> Ski areas let their customers choose where on the mountain they > will ski without the requirement to prove they can do it safely. > Shouldn't they require everyone pass a test before they start down > a double black diamond? > Nick > > Agreed on your comparison Nick. But just how are we perceived? Skiing is very mainstream and well known. Kayaking is odd and unknown. Just look at the sticks some of them use to make the boat go. Those guys are nuts. Maybe we need to reel them in. A friend is a retired Army helicopter pilot with three stab wound scars from a bar fight gone bad. He once told me after a few beers that the fact that I take homemade boats out into the ocean was a very risky thing to do. It makes me laugh in a good way. Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 15 2007 - 12:16:53 PDT
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