Have you heard about the guy (somehow these things mostly happen to guys, which probably explains why so many people like girls) that lost all his gear thanks to his GPS? Misplacing gear in his kayak had been an ongoing problem until he suddenly realised that he could pack his gear and take note of it's GPS location inside the kayak. To find anything, he would simply have to check it's location with his handy GPS unit and then open the appropriate hatch. This he carefully did at the launch site the other day and happily set off for an all-day paddle to his favourite campsite on a deserted island. Having arrived at the destination site in time for supper, he checked his notes for the location of his cooking gear. He was horrified to discover that the GPS reading showed it was all still back at the launch site. Donning his flashing head-lamp which was thankfully in the cockpit, he paddled all night back to the launch site, arriving at dawn. The gear was nowhere to be found anywhere on the beach. Frustrated he slipped into the nearby woods for a leak - and to ponder what to do next. Back at the kayak, he noticed that his kayak was heavier than usual as he dragged it up the beach. Could you believe it, while in the woods, someone had replaced all his gear! He knew it must have happened, because everything was about a meter from where he had packed it - according to the GPS anyway. Talk about grateful! Michael *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
This would have to be one of the best tall stories I've heard in a longtime. Did he fairies in the forest as well? Leigh Brennan-Smith Melbourne, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Bradley" <kobra_at_interlinx.qc.ca> Have you heard about the guy (somehow these things mostly happen to guys, which probably explains why so many people like girls) that lost all his gear thanks to his GPS? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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