This has been brewing for a number of years but apparently my recent aquisition of a Mariner Express was the straw. My wife thinks we have too many boats. Especially kayaks. She thinks my obsession with floaty things is... well... obsessive. I suppose two sailboats, three dinghies, two jetskis, 3 whitewater kayaks and 3 sea kayaks might be considered "too many" by some; certainly no one on Paddlewise. Anyway, I use almost all of them; or someone does... occasionally. She told me last week that I have to open my horizons and find new hobbies. She thinks she'd be ok with a teen-aged girlfriend and a crack habit... but no more kayaks. At least until I sell some. So I'm thinking about seling hers. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA *************************************************************************** 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'd give up my Old Town Loon double for a T-A G. Think I could I keep her hanging up in the rafters too? -----Original Message----- Behalf Of Craig Jungers She told me last week that I have to open my horizons and find new hobbies. She thinks she'd be ok with a teen-aged girlfriend and a crack habit... *************************************************************************** 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'd give up my Old Town Loon double for a T-A G. Think I could I keep her > hanging up in the rafters too? > Oh man: a teenaged girlfriend is more trouble than you can imagine (and I'm not even thinking about any possible legal aspects). And your wife knows it. Don't think she doesn't. <grin> It's the old "give 'em enough rope" trick that your wife is laying on ya. You'll be the one hanging in the rafter, trust me! Get another boat. The worst that'll happen is that your wife will be angry for a while. Get sucked in on the T-AG trick, and your wife will have little trouble getting rid of the empty shell that will be all that's left after the T-AG gets finished with ya. She'll be living in a warm, sandy location drinking some rum-based fruit drink while your wandering around Nome, Alaska looking for the homeless shelter to try to stay warm for the night. Take up crack cocaine even. But stay away from the T-AGs! Hope this advice reaches you in time.... -- Darryl *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 04:40 PM 8/5/2007, Craig Jungers wrote: >This has been brewing for a number of years but apparently my recent >aquisition of a Mariner Express was the straw. My wife thinks we have too >many boats. Especially kayaks. She thinks my obsession with floaty things >is... well... obsessive. I suppose two sailboats, three dinghies, two >jetskis, 3 whitewater kayaks and 3 sea kayaks might be considered "too many" >by some; certainly no one on Paddlewise. Anyway, I use almost all of them; >or someone does... occasionally. > >She told me last week that I have to open my horizons and find new hobbies. Have you considered flyfishing? Wait, that might not be such a good idea...I own 11 flyrods. John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu Ithaca, NY *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Craig, My wife doesn't mind how many kayaks I have, as long as she doesn't have to go out in them. As I like to say, she's an indoor cat. So I have to be very careful when I take her outdoors, because one of two things will happen. Either she'll freeze to death or the coyotes will eat her. Duane www.rollordrown.com Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote: This has been brewing for a number of years but apparently my recent aquisition of a Mariner Express was the straw. My wife thinks we have too many boats. Especially kayaks. She thinks my obsession with floaty things is... well... obsessive. I suppose two sailboats, three dinghies, two jetskis, 3 whitewater kayaks and 3 sea kayaks might be considered "too many" by some; certainly no one on Paddlewise. Anyway, I use almost all of them; or someone does... occasionally. She told me last week that I have to open my horizons and find new hobbies. She thinks she'd be ok with a teen-aged girlfriend and a crack habit... but no more kayaks. At least until I sell some. So I'm thinking about seling hers. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Craig Jungers wrote: > This has been brewing for a number of years but apparently my recent > aquisition of a Mariner Express was the straw. My wife thinks we have too > many boats. My wife is pretty understanding, though my flotilla is considerably smaller than yours. Her request is that we be able to park in the garage. Both cars. And I'm not allowed a shed in the yard. So far this hasn't been too limiting, but with 9 kayaks and 6 bikes currently, it has involved some very interesting storage systems. Of course, this is an improvement from a year+ ago, when we shared our one-bedroom apartment with 6 kayaks and 4 bikes. Geoff *************************************************************************** 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 Monday 06 August 2007 20:02, Craig wrote: > This has been brewing for a number of years but apparently my recent > aquisition of a Mariner Express was the straw. My wife thinks we have > too many boats. Especially kayaks. One thing that is very nice, and very possible to conduct from a kayak, is model seaplanes, especially flying boats, electrically powered - just need a calm lake and a hefty battery onboard the kayak to recharge the model between flights! You could even fit a catapult to your deck, just as naval ships had in the heyday of marine flight! I am not yet ready for marine aviation (need some more investment in time and equipment), but I'll do it next year, hopefully! The original flying boat fuselage I made became my ama - and reverting it back is hardly a wise option - too much beefing up and then there is that plywood box in the middle of it, nope! So I'll have to make a new one from scratch, no doubt! Happy paddling all, and Craig, the best to your wife! Tord *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Tord Eriksson wrote: > One thing that is very nice, and very possible to conduct from a kayak, is > model seaplanes, especially flying boats, electrically powered - just need > a calm lake and a hefty battery onboard the kayak to recharge the model > between flights! You could even fit a catapult to your deck, just as naval > ships had in the heyday of marine flight! > Back in the dim mists of my youth, when life was cheap, I seem to remember the availability of compressed-gas-powered BB deck guns for R/C naval models. The compass mount on the deck of my Millennium 174 would make a really nice gun platform, and seeing as the thing's as heavy as a battleship.... -- Tommy M. McGuire mcguire_at_crsr.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
That whole herd is cheaper than 1 yacht Seems reasonable to me. *************************************************************************** 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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