tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post6288247838011423084..comments2024-03-29T06:33:51.432-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : The Sea is an Unforgiving PlaceComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-63760364964656630222017-01-09T14:40:38.294-05:002017-01-09T14:40:38.294-05:00Correct, bear. Last week (also in Texas) we had a ...Correct, bear. Last week (also in Texas) we had a father and son (5) drown on a hunting trip in a boat. Neither had the vests on, the kid was found partially bound to a floating piece of wood, the dog made it ashore safely.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-43577147245846933902017-01-09T14:01:42.498-05:002017-01-09T14:01:42.498-05:00You're probably right on the absence of life-j...You're probably right on the absence of life-jackets (even if they were in the boat). <br />My years of open-water kayaking (year-round) taught me that the last place you ever want to attempt to don a life-jacket is when in the water - - it just wastes energy.<br />We used to say that a 50 year-old person had a 50% chance of making it 50 yards to shore in 50 degree water. These guys had youth on their side, but were probably cotton-clothed which only aggravates hypothermia. The dog probably had a better chance.bearsensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000858896207125033noreply@blogger.com