Hi Everyone! The world seems have always been composed of a mixed bag. Some are known as followers, individuals, adventurers, trend setters, x-men, ... the list is long! Respect is on a sliding scale. To litigate laws to control personal safety is interesting. Should there be a helmet law? Should PFD's be required on all moving vessels for kids 12 and under? What about drunk adults who cannot swim... shouldn't there be a law requiring them to wear a PFD at all times while on the water? Rock climbers, skydivers, scuba divers, pilots, elderly drivers with diminishing senses... many with unrealistic understandings of personal abilities and limitations... should there be certifying protocol limiting their participation? If so, who should police them? Not all exercise the same degree of resonability. Some people are risk takers, some are risk averters, some have death wises and other are only comfortable living in a bubble. Respect for the physical laws- force, matter, gases is reflected in the way we study, train and outfit our gear. It is also reflective in the way we share and teach. Factoring is a sumation of many universal and personal variables. The world is not meant to be perfectly safe, equally intelligent, universally resonable... Insurance companies probably force many operators to protect themselves and design risk management into offered activities. Skin diving with PFDs? geez, I thought glass bottom boats was queer. Let's strive to continue a spirited way! Be respectful, study, practice, buy smart stuff, set proper examples and teach. Everything is an opportunity to learn and to teach. Let's strive to remain dynamic, police ourselves and maximize every opportunity. Just my pov. -sf *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Apr 23 2003 - 17:20:38 PDT
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