[Paddlewise] How would you deal with the following situation

 >What people with skills, equipment and experience are you referring to?
 >I saw discussions on rescue scenarios covering a variety of "what if's?"
 >Highly trained rescue personnel are taught not to put themselves in a
 >situation in which they, too, become a rescue victim.  These are the
 >people with *the* highest level of rescue skills.
 >
 >
 >I also read honest discussion about the comfort level or lack thereof
 >with some folks in a particular rescue scenario attempting to cover all
 >the possible complications that may arise (which is anyone's guess because
 >I would imagine all rescue situations could have different results).  I've
 >also heard paddlers "talk" about what they would do when faced with a
 >particular situation, only to have that "talk" go straight out the window
 >in a real crisis, some reacting in ways that they did not anticipate about
 >themselves.  Real life makes real heroes... or not.
 >

I was not condemning all that was said on the subject. I also read the 
honest discussions from people who are far more qualified and experienced 
then I am. In fact I thought most of what I read to be valuable and 
practical information to be tucked away in some unused brain cells and 
hopefully never used. But I'm sorry some of what I read struck a nerve. I'm 
not going type it out in detail here because it has very little to do with 
kayaking and would probably generate more emotion than useful information. 
I think it best to just smile and quietly slip back into the last row where 
the lurkers sit and keep my opinion on this to myself:)

I'm reminded of a quote from an old naval officer who so influenced me in 
my youth. He said, "I yam what I yam and that's all that I yam"

dave

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