04-30-2010, 05:21 PM
Dang it, here I am wondering if I hit the wrong "reply" button...
Condolences to the family of that guy. Bet there's no waves on the lake he's kayaking on now.
I wanna say just one thing...when in a lake, stream, pond...whatever...it is DIFFERENT than being in a swimming pool, and I don't care how good of a swimmer you are, you STILL need a floatation of SOME KIND besides your beer belly!!
I'm 50 and almost drown when I was 12. Been around water ever since. I am an EXCELLENT swimmer, and yet will never go "IN" the water without some PFD. No one in my boat (or "with" me on the outing) will DARE attempt to do so either. Training. There is no room for MACHO when you're dead.
The temps don't matter that much either!
Sorry to hear about all the stuff with that guy, especially since I think that was about the time I went to Willard. Even if it wasn't, I was still there between then and now, ewww. Seems every time I go there someone is being looked for that way[:/]. I was there the day they were dredging the N marina for the guy that had the heart attack on the dock, I think that's what it was...
Anyway ...BE CAREFUL and USE YOUR HEAD WHEN IT'S SURROUNDED BY WATER!!
I'm gunna use this time to thank you Pat "TUBEDUDE", you are a gift to this site! THANK YOU !
Hope to meet you some day
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Condolences to the family of that guy. Bet there's no waves on the lake he's kayaking on now.
I wanna say just one thing...when in a lake, stream, pond...whatever...it is DIFFERENT than being in a swimming pool, and I don't care how good of a swimmer you are, you STILL need a floatation of SOME KIND besides your beer belly!!
I'm 50 and almost drown when I was 12. Been around water ever since. I am an EXCELLENT swimmer, and yet will never go "IN" the water without some PFD. No one in my boat (or "with" me on the outing) will DARE attempt to do so either. Training. There is no room for MACHO when you're dead.
The temps don't matter that much either!
Sorry to hear about all the stuff with that guy, especially since I think that was about the time I went to Willard. Even if it wasn't, I was still there between then and now, ewww. Seems every time I go there someone is being looked for that way[:/]. I was there the day they were dredging the N marina for the guy that had the heart attack on the dock, I think that's what it was...
Anyway ...BE CAREFUL and USE YOUR HEAD WHEN IT'S SURROUNDED BY WATER!!
I'm gunna use this time to thank you Pat "TUBEDUDE", you are a gift to this site! THANK YOU !
Hope to meet you some day
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