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Tombeur 21,066 m ...so close to a moonish total! Dan O 21,110 m ..he moons us! Keith 26,000 m Stuart 37,784 m Mmmmmm, okay... but that sounds a little like the old joke about the best remedy for a toothache... wear tight shoes.just27 wrote:Mr. Fairfax usually rowed 10 -12 hours a day. He wore gloves most of the time when rowing; and treated his chaffed behind as follows, after it developed a bloody rash: "Rubbed it with surgical alcohol every half hour, then put my bottom up to the sun. At the end of the day ... I feel much better." So, next time we revisit the question of which is the best seat padding ... y'all have another option to consider!
Maybe I should have tried that today. First time being stuck on a sand bar. Sitting in a canoe in the Mississippi River & couldn't budge! Felt dumb as a box of rocks. Barges, heat (97*), horseflies, oh mydanwho wrote:Mmmmmm, okay... but that sounds a little like the old joke about the best remedy for a toothache... wear tight shoes.just27 wrote:Mr. Fairfax usually rowed 10 -12 hours a day. He wore gloves most of the time when rowing; and treated his chaffed behind as follows, after it developed a bloody rash: "Rubbed it with surgical alcohol every half hour, then put my bottom up to the sun. At the end of the day ... I feel much better." So, next time we revisit the question of which is the best seat padding ... y'all have another option to consider!
Then again, double-ohs are known for their tolerance for pain... "I've got a little itch."
. Oh well, suck it up, buttercup. Look forward to safely erging inside tomorrow...There's more to this story...like how did you get the canoe off the sandbar???!Steve W wrote: ...First time being stuck on a sand bar. Sitting in a canoe in the Mississippi River & couldn't budge! Felt dumb as a box of rocks. Barges, heat (97*), horseflies, oh my
i also want to hear the rest of the story :]Kona2 wrote:There's more to this story...like how did you get the canoe off the sandbar???!Steve W wrote: ...First time being stuck on a sand bar. Sitting in a canoe in the Mississippi River & couldn't budge! Felt dumb as a box of rocks. Barges, heat (97*), horseflies, oh my
Steve W 47,475 m.. 
This box of rocks could be a gold mine...Was paddling to a new destination / pick up point just past the Missouri / Mississippi Rivers confluence. Had my choice of going to the left of an island or right, staying within sight & reach of the new landing. Stayed right about 25 meters off shore when the canoe just ground to a slow halt. Paddle on left, hit sand. Paddle on right, same. Tried pushing forward, moved 6 inches. Kept paddle-pushing, lurching, looking at shore thinking "I'm 75 feet from shore, this can't just be 6" deep".bg wrote:i also want to hear the rest of the story :]Kona2 wrote:There's more to this story...like how did you get the canoe off the sandbar???!Steve W wrote: ...First time being stuck on a sand bar. Sitting in a canoe in the Mississippi River & couldn't budge! Felt dumb as a box of rocks. Barges, heat (97*), horseflies, oh my
Another episode....
Having heard that we've had two humans bitten by rattlesnakes at the nearby dog park (both survived), and a couple of dogs in the neighborhood also bitten (one survived), naturally there is interest in protecting against a slithery invasion. My search for snake repellent yielded a product that sounds too goofy to be real...but there it was. Dr T's Snake Away....part napthalene base (mothballs). Putting it around the perimeter outlined by the fence felt like setting the warding boundaries in some occult thriller. Nevermind that I have seen bullsnakes cruising along the top rail of the fence... David A 21,719 m ... he moons us on his way to three-quarters of a MILLION!Based only on my experience, suggest installing a sandbarDrivetofast wrote:Rattlesnakes
1 What you could do is get a vaccine for dogs
2 Find a trainer who will have the dogs avoid Snakes
3 Get a mongoose or a hawk
No matter what you do if a snake wants to get in they will
.Do you live in Missouri? I'm so happy you made it off of the sandbar. I'll always think of you as Tom Sawyer, from here on out.Steve W wrote:... First time being stuck on a sand bar. Sitting in a canoe in the Mississippi River & couldn't budge! ... Oh well, suck it up, buttercup ...
