Mr X. would hate my Ear in the Water test. He would go away, or get hypothermic at the beach, and then go away. The Ear in the Water test is great for showing who isn't ready. Even the unready begin to realize that they aren't ready. I'm generally willing to help people who aren't ready to practice for the next trip. Trips with unprepared people are really stupid. I hate feeling that stupid, even if nothing bad actually happens. I simply refuse to participate, because I know that I will have to accept a measure of responsibility if I do. The leaderless trip concept is no defense. The responsibility is still there, but since there is no consensus as to what the ground rules are, it is more difficult to solve difficulties and practice safety. Paddling alone is so much easier sometimes! I do that a lot. Ken Rasmussen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Apr 28 2001 - 13:17:27 PDT
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