"Dave Van" wrote in message
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From: "riverman"
Newsgroups: rec.boats.paddle.touring,rec.boats.paddle.whitewat er
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:22:26 +0100
Subject: canoeing


"Gene Cosloy" wrote:

Living in LA area and seeking to buy two canoe paddles and two
floatation vests.


Big Snip


OK, lets start over, there, Gene. What type of paddling do you plan on
doing, what kind of boat do you have, where exactly are you, and is this
really meant as some sort of foray into the world of newsgroups, or do
you
really need help in locating a sporting goods store in the sixth-largest
urban area on the planet?

--riverman


Dude,

Gene was not the OP.



Yeah, I noticed that right after I lost internet access.
:-/

--riverman

"riverman" wrote in message
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"Dave Van" wrote in message
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From: "riverman"
Newsgroups: rec.boats.paddle.touring,rec.boats.paddle.whitewat er
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:22:26 +0100
Subject: canoeing


"Gene Cosloy" wrote:

Living in LA area and seeking to buy two canoe paddles and two
floatation vests.


Big Snip


OK, lets start over, there, Gene. What type of paddling do you plan on
doing, what kind of boat do you have, where exactly are you, and is
this
really meant as some sort of foray into the world of newsgroups, or do
you
really need help in locating a sporting goods store in the
sixth-largest
urban area on the planet?

--riverman


Dude,

Gene was not the OP.



Yeah, I noticed that right after I lost internet access.
:-/


technology.... who needs it.

Dave Van wrote:

technology.... who needs it.



Since technology is "the practical application of knowledge" (check your
Webster's Collegiate) I submit that we all need it.

Pete H

--
Know that a happy dieter has other problems.
E. Bombeck

"Peter H" wrote in message
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Dave Van wrote:

technology.... who needs it.



Since technology is "the practical application of knowledge" (check your
Webster's Collegiate) I submit that we all need it.



And yet another tongue-in-cheek definition of technology is "stuff that
didn't exist when you were a kid", and in that vein...who needs it? :-)

--riverman

riverman wrote:

And yet another tongue-in-cheek definition of technology is "stuff that
didn't exist when you were a kid", and in that vein...who needs it? :-)

--riverman

Antibiotics? Stereo recordings? Cmmercially viable (!) television?
Ball-point pens? ABS canoes? "Reliable" weather forcasts? Jet airplane
travel for the masses? Reliable refrigeration for transport of
perishables? Waxless &/or steel-edged skiis? Multi-speed bicycles?
Automobile seat beelts? Reliably uniform (mostly) highway systems?
Quality photography for amateurs?

A little thought could generate many more examples.

Pete H

--
Know that a happy dieter has other problems.
E. Bombeck

Reliable" weather forcasts? Jet airplane
travel for the masses? Reliable refrigeration for transport of
perishables?




Where do you get the reliabile wheather forecasts?


Lou T

....stuff deleted

Where do you get the reliabile wheather forecasts?

Lou T


From the oxymoron treasure chest. Same place the government gets reliable
intelligence.

In truth, I've had trouble with even the NOAA weather service which can be
wildly inaccurate even with their 3-hour updates. They do seem to be more
accurate with water temperature than anything else. Big whoop.

Rick