It's unfortunate when any paddlers downplay the significance of safety gear, but when outfitters do it, it's downright wrong. These people are the folks who typically give rank beginners their first introduction to the sport. Talk about starting off on the wrong foot. Lisa Ouellette <poquita_at_cwo.com> wrote: >After informing us of the proper car parking etiquette, (the outfitter) smirked "Boy! you folks are gonna be HOT in all that neoprene!", as if, neoprene was silly at best, and majorly uncomfortable....Sheesh! Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.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 Mon Jul 22 2002 - 08:52:19 PDT
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