Re: [Paddlewise] Jetski incident

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 19:58:17
At 03:54 PM 4/13/01 -0400, Craig MacKinnon wrote:
>
>If you were in this identical situation, i.e.: being assaulted by a PWC,
>would that gun remain in the dry bag? Now that's an interesting legal
>scenario! I can see the headline: PWC ASSAULT: KAYAKER SHOOTS BACK! Wouldn't
>that turn a lake into something akin to a Los Angeles freeway!

Can't speak to LA freeways, but I've been on lakes that put me in mind of
the Detroit or Chicago versions.

But not this afternoon. Tom and I took advantage of Good Friday afternoon
off and a pretty nice day, and took our boats down to Lake Hudson, the
first time we'd been out since Sunday. There was a nice breeze blowing; we
even got buzzed, by a friend in his antique Luscombe, wings waggling in
greeting. We saw a number of geese on the nest, including one small island
with at least nine nesters. We saw four sandhill cranes getting matey, and
an egret. We even saw a loon. The only thing that went wrong was that I
left my boat shoes at home and had to paddle in my stocking feet. It was
good to be out and put last weekend behind us.

My grandfather taught me well: when you fall off a bicycle, pick it up and
ride it again.

Thanks to everyone for the support and encouragement.

-- Wes
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