RE: [at-l] Billing for rescuing idiots. . . .

[OrangeBug <thornel@ibm.net>]

Personally, I prefer to think of people as Dolts. For instance, each one of 
us here is adult. ;-)

Seriously, I suspect that those who have risked life and limb, provided 
time and expertise, and left the comforts of home to rescue dolts can 
detect the difference between those who are unlucky and those who are 
willfully negligent in their hiking or touring. This is little different 
from the charge to careless hikers who start forest fires through 
carelessness. Frequently, these charges are not collectable, but serve as a 
reminder and a caution to those who are able to be educated and responsible 
for their actions. You know, adolts.

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA



At 08:36 AM 12/30/1999 -0800, Ronald Moak wrote:
>Just for the record. Personally I find it offensive when we call people
>stupid or idiots because somehow they fail to measure up to our standards.
>Before we go around making moral judgments of people, we should make sure
>our own house is order.

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