Dave Kruger wrote: > So the trick to getting along in a > double is to treat the partner as if he or she were a total stranger with > "please" and "thank you" and "may I" and "would you care to" and all > that.>> Years ago paddling WW in tandem canoes I found that this adapted very well to circumstances: "Draw please." "One more draw please." "Draw hard, please." "DRAW. DRAW." "*DRAW!* *DRAW!*" "*Draw like hell!*" The last popped out in a particularly sticky situation, and my bow partner (a buddy, not wife) nearly broke up laughing once we got to an eddy. He said it was not something we had been using, but the meaning was so *totally* clear in the context that he found it hilarious. I can say that it would have been *much* less hilarious if he had not instantly understood and complied. GaryJ *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jun 13 2003 - 08:23:54 PDT
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