Dave Seng wrote: .. I'm in total agreement with Rick Sylvia's comments about education and setting a good example - it's a concept that I believe in strongly. Someone someday might benefit from something one of us "taught" them as we walked by them at the boat launch while wearing a PFD. .. I never wore a PFD when I grew up paddling in the North Sea (early 1970s). Few people thought about PFDs for paddlers in those days. As a consequence I caused my parents grey hair many a time paddling in pretty marginal conditions, I'm sure. Even if anyone had told me to wear one, I'd never seen my father in a PFD, therefore there was obviously no need. I'm pretty attached to my kids and I think a lot about lessening the potential consequences of risky situations, in which they might find themselves. I would not be caught dead without a PFD on or near the water, even if there were no other reason for it than to set an example for them. My comfort level is considerably increased by seeing them deploying safety gear. Setting an example is the only effective way to convince them to do so. Ralph Hoehn Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com http://www.PouchBoats.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 22 2000 - 14:34:40 PDT
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