And I though that those of us who spent our evenings building kayaks and talking on-line about building kayaks needed to get a life...sheesh!-)

: Fair enough - the boat wasn't "thrown" out the window. That's why
: it still looks so good!

: However, while we're being picky, it's known more as a Czech, rather than a
: Florentine, custom. The defenestration of Prague in 1618 is what started
: The Thirty Years' War. (See link below, as well as
: http://www3.telus.net/defenestrate/meaning.html )

: Happy paddling! :-)