Well, here's an interesting story about a woman surviving 8 hours in the water after falling out of her kayak using a novel floatation technique. _http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=7171540_ (http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=7171540) I'm guessing that the water temperature was pretty warm! Mark Goff ************************************** See what's new 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/ ***************************************************************************
Apparently even the dogs thought she was too stupid to hang around with and swam off. I'm guessing that when she poured out half her water bottle (instead of drinking it) that was the last straw. Dogs will only put with so much. Or did they just take the phrase "man's best friend" too literally? Craig Jungers Royal City, WA On 10/7/07, Goffma_at_aol.com <Goffma_at_aol.com> wrote: > > Well, here's an interesting story about a woman surviving 8 hours in the > water after falling out of her kayak using a novel floatation technique. > > _http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=7171540_ > (http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=7171540) > > I'm guessing that the water temperature was pretty warm! > > Mark Goff *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
My favorite quote is: "...and then I realize the kayak is gone, and so I realize my PFD hasn't fallen out of the boat like it's supposed to," Theresa recalled. like it's the PFD's responsibility to follow her into the water! Gotta love it. Mark ************************************** See what's new 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 12:57 PM 10/8/2007, Goffma_at_aol.com wrote: >My favorite quote is: > >"...and then I realize the kayak is gone, and so I realize my PFD hasn't >fallen out of the boat like it's supposed to," Theresa recalled. >like it's the PFD's responsibility to follow her into the water! Gotta love >it. That quote jumped out at me as well. The implication is that "Theresa" believed that the proper use of a PFD merely requires placing it in the kayak rather than wearing it. Furthermore, the article author excepted that the proper use of a PFD does not require that the user actually wear it, thus perpetuating the myth that a PFD is supposed to fall out of a kayak within reach of it's owner after a capsize. I find this ignorance regarding the proper usage of a PFD somewhat scary. I hope that someone more enlightened in the Corpus Christie area (I know there are at least a couple of Paddlewisers in that area) will submit an editorial response to the story. John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu Ithaca, NY *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
fellow paddlers: i am hoping the the mediator of this list will read this email before it is widely distributed. If it is an inappropriate intrusion, i would hope that it is not distributed. i do not in any way desire to upset the purpose and direction of threads related to this list. as a producer of a commercial product which has relevance concering this particular email, i know that any comments that i make would appear self-serving. I must however confess that i had struggled with my love to kayak and the realization that paddling with my dog on deck was simply not a safe combination for many years. I ended up developed a system to bring together my love for kayaking and my desire to spend that enjoyment with my dog. it would seem to me relevant to point out that equiping a kayak to better manage the addition of these live animals would be favourable to this near death experience. your comments related to this would be appreciated. Sincerely, Bart bart_at_kayrak.ca Well, here's an interesting story about a woman surviving 8 hours in the water after falling out of her kayak using a novel floatation technique. _http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=7171540_ (http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=7171540) I'm guessing that the water temperature was pretty warm! Mark Goff *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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