In article , John wrote:
I see from the response of others as well as me you are not
getting much sympathy for you injuries. I suspect your
hostile attitude is the reason. As for your incarnations,
I'll bet you will get more chances to live a life full of
kindness compassion and understanding since you may have
missed that lesson in your past lives. Good luck to you, I
hope you heal well and quickly both physically and emotionally

Well, I've done my share of dumb moves on the river while learning,
but I've always at least said "sorry."

I'd be mighty ****ed off too if I had to miss the whole fall paddling
season due to a wrist to shoulder cast just because a boatload of kids
weren't properly instructed on river safety. River safety is
paramount for all of us on the river--for our own sake as well as
those around us. I don't know what class of water Paul and the scouts
were on, but it could be life and death depending on the river
features.

I'm pretty sure karma didn't enter into this incident at all. At
least the scouts were wearing PFDs--I've seen worse.

Deb R.