Just as in kayaking, where it's more reassuring to refer to a sprayskirt's "grab loop" or "release loop" rather than its "panic loop," among practitioners of the other kind of paddling, the term "panic snap" is frowned upon, lest you create unease on the part of the recipient -"quick release snap" is much preferred. At least, that's what I hear:-) Philip That's great! Submit to physical pain as part of having fun but don't create unease by suggesting panic. Safe torture. It's an interesting paradox. To me, anyway. And gee, Steve, I thought you were a sort of conservative academic type. But if you want to buy the proper device cheap at a horse store, it will be easier to find if you search the catalog for a panic snap. And if anyone has ever had to deal with a frightened horse that wants to break loose, panic is the right word. 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 Fri Apr 08 2005 - 06:14:28 PDT
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