Many years ago I posted a message on the tandem_at_hobbes, tandem bicycle, mailing list about how to handle the problem of "what do you need another [insert name of toy here] for". The strategy was first developed by Patrick McManus author of The Grasshopper Trap (also They Shoot Canoes, Don't They, Real Ponies Don't Go Oink!, Never Sniff a Gift Fish, and A Fine and Pleasant Misery. In The Grasshopper Trap there is a chapter titled Gun-running in which McManus provides a primer on strategies and tactics for bringing a new gun home. This advice is appropriate for [insert name of new toy here] collectors also. I modified the story for tandem bicycles and it was further modified for kayaks and posted on the web. The story has some length to it and since it has been posted on the web, I will direct you to the site instead of filling your mailbox. Take a look at http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/articles/more.htm for an answer to that ever-present question of " what do you need another ... "? If anyone would like a back channel copy, please contact me. This is a proven strategy, I now have 12 bicycles and 3 tandems (but, only two kayaks so far - I have some work yet to do). Knapp Hudson Portland, ME *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Aug 19 2002 - 19:29:12 PDT
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