Re: [Paddlewise] disaster in the making

On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 12:19:12AM -0500, Michael Daly wrote:
> >From the web site it sounds like the organizer sees dollar signs in 
> front of his eyes.  I wouldn't be surprised to find out he can't tell 
> one end of a kayak from the other.

That appears to succinctly capture all the entire affair.  On the one
hand, he's so cheap that (quoting from the site);

	While in Anchorage I visited REI and found an excellent atlas
	that shall be the official mapping tool for the race.  The title
	of the book is "Alaska Atlas & Gazetter" by DeLorme.
	It cost $19.95 [...]

(I would think that REAL maps, as in USGS topos and similar, would
be a far better idea.)

and on the other hand he's stupid enough to waste money:

	Today Submission-pro.com was hired to submit the Kayakathon.com
	web site to 150 major search engines. We should be listed in
	all the major search engines in 4 to 6 weeks

(Nobody with the slightest bit of web savvy does this: it's pointless.)


Of course, if this event really does go down, and something goes wrong,
the headlines will scream:

	Kayaking tragedy off Alaska's coast

instead of

	Money-grubbing opportunist gets gullible idiots killed

---Rsk
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