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Rollo Tomasi
Since 17 Mar 2005
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Attractive
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 Thu Apr 20, 06 7:39 am Travels of the Thorn |
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Wife's Thorn got away from her on Saturday near Dougs and a fisherman picked it up near Cascade Locks on Sunday. He wouldn't let me give him $$ or gift cert. etc. Said he was "Paying it Forward". very cool..
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BigR
Since 05 Jul 2005
372 Posts
White Salmon
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| Thu Apr 20, 06 8:39 am |
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amazing that it traveled the whole way without getting wedged in some tree or rocks.
my wife also lost her labrat in tampa bay and we found it next day when we took out the boat looking for it. It was 5 miles downwind caught in the mangrove roots!
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Onad
Since 04 Mar 2005
1435 Posts
Coast<<PDX>>Gorge
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| Thu Apr 20, 06 8:50 am |
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Wow, how many lives does that board have??
That must be the second or third time it took a trip down-river... 
Nice post Rollo!! U Da Krazist!! 
~Nads for sure 
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colby
Since 23 Apr 2005
613 Posts
Celebrity
Photographer
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| Thu Apr 20, 06 9:40 am |
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| sounds like a record trip! where else can a $1.50 investment in a sharpie save you $600?
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scooter
Since 23 Apr 2005
99 Posts
hood River
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| Thu Apr 20, 06 12:28 pm |
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| reminds me of a movie shown in grade school based on the childrens book " journey to the sea" about a small native boy who carves a little boat and sends it down stream and eventually out to sea. anyone see that one.....anyone.......anyone. or am i the only dork who remembers that stuff?
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
3753 Posts
Los Angeles, CA
Videographer
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| Thu Apr 20, 06 1:09 pm |
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That's insane! And even more awesome that you got it back!!! 
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mikes
Since 13 Mar 2005
90 Posts
B'Ham
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| Thu Apr 20, 06 1:27 pm |
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| scooter wrote: | | reminds me of a movie shown in grade school based on the childrens book " journey to the sea" about a small native boy who carves a little boat and sends it down stream and eventually out to sea. anyone see that one.....anyone.......anyone. or am i the only dork who remembers that stuff? |
Whoaa I vaguely remember that movie, weird brain fart. When I was a little grom I thought it was so cool how his boat went bombing across the snow into a stream. I always wanted to do that.
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J.P.
Since 10 Mar 2005
638 Posts
Addicted
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| Thu Apr 20, 06 1:40 pm |
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I can go one better, back in the day, ~2000, my 9.5 AR 5 got away from me one windy day at RB. It was a south wind & I was fairly sure it would end up at Whidbey...
6 months later I get a phone call saying “we found your parachute in Cultus bay buried in the tide flats”.
Ok I think….
The kite was gone for over 6 months however it remained at a constant temp ~50 F and remained wet in the sound (salt water) the entire time.
I picked the kite up and the only damage was the broken leash!
NO rips, tears etc. or knots in the lines!!!
2 weeks later I ran the kite in the Blow Out and sold it the next day for $500
True story!
Word to the wise, Put your name on ALL your gear
JP
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boardrider
Since 05 Apr 2006
1034 Posts
Ventura, CA
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| Thu Apr 20, 06 5:24 pm |
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| Snatched up just before certain death at the dam - very nice. Could a board get into the turbines? - I wouldn't think so.
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