Thanks, I'll keep an eye on that. You'd think I would have lost at
least one in the past twenty years. That is what I use to hold my 9.5
foot double ended paddle to my role bar on my Jeep. Come to think of
it, I've also used them to hold my canoe on the role bar (I have some
realy long ones). I guess I'll have to stop using them on my Jeep,
motorcycle, backpack, canoe, cycle, and snowmobile sleigh. However,
just to be on the safe side, I have taken the liberty of CC'ing Velcro
Industries to see what they have to say for themselves. Thanks
Michael.

"Michael Daly" wrote in message
...
|
| On 1-Aug-2005, "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
|
| They're called Velcro cinch straps,
|
| Velcro loosens up in wet conditions. Rain and road vibration - not
a
| combination I'd want with this.

in article , Johnny Thunder at "Johnny
wrote on 8/1/05 1:34 PM:

Mungo Bulge wrote:

"KMAN" wrote in message
...
| in article , Michael Daly at
| wrote on 7/31/05 12:41 PM:
|
| On 30-Jul-2005, Steve Cramer wrote:
|
| UV? On the drive to the put in? Give me a break.
SNIP|
| LOL. Reminds me of my mother worrying that our furniture will fade
without
| drapes. Some people just can't find enough things to worry about.
It's
| amazing how a recreation can become obsessive fussing.
|
Hmmm - Speaks of mother he does. What would Freud call it? The Oedipus
complex, that's it. No that's not it, Oedipus loved his mother, hated
his father. KMAN on the other hand ridicules his mother for her
apparent worship of material positions, and hence the transposed
aggression to anyone who shows the slightest propensity towards
eliminative materialism. But wait, wasn't that the outcome of what
Freud was talking about when he said "Every new arrival on this planet
is faced by the task of mastering the Oedipus complex; anyone who
fails to do so falls a victim to neurosis." (Sigmund Freud, Three
Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905) SE, Volume Seven (London:
Hogarth Press, 1953), p. 226.) And we all know to what else that
failure leads.

So much for the fun stuff, lighten up. If the OP wants to protect the
paddle from UV, road grim, rock chips or even bird sh_t what of it. If
you think it's foolish fine. Don't bother to contribute. BTW sunlight
will fade furniture, upholstery, carpet and anything else not suitably
protected, even little children left out in the sun too long by their
mothers, who were too busy obsessing over the furniture. ;)

--
The Hobbit

Patients are nothing but riff-raff. The only useful purposes they
serve are to help us earn a living and to provide learning material.
In any case, we cannot help them. - Sigmund Freud

How about keeping them in side the car?

JAM

There is no special expertise required for that solution, therefore it is
invalid. But thank you for trying!

in article , Mungo Bulge at
wrote on 8/1/05 9:02 PM:

Thanks, I'll keep an eye on that.

What you might want to do is attach some velcro fasteners to your car, and
using a poweful digital camera mounted on the car and set in an auto-shoot
mood, take pictures of the fasteners in action for a period of several
months in all types of weather. Use the photos to analyze the loosening of
the velcro, if any, and report back as to whether it is truly unsafe.

You'd think I would have lost at least one in the past twenty years.

You are obviously just lucky, but nevertheless ignorant.

That is what I use to hold my 9.5
foot double ended paddle to my role bar on my Jeep. Come to think of
it, I've also used them to hold my canoe on the role bar (I have some
realy long ones). I guess I'll have to stop using them on my Jeep,
motorcycle, backpack, canoe, cycle, and snowmobile sleigh.

Correct. You have not only endangered your equipment, but the lives of the
many people who have been in proximity as you've driven by in your various
vehicles. Your reckless use of velcro means you are a borderline criminal.
Why did you not at least consult this group before foolishly proceding in
this manner?

However,
just to be on the safe side, I have taken the liberty of CC'ing Velcro
Industries to see what they have to say for themselves. Thanks
Michael.

Perhaps it will arrive just after my letter, congratulating them for a
product that has held up against gale force winds and thunderstorms in
securing the bug screen on my porch.







