Ralph wrote: >We have a local guy who paddles out of our boathouse in Manhattan and >never wears a PFD; am not even certain if there is one in his boat. His >name is something like John F. Kennedy Jr. The boathouse rule is to wear >a PFD but no one dare say anything. Is that what they mean by the >expression, noblesse oblige? Nope, that's what they mean by the expression "natural selection". However, given his family's unfortunate history, perhaps he should be wearing a Kevlar vest when out in the open and kayaking, and a PFD when driving a car, especially over bridges. Cheers, Philip T. Don't blame my employer for my lack of taste in humour. **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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