Although it is possible, I doubt that a requirement by the operators of tour boats for PFD use is based on a government law intended to tak all risk out of life. Perhaps the tour operators themselves decided that they wanted to limit their liability and they chose to require PFDs. Perhaps the insurance companies that insure the tour operators, require PFDs as a condition for insurance. Either of these would be free market based business decisions. As such they should appease even the most strident libertopian worshiper of the free market god. Dana Dickson > -----Original Message----- > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:02:18 -0700 > From: "Mark Sanders" <sandmarks_at_attbi.com> > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] PFDs > > Slightly off the topics of kayaks, I was in Maui a couple > months ago and > signed up for an expensive snorkeling tour to Lania. While > reading different > reviews of the tour, I found out that they required all > snorkelers to wear > PFDs! I called and confirmed it with the tour opperator and > canceled my > tour. I think a lot of the arguments made here for PFD use > would suggest > snorklers should use them, but I'm not going to be one of > them. I think the > idea that we need the govmint to pass laws to take all the > risk out of life > is ridiculous. Mark Sanders > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> -----Original Message----- >Perhaps the tour operators themselves decided that they wanted to limit >their liability and they chose to require PFDs. >Either of these would be free market based business decisions. As such they >should appease even the most strident libertopian worshiper of the free >market god. I agree that it was a business decision and my Quixotic market based response was to cancel the tour. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
PFD's and schnorkeling? I remember back in like '82 or '83, on a trip down to Gitmo I decided that I wanted to go schnorkeling. Rules there too said "Not with out a PFD mate..." "But that's impossible," I said! "No, no, noooo-not a standard one-an INFLATABLE one," was the reply... I purchased one and had a wonderful time. Could this have been the case, or might it be within their acceptable standards? Tommy... "7 years old, going on 70..."<g> Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury [SoTBI] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoTBI Personal homepage: http://www.totemwood.us/ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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