James Farrelly wrote: > Concerning helmets, kayaking and kids I took a friends 10 year old son > out for a little surf training. He was full throttle ready to go until I > put on my helmet and handed him his. He told me quietly helmets were > stupid. He's a good kid. I quietly told him firemen and army guys wear > helmets. He looked a bit glum and let me snap the neck strap closed. I > set him up to surf in a small wave but he ended up broaching and flipped > right on his head. I asked him about that helmet. He got the point. We > tend to learn best through "hands on experience." More like "head in the sand" learning, Jim ... and a good, cheap lesson for him! [grin] BTW, Craig's reminiscence of days of yore in the mountains near Seattle jives with my recollection. Little did we know how lucky we were to have all that early snow ... and lots of it! That snow affects mundane thigns like irrigation and crops failure, also. I'm curious, though, if my ass is spreading, does that mean I have a larger carbon footprint? I'll go away now. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Dec 16 2008 - 06:20:12 PST
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