"Jed" <jluby_at_teamnorthatlantic.com> wrote: > No doubt the retailers would be lining up to use this sales tactic... Oh yeah. I know a retailer who probably sells 40 or 50 boats per year, and maybe sells 2-3 paddlefloats per year. Maybe one set of float bags, 4 or 5 pumps, 10 whistles. >But I don't think we'll see it included with new boat sales anytime >soon. What say you, Steve? Sure, ask someone who's more likely to be an exception... It sounds ironic, but more novice kayakers would be safer if more kayakers got killed every year. You only hear of 2-3 deaths nationwide every year, so they all think "It happened to someone else, but it can't happen to me". Heyy...I need to start posting links to accounts like the Homer accident on my club's mailing list. Why didn't I think of that sooner? Shawn Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.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 Fri Jan 25 2002 - 07:48:05 PST
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