The Paddler Magazine Issue 61 Late Summer 2021 | Page 52

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Marilyn Monroe once said , “ Sometimes good things fall apart , so better things can fall together .” Is there a subconscious underlying truth to that for all the ‘ breakers ’ out there ?
Of course , they are not to blame . I hear it all the time about how companies can ’ t build stuff properly . It doesn ’ t matter if it ’ s the toaster , a car , or a kayak : the makers did a poor job building it .
Strangely , it ’ s the manufacturers of literally every single thing they own that is incapable of producing a quality product . I have these conversations with my friends like this , and none of them acknowledges that perhaps it ’ s not the equipment that ’ s the problem . “ How is it ,” I ask , “ that everything you own is broken , and nothing I own is broken , and we own the same stuff ?”
Blank , confused stare .
As I said , it ’ s not malicious nor even intentionally abusive ( for the most part ). It ’ s just the way they handle their stuff .
‘ THE BREAKERS ’ In my circle of friends , there are a handful of these guys , ‘ the breakers ’. I ’ m going to claim this term as mine . Some are worse than others , but there is a
In my circle of friends , there are a handful of these guys ,

‘ the breakers ’.

I ’ m going to claim this term as mine .