Re: [Paddlewise] Numbers Crunching

From: <KiAyker_at_aol.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:58:05 EDT
> This gets back to what I said. People not dying or needing outside help
> is a non event that is never reported. One way of gather some
> information is to take a poll on this list.
> Basically, ask people to report incidents over the past year (or years)
> that they witnessed or were a part of, in which wearing a PFD was a
> decisive safety factor.

   Some time ago I was ill for a prolonged period of time, a couple of weeks. 
I finally decided to go see a doctor. Unfortunately the first appointment the 
doctor had open was a week and a half away. By the time the day of the 
appointment came around I was feeling much better and canceled it. Had I been 
able to promptly see the doctor I would have no doubt given him the credit 
for my recovery, despite the fact that, at least in this case, I would have 
recovered just the same without him.
   There is no way one can be subjective about the near misses.

Scott
So.Cal.

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