Letters Butt of another joke
So I went to work today and the staff I share an office with had posted my Butt End column from last issue under lock and key in a display case in the main hallway of Sir Sanford Fleming Col- lege. Tey were getting a big kick out of it, and only laughed louder when I ran down the hall yelling, “It’s not my butt and bald spot you’ve been looking at.” I guess I seemed des- perate. You guys should be proud of yourselves.
KEVIN CALLAN, Peterborough, Ontario After reading the magazine I suffered PFD police
I just received your new Canoeroots magazine today, looks interesting. However, it seems a small oversight has appeared. It looks as if the pic- ture on your table of contents shows an overly confident paddler sitting on his lifejacket instead of wearing it. It must have been an illusion. Tis could not be so.
ROBIN DRAPER Prince George, BC
While most people would agree with you that wearing a PFD at all times while canoeing is a simple way to make canoe- ing safer, we think it’s well within the spheres of personal responsibility of all our readers for them to decide for them- selves when to wear a PFD. We respect that you wear your PFD religiously, no matter what the water or weather condi- tions are, though we must admit that letters like this make us want to hire a private detective to ransack your closets, looking through dusty shoeboxes to find a tattered photo of you not wearing a PFD, paddling whitewater without a helmet or driving your minivan without your seatbelt on. But we don’t. Sometimes let- ters from our readers do catch something we missed, however, in the case of this photo—taken after the paddlers had just been swimming from the canoes to cool off on a hot summer day with no breeze on a flatwater section of the Romaine River—we trusted that the paddler had made an assessment of any risks present and made a responsible decision about his own safety. We trust readers to do the same whenever they are canoeing. —Eds
8 n C A NOE ROOT S early summer 2006 New fans
My husband and I love the newCanoeroots magazine because it highlights places we choose to canoe. We have a subscription to other canoe magazines that we won’t be renewing because of their U.S.-based articles and reviews. Tanks so much and keep up the great work. TAMMY RIZZI
Kitchener, Ontario
It was terrific to receive Canoeroots. I grew up camping every summer from the age of five. Canoe trips started in my teens. Now, with three children, I have my own family of avid campers. All of us enjoyed your first issue. In fact, I may have to hide it so I can get my turn to look at the great photos and articles. CATHY WHEELER Oakville, Ontario
Bold response to fine print
Dear Editor, I returned home from (vacation/ work/prison) to find a new issue of Canoeroots/Family Camping magazine in my mailbox. I (immediately/soon/eventually) sat
down to read it and was (mildly disap- pointed/seriously troubled/violently enraged) to see the print size you used in some articles. Are you people (capable of honest
mistakes/the same people who do the new phonebooks/out of your freak- ing minds)? To read the articles you would need (good lighting/my hus- band’s glasses/NASA’s newest deep- space telescope).
from (sore eyes/paper cuts all over my nose/a debilitating migraine). As a result, I’ve decided to (send you
a cheque for a subscription and hope you increase the print size/remain very tight lipped and wait for an apol- ogy/find out where you live and while you are sleeping sneak in and sew your eyelids shut). (Respectfully/Sincerely/Irately) yours, An (optimistic/potential/never in your
wildest dreams) Canoeroots subscriber. (MARK/ANNE/LARRY)
Te above is a composite letter we put together that represents the range of re- action we received via letters, phone calls and emails about the size of the print in our last issue of Canoeroots. It was a mistake that we had intended to change, even without the threat of having our eyelids sewn shut. Tanks to everyone, except Larry, for your patience. —Eds
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