Re: [Paddlewise] Cartop Kayak Carrier

From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:56:55 -0400
Patrick Maun wrote:
> 
> And don't forget to remind people riding in your car to watch their
> heads. You don't want to know how many people smacked their heads on
> the bars in my car.

"Watch out for the bar."
"What?"
"Don't hit your head on the..."
"OW! Dammit, why don't you warn people about these bars?!"

It's not the number of time you have to go through this dialog, it's the
number of time you repeat it with the same person (hint: who rides with
you the most?)
 
> I've also seen people stick tennis balls on the bar ends. Works but
> looks silly. Then again, 48" bars look silly too.

Love dem bright yellow head protectors.

One of the few things I like about SUVs is that most of them are so tall
that anyone sub-Wayne Hodorowitz can walk under them unscathed. Of
course, if you're sub-WH you can't reach the bars to put your boat up.
-- 
Steve
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