Just a bit of inconsequential fun..... I pulled out a map I have at the office, and sure enough, the main coast is more west to east than I recollected... not that I doubted it, I just wanted to see it :-) But, just for fun, I asked some co-workers (without telling them why I was asking) what direction along the coast they were going if they went from "here" to "there", with "here" and "there" being places I pointed to. Interestingly, all but one said "north". The one who didn't say north didn't say east, either. They said "from cold to colder". Afterwards, I asked them why they didn't say "west to east". The consensus was because you move "up and down" the coast, not across the coast, and "up and down" is north and south. I pointed to a section along the Gulf of Mexico between Texas and Florida and asked which way was up and which way was down. There the consensus was "up" is where you are "going" and "down" is the return route. Presumably, because what goes up must come down, and down brings you back to where you started. Hmmm. The things I'll do to avoid work sometimes.... Rick *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Feb 06 2003 - 06:57:59 PST
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