Questioned by RNLI re not wearing lifejacket.

[toad_oftoadhall]

Really? so why then do people have rules such as lifejackets on at night...

Becuase they think they will be in the water longer because it will take longer to locate them. If they're in the water longer they might lose the strength to swim. Or maybe they put their LJ on with the intention of using it as a harness. Or maybe there are other equally obvious reasons.

Either way, it is NOT becuase they assume you can't drown in daylight.

HTH.

 

[toad_oftoadhall]

Where did I say that then?

Well you didn't say it in your post, that's for sure. Telepathy?

 

[toad_oftoadhall]

Or are you just replying now because it's me and you think you are in position to bully me, trust me mate, you're not!

I can't believe I'm letting myself get dragged off topic again but... Certianly not my intention to bully you or anyone else. I'm disagreeing with your words on this topic, not with you personally.

 

[DogWatch]

Where did I say that then?

I tend to put one on when it gets to first reef time or if it's dark,

This is a rule that many if not most people appear to adopt, I have always found it confusing, if one feels a lifejacket is necessary at night, then surely it must be necessary during the day too?

 

[SimbaDog]

Don't agree, In daylight I expect that my crew may be able to see me & turn round, plus I reckon I'm a damn sight more likely to be mown down in the dark by other boats.
Anyway, at the end of the day it's my choice

 

[photodog]

I am not a wearer of life jackets..

Can you ensure that you post a nice collect of yourself? Ta in advance.

We do people regularly assume you can't drown in daylight?

Its not that you cant drown, its just that at night I would prefer to be able to sleep. Then in the morning I can have a good swim.

 

[Lakesailor]

Can you ensure that you post a nice collect of yourself? Ta in advance.

I wasn't aware I'd become a news story

 

[photodog]

I wasn't aware I'd become a news story

Yet......

 

[timbartlett]

Overall, we all have a (roughly) one in eighty chance of dying of something within the next twelve months.
Forgive me if I don't get too stressed by the (roughly) 1 in 200,000 chance that I might drown in a boating accident.

 

[Lakesailor]

Yet......

This suitable?

 

[photodog]

This suitable?

THAT IS FANTASTIC... Straight into the Mail....

 

[DogWatch]

This suitable?

buoyancy aid is a bit pinched

 

[Lakesailor]

That is my manly physique

 

[Lakesailor]

THAT IS FANTASTIC... Straight into the Mail....

For heaven's sake. Aim higher man. (60% fee BTW)

 

[Tintin]

This suitable?

Is that white knuckles, or just a firm grip?

 

[photodog]

For heaven's sake. Aim higher man. (60% fee BTW)

If it works for the Mail, it'll work anywere.

Anyways... its them or the Express. If you were in a suit, then the Telegraph might have been a option. Lack of tatoos and youth means the Sun and Star are out, The Times isnt buying jack, and you are far too middle class for the Mirror.

Of course if thats your sister, we might be able to get you into "Thats Life!"

 

[alant]

Yep!

This is a rule that many if not most people appear to adopt, I have always found it confusing, if one feels a lifejacket is necessary at night, then surely it must be necessary during the day too?

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=252337

 

[Robin]

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=252337

Not sure I understand the point of your link. Are you now suggesting people walking by a river should wear lifejackets, or the dog?

 

[timbartlett]

Well I, for one, think it is utter insanity not to wear a lifejacket in the bath.
All this talk of cold water shock is just giving people a false sense of security.
After all, it is possible to drown in just a few centimetres of water, regardless of the temperature.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/106559-mother-in-labour-drowned-in-bath

 

[BruceDanforth]

Overall, we all have a (roughly) one in eighty chance of dying of something within the next twelve months.
Forgive me if I don't get too stressed by the (roughly) 1 in 200,000 chance that I might drown in a boating accident.

But most of the rest of the 200,000 don't go on boats.