[at-l] Policing the trail...

[jestbill at yahoo.com (william fitzpatrick)]

--- RoksnRoots@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/20/2005 10:21:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> jestbill@yahoo.com writes:
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> If anti-environmental groups 
> > >want to use this as reason for damaging wilderness they should just be 
> > >disallowed on the basis that it isn't a valid analogy. 
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> > I wonder if developers think it is unnecessary, bureaucratic burden to 
> > restrict how many houses you can build within view of the AT.  Or, ski 
> > slopes. Or, race tracks. 
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>           ***   He says, bringing up an invalid analogy.
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>                The chainsaw intrusion would be minimal. I can understand 
> nature needing a place to be free of the sprawl trauma it faces everywhere
> else, 
> but to me I think people think up smart answers before thinking if it can be 
> done in winter or some other season where the impact would be minimal. I
> think 
> this is what Jestbill meant when he said "mindless"...
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The above was written as if it were a quote of something I said--but it's
mostly quotes from other people.  I do remember saying "mindless."

What I DID say (some time or another) is that I agree that if some authority
might be liable, they are correct in requiring certification and the wearing of
safety gear.  Beyond that, if the VOLUNTEER worker (and a few who get paid)
believe that the work would be easier or quicker using modern equipment of any
kind it should be up to them to decide when, where and whether to use it.

If a maintainer (in Maine?) wants to work in the winter that's up to him.  In
Florida that's likely the best time to work.

What is "mindless" and "robotic" (as I also said) is a complete ban just
because someone somewhere might be annoyed that they can hear a chainsaw in the
forest.  

If the sound of someone making your hike possible annoys you, you should
realize that you are not the center of the world and that those maintenance
workers are not your servants.

When I start off my part of a discussion with the words "respect labor" you
should expect a rant.  Don't get me started on cigarette butts!!

JestBill  Ga--->Me '03


		
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