Ulli wrote: >BEWARE!! That's the Boat building Virus! Boat Building Virus is highly addictive. There is no known cure. It has been known to be transmitted to close associates of the infected person. Generally, though, the infected's spouse seems to be immune to its effects. Some spouses have been known to divorce the infected--not for fear of contracting it themselves, but due to the strange ravings and cravings the virus induces in the infected individual. The infected individual will also rename the family garage "The Boat Shop" and begins to abscond with household items that can be employed in the boatbuilding mania that ensues. The uninfected (uninitiated in the eyes of the boatbuilder) begin to notice the absence of their good sharp scissors (for cutting kevlar), saran wrap (for working bubbles out of a wet laminate), blowdriers (for quicker curing), vacuum cleaners (for vacuum bagging, of course--why cleanup?!), or heavy furniture (for clamping large objects with weight). The infected will begin to take meals in the shop, or pass up eating altogether. Other symptoms include getting up an hour early for work to apply epoxy (why should the boat waste all that time sitting, when epoxy can be curing while I'm at work?) and missing formal social engagements (I've got all this resin mixed up, hon, I can't go--I've got to get it applied to the glass before it kicks off!). Spouse mumbles, "I'm gonna find a tall cliff and kick you off!". How do I know all this? Well, except for the divorce aspect (my wife is unusually forgiving, and I frequently tell her I appreciate that quality!); umm, we'll call it an educated guess! >P.S. Is epoxy an addictive? Yes. There is no known methedone-type drug to administer to an epoxy addict. Without epoxy, the addict will go around mumbling and swearing as he or she tries to glue together everything in site with Elmer's glue or bubblegum. When the joint fails, they just scream for epoxy. Warning: There is a newer, stronger drug on the market--urethane adhesive. While it won't provide the addict with the high of wetting out fiberglass, it is reported to adhere to anything. Anything. Keep your children locked inside and away from epoxy dealers--after they get hooked, library paste just won't cut it anymore! Hi, I'm Shawn. And I'm a boatbuilding addict. -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 2000 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 17 2000 - 13:23:10 PDT
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