donquijote1954 wrote:

I wonder, you are down there in a humble kayak because you are not a
bully, you are at mercy of the elements and you have to use your brain
and skill to survive; and you believe in "smaller is better;" and you
see the ocean all polluted around you, stuff thrown overboard of
motorboats floating everywhere; and the motorboats whistle past you;
and there are no places to launch while there are many motorboat ramps;
and you see the shark always chasing the sardines... How can you be a
Conservative????

I mean, kayakers MUST be on the side of the sardines, and for change
and revolution!!!


There is a tv commercial for a model of Ford truck. Two guys in a
small imported pick-up are hauling a trailer full of canoes up a
mountain. The trailer breaks loose and careens back down the mountain.
The two guys jump out, t-shirt and shirt tails untucked, reeking of
unprofessionalism. They look with alarm and befuddlement as the
runaway boats gain speed and distance.

Back down on the main road a husband and wife drive their big Ford
truck to their vacation house on the lake. Behind them in-tow is a
beautiful, large and powerful wooden powerboat. The boat looks like a
piece of furniture in a museum, a work of art. Well-groomed, teeth
asparkle, not a hair or thread out of place, the couple cruise in
opulent luxury, not getting more than 5 miles per gallon.

Suddenly, the trailer load of canoes launches out of the woods to make
a smash and grab attack on their confident world. The husband swerves
quickly and nimbly, professionally, to avoid the attack. The canoes
miss their target and crash helter-skelter into the woods. The husband
and wife smile at each other, not a hair out of place, having avoided
the petty nuisances of the lower class. They continue, unruffled, to
their vacation house on the lake. Class has its privileges.





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