Re[2]: [at-l] Sense of Wilderness and Town Stops

[cleek@cleekhouse.com (Billie H. Cleek)]

But the real solution, it would seem, would be to just ban stupid
people...
On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 12:01:18PM -0600, Shane Steinkamp tried to make me believe:
> >    The woman on Katahdin triggered the decision to add cell
> > phones to the park,
> >    but the justification was Baxter's wish that such things be banned.
> >
> >    The incident illustrates however one of the problem of such
> > devises. There
> >    use allows the unprepared to go where they wouldn't otherwise
> > go. Search and
> >    rescue units all tell of the foolhardy who make similar calls.
> 
> If we extended that logic to other areas, the Coast Guard would ban radios
> in water craft because stupid people go boating...
> 
> Shane
> 
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