On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Paul Hayward <pdh_at_mmcl.co.nz> wrote: > There was also some > history of making Whiskey (in the deep south), but I understand it was more > for emergency use. Or perhaps any use turned into an emergency - I don't > know. > W.C. Fields (a Vaudeville and Cinema star in the 1930s and 1940s was famous for saying that he carried a flask of whiskey in his right pocket in case of snakebite. And in his left pocket he carried..... a snake. Not very different from a very good club-night presentation - just a > selection of about 25 of them in one day - with the presenters chosen for > having something worthwhile to talk about - or being bloody good at it - or > both. > > Sounds like a seriously great symposium. I may have to price airline tickets. Always wanted to visit NZ ever since Eric and Susan Hiscock moved there. (They sailed around the world 4 times and from NZ to BC, Canada and back in their 80s.) Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 03 2009 - 19:18:49 PST
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