[Paddlewise] Apology? We don't need no stikin' apalogy!

In a message dated 1/15/00 12:02:19 PM, MCLAURY_at_aol.com writes:

<< There is a place for us all in the paddling world, no matter where we are 
on 
the spectrum, from quiet enjoyment of nature to Tsunami kayakers, and 
everyone in between, and we can all learn from each other and enjoy each 
other's paddling experiences.   >>

    Hopefully  this will be my last entry into the Doug Lloyd Defense Thread. 
 I am saddened to hear that you were raked over the "back channel" coals by 
someone trying to protect the newbies. I (we) don't need that kind of 
protection.  We need knowledge, not to have our ignorance fertilized.  I take 
heart in the postings from newbies that find themselves, as I do, 
experiencing and learning vicariously through some of your hairier postings.  
For me your escapades help solidify my own self-defined limits by reinforcing 
that danger lies beyond.  I don't want to experience the ragged edge, I 
believe that I might not survive it.
    To change or restrict your language would gut the content of it.  Please 
Uncle Doug, tell us another scary bedtime story.  We'll grow up believing in 
monsters that live in tide races and storm winds (and vacuum-bagged boats), 
and we will stay away from them, and teach our children to stay away from 
them. And when our children ask why some battering rams are shaped like 
kayaks, well . .  we'll just smile and stare off into space.

Jed

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