I encountered a really odd sight on the highway here recently -- an out-of-state SUV with a kayak on top, but towing a trailered jet-ski. Must be either someone with a split personality or a badly conflicted couple! Ira On 7/4/00 1:33 AM LedJube_at_aol.com (LedJube_at_aol.com) wrote: >In a message dated 7/4/00 5:51:08 AM, NEWTOT_at_mail.modot.state.mo.us writes: > ><< This may sound juvenile, but the best idea we had is to buy a cheap >paintball >gun to keep on deck. In theory, we would shoot the boat that is purposely >harassing us, thus "marking" the perpetrator. A call the lake patrol would >follow, and the "tagged" boat would be easy to pick out. Not sure of the >legality of shooting a boat.... >> > >Keeping the paint balls dry is a little problematic. I personally enjoy it >when the Jet'ers rough up the water, but I would become very protective if >it >started to bother some of the other paddlers on a club trip. > >And then there's the escalation issue....Maybe best to just "tag" the Jet'er >with a small caliber projectile. Somewhere in the vicinity of a knee would >do >quite nicely, I should think. > >All seriousness aside, I agree with you. But it would really start an ugly >period between kayakers and Jet'ers. Best to just become comfortable with >rough water and thank them for making it for you. > >Jed *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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