Re: [Paddlewise] paid rescues?

In a message dated 10/3/00 7:46:44 PM !!!First Boot!!!, paxtonm_at_hotmail.com 
writes:

<< As glad as I am that Jack's experience on Mt. Bachelor ended happily, I 
 think he misses a vitally important distinction between on-the-water rescues 
 and the kind of rescue he almost needed.
 
 Jack made a concious decision to ignore postings warning him of the cost of 
 his risky behavior. >>

  Having lived around water and professional water people my entire life. My 
Father was retired Navy, my wife's family has operated commercial vessels on 
the St. Johns River (FL) since the mid 1800s and an article in the local 
newspaper today features my son in law's family for operating commercially in 
St. Augustine for five generations. I believe that latecomers to the waters, 
in general, do not apreciate that "every time that you put on to the water 
you are putting yourself at risk."  Granted the risks are not always equal 
and preparedness and prudence can definitely work in your favor.
  The posted warning is the shoreline. We no longer "breathe" water, we are 
land based mammals. Each time that we put on the water we are engaging in 
risky behavior. Learn it, live it.

Bruce McC
WEO

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