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Aha! I have a new invention. Yesterday, I was rowing back alone from the cruiser's pot luck Thanksgiving Dinner. My belly was distended from eating a huge dinner with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, breads, vegetables of all sorts, all topped off with three pieces of pie. There were about 150 cruisers at the dinner and 75 dishes. It wouldn't be polite would it to not sample each?
Libby had an errand at the marina so she asked me to row over there and meet her.
After such a big meal the only thing on my brain was NAP. My eyes were drooping. Therefore, I grabbed a cup of coffee before leaving the dinner and went out to the dinghy. Hey! I found out the hard way that it is completely impossible to drink a cup of coffee while rowing a boat. Neither could I drink anything else, or use a hands-on cell phone, and certainly not text. (I discount extreme measures such as hard-hat-beer-holders-with-sipping-straws.) All those dangerous things to do while driving aren't possible while rowing.
There's my invention. We'll convert all the cars, trucks, trains, and planes to use hand-powered rowing machines rather than fossil fueled engines. No need for strict laws, tickets and court appearances for reckless driving. As a side benefit, rowers emit almost zero greenhouse gasses while rowing. Thus my invention will save the world from climate change as well.
I'm sending in my patent application today. All the rest of you can send me your applications for license agreements tomorrow.
Above, the parking lot for the cruiser's dinner. Someone asked me if it was a rubber boat convention.
Above, the cruiser's pot luck before the opening gun.
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Remind me when you pass by next time I have some plastic mugs from cars shows you are welcome to take along.
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ReplyDeleteI take it that since you are rowing you had no luck getting your outboard running ?
Bill Kelleher