"Michael Daly" wrote in message
...
|
| On 1-Aug-2005, "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
|
| They're called Velcro cinch straps,
|
| Velcro loosens up in wet conditions. Rain and road vibration - not
a
| combination I'd want with this.

Reading comprehension gone too, I don't have a car. KMAN is right, I
am not qualified to answerer the question. But I bet KMAN was really
traumatised as a kid by those drapes mother wanted to shield the
furniture from the sun. ;)
"KMAN" wrote in message
...
| in article , Mungo Bulge at
| wrote on 8/1/05 9:02 PM:
|
| Thanks, I'll keep an eye on that.
|
| What you might want to do is attach some velcro fasteners to your
car, and
| using a poweful digital camera mounted on the car and set in an
auto-shoot
| mood, take pictures of the fasteners in action for a period of
several
| months in all types of weather. Use the photos to analyze the
loosening of
| the velcro, if any, and report back as to whether it is truly
unsafe.
|
| You'd think I would have lost at least one in the past twenty
years.
|
| You are obviously just lucky, but nevertheless ignorant.
|
| That is what I use to hold my 9.5
| foot double ended paddle to my role bar on my Jeep. Come to think
of
| it, I've also used them to hold my canoe on the role bar (I have
some
| realy long ones). I guess I'll have to stop using them on my Jeep,
| motorcycle, backpack, canoe, cycle, and snowmobile sleigh.
|
| Correct. You have not only endangered your equipment, but the lives
of the
| many people who have been in proximity as you've driven by in your
various
| vehicles. Your reckless use of velcro means you are a borderline
criminal.
| Why did you not at least consult this group before foolishly
proceding in
| this manner?
|
| However,
| just to be on the safe side, I have taken the liberty of CC'ing
Velcro
| Industries to see what they have to say for themselves. Thanks
| Michael.
|
| Perhaps it will arrive just after my letter, congratulating them for
a
| product that has held up against gale force winds and thunderstorms
in
| securing the bug screen on my porch.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Michael Daly" wrote in message
| ...
| |
| | On 1-Aug-2005, "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
| |
| | They're called Velcro cinch straps,
| |
| | Velcro loosens up in wet conditions. Rain and road vibration -
not
| a
| | combination I'd want with this.
|
|
|

in article , Mungo Bulge at
wrote on 8/1/05 10:20 PM:

Reading comprehension gone too, I don't have a car. KMAN is right, I
am not qualified to answerer the question. But I bet KMAN was really
traumatised as a kid by those drapes mother wanted to shield the
furniture from the sun. ;)

LOL. Just to clarify, I am talking about the house my wife and I live in now
(my mother has her own house). She's all in a fret that we don't have drapes
to protect the furniture. I find putting drapes all over the house is like
living in a big coffin :-)


"KMAN" wrote in message
...
| in article , Mungo Bulge at
| wrote on 8/1/05 9:02 PM:
|
| Thanks, I'll keep an eye on that.
|
| What you might want to do is attach some velcro fasteners to your
car, and
| using a poweful digital camera mounted on the car and set in an
auto-shoot
| mood, take pictures of the fasteners in action for a period of
several
| months in all types of weather. Use the photos to analyze the
loosening of
| the velcro, if any, and report back as to whether it is truly
unsafe.
|
| You'd think I would have lost at least one in the past twenty
years.
|
| You are obviously just lucky, but nevertheless ignorant.
|
| That is what I use to hold my 9.5
| foot double ended paddle to my role bar on my Jeep. Come to think
of
| it, I've also used them to hold my canoe on the role bar (I have
some
| realy long ones). I guess I'll have to stop using them on my Jeep,
| motorcycle, backpack, canoe, cycle, and snowmobile sleigh.
|
| Correct. You have not only endangered your equipment, but the lives
of the
| many people who have been in proximity as you've driven by in your
various
| vehicles. Your reckless use of velcro means you are a borderline
criminal.
| Why did you not at least consult this group before foolishly
proceding in
| this manner?
|
| However,
| just to be on the safe side, I have taken the liberty of CC'ing
Velcro
| Industries to see what they have to say for themselves. Thanks
| Michael.
|
| Perhaps it will arrive just after my letter, congratulating them for
a
| product that has held up against gale force winds and thunderstorms
in
| securing the bug screen on my porch.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Michael Daly" wrote in message
| ...
| |
| | On 1-Aug-2005, "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
| |
| | They're called Velcro cinch straps,
| |
| | Velcro loosens up in wet conditions. Rain and road vibration -
not
| a
| | combination I'd want with this.
|
|
|

