Paul Montgomery wrote: > I explained that, for one, no drunken power boaters. Besides, kayaks > were made for cold weather and add in a good drysuit and I'm comfy! > I have come to like windy days. It seems like I get a lot more oxygen > in my lungs and the wind drowns out the traffic noise on Lake > Washington. > > In fact, I'm hoping for more bad weather. It may drive some of these > squatters back to California or Arizona land. Get rid of the weak > ones. And that means less traffic and more room for the rest of us. And, it might be well to remember that almost all of us are "squatters" postdating the natives who lived here for thousands of years prior to the arrival of Europeans ... says Dave, a native Californian who squatted in the Northwest in 1966 in his 21st year ... because dirtbikers, other surfers, and other pleasure seekers were beginning to overrun __my__ native lands and waters in Southern California! I think it is all a matter of perspective. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 14 2008 - 22:02:06 PDT
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