On Wednesday 19 Jan 2005 6:46 pm,
scribbled:
In the recent Lee Valley flyer, they advertise heavy duty duct tape.
I wonder how many people got the Red Green joke in the "for
patching a holed canoe". You remember, when Red Green and his buddies
wanted to go out on the lake, and discovered that the canoe hadn't
been stored behind the back stop at the gun range, instead it was the
back stop! So it required some duct tape (the handyman's best friend)
to repair the holes in it. Furthermore, they were out of duct tape
(this is where it gets scary). And then, the last roll of emergency
duct tape (stored in one of these fire-alarm style boxes with a glas
front) turns out to have hardened to dust, at which point panic
ensues.

Actually, I'm not even sure that this is a deliberate Red Green joke
on LEe Valley's part; it might be a coincidence.

Not a Red Green joke or original idea for that matter. It's just common
sense. I've always carried duct tape on any trip in the bush. Essential
for any accident or temporary repair. While I have not personally used
it to repair a holed canoe, not ever having holed a canoe, I do know
people who have. But I have used it on tents, tent poles, tarps, to fix
a backpack belt, shoes, etc.

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