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mneme
Thank you mneme. I can imagine how confused you must have been - just think how I feel!
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johnmacnab
on July 28, 2009 at 5:57 PM
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hi johnmacnab
Having read this once and meaning to come back to comment, I couldn't join the dots reading some of the other commentors... what had latex gloves to do with kayaking...? Short memory, in spite of my nickname... very well written ( especially the latex aside...)
posted by
mneme
on July 25, 2009 at 6:17 AM
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BrightIrish
Sorry BrightIrish, but there won't be any photographs of the doves; they have flown the coop. I'm glad you found the little tale exciting. As for the America trip - I may post it soon, after all I did make an ass of myself a couple of times, and I can't let that go without comment.
posted by
johnmacnab
on July 18, 2009 at 7:51 PM
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Hi .. WOW!! I found your story exciting. My son-in-law loves his Kayak and my daughter knows just where to find him. I've never been on one and never intend on it either. Hope you enjoyed the trip with your daughter! 
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BrightIrish
on July 18, 2009 at 5:54 PM
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TAPS
So it was powder that you used to help you put them on; thanks for that information TAPS. I've been in a canoe in a large beaver pond once, and I'd love to try kayaking - in a very, very, shallow pond.
posted by
johnmacnab
on July 18, 2009 at 5:23 PM
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Pat_B
Your comment made me sit back in my seat, Pat. I hadn't considered any of your suggestions, and now you have me wondering if I could actually make it fictional. Thank you for the compliment.
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johnmacnab
on July 18, 2009 at 6:35 AM
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Kabu
LOL, Kabu - you are so right, a landlubber is what I am, even if Hornblower fascinates me.
posted by
johnmacnab
on July 18, 2009 at 6:31 AM
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I hope you've memorized those details, how the water looked,
the angle of the sun, the critical distances, the reactions of the children. This could be part of a work of fiction, a scene, symbolic of risk and triumph over fear. If watching it brought your own gut reaction, writing it could grab a reader. In fact it did! Nice work!
posted by
Pat_B
on July 18, 2009 at 5:11 AM
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interesting read from a land lubber.
posted by
Kabu
on July 17, 2009 at 9:16 PM
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I've been canoeing, but I've never tried a kayak. This was very interesting.
I wish I had a $ for every pair of latex gloves I went through in my years as a nurse. I'd be a rich retiree. I was fortunate to not develop an allergy to the substance or to the powder used for putting them on.
posted by
TAPS.
on July 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM
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majroj
I could be back into the fray majroj? As for the allergies, I tripped over two fatal latex bodies just yesterday. Is it possible that it could be the powder/cream they use to help them wear them?
posted by
johnmacnab
on July 17, 2009 at 7:09 PM
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sam444
That's what I thought as well, sam444.
posted by
johnmacnab
on July 17, 2009 at 7:06 PM
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BC-A
Thanks BC-A. I'm glad you liked it.
posted by
johnmacnab
on July 17, 2009 at 7:05 PM
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'Way to go! Back into the fray!
Oh, and that latex thing...why aren't the streets lttered with the dead and dying who are deathly allergic to latex, nuts, etc.?
I have only seen one person (A nurse) who might have been allergic to wearing latex gloves, and maybe it was the stuff they put in them so you can get your hands in.
posted by
majroj
on July 17, 2009 at 6:52 PM
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How very fascinating! sam
posted by
sam444
on July 17, 2009 at 3:02 PM
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The Baby
I don’t know about the 
aby but you sure told us a good one mate!. BCA, BillJRoost
posted by
BC-A
on July 17, 2009 at 6:49 AM
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