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in pursuit of happiness.

Posted By: Jed
Date: Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 8:28 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Taking all this one step further....... (M.Hamilton)

Hi Murray et al,

Murray, I'm saddened to hear about the death of your student. It sounds like he was fighting the good fight. I agree that sometimes it just seems that no matter what you do, when it's your time . . it's your time.

I'll avoid speculating of how things might have turned out differently out of respect for the deceased. I will offer just this one comment, we can either choose to live life (accepting the inherent risk of what we do) or we can dedicate ourselves to avoiding injury and death. Safety practices will protect us from only the most obvious of hazards, in the final analysis we are much less in control than some would care to believe.

Jed

: My info is third hand, so take it accordingly. But I understand that he did
: check for depth, and had completed at least one roll prior. So perhaps he
: drifted a bit between rolls and just assumed he had depth for another. Or
: perhaps he hit something man made in the harbour? It's just ironic, as
: this guy literally died in the pursuit of being a safe kayaker. Safe
: paddling ya'll.

: On the safety issue, I think it's important to be safe, use good practices,
: equipment etc., but even this can go too far. In years past as a climbing
: guide I saw folk who were so encumbered with safety gear, backups etc.,
: that they were hazardous and slow. So without taking away from the very
: smart helmet suggestion I just want to add that we can be so safety aware
: that we're immobilized. Sometimes we die even when we think we have
: everything covered.

Messages In This Thread

Good man dies
M.Hamilton -- Wednesday, 27 February 2002, at 12:09 a.m.

Re: Good man dies
Wayne Smith -- Wednesday, 27 February 2002, at 10:24 a.m.

Re: Good man dies
Ben Staley -- Wednesday, 27 February 2002, at 12:38 p.m.

Re: Good man dies
Don Beale -- Wednesday, 27 February 2002, at 2:05 p.m.

Helmets
Brianne Corbett -- Wednesday, 27 February 2002, at 2:23 p.m.

Re: Thats a great poiint
Don Beale -- Wednesday, 27 February 2002, at 8:49 p.m.

Re: That really is a great poiint
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 27 February 2002, at 11:40 p.m.

Re: Gear -> Safety
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 9:58 a.m.

Re: Gear -> Safety
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 1:17 p.m.

Re: Gear -> Safety
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 4:52 p.m.

Re: Gear -> Safety
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 7:00 p.m.

Re: Gear -> Safety
Jed -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 10:56 p.m.

Re: Thats a great poiint
Wayne Smith -- Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 8:43 a.m.

Tact be damned!
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 12:20 p.m.

Tactless in New England
Jed -- Friday, 1 March 2002, at 3:03 p.m.

Re: Tactless in New England
Brian Nystrom -- Friday, 1 March 2002, at 3:32 p.m.

Re: Tactless in New England
Jed -- Friday, 1 March 2002, at 5:32 p.m.

Tact...use this board
Tom Tieman -- Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 12:50 p.m.

Taking all this one step further.......
Bruce S. -- Wednesday, 27 February 2002, at 10:05 p.m.

Re: Taking all this one step further.......
M.Hamilton -- Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 12:06 a.m.

in pursuit of happiness.
Jed -- Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 8:28 a.m.

Re: I cant think of a better way to go
Don Beale -- Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 8:49 a.m.

Re: I cant think of a better way to go
Pamela -- Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 8:00 p.m.

Re: Good man dies-smoking in bed
dave mcadoo -- Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 7:53 p.m.

Rear view mirrors
Brianne Corbett -- Thursday, 28 February 2002, at 10:08 p.m.

Re: Rear view mirrors
Bob O -- Friday, 1 March 2002, at 10:23 a.m.

Re: Rear-view Mirrors
Eric -- Friday, 1 March 2002, at 6:25 a.m.

Rear-view Mirrors ?????
Jed -- Friday, 1 March 2002, at 9:38 a.m.

Re: Rear-view Mirrors
Brianne Corbett -- Friday, 1 March 2002, at 3:29 p.m.

Place to hang fuzzy dice? *NM*
Val Wann -- Saturday, 2 March 2002, at 2:37 p.m.

Re: Place to hang fuzzy dice?
Brianne Corbett -- Saturday, 2 March 2002, at 9:38 p.m.

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