On Aug 11, 2007, at 12:09 PM, Will Jennings wrote: > 2) no PFD (would an experienced kayaker call it a 'life jacket' or is > that reporter speak?), I have been paddling for 30 years and prefer to call them "life jackets". I really don't like the acronym "PFD". It is typical government bureaucratic gobbledygook. "Personal Floatation Device" doesn't really tell anyone what the thing is. "Life Jacket" seems to me to be a much better. The only reason I can think of to call them a PFD is as jargon to separate those in the know from newbies. A reporter trying to inform the general public about what he was (or wasn't) wearing, is doing the correct thing to call them a life jacket. 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 Aug 13 2007 - 13:31:31 PDT
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