In a message dated 9/7/2004 5:56:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, M.Silvius_at_worldnet.att.net writes: > > If you walked into said kayak boutique and two paddlers were talking, and > > neither were yet suited up for a paddle, how would you know which one was > the > > Greenland-like paddler and the other was the European-like paddler? > > Rob: > NAH!!!they are both euro paddlers!!!!. > The G paddler you would find at: > 1: lumberyard pawing through stacks of cedar 2x4s for the perfect paddle > stock > 2: dumpster diving for old shipping palates for re-use for kayak building > bits. > 3: down at the wholesale fabric store looking for the right cover material. > 4: at the art supply store hording little 4 oz conatiners of burnt umber > powder pigment to get that perfect faux seal skin look on the kayak > :-) > Actually, you are only partly correct. The Greenland Paddler is the one, after some observation, is the one whose sole business in said kayak boutique is to convert other paddlers to his/her way of paddling. ; () Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Sep 08 2004 - 10:15:40 PDT
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