At 06:45 AM 4/17/98 -0400, you wrote: >At 12:32 PM 4/15/98 -0400, John Winters wrote: >> >>Landing in surf is a good way to break paddles and bones. Things don't >>always go as planned. Also you can break something climbing while waiting >>for the fog to lift. >> >John, to play the devil's advocate for a moment, given your suggestion that >one should work to prevent having to roll or self-rescue or paddle in the >fog... it seems to me that a person should not be landing in surf or >climbing while waiting out the fog. The best way to prevent those possible >broken bones is to not attempt the activities that could cause them. What >do you think? >Bill Ridlon >Southern Maine Sea Kayaking Network > OK . . . you're sitting on the porch of the nursing home, well behind the "safety rail," assiduously avoiding every risk. . . . You're wearing your PFD, a belt AND suspenders, Depends undergarments with a "back-up" in the deck bag on the back of your rocking chair. . . !!Wham!! --you get struck by lightning! In the words of Napolean Bonapart, "Merde s'arrive!" ;^) ------------------------------------------------------- George Bergeron, Secretary OSWEGO HERITAGE COUNCIL P.O. Box 1041, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034 Web Site: http://www.europa.com/~heritage/welcome.html Email: heritage_at_europa.com *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 17 1998 - 09:34:52 PDT
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