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! ! ! WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET ! ! ! Anytime you’re doing anything in, on or near the water!
103 upvotes, 19 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in General. "! ! ! WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET ! ! ! Anytime you’re doing anything in, on or near the water!"
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Anonymous 11w

nah, i'll wear em on boats but i'm not wearing ts every time i swim or sit near the water

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Anonymous 11w

Not to be a total dork but like can we make them more fashionable first 😭

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Anonymous 11w

Most of us can swim

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Anonymous 11w

ima take my chances without but thank you

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Anonymous 11w

I’ll wear them when I’m actually out, but if I’m just staying in the harbor or sitting in the boat docked or just lacking in the shallows I normally don’t

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Anonymous 11w

this is like asking to always wear kneepads while running 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 11w

Lifejackets are for everyone, even if you can swim.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 11w

Can’t when your unconscious

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 11w

Exactly, lifejackets are for EVERYONE

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 11w

Yeah. They’re for everyone!!! Thanks guys

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 11w

By in the harbor I should say I mean quite close to shore. As in, standing on the bottom head above water

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 11w

It’s more like asking you to always wear a seatbelt in the car !

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11w

i can see where youre coming from but a car is wayyy more dangerous than *most* bodies of water

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 11w

40,000 Car deaths occur a year in the US, 4,000 drownings also occur in the U.S…. Now ask yourself, do you drive 10x more than you do something water related? I kayak, paddleboard, swim laps, and go fishing all the time… and I STILL think I drive 10x more than I do those things…. Drowning occurs at a similar rate proportionally to time spent at risk.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11w

i think proper preparation (in your view, i guess it would be proper preparation minus a life jacket) can prepare you for so much more compared to what you can do in a car. you can die in your average commute just because someone else was reckless. you cant die in your average kayaking trip unless you are woefully underprepared

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 11w

You absolutely 100% can die in your average kayaking trip though!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11w

i can also die from an average walk that doesnt mean i nees to prepare for those scenarios.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 11w

They’re bright colors so they can be seen easily by rescuers

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 10w

Yes like gray and black like the rest of the world so you can’t see someone floating!

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