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That "lack of knowledge" thing could certainly explain my history with canoes (watercraft, not knife pattern).User error.
I spent a ton of time in canoes as a kid and young adult, and never capsized once - even in the canoe my dad made, which was extremely tippy compared to the Browning aluminum one we had. The riffles on the stretches of the Potomac I frequented were not particularly challenging, but could certainly capsize you or bang up your boat if you don’t know what you are doing - I have seen it happen. People go kayaking there for thrills…
I also did a little whitewater canoeing on the Youghiogheny river and got wet but stayed upright the whole way.
There's another difference between canoes and kayaks I hadn't really considered: all my canoe trips have been in 2-person (or even 3-person) canoes, while all my kayaking except for one trip has been in solo kayaks. Maybe my problem with canoes isn't necessarily ME.Ah...canoeing
Way back in the early eighties I and my newish girlfriend go on a canoe trip on the Eleven Point River in southern Missouri. The put in was in a tributary (i.e. creek) about a hundred yards (meters) from the Eleven Point. Even though she was the experienced canoeist, I'm in back because I was heavier. We proceeded down the creek, first zigging into the bank, then zagging into the other bank, then zigging back to the first bank, then zagging...you get the idea.
After the third or fourth crash - we still haven't made it to the river View attachment 1868947 - I said,
"I thought you said you knew how to canoe."
Silence...then, "I thought you said you knew how to canoe."
Turns out, neither of us had a clue
Good times
We figured it out without flipping the canoe. In fact, it wasn't until our fourth trip that we flipped one.
Never did get to try a kayak. Always thought they looked like fun.
Congrats on the "personal best" score!
(Have you had a chance to play the word "acrimony" yet??)
Mine says "copyright 1999" on the back. You can still find them online, but the prices look crazy to me; I'm just guessing, but I doubt we'd have paid more than $20 for it when we bought it brand new at Target or wherever.Thanks5K Qs . Never seen one of those before.
Start a chess.com account. My username is AnthonyKWillis.
David Mary
and I play all the time (I usually lose).
Cool! Are they safe to carry in your pocket?I attach small tritium vials to some of my essential kit, as a marker. Recently changed the set-up for my Vic Farmer, adding a small snap-hook. I should have kept it simple (K.I.S.S.), still got my knife, but lost the vial at the weekend
It's a by-product of nuclear explosions used as a fuel for fusion reactors. What could go wrong?
I thought fusion reactors were still theoretical except for experimental ones that have only been able to sustain a reaction for a few seconds?
Reactor may be too big a word.
I was aware if its use in watches and it's also used in night sights for guns, but otherwise I never paid much attention. It was the word "fusion" that threw me. I did a little research and it appears that tritium is produced naturally and is a byproduct of nuclear reactions in general. It doesn't appear to be considered hazardous based on current knowledge. According to the USEPA it peaked in the atmosphere in 1963 and has been in decline since. This corresponds with all the atmospheric nuclear weapon testing that was going on.
Yeah, I've been using tritium, in various forms, since the early 80's, and it hasn't done me any harm Rachel
You know, I think Olivia's arms are thicker than mine. I'm definitely attempting a push-up soon.Have any of you folks living (or serving) in hot climates tried these 'cooling' neck scarves? Mine is made in Australia by by BodyCooler, but I think there are lots of similar ones. The scarf contains crystals, which swell up when soaked in cold water. Worn around the neck, they're a great aid to keeping cool
You can also wear them round them round the forehead, if you want to look like a cross between Rambo and Olivia Newton John!
Edit - Darn those 'X's!
I've tried them, but they only work if the humidity is low enough for good evaporative cooling. Otherwise, they just get warm from your body heat. I prefer just tying a wet bandana or hankerchief on my head.Have any of you folks living (or serving) in hot climates tried these 'cooling' neck scarves? Mine is made in Australia by by BodyCooler, but I think there are lots of similar ones. The scarf contains crystals, which swell up when soaked in cold water. Worn around the neck, they're a great aid to keeping cool
You can also wear them round them round the forehead, if you want to look like a cross between Rambo and Olivia Newton John!
Edit - Darn those 'X's!
But doesn't that make your brain hurt??I've tried them, but they only work if the humidity is low enough for good evaporative cooling. Otherwise, they just get warm from your body heat. I prefer just tying a wet bandana or hankerchief on my head.
