jeesum crow (as they say up north) lighten up y'all (as they say down
south).

"Dan Valleskey" wrote in message
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On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 14:04:12 -0600, "Te Canaille"
wrote:


"John McGuire" wrote in message
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Living in LA area and seeking to buy two canoe paddles and two
floatation vests.

Are you referring to Los Angeles or Louisiana ?


I can't imagine anyone in Louisiana calling them "floatation vests".

Gotta be Los Angeles.

-Dan V.




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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.
:-/

--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

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 01:25:59 GMT, "Rick" wrote:

...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.

I've often said that if you exchanged the nation's economists with the
nation's weatherguessers, no one would know the difference.

Get yourself a barometer and you can make your own guesses. Pay attention
to the general high, low, and front trends, and talk as much as you can to
locals in the area.

Predicting the weather even 12 or 24 hrs in advance is pretty much
guesswork no matter who does it. Sure, we've come a long way and some
pretty sophisticated methods are used now, but with a little work you can
have a better percentage than the "pros." The bar isn't very high.

Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups

I'm guessing that Wal-Mart will have all that you need.


"John McGuire" wrote in message
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Living in LA area and seeking to buy two canoe paddles and two floatation
vests.