Craig Jungers wrote: > For your argument to succeed you need to convince us that what we have seen > happen in other sports simply cannot happen here. That rather turns the rules of argument on their head, doesn't it? Rather like "Obama was born in Kenya. Prove he wasn't!" <snip> > Within ten years you will not be able to teach kayaking as a business > without having BCU certification. Every guide will need a BCU cert in order > to get a job. Most rentals will require a level 1 course (which they will > gladly provide for only $50). None of this has happened in the last 20 years I've been paddling, so I'm having trouble understanding why it's inevitable in the next 10. I think the chances of American or Canadian authorities requiring a certification from an UK source are slim to none. And no outfitter is going to require a course for a rental, at least not for more than half a season, at which time he would be out of business. Craig, I'm thinking you might ask your friendly family physician to up your meds a little. ;) Steve -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA http://www.savvypaddler.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 Wed Oct 21 2009 - 11:54:44 PDT
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