In a message dated 8/24/00 4:41:03 PM, rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com writes: << The problem is with the public and cell phones. Some people have itchy dialing fingers and go for 911 without thinking. If you see a group of kayaks around and one is over, a person should wait and observe the scene for a second where they can realize that the situation is under control. If a bunch of kayakers are around and one of them is overboard and the setting is instructional, a person should be observant enough to see it is not an emergency. >> Agreed, but I'm not so sure that the non-paddling public nor the non-paddling police are savvy enough to know the difference. Still a call to the cops might save them the hassle and expense of saving us from ourselves. I to believe that the 911 system does not have the ability to reserve non-emergency's but sooner or later they will either legislate some solution or extend their response time to limit the false calls. I just happy that we have a secluded location to practice our rescue skills. So far we have had no false alarms. Jed *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Aug 24 2000 - 12:55:04 PDT
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