(William R. Watt) writes:

Mary Malmros ) writes:

Now, a few people will be drawn to try the sport by those images.
But -- and this is my second point -- I strongly suspect that the
large majority of them simply cycle right through. They buy a boat
or take a class, and for a little while, they're all about being a
rad dude whitewater boater. But what you're seeing is plain ol'
custy behavior, and after they've bought the figurative t-shirt,
they'll move on to the next thing. Really. You see 'em for a
season, maybe part of a second one...then they kind of fade away.
It's a small, small number that stay with it, and so there IS no
exploding river population coming out of this.

Never underestimate the power of advertising and propaganda. If they want
white water kayaking in plastic pleasure domes to be popular they will
make it popular. Some bank will put up the money.

Maybe you should stick to statements about paddling around lakes in
a sponson-equipped sailboat, Willster.

--
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::
Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield,
Other days you're the bug.

gee, that was a little nasty.

pete


Maybe you should stick to statements about paddling around lakes in
a sponson-equipped sailboat, Willster.

--
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::
Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield,
Other days you're the bug.

Mary Malmros typed:

Maybe you should stick to statements about paddling around lakes in
a sponson-equipped sailboat, Willster.

"peteg" typed

gee, that was a little nasty.

But so well-earned!


-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
--
================================================== ====================
Richard Hopley, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
rhopley[at]earthlink[dot]net 1-301-775-0471
Nothing really matters except Boats, Sex, and Rock'n'Roll.
rhopley[at]wfubmc[dot]edu 1-336-713-5077
OK, OK; computer programming for scientific research also matters.
================================================== ====================

What's wrong with stately pleasure domes for kayaking. Those folks in Las
Vegas don't get wet often enough. Nobody else needs them.

And it ain't kayaking anyway. Addicted kayakers sleep in wet tents in the
winter rains. Standing around an evening campfire in raincoats in the
drizzle. And for a few balmy summer months in farmers' pastures (Hey! Not
there! That's a cow patty!). Waking up in the morning with a cow sniffing
curiously at your face.
Anyone think I'm kidding?

John Adams

"Oci-One Kanubi" wrote in message
om...
Mary Malmros typed:

Maybe you should stick to statements about paddling around lakes in
a sponson-equipped sailboat, Willster.

"peteg" typed

gee, that was a little nasty.

But so well-earned!


-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
--
================================================== ====================
Richard Hopley, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
rhopley[at]earthlink[dot]net 1-301-775-0471
Nothing really matters except Boats, Sex, and Rock'n'Roll.
rhopley[at]wfubmc[dot]edu 1-336-713-5077
OK, OK; computer programming for scientific research also matters.
================================================== ====================

"peteg" writes:

gee, that was a little nasty.

Hie thee to dejanews, and then come back and tell me if you still
feel that way.

--
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::
Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield,
Other days you're the bug.

Yep, I still feel that way. Irregardless of recent history, he contributed a
rational post to the discussion here. Nothing wrong with that.

pete

"Mary Malmros" wrote in message
...
"peteg" writes:

gee, that was a little nasty.

Hie thee to dejanews, and then come back and tell me if you still
feel that way.

--
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::
Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield,
Other days you're the bug.

On 8-Oct-2003, "peteg" wrote:

he contributed a
rational post to the discussion here. Nothing wrong with that.

He doesn't know the difference between flotation bags and
sponsons and doesn't know what a Pungo is (DAGS), but feels
free to answer anyway. Rational posting?

Mike

If you were paying attention I was refering to his rational contribution to
the discussion about artificial whitewater parks not the endless discussion
about sponsons. One way to promote change is to provide positive
reinforcement when someone acts civil. Just because I thought his stubborn
and irrational approach to discussing sponsons was a pain in the ass doesn't
mean I think the guy should be black-listed if he is willing to post
rational discussion about other topics.

pete

"Michael Daly" wrote in message
able.rogers.com...
On 8-Oct-2003, "peteg" wrote:

he contributed a
rational post to the discussion here. Nothing wrong with that.

He doesn't know the difference between flotation bags and
sponsons and doesn't know what a Pungo is (DAGS), but feels
free to answer anyway. Rational posting?

Mike

"Michael Daly" ) writes:

He doesn't know the difference between flotation bags and
sponsons and doesn't know what a Pungo is (DAGS), but feels
free to answer anyway. Rational posting?

Mike

.... whose head is so far up his rectum he can't see when someone is
pulling his leg. Such people are a danger to themselves and others. Brain
blindness is most often a symptom of plain old simple stupidity.

--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network
homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm
warning: non-freenet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned

Mary Malmros ) writes:

Never underestimate the power of advertising and propaganda. If they want
white water kayaking in plastic pleasure domes to be popular they will
make it popular. Some bank will put up the money.

Maybe you should stick to statements about paddling around lakes in
a sponson-equipped sailboat, Willster.

too preoccupied trying to figure out how to paddle a kayak out of the War
in Iraq simulation at Disney World
--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network
homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm
warning: non-freenet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned