On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:59:00 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

thunder wrote:
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:13:22 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:


Actually, I've been thinking of wearing an inflatable PFD at all times on
board.

I don't know, Harry. We seem to always cross the line from good ideas, to
good laws. Wearing a PFD is a good idea, I'm not sure it's a good law.


I consider these kinds of laws in the light of my personal inconvenience.

I do not find it inconvenient to wear a seatbelt in my vehicles, or a
helmet when I ride a motorcycle.

It isn't inconvenient for me to wear an inflatable flotation device
while boating.

I often agree with you Harry on a lot of issues, but this one doesn't
make sense.
Think of it...no pfd required while swimming...so.....

You could take off your pfd and jump in the water, but then be
required by law to put it back on when you get back in the boat???

It just doesn't make sense. They have the law in Massachusetts
requiring children to wear pfd's, but I think it's good to stop there.

John C.