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[johnnybgood]

Officially on vacation! Auto reply is on the work email. Tuesday I will see an actual mountain. :):):):):):):)

A scrub cyber hiker will be needed in your absence...ASAP !

[Train Wreck]

A scrub cyber hiker will be needed in your absence...ASAP !

Hikerboy is interviewing candidates for the position right now!
Are you interested?
The pay kinda sucks.

[Rasty]

Officially on vacation! Auto reply is on the work email. Tuesday I will see an actual mountain. :):):):):):):)

A scrub cyber hiker will be needed in your absence...ASAP !

I am irreplaceable!

[Rasty]

A scrub cyber hiker will be needed in your absence...ASAP !

Hikerboy is interviewing candidates for the position right now!
Are you interested?
The pay kinda sucks.

HB gave me a 45% raise!

[Wise Old Owl]

I am irreplaceable!



Well that's an overstatement Pilgrim...... 17544

[hikerboy57]

HB gave me a 45% raise!
im doubling your pay when you get back. im a little shorthanded without rocketsocks here.
make it triple, yeah, triple pay, thats the ticket.
plus overtime. but you've gottas hit 2k posts before you leave.
SHOW ME YOU WANT IT!!!

[Rasty]

I am irreplaceable!



Well that's an overstatement Pilgrim...... 17544

Who else could be me?:confused:

[Rasty]

HB gave me a 45% raise!
im doubling your pay when you get back. im a little shorthanded without rocketsocks here.
make it triple, yeah, triple pay, thats the ticket.
plus overtime. but you've gottas hit 2k posts before you leave.
SHOW ME YOU WANT IT!!!

How about a 30% raise?

[Rasty]

How many more posts do I need?

[Rasty]

How many now?

[Wise Old Owl]

Wow what an evening....scarfed down some Freeze Dried Scottish Haggis balls and a few Sausages in lard....and a wee glass of Johnny Walker..... tis a fine cool evening and I hear the call of the local owl.... where is everyone?

[Train Wreck]

Wow what an evening....scarfed down some Freeze Dried Scottish Haggis balls and a few Sausages in lard....and a wee glass of Johnny Walker..... tis a fine cool evening and I hear the call of the local owl.... where is everyone?

You are kidding about the haggis, right :eek:

[Wise Old Owl]

If ya look closely lass, its vegetarian...:eek: I'm kidding -


Went out to PF Changs...had Mongolian Beef. & crap ...I mean Crab Poppers. & Sing Tau... watery Chinese beer.

I like sweet breads. don't often get the opportunity.... wonder if it can be freeze dried.

wow mention haggis & it gets quiet.

[hikerboy57]

just came back from a walk on the beach. it's a beautiful night in the ocean is calm. I'm moving next week to island park,just north of long beach and it will be the first time in 30 years then I'll be living more than a few 100 yards from the beach. I'll miss being able to walk down in the morning with my coffee.
everything changes. nothing is permanent.
the only thing thats permanent is change.
it's all good.

[coach lou]

Thanks, Rasty. I think all four of us were fortunate we bumped into each other. Better lucky than good!

Chris, do you know if they were townies from Hamden or kids from Quinnipiac College? The out-of-town kids are always getting lost in there. or falling off the Chin!

[Train Wreck]

If ya look closely lass, its vegetarian...:eek: I'm kidding -


Went out to PF Changs...had Mongolian Beef. & crap ...I mean Crab Poppers. & Sing Tau... watery Chinese beer.

I like sweet breads. don't often get the opportunity.... wonder if it can be freeze dried.

wow mention haggis & it gets quiet.

Yeah, I don't think even Rasty would admit that particular item on the cafe menu.

[Wise Old Owl]

Wish I had done that... oh well next weekend.

[Rasty]

If ya look closely lass, its vegetarian...:eek: I'm kidding -


Went out to PF Changs...had Mongolian Beef. & crap ...I mean Crab Poppers. & Sing Tau... watery Chinese beer.

I like sweet breads. don't often get the opportunity.... wonder if it can be freeze dried.

wow mention haggis & it gets quiet.

Yeah, I don't think even Rasty would admit that particular item on the cafe menu.

I love sweet breads. What wrong with it?:D

[Rasty]

If ya look closely lass, its vegetarian...:eek: I'm kidding -


Went out to PF Changs...had Mongolian Beef. & crap ...I mean Crab Poppers. & Sing Tau... watery Chinese beer.

I like sweet breads. don't often get the opportunity.... wonder if it can be freeze dried.

wow mention haggis & it gets quiet.

Love a good haggis too!

[Train Wreck]

I love sweet breads. What wrong with it?:D

To begin with, it's not sweet - and it's not bread!

[Rasty]

I would eat anything that OzJacko would except vegemite.

[Rasty]

Ate a pig eye once on a dare. Took 5 minutes because of the lense.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Chris, do you know if they were townies from Hamden or kids from Quinnipiac College? The out-of-town kids are always getting lost in there. or falling off the Chin!

Sleeping Giant was one of my favorite places to hike for almost 20 years. They did an amazing job of putting in so many miles of trail on such a relatively small property while still making it feel like you re hiking in a remote area. It's easy to get turned around there at some of the points where multiple trails meet, on occasion I've gotten to junctions with three or more possible ways to go and had to break out the compass to figure which turn to take.

