Re:[Paddlewise] Safety , Responsibility and nonsense

Gee-whiz more people die from bee stings than canoe or kayak coming off and
hitting a car that is behind.
If you are that worried about being hit then don't follow behind a car with
a boat on top, period. Simple isn't it. Just because you don't like some
thing don't impose it on others. I am not fond of British round chine
kayaks but it ok with me if you paddle one,back to the bee stings, you had
thought I forgot didn't you. I still get close to bees to take pictures or
just to watch, but if people die from bees then should we kill them all, no
just don't go close to them if you are worried about it. People forget it
is just your opinion , not law ,and that and $2500 will buy you a new kayak.

PS. unless you want a platic one or a kevlar one.

Dana



At 11:40 AM 11/29/98 +0000, Michael Neverdosky wrote:
>No one on the list has died because of a missed roll, lack of flotation
>devices, lack of warm gear, poor planning etc.
>Just because we are not dead yet is not a good reason to not use due
>care in all aspects of kayaking.
>
>I don't have a problem with people taking risks FOR THEMSELVES, I do
>have a problem with people who impose their risks on ME.
>If I am behind you on the freeway, the biggest risk is to me if your boat
>comes off. You are not the one who might have to swerve to miss the
>boat on the road, or worse have a boat stuck through your windshield.
>Your problem would be dealing with the mess after the fact.
>
>I don't have to have it happen to ME to know that a risk is real.
>
>michael
>
>gulfstream_at_flinet.com wrote:
>> 
>> All of the following verbiage is undermined by the fact that no one on this
>> list has lost a boat due to unavoidable mechanical failure.
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