Re: [Paddlewise] Arrogance reigns

>Yes, arrogance reigns and God protects drunkards and fools, as they say,
>but so does the West Chester, PA Emergency Squad.
>
the one of them, in olive drab,
>no PFD, pushed aside the reporter at a near-run to the ambulance (while
>saying he was alright and wasn't goin' to no hospital) as she asked him if
>he would be going out in a small boat again in water like this.
>His answer, as he sped past, grinning: "Sure ! Why not ?"
>
        Which only underscores the victims' ignorance.  I'm not sure just
what that boat was but I don't think it was aluminum.  May have been a
Coleman.  Picture wasn't that clear on the TV.   And yes, they did not have
a PFD on.
        I am more bothered by the following interview, with the Emergency
Director for Delaware County.  Sittling complacently behind his desk, saying
that nobody has any business being on any river in a canoe or a kayak once
the water rises.  You're only asking for trouble.
        My concern is that, as has happened in other places,  the antics of
the uninformed paddlers will impinge on the responsible activities of the
knowledgeable paddler.  Especially when those access decisions will have
been made by non-paddlers.  It wasn't that long ago that the famous incident
occurred involving Davy Hearn and the Maryland Rangers......
Joe P.


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