In a message dated 3/24/2007 9:30:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, douglloyd_at_shaw.ca writes: It's kind of funny that you ask how I can comprehend my own mortality, if that is indeed what you were wondering. For better or worse, that's perhaps my point, especially being a mostly solo paddler: I've had to comprehend my own mortality many times over during the years of paddling. I seriously started doing that after that first classroom session. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is late Saturday AM here in the Northwest. I am at my keyboard instead of pulling the boats off the car at the Columbia River bar where my mates are. We left the house at a quarter to 6 and listened to NOAA's forecast for gales and 2-3 inches of rain. At 6AM this morning I took the first exit and went home, instead. I've paddled in gales before. I've paddled in heavy rain before. I've driven through them to get to the put in before. Something told me today was a bad idea to combine these activities. Perhaps mortality was not in so much consideration, but the setting of a bad example was. Cheers, Rob G ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.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 Sat Mar 24 2007 - 10:27:29 PDT
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