Whyte, David wrote: > > And even for males who don't tie the cord tight enough in their swimmers > before hitting the big surf can suffer the same fate > > David One of the kayakers around the Boathouse decided to do some night swimming off the kayak dock (which, BTW, is prohibited because we don't have insurance coverage for that). He dove in and lost his shorts and could not find them in the dark waters. Not bad, right? No. To get back to his clothes in the Boathouse he had to cross an open expanse of pier. For energy saving purposes, the area doesn't have regular lighting but rather a series of floodlights that are triggered by a motion sensing device (i.e. to discourage burglers). He knew that the promenade facing the embayment was filled with people because he had swam below them for awhile after losing his shorts. Every time he would enter the motion detection field to go to the Boathouse door, the spotlights would light up the place and him; so he would scurry away back to the kayak dock. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Aug 21 2000 - 08:43:08 PDT
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