Re: [Paddlewise] Who Picks Up the Rescue Tab?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Lloyd" <dalloyd_at_telus.net>

> The upshot is of course, that any subsequent rescue during "bar
> closed" conditions would carry some moral implications regarding
> reimbursement for rescue costs.

beyond monetary, what about the moral implictaions of putting some one
else's life in jeopardy so save your sorry arse in the first place?? (your
in the figurative, not personal)

If some one chooses to engage in risky behavior for the sake satisfying some
personal ego trip about being more extreme than the next, I say let them
figure out how to get out of the bind they got themselves in to on their
own.

Otherwise you can expect increased regulation as to how, when and where you
get to partake of your recreational boating activities. Responsibility and
authority are inexorably linked and there is no such thing as a free ride,
some where some how some one always pays the cost. I'd just rather it be the
ones who wrote the check.

For those poor sods having to make a living out there, professional
mariners, fishermen etc I don't have a problem when they call for help. But
we do have fairly stringent regulations, enforcement and proven safe conduct
methods as to how they operate in order to prevent these incidents in the
first place. The US generally leads the way in these issues and the USCG
spends a great portion of its budget (your and my taxes) dedicated to
nothing but improving and implementing the safety methodology here in the US
as well as foreign programs in other less affluent (and embargoed) nations.

Just my Never to be Humble opinion:

Michael
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