Good one. LOL. Coonhounds are fairly lean but aren’t the smallest dog breed either.
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I have a system, too, and distractions are potentially disastrous on the highway. The system was finalized, if you can call anything final, after trying variants that didn’t work as well, so I don’t want interruption while in that stage.
Talk is OK after the boat is safely on the blocks, at the very least. Talk is ignored or I tell them to wait until that point. I won’t take space on the boat ramp because somebody wants to chitchat there, blocking other people from launching or landing.
The woman in this case actually pursued me as I carried the boat back. The cell phone held up was the icing on the cake.
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@PcomStealsYourData, that’s the way. I dont mind doing the yapping first or last, but once I start, I say hold that thought. Lately, the loading take a back seat until I clear the ramp and check stats. Rest my bones and blow off some of the built up heat that gets trapped under the PFD.
Also it’s good practice to always pull over and do a check after underway IMO
We leave the sunroof open a bit to watch for any shifting.
I feel there must be a better way to customize our straps.
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Had a really lighthearted and amusing encounter as I was wrapping up my surf session today. As I was shouldering my ReVision towards my car, an elderly couple pulled up, directly behind me. I put the kayak down and the went to get my Hullivator down.
- I heard the elderly gentleman offered, “Hey, you need a hand loading that?”
- To which I replied, “Thank you so much but I got it!”
- He then replied, “I knew you were going to say that. BTW, what is that thing (meaning the Hullivator)?”
- I said, “Oh yeah, it’s a ‘Hullivator’ - a play on ‘hull’ and ‘elevator’. It allows me to load my kayak without help and also save my back.”
- The gentleman’s wife offered, “Oh that’s great! So, you can keep going as you get older and not hurt yourself.”
- I replied, “Yeah, that’s right! It’s great investment that will allow to keep playing as long as possible.”
- The gentleman asked, “Let me guess, it costed what… $900?”
- I laughed and said, “No, but that is pretty close.”
- “Hmm…”, he mused, “that, plus a couple of hundred for those Thules, another $1,000 maybe for the boat…”
- I interjected, “Whoa! Are you an accountant?”
- He said, “Why? Do you need one?”
- I looked to his wife and said, “I am glad my wife is not here.” (she laughed.)
- He said, “Do you want to give me her number?”
- I said, “Ahh… NO…”
- His wife said, “I am glad you are having fun and can keep doing it!”
- I laughingly said, “Thanks, I hope you two have a great walk!”
- The two laughed and said, “Keep having fun!”
After that exchange, as I continued putting things away, I saw to elderly women coming up the street – one on an ebike and the other on E-trike. I’ve never seen an e-trike in person, so I said to the woman as she came by, “Hey, that is really cool!” She replied, “THANK YOU!” Following them, a toddler was pedaling up with his little bicycle, followed by his young dad on a skateboard. “Good job!”, I said to the kid. He then break into a BIG grin. Shortly after that, I heard this big crashing noise. I looked over to the main boulevard, across an empty parking, and saw a bicycle bouncing on the pavement, with a truck with a loaded trailer slowing down farther up the boulevard. A car stopped before the fallen bike, the woman passenger jumped out, picked up the bike into a shoulder carry and started walking into the truck and trailer. The truck driver took the bike and, I was sure, thanked that good samaritan for her helpful gesture.
Just good vibes at the takeout today. 
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“Are you an accountant?” Great reply!
Actually, his deadpan repartee and perfect comedic timing had me cracking up (which I should have mentioned)! The whole conversation was friendly from start to finish, with the interjection of friendly ribbing. The ribbing is enjoyable and familiar as that is how my brothers and sisters interact when we get together. It had that feel to it.
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You coukd take that on the road. Clever and fun.
I had someone do that with my Tsunami, (All 68 lbs of it.) The lady on her Pelican, I passed her on the way out, and then on the way back got in shortly after I did, and saw my boat onto my shoulder and carry it about 40 ft to my car.
She comes up and is like can I ask you a question…
Then says the how much does that boat weigh you were going so fast. she then bends to pick it up before I can even answer, (lifting with her back I might add.) luckily I had it sitting on the ground by my car. She gets it about an inch off the ground, yelps drops the boat and grabs her back screaming why didn’t you tell me it was so heavy.
I said It weighs 68lbs and why didn’t you wait for an answer, before you got all grabby hands and tried to pick it up. (My boat is a bit more than the 68, since I have a spare PFD my shoes Dry-box Bilge pump deck bad and other accoutrements in it.)
She said you were so fast compared to me and hefted it so easily (Still holding her back.) I thought it was light.
I merely responded I’m stronger than I look. ( I look like Santa Claus, until you push below the flab, there is a 6 pack there, just well insulated.) then in one clean lift and jerk pressed the boat up into my T-Hooks.
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She got what she deserved!
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This thing of “THAT guy did such-and-such, so I can, too!” is a strange, and I think recent, phenomenon.
I watched a burly sea kayaker lift his NDK Expedition up and into the J cradles on top of his 4x4 truck, in one clean, smooth motion. No grunting or other weightlifting Neanderthal noises involved. He was a construction worker and used to lifting heavy objects.
Oh, wait! He did that, so I can, too! I just need to buy a light boat! Yeah, light like a standard layup expedition sea kayak, LOL. And never mind those other trivial matters, such as a sturdy musculoskeletal system, routine training, body size, and—often—gender.
The funniest image comes to mind when I imagine Ms. Rude Grabby buying the same boat I have. Her butt would get stuck in it, if she could even get in in the first place. Oh, wait! She fit in it, so I can, too! Then there’s the little matter of staying upright long enough to paddle it. LOL even more. We’re talking about someone who needed SPONSONS on her sea kayak.
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This is why I don’t help my husband with anything.
But I often ask him if he is sure he doesn’t want me to buy those little walkie talkies so I can make suggestions and “help” him but he always yells “NO!”
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Mohave is wise.
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