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Kayak hand-off…….
Larry Goolsby
05/30/13 #14420
For about 5 or 6 years now, I've been taking the timing chip from the same guy on our Ski to Sea team. Each year he would ride up looking exhausted and pull the chip from his wrist, or pocket, or even from his mouth, and hand it to me. Each hand-off was different as if he didn't like any of his previous choices of carrying the chip. This year, he used a new method that could be considered improper ettiquette. He sped up to my position and brought his bike to a screaming halt. I searched for the elusive chip but it wasn't visible anywhere. My mountain biker then reached down and pulled the front of his pants (with about 200 onlookers) down to expose the top half of his beans and frank, with the timing chip resting safely in a furry little nest. I wanted to say “Really??”, but held my tongue. I did not fish for the timing chip but waited until he handed it to me. Needless to say, I didn't run down to the boat with the timing chip clenched in my teeth. I only see this guy for about 6 seconds a year, so I'm hoping that next year he'll nix this new hiding place. However, if in 2014, he reaches behind to fish for it, I might have to run to my boat without the chip.
LG
