RE: [Paddlewise] feed the jetskiers acorns, they'll thank you for it

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". . . whether morons buy jetskis, or whether the operation of a
jetski turns someone into a moron. . ."

I have only anecdotal evidence, but recollection of this from time to time
cheers me up.  One jet skier, who was hardly in the class that harassed Mr.
Boyd but whose enthusiasm for his vehicle definitely placed him in the
obnoxious category, failed to pay attention to about 100 ft of his tow rope.
As a result, when he next started the engine the prop instantly coiled all
of the line around the shaft, extremely tightly.  After working vainly to
disentangle or cut the offending line underwater, the jet skier was on the
verge of giving up, when someone made the helpful suggestion to turn the
vehicle upside down, to facilitate access to the fouled coil.  That pretty
much ensured that water, fuel, and engine parts got into combinations not
intended by the manufacturer.  The vehicle was out for the rest of the
season, more effectively than any fantasy of sabotage could have
accomplished.  

Tom Joyce
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