I have been paddling on the ocean for over thirty years and very rarely use much of the stuff that is given such tremendous importance on the group - and much to the chagrin of several of the people on this list, I'm sure, I'm still alive and well! I just attempt to instill a little balance to the discussions. Scott So.Cal. Your logic works equally well to support not wearing seat belts, not having a fire extinguisher in the home, not wearing a pfd. All that because I have never had an auto accident where a seat belt made any difference, I have never been in a home that caught on fire and I have never needed my pfd to save my life or even make a rescue easier. Your opinion is your opinion, but my opinion is that your opinion is certainly not even a little bit balanced. It seems to say that, since only an immeasurably small number of paddlers fail to survive their trips, prudent safety practices are not really that important. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Feb 29 2004 - 14:06:59 PST
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