NYCkayaker Cigarettes et al

[mike]

"This is a forum of much smoke and bloviation.  I'm  unsubscribing.
Y'all aren't ready"

 What are they supposed to be ready for?  There is nothing lamer in the
internet world than someone announces they are unsubscribing because
they don't like the discussion.

This a kayak list ,  many here including myself believe that this high
speed boat race has no business on the Hudson.  

Ferries and taxi are mass transit and serve a needed and useful purpose.


 

-----Original Message-----
From: nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net
[mailto:nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net] On Behalf Of Joe Wojak
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 8:59 PM
To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Cigarettes et al

 

Wow, you know, I've found this whole dialoge about the boat races and
kayaking on the Hudson truly sad.  

Words like juvenile and canard have been bandied about in the anonimity
of email chat and the impression I take from the whole listserv on this
subject is is small, cheap, and petty.  This is a forum of much smoke
and bloviation.  I'm  unsubscribing.  Y'all aren't ready. 

On 6/14/07, Peter Riley <priley at amnh.org > wrote:


This is a day without villains in spite of several efforts to assign
blame.
Kayakers don't like the powerboats; and I am told they feel the same
about us.
It's a big river and we all get to use it; which is how it should be. 
If anyone is in the wrong it may be the governmental agency which
approved  having two utterly dissimilar events on the same day.
And to those who say MIF is uncaring or unaware about safety, well you
are simply wrong. 
Immense efforts have been expended to insure the safety of all
participants. The Coast Guard and the Police closely monitor the
progress of the event. They are in literally constant contact with the
event throughout the day. 
Whatever mistakes made in the past have been endlessly discussed  and
corrected.
It may be time to bury this canard.
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