Betty,

Far be it from me to spread words of wisdom about controlling ones temper. Never have been very good at that myself.

I'm with Terry on this one. Could be that the little girl's Dad was just a boor, thinking he could push a woman off the river. (He did give Cary a wide berth.)

Perhaps litt Jane Doe got a couple lessons that day. 1. Her Dad is an impolite fool. 2. River ettiquet is really pretty simple. And last but not least 3. She has as much right to be on the river as any macho man