Re: [Paddlewise] Apology (was Safety and Novices)

i don't know about anyone else, but I thought the juxtaposition of the
two thoughts made perfect sense, and that, together, they were the lesson
to be learned from the post.  And it was a valuable and important lesson,
and I hope that it was taken to heart not only by those that already
believe it, but by those who needed to hear it.

On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:59:29 -0800 Doug Lloyd <dlloyd_at_bc.sympatico.ca>
writes:
> I owe this list a bit of an apology after my weird post late last 
> night on
> Safety and Novices. The post was really two separate thoughts. 
> 
> SNIP
> 
> The second thought had to do with the psychology of stress as it 
> relates to
> things going sideways on a trip or outing. I don't think it came 
> across
> very well - the whole thing about what happens in your brain when 
> you
> realize you are up to your neck in do-do. 
> 
SNIP

> The problem was my post contained both separate issues combined. I 
> got
> raked over the coals by back-channel e-mail from one PW'er, and 
> rightly so.
> This person even thought I was promoting novices to accept the view 
> that
> determination is all you need. This is the _last_ thing I meant. 
> 
SNIP

> So sorry if I screwed up by mixing ideas into one post. 
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