I live next door to an elderly couple and their daughter and son-in-law, both intelligent Boeing types, with their 2 kids, often spend weeks with them. The daughter paddles one of those cheapy REI plastic boats you can see light through and always pops at least one, if not both of the kids, into it. She puts a PFD over their t-shirts in the summer or over their fleece in the winter. She dresses the same. I don't believe they have the foggiest notion about the concept called "tide chart" and the waters in front of my house can be fierce. I never know what to do. I feel it's almost criminal, but am not sure it is my place to speak up. Anybody else ever confront this situation? Jolie on 48 degree water jolie_at_rockisland.com *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Dec 12 2001 - 18:19:44 PST
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