Enjoyed reading your comments, Doug. Heartfelt and insightful. Made me pause and think (much more than usual). I don't think your headaches got in the way of reason and clarity. No... not at all! Get well soon. At 12:34 PM 9/12/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Interestingly enough, I only recently acquired a VHF radio after years >of substantial marine wonderings, never once relying on outside help. I >had to be forced into an CG Aux. Zodiac once due to my self reliant >philosophy; and once I would not actively participate in firing of >flares to attract outside attention which could have made a situation >much worse and even meant death or injury to the other paddlers -- just >because I felt so strongly that paddlers should be able to take care of >themselves. I was heavily criticized for the lack of cooperation in the >rescue attempt. I still try and keep to the spirit of this philosophy, >but now recognize that sometimes you just have to see your tax dollars >at work. An indifferent, often seemingly menevolant ocean can leave you >no options. In closing, I'd be inclined to put John Lull's book on >anyone's reading list as a primer, and add that there is still room for >more books that perhaps define and explore the issue of sea kayaking and >risk management to an even greater degree Tom LeTourneau Wells, Maine *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Sep 12 2002 - 18:12:33 PDT
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