why do so many canoers have a giant chip on the shoulder?

[Mike Gardner]

My goal is to someday get enough Scouts ready to go back east and meet the Lost Tribe on the river.

You just let us know when you can be here.

Having a planning meeting next Wednesday for many of next year's activities. PM me for a window of time when things possible for 2011 so can be on calendar

[jakke]

Well Guys, I'm happy I've been out paddling for over a week, in Switzerland, Europe. Having good fun on the river, with some good paddlers, and only on class I - III.

And I'm really happy I missed the most of this topic, since this kind of nonsense is what drives people away from a real goat board like cboats.

I just hope I manage to filter out some posts and replies to it, so no complete topics are wasted.

We should all spend more time on the river and less on the internet. The river will correct our ego's if they are getting too big. Just hope it's not involving any risks for our co-paddlers.

[FullGnarlzOC]

yawn.

*just woke up*

[gumpy]

i think some of you folks take this stuff too seriously.

ever see someone get their pants ripped off during a swim?

[craig]

ya, and stuck around their ankles while they hung on a branch hoping someone would come get him. Now that was funny!

[Louie]

Well in 1981 when "buckduds" replaced cut off blue jeans as the shorts of choice for raft guides it was pretty comman.

How many of you remember or even know what "jellies" are?

and you are right way too many people on here are way too serious.

[D-Caption]

Now this is the kind of serious stuff we need to talk about.I was an innocent bystander on the river bank and heard a lot of screaming and panic. Ran up stream to investigate and a butt boater had flipped and couldnt roll and was stuck in his boat. He had come up for his third and last time. No one offered to help the guy. I was wearing...1980... hot pants..ie pe shorts or gym shorts and dove into the river. My shorts we down to my ankles, hard to swim but needless to say, got the guy out of the boat and safe to shore.
I dont know if his friends were more glad to see him rescued or for me to get my pants back on. It was a serious moment but also very humerous and still is to this day.
Lets lighten up and live.

D-Caption

[Louie]

Buck duds were a little lose in places and have had more than one customer point that we need to tuck ourselves back in.

Of couse that is very sort of accident that has caused more than one lady raft customer to throw away a hundred thousand dollar a year marriage.

[oc1paddlr]

louie were you there at the buckdud thodown @ OO hurst put it on. and i know 'jellys' wore them and cut out blow-out holes in the heel.

[Louie]

Yes I was but then again I worked at OO from 1980 till 1999.