Great topic Ralph. You seem to have struck a nerve or two here. To not say anything would be negligent. Period. You're dealing with ignorance in it's purist form. Folks who don't know better. They can't be blamed for that. Would you yell at a kid walking into a street full of traffic? Will they think you're an "old fart"? Will they not send you Christmas cards this year? How many did they send last year? Do you work at the Downtown Boathouse to be "popular" or to pass on skills? Being the "cop" when you see people risking their lives through ignorance goes with the territory gained through your experience. Try asking them how long they can expect to stay conscious in water at the temp of the day. If they know, fine, take your chances. If they don't, well.................. Bob *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 02 1999 - 19:42:40 PST
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