On Jul 31, 9:31*am, jaybird wrote:
Tim you have cured me of ever reading this newsgroup again. *You are
pathetic. *Your right to free speech will now go unheard. *I wish I
could think of something kind to say but I will just sign off forever
and leave you to your padded cell.

jaybird

Dear Melissa, unfortunately you have made a poor choice, unlike the 2
ten year old girls in the pictures: http://www.sponsonguy.com who
can
rescue themselves in 5 seconds plus any other swimmers in the water,
without any practice or instruction; just clip on 50 cent sponsons.
Slim Jim Stuart realized he was endangering children and stopped.
You,
Melissa recognized that depending on rolling to save human life was
foolish: "Finally, a small comment about "bombproof" rolls...

Even after many years of hardly ever missing a roll when I really
needed it, I'm still wary of the "bombproof" concept. After all, if
I'm paddling along and a bomb is dropped on me, trying to roll back
up would probably be a moot point. Serioiusly though, while we
can--and should--constantly practice our rolling and other
self-rescue techniques, I think we might ultimately be doing
ourselves a disservice by convincing ourselves that we can develop
rolls that will, without doubt, always bring us up under any and all
circumstances. Overconfidence can really harsh one's mellow at just
the wrong moment.


Perhaps the most dangerous thing for anyone--in any field of
endeavor--is to feel that they've entirely "mastered" anything. For
one thing, life would be terribly boring if we ever got to the point
of being able to "duplicate perfection" at every turn, with nothing
more to learn (define "repeatable perfection", after all). When it
comes to self-rescue skills, convincing ourselves that we've actually
perfected a technique to the point of "bombproofness"-or perhaps more
appropriately "foolproofness"--is a fools game that could just turn a
fine paddling day into a tragic day.


No matter how good you are, only "beginner's mind" will help you get
better."


You see Melissa, when someone misses a roll, like the World Champions
in Greenland who use a powerboat when their rolls fail, you could be
dead. You see Melissa, when you can't rescue yourself with a roll,
you
don't have a powerboat. You see, Melissa when you can't get out of
the
water with the most simple, foolproof and fastest method (Sponsons),
like 2 ten year old girls who can rescue others, like the Coast Guard
Sponsoned Rescue Kayaks, you look like a criminally corrupt American
like Bush Cheney. Think it over. Slim Jim did.


Tim


http://www.sponsonguy.com


On Jul 29, 7:06 pm, watersprite