[Paddlewise] Try not to sink that boat - was rolling in surf

Mark wrote
>it is clear that current motor boats are not equipped
>with the proper safety systems. We are requesting the
>following remedies

Doug wrote: -
>The latest retro-trend amongst paddlers is to tie a
>piece of string around the back of the head using
>duct tape to secure it to the ear pieces.

G'Day Doug' and Mark,

Marvellous! How can I possibly respond to these profound insights and
superlative dress sense? I considered rendering the whole sorry incident
into Haiku but sentiment dictated a return to my preferred metier: -

Bring forward Mark Arnold's case for
"Kayakers V. Big Motor Boat Thingys"

THE WITNESS STEPS FORWARD

	G'Day Yer Wership, It were like this: -

	A canoeist handsome and bold
	took a kayak that couldn't be rolled
	to the stern of a boat
	which reversed and then smote
	and sunk him in water darn cold

	Why was there not a loud beep
	to tell of the trouble so deep
	I would like to complain
	of the fear and the pain
	and the loss of my hat makes me weep

PETERO ELEVATED TO THE BENCH AS A JUDGE ON ACCOUNT OF HIS EXTREME WISDOM AND
HEIGHT

      No need for a beep to reverse
	for the crew will quite loudly curse
	and God gave you two eyes
	but note NOT nine lives
	So use them! Avoid something worse!

All the best M'Lords, syncretisticaceously, Peter
      And how can a kayak be a work of art
      when the common wisdom says its invisible?
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