----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lloyd" <dlloyd_at_telus.net> . > > Paddling at night in Manhattan Harbor -- now THAT sound dangerous to me! And here I thought what you did was dangerous! Many years ago, I came back to a launch site in Northern Manhattan quite late in the day. The site, on a small beach (yeah we have them in Manhattant) at the edge of a park in what is now a tough neighborhood, had some local toughs smoking joints or shooting up. I was alone but not too frightened since I believe I was imposing enough looking, covered with salt, with a paddle in one hand and a sheath knife hung Rambo-style on my PFD. However, I don't think any of my paraphenalia or salty tough look meant anything to these guys who were probably carrying an arsenal of weapons under their coats. What did was where I was emerging from...the water. One of them came up to me and said "You've been out there in that little thing? You wouldn't catch my fxxking black ass out there, no way!!!" They quickly left what they felt was a dangerous lunatic to knock down his Klepper in solitude. Need I mention that it was a record time disassembly in case they changed their minds and came back!!! 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 - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Mar 07 2001 - 06:34:16 PST
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