Re[2]: [at-l] help...

[Bob C." <ellen@clinic.net (Bob C.)]

>"...The idea is that the SUV can go places that those other modes of
>transportation cannot.  What you don't see is what happened when they got where
>they were going.  The SUV is parked, overlooking a grand vista, when two hikers
>suddenly appear as if by magic out of the wilderness.  They look at the SUV, at
>the people in it, then at one another.  Simultaneously, they exclaim,
>"Tourists!", and shuffle off back into the underbrush leaving the SUV folks in
>stunned bewilderment.  Eventually, they decide to leave, but the SUV won't
>start.  They pull out their cell phones, but they don't work, and after three
>days of eating party sandwiches and resorting to drinking the melting ice in
>the cooler, they are eaten by marmots.  Future hikers use the SUV as a shelter,
>reports Shane.

Shane, this is a truly wonderful, uplifting story. It gives us cynics a reason
for hope. Many thanks for sharing.

 Weary