From: <Outfit3029_at_aol.com> > In a message dated 10/24/00 6:02:06 PM !!!First Boot!!!, > sailboatrestorations_at_worldnet.att.net writes: > > << Reminds me of the debates about what kind of shoes > we should use when hiking, to protect the dirt we walk on. >> > > Thanks, Mark. > This is a good example of the lack of foresight with reference to > cumulative effect. The debate was not intended to "protect the dirt we walk > on" but preserve the trail that we all walk on. > I long for the day when people become as passionate about their _responsibilities_ as they are for their "rights." I'm with you on this debate, Bruce. I think Melissa overstepped the limits of what is right. Paddling and being approached by the whales is one thing. Touching is another. Habituating them to human contact may contribute to the propeller strikes that injure and kill them. Habituating bears makes them deadly. Habituating squirrels and chipmunks makes them a major annoyance to others. We're social critters, not wilderness critters. We don't mix well and shouldn't. Mike PS - I hope I read wrong and the medical folks weren't really washing _in_ the water. Biodegradable or not soap doesn't belong in rivers and lakes. *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 24 2000 - 19:28:00 PDT
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