In a message dated 4/22/98 4:31:43 PM, heritage_at_europa.com wrote: >We *DO NOT* have some "right" to be here Exxcuuuse me? We don't have a right to be here? Well, hell, I guess I'll go drink my Kool Aid and wait for the damn spaceship to come by. Want a glass? >Let's remember that it's impossible to paddle ANYWHERE without making an >ecological impact. Give me a break. Anything you or I do somehow affects something or somebody. >From a fart to a nuclear bomb, we affect our habitat with our every action. So what, your suggesting we sit at home, in the dark, not eating cause we create waste, breathing because we create carbon dioxide, or what? Well, I am not willing to just sit around and wait to die here. I want to paddle round, chase the sea lions (manatees here), catch a few lobster for dinner (OOPS, season closed, gotta wait) and maybe even burn a few gallons of refined dinosaur guts in the glorious pursuit of happiness. Yes, I try to do this in a responsible, low impact manner, but do it I must, and I will, for I have the right to do so in a responsible manner..... well, it had to be said.... Scott Scientists are wonderfull people, they created Nomex.... *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Apr 22 1998 - 19:57:05 PDT
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