Jackie Fenton wrote: > > Marine > researchers and scientists make the point that the vast majority are > harmless ("gentle" and "trusted" are Saletan's words and, in his effort > to poke fun at scientists and researchers as well as conservationists, > he deliberately omits the distinction between the species... informing > the reader of the real facts is not his goal). This article reminded me of the line from Bill Bryson's book _A Walk in the Woods_ about the Appalachian Trail, which I quote from memory: "We know from statistics that the chances of being eaten by a bear are very low, but--and this is the absolutely crucial part--if it's you that's eaten, once is enough" I'm much more worried about jetskis, hypothermia, and poisonous jellies than I am about sharks, but if one bites me I'll bet it will ruin my whole day. Won't for an instant keep me off the water, of course, and I'll consider a shark sighting a rare priviledge. -- Steve *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Feb 26 2002 - 12:51:27 PST
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