> Last night I almost got myself into serious trouble within 100 feet > of my > own dock. Here's the story. > <snip> > If anything feels uncomfortable or "not right" it's time to correct > it. All > I had to do was change into paddling shoes and my 30 minute paddle > on the > lake would have been just that. Putting those tennis shoes on could > have > killed me. Little things like that make a big difference. > > > Craig Jungers > Moses Lake, WA The kind of story that ought to be repeated at five-minute intervals for all of us. (Maybe not all, but certainly for me and my friends.) Perhaps we could affix a plaque in garish neon colours to our boats that reads something like: "Little mistakes can kill ya!" or "There are no 'little' mistakes!" -- Darryl *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 02 2008 - 11:51:06 PDT
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