Subject: Re: [baidarka] Rescues in Non-bulkheaded Hulls
From: James Mitchell (baidarka@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Apr 18 2005 - 22:52:46 EDT
We have sunshine predicted for tomorrow. I think this old man will go
sit on the water a spell. Might even bring the new paddles. Might also
try out the new towing harness I devised for my lifejacket. Simple,
cheap, non-intrusive. If it works, will share.
On Apr 18, 2005, at 9:29 AM, William Nettles wrote:
> Thanks James,
> This is a good metaphor for that little thing, that detail, I'm
> always looking for in (driving , powertools, ladders) kayaking:
> the Teva sandal hooked on the footpeg,
> the goretex drysuit that isn't really waterproof,
> the unknown reason why a friend of a friend went out for a paddle in
> Santa Barbara and was never seen again,
> what did happen to the retired CIA Director when he died in his kayak
> in Chesapeake Bay.....
>
> Right now I'm pondering how to achieve a simple, reliable outrigger
> that will be there in second should it be needed. Can you keep a
> paddle brace in the middle of a heart attack?
> To paraphrase Robert Mitchum's existential quip in Out of the Past, "I
> don't mind dying, baby, everybody dies, I just want to die last."
> "I don't mind dying, everybody dies; I just don't want to die for
> something stupid."
> Like drinking with sheep.....
>
> On Apr 16, 2005, at 6:00 PM, James Mitchell wrote:
>
>> Will, can't leave this without a short sheep story... my cousin was
>> the head veterinarian in a research unit at Univ.of Wash. hospital.
>> As such had a herd of sheep on the 7th floor of U Hospital in
>> Seattle. Said sheep were used for the research that developed
>> catheters that would actually stay open for more than a few hours,
>> one of the keys to the successful use of early kidney machines. Seems
>> one of said sheep had the new system installed and holding for a few
>> days, researchers elated with the possibilities. Said sheep took a
>> drink of water, forgot to take nose out of water trough, and drowned.
>>
>> I am sure some apt political analogies lay within easy reach at this
>> point in our story, but I will refrain for once.
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