Rope that floats? Who knew? When I went to West Marine to get supplies to repair the life ring that Dave Fouts gave (see previous post) they said you need rope that floats. Of course. What good would it be to toss the life ring to someone but have the rope sink so you can't use it to pull the person in?
It's been quite a while that this life ring has been sitting in my living room. Dave told me that I should repair where the tape covering it had been torn or worn off before I tossed it into the water. Eventually I got up to West Marine but they didn't have such tape, so I just bought orange duck tape (actually the brand is Duck Tape) from Home Depot. I also bought a hook for hanging the ring and another for the rope.
Finally today I did the repair and got it all up. Now I'm all set to save somebody who ends up unintentially in the river.
When I was coming back to my door, the way was blocked by a preening mallard. I stood awhile and watched.
The parts: life ring, nylon top and a hook for each
Preening mallard blocking the way back to the door
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