On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 01:42:59 +0000, Gould 0738 wrote:

Logs.

A few years ago, I was dong business with a couple that lived aboard a Canoe
Cove near the mouth of the Fraser River.

Just downstream from them, there was a guy who had some sort of permit to
harvest any loose logs that came floating down the Fraser. Tough life. Just
watch the river all day, and when you see a log floating by run out with a
skiff and drag it to the raft up. When a sufficient number of logs are rafted
together, sell the whole works to a lumber mill and start over. :-)

Ever seen the TV show "The Beachcombers"? Terrible acting and plots, but
Great scenery (shot in Gibsons), and the profession of "beachcomber" (one
who makes a living gathering unclaimed logs and selling them) is
legitimate, at least here in Canada. Too bad you have to be licensed -
I've thought a few times about hooking a line on one and towing it home...

Lloyd