Re: [Paddlewise] Postscript to the rescue scenario of earlier

In a message dated 8/24/00 4:44:44 PM !!!First Boot!!!, rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com 
writes:

<< In one incident an individual was practicing her rolling alone.  I doubt
 if she would have thought to alert the authorities. >>

  Isn't this very dangerous? Practicing rolls alone? Wouldn't this definitely 
be a good time to let someone know what you were doing?
 
  << Nowadays sometimes if some one is doing a rescue or rolling class,
>  dozens of skaters and bicycling passerbys get on their cell phones and
>  call 911. The poor practicioner rolls up to a surprising close up view
>  of the hull of a police boat!!! >>

  I did not notice the "Nowadays sometimes if" lead of your original post. I 
thought that you were suggesting that this happened.
 
  <>
 
   As to your, " I agree ...but" response, you did say that it was a rolling 
class didn't you? I'm sorry, I forgot that it was a "Nowadays sometimes if" 
scenario.
 
   People that are planning a class should notify local authorities. 
Authorities being whomever may be called upon to respond. 
  Paddlers planning on practicing solo should let someone know their 
intentions. If you were to slip a disk or pull a muscle while practicing 
solo, it might prove disastrous. Recommended number of paddlers is three or 
more for safety.
  It's like  "the boy who cried wolf" in reverse. If we don't call them 
(because we don't need them) and they still come (because they think that we 
need them), then, when we really need them, they may think that we are just 
practicing (and not respond). 

   Disclaimer
     Expert, advanced paddlers paddle at times without the "safety nets" of 
PFDs and partners. Most paddlers should not.
   
  Bruce McC
  WEO

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