[Please remove all old content that is not pertinent to your reply including old headers and footers. It's list policy.... this post was modified to meet policy] Craig Jungers wrote: > I don't think that the value of a PFD is the core of the issue here; no one > is going to say that a PFD is useless. The issue, as far as I'm concerned, > is the *requirement* to wear one regardless of the circumstances. 1. I saw the sarcasm in the law against death, I just thought that there was nothing more to be said, especially after Doug's comment about just throwing them in a hole in the ground. 2. Otherwise agree wholeheartedly on your assessment. 3. Re the sherriff's boys, since you were in shallow water, and in and out of the boats, I think you should have told them you were swimming not boating, and the boats were just water toys. 4. I do think that various police marine patrols in many places find it easier to pullup to paddlers and check their gear than to chase down the water lice and check *their* gear. GaryJ *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 16 2006 - 03:57:42 PDT
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