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To Lie or Not to Lie About Sponsons
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 wrote: Hello Timmy, you wrote: Excellent post Melissa. Of course, "bombproof" is a crazy "cult" idea. You have joined the intelligent and now reasonable Slim Jim Stuart: [snip] I may have different views than some concerning the concept of "bombproof" rolling and the types of skills practicing we do, but please don't take my words and use them for your own delusional purposes. I, personally, have no use for your Sponsons (nor, as a matter of fact, do I see Jim Stuart endorsing them). Frankly, your constant touting of your Sponsons as the be all/end all of kayak safety can do more damage than those who feel they can develop a "bombproof" roll. At least they're working on versatile skills that can be constantly improved upon, and not relying on a mechanical device that is severly limited in its utility/usefulness. When it comes to paddling, I'd much rather depend upon my own judgment and skills than on any single bit of equipment. You have freedom of speech, so go ahead and say whatever you like about this or that, but please, as a favor to me, I'd ask you not to use me or my words to make your points, as I do not endorse your point of view. -- Melissa |
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To Lie or Not to Lie About Sponsons
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:40:28 -0700 (PDT), TimIngram
wrote: 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 wrote: Hello Timmy, you wrote: Excellent post Melissa. Of course, "bombproof" is a crazy "cult" idea. You have joined the intelligent and now reasonable Slim Jim Stuart: [snip] I may have different views than some concerning the concept of "bombproof" rolling and the types of skills practicing we do, but please don't take my words and use them for your own delusional purposes. I, personally, have no use for your Sponsons (nor, as a matter of fact, do I see Jim Stuart endorsing them). Frankly, your constant touting of your Sponsons as the be all/end all of kayak safety can do more damage than those who feel they can develop a "bombproof" roll. At least they're working on versatile skills that can be constantly improved upon, and not relying on a mechanical device that is severly limited in its utility/usefulness. When it comes to paddling, I'd much rather depend upon my own judgment and skills than on any single bit of equipment. You have freedom of speech, so go ahead and say whatever you like about this or that, but please, as a favor to me, I'd ask you not to use me or my words to make your points, as I do not endorse your point of view. -- Melissa Tim, Do you also post qabout propane and mountain bikes? |
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To Lie or Not to Lie About Sponsons
On Sep 5, 8:31*am, nothermark wrote:
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009, TimIngram wrote: 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 [...] Do you also post about propane and mountain bikes? Abortion? Drunk driving? Child safety seats? Low fat diets? |
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To Lie or Not to Lie About Sponsons
On Sep 10, 10:17*pm, Davej wrote:
On Sep 5, 8:31*am, nothermark wrote: On Fri, 31 Jul 2009, TimIngram wrote: 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 [...] Do you also post about propane and mountain bikes? Abortion? Drunk driving? Child safety seats? Low fat diets? Nuke the unborn gay whales! ;-) John Kuthe... |
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