On 1-Aug-2005, "Mungo Bulge" wrote:

I have taken the liberty of CC'ing Velcro
Industries to see what they have to say for themselves.

Velcro's competition makes fasteners for marine and wet environments
that aren't hook and loop - like 3M Dual Lock. Someone obviously
knows what's going on.

Mike

KMAN: " Some people just can't find enough things to worry about. It's
amazing how a recreation can become obsessive fussing."
=========

TOO RIGHT!!!

"KMAN" wrote in message
...
| in article , Mungo Bulge at
| wrote on 8/1/05 10:20 PM:
|
| Reading comprehension gone too, I don't have a car. KMAN is right,
I
| am not qualified to answerer the question. But I bet KMAN was
really
| traumatised as a kid by those drapes mother wanted to shield the
| furniture from the sun. ;)
|
| LOL. Just to clarify, I am talking about the house my wife and I
live in now
| (my mother has her own house). She's all in a fret that we don't
have drapes
| to protect the furniture. I find putting drapes all over the house
is like
| living in a big coffin :-)

Yah sure, whatever.

in article , BCITORGB
at wrote on 8/2/05 7:16 PM:

KMAN: " Some people just can't find enough things to worry about. It's
amazing how a recreation can become obsessive fussing."
=========

TOO RIGHT!!!

LOL. The way certain members of this group talk about paddling reminds me of
the old SNL skit with the Anal Retentive Chef. Remember that? Try to think
what rbp posters could take over the job of Gene. Here's how Gene disposes
of garbage:

(from http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/Humor/SNL/Anal.htm)

===

[Background: the anal retentive chef is preparing a steak with bell peppers,
but stops to remove one of the peppers because it is not the same size as
the others]

And how do we throw things out? Okay. We take our paper towel, two
pieces, unbroken, lay it out neatly, dump the refuse inside, arranged neatly
.... [assembles the garbage] ... let's take these little nasties we separated
earlier, put that back ... fold over carefully, making sure the corners are
square ... and ... we take a piece of aluminum foil, and we place our refuse
onto the foil, and fold over very carefully - this way, it won't leak onto
the other garbage. Aluminum foil is such a miracle product! It's really an
extraordinary product.

Alright, and then we take a brown, paper sandwich bag ... [opens bag]
....place the refuse inside ... [drops it in] ...and ... oh no, this bag is
torn.. [looks around] Well ... no, that's alright. We'll just fold over, and
no one will see. We'll fold it over twice to be careful ... then we get our
tape. [grabs tape, which is naturally covered in a cozy] And, we tape it
shut - be very careful to center the tape on the bag. I like to keep my tape
dispenser right here on the counter. There we go! [holds up bag] All ready
for the trash. Now that's some garbage you can live with! [laughs]

Alright, I noticed some of you were admiring my tape dispenser cozy. Isn't
that pretty? I made it myself, out of toothpicks, felt, plain old buckroom,
a couple of pearl buttons and some eyelets. Now, isn't that better than
looking at an old tape dispenser? I think so! Alright. Let's set this over
here. [places tape dispenser onto the counter next to the sink, behind him]

Okay, where were we?

----

Cheers,

Keenan

PS: If anyone would care to write an anal retentive paddler script (without
copying any of the actual writing from this protect paddles thread) I bet it
would be a riot!