Just a quick Lost AND Found post here...

Lots of boaters lose paddles man, don't feel so disgraced.

I once set my boat by the riverside at the put-in, turned around for a spilt-second, and when I looked towards my gear, it was gone. Down the river.

I have also found paddles, returned them to their owners, and then found the same paddle again a year later, but snapped in half.

Hope you find your paddle.

 

-Dylan

Edited by dylan - 09 Jan 2007 at 10:03pm

I haven't met Leif yet but I always wanted a brother - though perhaps not one that was conjoined.

Now then, is the posting style resemblance due to:
1) Warped sense of humor.
2) Bad mountain travel analogies.
3) Beating yourself up over stupid mistake.
4) Fanatical devotion to the pope.  (see #1)
5) All of the above.

Paalease.... That response alone is enough to warrant a good DNA testing, and the fact that they are both tall skinny dudes just adds to the likely hood of a match. As for an answer to Arno's Inquiry,

1) Correct
2) Correct
3) Absolutly Not Correct... You would need several equipment failures and a 3rd world country to blame if you want to match up to Leif on Numero 3.
4) Correct
5) With the exception of number 3 All Very Correct.

I appreciate the effort on that arno, but that type of thing has to be natural. You can't force it.... The example above was forcing it.

Ask leif about any one if his swims. His answers are much more fluid and natural.

Okay, now I understand the style of posting appropriate for PP.  Here goes:


I lost my frickin' paddle.  I wrote my name on it with crayons.  If U C it, call me.



BTW - Tom, I like "Arbo" instead of "Arno" though I like "ArnBO" even better.  Just in time for the new Rambo movie that Stallone is in the process of making (seriously).  And, it takes place in a 3rd world country -- so it all comes full circle now.


Edited by arnobarno - 10 Jan 2007 at 10:49am

I agree James, # 3 is definitely the biggest difference.  While I must give Leif credit for swimming much less than in the past, I've never seen him swim without some sort of elaborate excuse. 

I have a hand roll, but was still too much of a wuss to try.  I guess mt excuse is that I am a wuss. 

Ok this is way too crazy.... while were on the topic of Paddle stories...

#3 should remember about 1 year ago we were playing on the Sultan at little paradise. About halfway through our session I popped up from the banks with half of a werner paddle that was broken. Later that year the paddle was brought to the ppBall and we all got a good chuckle from it. It was a white bent shaft werner with a 425 phone number. I posted a few messages looking for the owner and called the number but there was never any response.

So a year later ... yesterday (1/18/07) I am in my garage with Jon Manges a local boater and skilled tradesman that is helping me with a remodel were relaxing in the garage chatting up a storm about the project when he looks up and almost has a heart attack.


He jumps up and down like only Jon does and then yells ... where did you get that Paddle DUDE!!!.... As it turns out 1 1/2 years prior he had been on the sultan and lost his boat and paddle. His phone number was changed a month afterwards and thus the story completes it self. So here we are in my Garage, Jon holding on to half of his old paddle and looking at his hand writing on the paddle ....

We both took a step back and went ... wow how crazy is that.... Anyone want to take a stab at those possibilities.... I only met jon like 5 months ago. When I found the paddle I did not even know who he was... All the same ... paddle half is at home and Jon is looking for someone that wants a custom handcrafted C1 paddle, Made to Order!

Oh and too complete the journey here is a link to the original post that I made when i was looking for the owner.

Notice Blums wonderful suggestion to call the phone number... Thanks Jon for that amazing insight... I hope you are helping the costa ricans as much as you assisted in this matter .


Edited by James - 18 Jan 2007 at 2:03pm