Hi Paul, On Tuesday, September 06, 2011, at 4:06:58 PM PST, you wrote: > Years ago I surfed for a while and I found the surfers to be the > some of the rudest people I've ever met. They get angry because you > took "their" wave, or because you are in the way of "their" ride, > etc etc. You need to get out more. Rudeness can be found just about anywhere we humans can be found. Though I'm not entirely unfamiliar with both the concept and reality of rude surfers, they certainly can't claim a monopoly on rudeness "as a group", nor on degrees of rudeness. That said, it's no problem at all for me to come up with a list of truly wonderful people I've known through the years...who happen to be avid surfers as well. I've even known several rather rude paddlers, come to think of it. > I would consider knocking some of those surfers in the head with a > kayak a good thing. How's your aim? Ever accidentally hit a polite surfer in the head with your kayak? I wonder what we might think of paddlers who fantasize about hitting others in the head with their boats? Rudeness might be an inadequate descriptor. ;) -- Melissa *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 07 2011 - 12:56:00 PDT
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