. As I understand this is a very expensive and time consuming process, and the reason why Lotus and Kokatat PFD are not certified for Canadian waters (who cares?). 4) Kayaking gets more and more popular. The increasing demand would place them soon on the endangered species list. As far as I can see the supply of "Genuine Canadian Ballast Rock (TM)" and cheaper but overpriced imitations (mostly sold in stores south of the Canadian border) is save for the next millenium. So, protect the Norwegian wildlife and order your "Genuine Canadian Ballast Rock (TM)" today. Best regards Ulli Dr. Ulli Hoeger Dept. Physiology and Biophysics Dalhousie University Halifax, B3H4H7, Nova Scotia Canada Phone I : 902-494-2673 Fax: 902-494-1685 Phone II :902-488-6796 http://is.dal.ca/~uhoeger *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 19 2000 - 15:25:08 PDT
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