Safety Reminder-Wear those PFD'S
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Safety Reminder-Wear those PFD'S
Man moored on sailboat tangled in rope, drowns. - http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/l ... ng09m.html
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Re: Safety Reminder-Wear those PFD'S
Hey Skindeep!
OK - we're in suspense now. Followed the link, any more info than that? He wasn't wearing a PFD, or was he? I ask because wearing a PFD actually increases the likelyhood of entanglement. We don't know from that story that he drowned- strangled maybe (?) Pretty scant info to draw any conclusion from.
There's a googolplex of good reasons to wear a PFD, but I don't see any there. Help me out and clue me in here.
- B.
OK - we're in suspense now. Followed the link, any more info than that? He wasn't wearing a PFD, or was he? I ask because wearing a PFD actually increases the likelyhood of entanglement. We don't know from that story that he drowned- strangled maybe (?) Pretty scant info to draw any conclusion from.
There's a googolplex of good reasons to wear a PFD, but I don't see any there. Help me out and clue me in here.
- B.
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SkiDeep2001
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Re: Safety Reminder-Wear those PFD'S
Better yet, carry a good rope cutting knife
And wear a helmet so you don't knock yourself senseless.Choices aplenty.
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