[at-l] Various things from the past week....

[kahley@ptd.net (kahley)]

At 04:59 PM 3/23/02 -0500, you wrote:
>   It's been a busy week, deconstructing the house and packing everything 
> away; haven't had much computer time for awhile, but I do want to add a 
> few brief comments on some of the stuff that's cropped up over the past 
> few days....

Oooops...I am sorry Jack.
I thought you were already on the Trail.  But this
gives me a chance to wish you a good hike!!!!


>    3.  And finally, I see another re-curring thread:  Some folks don't 
> care for slackpacking.  Well, all I need to say to this one, folks, is 
> that some people should pay more attention to THEIR OWN journeys, and 
> stop whining about other people's.  Unless you wanna carry someone's pack 
> or pay for their trip, go a little easier on how people choose to 
> hike.  If someone wants to carry 80 pounds, that's their affair; if they 
> wanna carry a day pack for a few days and go a little easy on themselves, 
> well, that's also their business.  To complain about it is childish; to 
> call it un-American or a typical indication of laziness or complacency is 
> more than childish; it's ridiculous.  People that are forever carping 
> about other people's trips are generally having pretty lousy times of 
> their own; they should keep their unhappiness to themselves---what's in 
> one's pack should not be anyone else's business except its owner's.

Well said.....very well said