On Dec 6, 2004, at 9:27 AM, John Winters wrote: > I consider this kind of thing a PERSONAL philosophy. If anyone > disagrees and insists on searching for me of their volition then have > fun. Enjoy the challenge. :) If it were just your wife doing the searching, I would say this is a sufficient answer. However, while your wife or someone else may call you in missing, it is rarely that person who puts them-self at risk in the search. One example of how equipment such as an EPIRB might help in this situation is if the search team knows you have an EPIRB, but you have not yet turned it on, they will have good reason not to search for you. Also while your wife may agree to not do anything to save your life, she may after 6 months decide that the probate paperwork would be a lot easier if she could point to a body. So, despite your best efforts you will may end up with a search team looking for you. Do you have any responsibility to minimize the risk undertaken by the search team? I generally agree with your philosophy. One of my friends I paddle with is under orders from his wife to carry a cell phone and call in everyday. This only serves to make her worry needlessly when there is no cellphone coverage, and causes my friend to spend a lot of time looking for coverage to keep her from worrying. It is easier when there is no possibility for making contact, then the absence of contact is not itself a problem. If we were to have a satellite phone, she would see no reason why we couldn't call twice a day, and there would be no way to explain that water got on the battery and the thing died. Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Dec 06 2004 - 07:51:51 PST
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