Wayne wrote; (SNIP) >Personally, I wouldnt call help for myself unless I had >exhausted all other possibilities and was faced with certain death or >equally unpleasant circumstances. Then I wouldnt hesitate to call. And I >dont allow cell phones within 50 feet of my kayak or backpack.<G> You and me both. (SNIP) >. As he has never made >much effort to learn rough water boat handling skills, I wouldnt feel the >slightest bit guilty. I'd rather have him be alive and pissed off, than be >pissed off at myself for the rest of my life. I'm sure some people could do >it with a clean conscience but I'm not one of them. I suppose if wants to >kill himself afterwards thats his business, but I'm not going to help. So long as one isn't risking his own life to rescue one of these twits then I agree that there is a moral obligation to rescue a person in dire straits. Otherwise, I think you are a hell of a lot more valuable than your friend if only because you have demonstrated a degree of personal responsibility. One does have to be cautious. Suicide is a personal thing and I wouldn't want to be interrupted. :-) Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 29 1998 - 04:23:00 PDT
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