Re: [at-l] The latest on Dan Smith

["Thomas McGinnis" <tmcginnis@ucclan.state.in.us>]

Dear Ken,
I would not go to Florida in late March if I were you. That time period will be perilously close to the Year 2000 Easter celebration, and rumor has it that all the old fogeys down F-L-A way will be interrogating all passersby as to whether they believe they hold a responsibility to wish the ever-noxious "Happy Easter!" to other sentients. (Thus, it seems, the senescent wish the sentient an assension. Pretty involved.) In any event, it doesn't sound like they're going to be letting anyone through who takes the expression "Happy Easter" as an ill-humored attempt at ...oh, you know. Listen, Ken, why don't...oh, never mind. But watch them Floridians, buddy. People disappear down there. Tough old coots.
30% nicer,
Sloetoe
(KC, dear, don't you go either.)

>>> "Kenneth R. Knight" <krk@home.msen.com> 12/27/99 04:31PM >>>
I'm going to be in Sarsota, Fl. in late March. I've read, off and on, 
about the Florida Trail and it has me thinking that maybe I should extend 
my visit. As I look at the FT map it doesn't really look come close to 
Sarasota, but perhaps I'm wrong. Am I? Is there a good place to take s 
3-5 day backpacking trip in that region?

Thanks....

  ** Ken **

ps- The FT sounds fascinating, but after reading some of Nimble Will 
Nomad's descriptions of the parts in the Everglades I'm not sure I'd be 
able to ever do it. It sounds like staying on the trail down there is 
very hard and he has normal vision.


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