Why do I write this blog?

As you can see I get some intense comments on my posts. I welcome them, no matter how frightening they are to read. I believe they have value because they show other readers the other side of the lives that are affected when someone is injured or hurt in the outdoor recreation industry.

I try and direct this post at the idea that you should solve the problems before they become litigation. I think it is important to see how those people affected feel. Once you understand, to a very limited extent, what family members are going through you can help.

Litigation is not a resolution for either side to an injury or fatality. See Litigation costs a lot of money and It’s Not Money.

It is very scary to read a post that starts out I am the mother or father of the child/person you post is about. That has happened twice in these pages. See Zip Line Fatality and Serious Disconnect: Why people sue. It is always a devastating state of affairs to when someone is injured. Worse when it is a son or daughter. It has been said that the worst thing to experience in life is the loss of a child.

Yet I believe these comments have value. Too often we look at accidents as disasters for us because of the possible bad PR or litigation and forget the families involved. That reaction then turns us off as humans and turns on an automated response.

We need to be human. We are human when we sell a fun and exciting trip or adventure. We are human when we watch our customers laugh or learn or explore. We are human as we serve up a mediocre dinner and laugh about it without customers who love it as fine cuisine.

I write this blog to inform, to be cynical, to educate but to also to remind you to be human.