Picking up on the theme of kayakers [ outdoors people ] being kicked around by officious folks in uniforms, I well remember reading about the kayakers off the coast of CA, San Francisco ? who tangled with a large shark, possibly a white pointer near a seal colony some years back. The group made it to shore, one with a kayak bearing the marks of the white pointer attack, only to be reprimanded by a 'ranger' for unauthorised landing in a nature reserve! Apparently the ranger was unimpressed when shown the evidence to back up their scary encounter. That is when I decided, as a non-American, that something is definitely strange in the land of the free. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 2/2/2005 4:15:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, ratten_at_uow.edu.au writes: That is when I decided, as a non-American, that something is definitely strange in the land of the free. One of the most irritating signs I have seen is one at the Blaine, Washington (state) border crossing down from British Columbia. It reads: Welcome To America Land Of The Free. It's as if I left Sudan or Cuba. Paddling content: I had a pair of kayaks on the roof at the time. 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/ ***************************************************************************
I remember when one of the people in that paddling group posted the story to rec.boats.paddle. http://tinyurl.com/58cyr Should be the story, the beginning of the post looks right, 1982 seems right too... On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:12:49 +1100, "Peter Rattenbury" <ratten_at_uow.edu.au> said: > Picking up on the theme of kayakers [ outdoors people ] being kicked around > by officious folks in uniforms, I well remember reading about the > kayakers > off the coast of CA, San Francisco ? who tangled with a large shark, > possibly > a white pointer near a seal colony some years back. -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 09:12:49AM +1100, Peter Rattenbury wrote: >Picking up on the theme of kayakers [ outdoors people ] being kicked around > by officious folks in uniforms, [...] Let's also recall the incident in which multi-time US champion, multi-time world champion, multi-time Olympian and generally really good paddler and nice guy David Hearn was forcibly ripped out of his C-1 because some thugs with uniforms decided that the Potomac was "too high" to be safe. (Yeah, for someone like *me*, it probably was. But for someone of Davey's incredible skill and experience, it's a playground.) ---Rsk *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Rich Kulawiec wrote: > On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 09:12:49AM +1100, Peter Rattenbury wrote: > >>Picking up on the theme of kayakers [ outdoors people ] being kicked around >>by officious folks in uniforms, [...] > > Let's also recall the incident in which multi-time US champion, multi-time > world champion, multi-time Olympian and generally really good paddler > and nice guy David Hearn was forcibly ripped out of his C-1 because some > thugs with uniforms decided that the Potomac was "too high" to be safe. ...some thugs with uniforms who did not have any authority over the river and who uses it... -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
-------------- Original message -------------- > > Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 19:52:11 EST > From: Rcgibbert_at_aol.com > Subject: Re: > > In a message dated 2/2/2005 4:15:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, > ratten_at_uow.edu.au writes: > > That is when I decided, as a non-American, that something is definitely > strange in the land of the free. > > > > One of the most irritating signs I have seen is one at the Blaine, > Washington (state) border crossing down from British Columbia. It reads: Welcome > To > America Land Of The Free. It's as if I left Sudan or Cuba. Paddling content: I > had a pair of kayaks on the roof at the time. > > Rob G It depends on the meaning of free. Dana War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength Work Makes You Free - Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. *************************************************************************** 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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