Re: [Paddlewise] 6 Months in a Leaky Boat

I do agree with most of what Chris Banner has poster (disagreements are
minor, inconsequential, personal, or have already been addressed by myself).
Of all the paddlers I know connected with the industry, Chris is the one I
respect the most in terms of balance and propriety. This has not been a good
year for me at all, and to loose the respect of Chris hurts more than any
other force combined.

I've been involved in two Coast Guard rescues, and now a second very poor
episode of fumbled reportage (the first was over a tour operator on the
Central coast last year). So, on two accounts, I am on my second strike.
They say three strikes and you are out. While others may not give me another
chance, I shall give myself another chance on both fronts - bearing in mind
I best tread very carefully from now on. As for other publications, I doubt
anyone appreciates the hours of dedicated fact-finding that goes on behind
the scenes.

Doug Lloyd (who appreciates that there still is a forum like Paddlewise
where information and opinion can be freely shared -- with or without
journalistic standards -- with minimal moderation)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~
"Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said
clearly should not be said at all."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~



***************************************************************************
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/
***************************************************************************