Dave wrote: > I'd say, "No harm, no foul." And, I do not know the cultural equivalent > for Ari, but maybe someone else will. I am truly sorry if I did overreact. After some older discussions, I do hope that you donīt blame me too much becoming a little paranoiac about commercialism. It might be that there was something very provoking the way Mark wrote about provoking ;-) I wonder if there is now a tribe of sailing kayakers, sharpening their knives after provocation by Doug and me . >I suspect that the nuances of the exchanges lose something when >translated between cultures. Yup. Or one is able to greate totally new nuances...fortunately, my reading beats my writing. I do also agree with Mark Z: >I personally enjoy having mfgr/designers/etc on the list for honest >feedback Sincerely, I do apologize if I did misinterpret. This has been a very peaceful and sophisticated (!?!) list and I am intending to be part of that peacefulness. Cheers, Ari Saarto "Beyond the horizon" Finland - Europe GSM +358 - 50 - 526 5892 fax. +358 - 3 - 828 2815 e-mail: asaarto_at_lpt.fi *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 02 1998 - 12:19:17 PST
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