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Posted by: db Posted on: Aug 8^th, 2009 at 5:04am	Quote
Congrats pine_knot, I tried it again - Geeeze, don't know how I missed it last night. Sent you a PM....

Posted by: solotripper
Posted on: Aug 7^th, 2009 at 6:25pm

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db,

ANOTHER Bob Segar tune would fit well here, " Turn the Page"
When I and my group had our encounter with the topless college girls in the BW, WE at least had the decency too keep our mouth shut and any comments too ourselves.
Then again there was no chance of any gender confusion Grin

I guess the lesson here is IF your going too be talking LOUD in the bush, you might want too consider what you say a little better Wink

Posted by: beefman Posted on: Aug 7^th, 2009 at 3:58pm	Quote
marlin55388 wrote on Aug 7^th, 2009 at 3:37pm: Hey Beefman are U the Birchbark Guy? Not me.

Posted by: marlin55388 Posted on: Aug 7^th, 2009 at 3:37pm	Quote
Hey Beefman are U the Birchbark Guy?

Posted by: marlin55388 Posted on: Aug 7^th, 2009 at 3:30pm	Quote
Memory of STEEL! HArd as a pineknot!

Posted by: Kingfisher Posted on: Aug 7^th, 2009 at 11:10am	Quote
Awesome! Now we're doing contests. Congrats pine_knot.

Posted by: pine_knot
Posted on: Aug 7^th, 2009 at 10:18am

It may have been Nov 2006. Still funny today.

db wrote on Nov 16^th, 2006 at 9:02am:

I use a foot long chunk of an old blue broomstick and just grab and twist a few minutes until it feels like blisters could soon develop. It doesn't take long. I may do that a couple times the week before a trip. Just enough to inform the cells in my hands they might want to add a few thicker layers where my fingers will contact the paddle shaft. Doing that in lieu of 'actual work' must help as I don't recall blisters from paddling ever being a problem. Actual paddling or chin-ups would be much better I guess but you can't do either on the couch!

Don't get me wrong. Being in shape as well as being strong can/will make a trip more enjoyable. It's just that it's still doable when you're not. Over the years I've seen a number of "little old ladies" in the park that were probably (marginally?) in better shape then I was on my last trip. It's about (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) IMO.

That reminds me of a ~15- 20 year old story I love but rarely get a chance to tell anymore so I can't remember exactly how it goes. It went something like this. I was paddling upwind with a girlfriend in the bow on a moderately windy day. Two guys were paddling downwind towards the river we had just paddled up so neither of us could avoid the obligatory nod/wave as you pass thing.

At 200 yards and closing, oncoming bow paddler loudly proclaims: "Is that a chick? ... I think that's a chick! ... What's a chick doing here?" Point being it was a manly man's place and women didn't belong. Needless to say my bow paddler was a bit more 'humored' than I to put it mildly. We laughed and talked it over a bit until we passed. Once they were 30 yards or so down wind from us my bow paddler turns and at a volume way louder than she knew was required, uttered something (referring to the bow paddler) along the lines of: "Wow! Did you see the boobs on that guy?"

I just think that peer pressure and self esteem mixed with a little knowledge can get a group a lot farther than raw ability or muscle. What's the old adage? You get promoted until you reach the tipping point for your own incompetence?

In any case, glad to hear someone's been there before. I think it helps a lot when a group of newbies is involved.

Posted by: db
Posted on: Aug 7^th, 2009 at 7:07am

I've eaten Woodducks. Gotta love Mergansers. It's like a little family parade. Those are Mergansers right? They're all usually eating when I paddle by. Grin

Yesterday's 'striking pose' reminds me of a story I always enjoy telling. I tried searching - no luck. Anyway, we were paddling up wind and so could only hear every other word from the canoe that was coming towards us. They were not familiar but obviously aiming for the channel we had just come out. (Deux)

Upwind canoe LOUD: "Yak yak yak yack map yak yak. there - canoe - river - (go)... Yak yak yak yack yakity yak."

My bow paddler: Geeez 'motor-mouths' ... get a clue ... ... OK, just shut up already."

As we get closer ...

Other canoe, LOUD: "Is that a chick?" (and yes I had a pony tail back then and she probably had shorter hair than I.)
Other canoe, fairly close, so now VERY LOUD: "That's a CHICK!" BLA bla chick , ...BOOBS, bla bla BLAAAA bla bla....

There is some discussion about that realization in both canoes as we're getting closer.... my bow paddler is now really NOT happy as we got closer but always a trooper. (I swear I could have seen heat waves coming off her on a calmer day.)

We pass no more than 20' apart and all display the obligatory nods and waves.

Maybe 20 yards separated us - wait for it - 40, 60....

Bow paddler turns and (I forget if it was a whisper or a shout but) at volume they would most certainly hear: "Did you see the BOOBS on that guy!"

FWIW - I try not to embellish and I'm sure I've typed that story before. I got a free 2XL QJ T-shirt for the first person to find an old post of mine and post the link. OK, maybe 3XL but I'm sure I posted it at least once and I'd like to know what I embellished. It was a LONG time ago - my mind can picture it like yesterday. The verbiage - eh - forgive me.

Posted by: wally Posted on: Aug 7^th, 2009 at 4:57am	Quote
It always seems to me that Mergansers have a higher success rate with their chicks than other ducks and geese. Usually by this stage....the local ducks are down to 4-5 chicks or less. Just a casual observation.... I was thinking....if you've ever eaten a Merganser!...maybe the predators feel the same way? Nice pic again!

Posted by: Puckster Posted on: Aug 6^th, 2009 at 10:06pm	Quote
I'm not going to get even close to responding to any of these comments. But I will admit to getting a good laugh or two! prouboy

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