Jackie wrote >.....So how's the fishing out there, Peter? :)...... Oh Jackie, that's a sore point! I've a great respect for sharks, specially the ones that are bigger then me. On the whole they seem to be sociable and elegant. When I've been lucky enough to have them circle my boat their intent has been largely curiosity. I can remember one in particular a silver green hammerhead gliding around the kayak apparently with amorous intent, its a very good looking boat! However, in just one respect they are deplorable and downright amoral. I mean its one thing for a shark to playfully bite off a careless kayakers trailing big toe; but when a feller goes fishing and spends all day, or in my case all year, trying to catch a fish only to have the blessed thieving shark sneak up and take it. Thats downright bad manners. I think they are like young pups, all innocence and light until there's food to be got. One time at a mate's house, we were celebrating his 30 years of wedded bliss. He was just at the end of a sweet and graceful tribute to his wife, when Klinger, a staffordshire bull terrier, caught sight of a stupendous ice-cream Pavlova, the centre piece of the dining room table. With a great leap Klinger lands on the table, buries his snout in cream meringue, takes a huge bite and runs off with it trailing cream all around the house. No sense of occasion!. Sharks are like that, they should be taken in hand, sent to training school and learn t o be honest and taught how to behave. Can you recommend a good and experienced shark whisperer to get stuck into the recalcitrant herd we have around Sydney? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Aug 14 2010 - 02:51:44 PDT
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