Re: [Paddlewise] 15 dead?

> This was discussed in great length on the "other" list.  Most of those
> folks involved in that lengthy debate are here now.  If the discussion
> on PaddleWise so far has not carried you as far as you wish, then by
> all means, feel free to contribute.  There has been talk in the waivers
> section about paddlers being responsible, training being important under
> the ballast subject, and several postings on proficiency training.  If
> something is missing, rather than complain it is not adequate, submit
> what you believe is missing.  I think you underestimate the subscribers
> here when you suggest that the result of the ww "near miss" report has
> only succeeded in frightening people into not learning whitewater at all.
> Many of the sea kayakers here also paddle ww.
> 
> Jackie


Jackie,

New people join this list all the time (I hope). I think it is good to
repeat comments and threads occasionally. And on this occasion, my
personal opinion was that the whitewater death thread had the danger of
getting too misleading for *some*, but certainly not *all* of the people
on this list. Do I have to cover my ass with retractions and
qualifications every time I post a message that I think is helpful? Do all
of the old hands on this list get annoyed when a topic is repeated from
6 months or a year ago?

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|Something there is that doesn't love a wall  |       Kevin Whilden        |
|That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it  | kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu  |
|And spills the upper boulders in the sun     | Dept. of Geologic Science  |
|And makes gaps that even two can pass abreast| University of Washington   |
|			-- Robert Frost	      |(206)543-1975(w) 632-5140(h)|
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