Doug, No apology necessary !!! This newbie takes your posts as I believe you mean them. i.e. This is the situation I got myself into, here's what I'll do next time, here are my feelings and thoughts on the situation, and here's my next adventure :-) ....... I find your posts to be fascinating, thoughtful and appropriately sobering for us novices out in PaddleWise-land. Keep them coming.... I'll stick to my protected waters, maybe forever, or perhaps I'll venture out a little more as my skills increase, but in either case, I have learned so much from this list about safety and the dangers lurking out there that I never would have known otherwise and might have unknowingly put myself in danger that I am a much better and wiser and more careful paddler than I ever would have been without PW. My goal in paddling is peace and quiet, enjoyment of nature and exercise, but I do enjoy reading about the more adventuresome among us. 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. That's what makes this list so great !!!! Susan *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> > Doug, > > No apology necessary !!! This newbie takes your posts as I believe you mean > them. i.e. This is the situation I got myself into, here's what I'll do > next time, here are my feelings and thoughts on the situation, and here's my > next adventure :-) ....... And just to show you how inspirational Paddlewise is for me, I am currently searching for the ultimate seal launch diving platform to test my plastic kayak for stiffness and durability- I am dressing for water temperature even though all the pools are frozen here. If a lifeguard gives me trouble, I will blind her with a quick flash of my krill light. All this while still attached to my truck rack WITH bow and stern lines. Any advice on how to get the truck up to a 3 meter board? -- : : Gabriel L Romeu : http://studiofurniture.com furniture from the workshop : http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR life as a tourist, daily journal : http://users.aol.com/romeugp paintings, photographs, etchings, objects *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> From: MCLAURY_at_aol.com > Doug, > > No apology necessary !!! A <firm> ditto </firm> here :-). Doug's postings are a valuable asset to this list. We need him. My opinion (2 cents as a subscriber) is that he actually contributes to safety awareness in what he posts. So... please Doug... keep them coming :-) Many of us still have a lot to learn. Jackie subscriber *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Jackie, did you get the stuff I e-mailed to you yesterday? -- Wes *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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