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From: Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca>
subject: [Paddlewise] Too Small
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 21:35:00 -0700
Pulled out some kayak gear today, everything looks too small or too tight.

 

Started singing:

 

"I'm too sexy for my skirt too sexy for my skirt

So sexy it hurts"

 

Okay, maybe not.

 

DL
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From: Paul Hayward <nz7kayaker_at_gmail.com>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Too Small
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 18:53:33 +1200
Doug Lloyd said:
> everything looks too small or too tight 
> Started singing:
> "I'm too sexy for my skirt too sexy for my skirt

It's when you put it all on and your voice rises an octave...
That's too tight !

Best Regards
Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand
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From: Bradford Crain <drbc_at_pdx.edu>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Too Small
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 05:45:20 -0700
Been there, done that, all too true. Will undoubtedly eventually outgrow my
cockpit.

Brad Crain

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Paul Hayward <nz7kayaker_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Doug Lloyd said:
> > everything looks too small or too tight
> > Started singing:
> > "I'm too sexy for my skirt too sexy for my skirt
>
> It's when you put it all on and your voice rises an octave...
> That's too tight !
>
> Best Regards
> Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand
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From: Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Too Small
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 06:48:55 -0700
We are all destined to become self-sealers!

Mark

On 5/25/2012 5:45 AM, Bradford Crain wrote:
> Been there, done that, all too true. Will undoubtedly eventually outgrow my
> cockpit.
>
> Brad Crain
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From: Bradford Crain <drbc_at_pdx.edu>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Too Small
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 08:34:51 -0700
Kind of like a self-fulfilling prophesy.

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 6:48 AM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote:

> We are all destined to become self-sealers!
>
> Mark
>
> On 5/25/2012 5:45 AM, Bradford Crain wrote:
>
>> Been there, done that, all too true. Will undoubtedly eventually outgrow
>> my
>> cockpit.
>>
>> Brad Crain
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From: Scott Hilliard <kiayker_at_sbcglobal.net>
subject: [Paddlewise] Meg Would Go
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 09:41:23 -0700
   OK, so this isn't exactly a kayaking story, but it's been pretty slow 
around here lately, and I find this young girls passion vaguely 
reminiscent, if not inspirational.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/day-356761-days-surf.html
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From: Kirk Olsen <kork4_at_cluemail.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Meg Would Go
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:16:41 -0400
Great story.  Hopefully she doesn't get obsessed and take unnecessary
risks...

There was a guy who climbed Mount Monadanock in New Hampshire every day
for 8 years - 2850 consecutive days.  Pneumonia eventually ended streak. 

http://www.ledgertranscript.com/article/beyond-the-mountain

Four waves aren't worth it just to keep a streak going...


On Sat, Jun 2, 2012, at 09:41 AM, Scott Hilliard wrote:
>    OK, so this isn't exactly a kayaking story, but it's been pretty slow 
> around here lately, and I find this young girls passion vaguely 
> reminiscent, if not inspirational.
> 
> http://www.ocregister.com/articles/day-356761-days-surf.html
-- 
  Kirk Olsen
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From: Bradford Crain <drbc_at_pdx.edu>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Meg Would Go
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 12:30:59 -0700
Spell Meg backwards and you get Gem. Coincidence?
Brad

On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Scott Hilliard <kiayker_at_sbcglobal.net>wrote:

>  OK, so this isn't exactly a kayaking story, but it's been pretty slow
> around here lately, and I find this young girls passion vaguely
> reminiscent, if not inspirational.
>
> http://www.ocregister.com/articles/day-356761-days-surf.html
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From: Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Meg Would Go
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:36:41 -0700
I read that at the source! Pretty inspiring and shows where the greats 
of a sport start from. I've kayaked at San O where I didn't want to get 
near the outside break and it wasn't anywhere near 15'! In general, I 
like punching through waves, but the constant sets coming in to San O 
can really tire you out before you even get out to where you can take a 
ride. Of course, I'm an old man and started rather old in life, so I'll 
be happy to ride the occasional six footers! Still, I'd like to go there 
some day when the 15 footers are coming in, just to see how hard it is 
to handle the white water reaching the shore.

Mark

On 6/2/2012 9:41 AM, Scott Hilliard wrote:
>   OK, so this isn't exactly a kayaking story, but it's been pretty 
> slow around here lately, and I find this young girls passion vaguely 
> reminiscent, if not inspirational.
>
> http://www.ocregister.com/articles/day-356761-days-surf.html 
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From: Gary J. MacDonald <garyj_at_teksavvy.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Too Small
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:48:29 -0400
This comment about it being too tight reminds me . . .

A many about town had a headache that would not go away.  A sharp pain in his 
head, just above his right ear.  Drugs did not work, scans showed everything 
normal, and the doctors could do nothing.

Eventually, one neurologist told him that there was one cure, if he was willing 
to accept the consequences...he would have to be castrated.  After several years 
of almost unbearable pain, he was willing to take this dramatic step.

After recovering from surgery, he tried to re-start his life.  One thing he did 
was go out and get some new clothes.  He went to a little shop in his 
neighbourhood, run by a wizened old eastern-European immigrant, to order a 
couple of new suits.

The proprietor sized him up pretty quickly, estimating measurements and body 
shape, and making notes.  He took a few measurements which always matched his 
estimates.  There was a discount on anything else he bought at the same time, so 
the customer decided to get some socks and underwear, and other basics, and 
started listing what he wanted, and the sizes.

"Size 32 undershorts, about 6 pairs," he said.

"Size 34," responded the proprietor.  "You need size 34."

"No, size 32 is what I have been wearing for years and years," the customer 
responded.

But the proprietor replied, "no, size 34.  If you wear size 32, you is a gonna 
get a pain right here," he said as he pointed to a spot right above his right ear.



On 25/05/2012 2:53 AM, Paul Hayward wrote:
> Doug Lloyd said:
> It's when you put it all on and your voice rises an octave... That's too tight 
> ! Best Regards Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand 
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