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Telekayakification

by derrick ~ April 20th, 2005

Once I was swimming cross Turtle creek, many snappers all around my feet, sure was hard swimming cross that thing, with both hands holdin’ my ding a ling – Chuck Berry

Do You know what’s strange? When you’re on the water and the phone rings, you stop paddling, put your paddle under an arm, and lean into a stable brace and start digging your cell phone out of the bungies, then finally get the ringing demon to your ear one handed, to hear a voice say “Hi Derrick, I’d like to talk to you about your current long distance plan.” Ok, so I don’t even know where to begin to respond to this question. “Ah, well, I’m about 2 miles offshore at the moment.”, “I wasn’t really worrying too much about my long distance plan but I do appreciate your call”.

-dm

3 Responses to Telekayakification

  1. bonnie

    when you’re on the water and the phone rings?

    Ya lost me right there!

    It’s GOOD to be a luddite!

    :D

    (although I don’t know if a real luddite would pack a Standard Horizon HX460S compact waterproof VHF).

  2. alex

    yeah why are you answering your phone on the water? i bring my cell phone in my kayak just in case i get into trouble and need to contact someone therefore it is usually off.

  3. derrick

    Yp I sure understand that. Wish I could just leave it off but. . . .