I'm still at a loss as to how someone that is uninjured would feel the need to call SAR from sleeping giant (though I'm not judging since I wasn't there at the time). I camped there with scouts for close to ten years (in the one legal group camping site) several kids got "lost" over the years, but they knew that if you lose your way at sleeping giant, just walk down hill and you'll hit a road.

Driver8 it was great that you got to help them out. Also, the write up you posted was very well done, I still have most of the trail map memorized and it was fun being able to mentally follow your story around the park.

[Water Rat]

Ate a pig eye once on a dare. Took 5 minutes because of the lense.

What did that feel like? Not sure I could do it. Texture would creep me out... Okay, would be creeped out just knowing I was eating an eye. Nope. Just can't do it. :eek:

[Water Rat]

On second thought... I would probably eat the pig eye over the sweet bread. :)

Found the camera... Now, how do I get the film out of these little cards they put in the camera???

[Mountain Mike]

Well get on it. I'm homesick. Miss New England!

[Water Rat]

No pics tonight boys & girls. Too tired. Just finished up some work that had to be done ASAP. Now, off to go dream about being out on the trail...

[Rasty]

Ate a pig eye once on a dare. Took 5 minutes because of the lense.

What did that feel like? Not sure I could do it. Texture would creep me out... Okay, would be creeped out just knowing I was eating an eye. Nope. Just can't do it. :eek:

It's like eating plastic but juicy.

[hikerboy57]

It's like eating plastic but juicy.

a delicasy,no doubt,in some third world countries

[Wise Old Owl]

I would eat anything that OzJacko would except vegemite.

I had it - the time my dad gave it to me it came out of a toothpaste tube and he put it on a salty cracker..... just plain nasty.... lets serve it around the campfire.... on Rasty's wheat thins......wheat thins....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX8-5hU1cr8

[Rasty]

It's like eating plastic but juicy.

a delicasy,no doubt,in some third world countries

I'm originally from NY does that count?

[Driver8]

Chris, do you know if they were townies from Hamden or kids from Quinnipiac College? The out-of-town kids are always getting lost in there. or falling off the Chin!

They weren't Q or Hamden kids, Lou. Two from New Bri-in, and one from Bristol. They had gone up the head and past the chin on the blue trail, and somehow got onto the Violet and were headed away from the park HQs. It would've taken SAR quite I while to find them, I think, as it sounded like they didn't know the trail system that well when I talked to them on the phone. They thanked me several times when I got to my car - I saved them a lot of hassle and potential injury. Everybody won there, b/c it was good for me that I had the three companions for that half mile stretch which was much harder than almost the all the entirety of that trail.

If I had been smart, in fact, I would've had us turn back to the park HQs by the easy stretch I'd just done, up Red Diamond or Red Hex to the Tower Path for an easy walk down - SAR would've been happy to drive me to my car from there. I had no idea how hard that next half mile was. Live and learn. ...

[Driver8]

Sleeping Giant was one of my favorite places to hike for almost 20 years. They did an amazing job of putting in so many miles of trail on such a relatively small property while still making it feel like you re hiking in a remote area. It's easy to get turned around there at some of the points where multiple trails meet, on occasion I've gotten to junctions with three or more possible ways to go and had to break out the compass to figure which turn to take.

I'm still at a loss as to how someone that is uninjured would feel the need to call SAR from sleeping giant (though I'm not judging since I wasn't there at the time). I camped there with scouts for close to ten years (in the one legal group camping site) several kids got "lost" over the years, but they knew that if you lose your way at sleeping giant, just walk down hill and you'll hit a road.

Driver8 it was great that you got to help them out. Also, the write up you posted was very well done, I still have most of the trail map memorized and it was fun being able to mentally follow your story around the park.

Thanks a lot for the compliment, Elf. The key to understand why they called SAR was that this was only their second or third time hiking. They were clueless. Had a map but got disoriented, very easy as you, Lou and I and other veterans of the Giant can see right away.

It was an enjoyable night out, made better yet for the feeling of accomplishment at having help those guys get home safely. Nice feeling, indeed.

[Driver8]

Sleeping Giant was one of my favorite places to hike for almost 20 years. They did an amazing job of putting in so many miles of trail on such a relatively small property while still making it feel like you re hiking in a remote area.

The remarkable thing is that the terrain is so varied and pretty that every trail is a beaut, has something nice to see. I really liked the Red Square trail, and the new parts of Yellow were very pretty and themselves harder than I expected. The mountain laurels are the star of that show in my book, among the flora. The boulder and scree fields and traprock cliffs are very fine, too.

I lack parts of the Green Trail, the Blue east of Chestnut Lane, a bit of the Yellow and pieces of some of the Reds, plus some of the connector trails - some Yellow/Green, etc. Does the Horse trail count? I'll probably hike it along the way, too, just to say I did. Have yet to see a horse or even horse droppings out there.

[OzJacko]

I would eat anything that OzJacko would except vegemite.
Give me time, I'll bring you around to Vegemite....:)

[Capt Nat]

If I ever get the chance to meet Mr. Rasty, I'll keep an eye out for him!!!

[Rasty]

If I ever get the chance to meet Mr. Rasty, I'll keep an eye out for him!!!

Eye eye Captain!

[Rasty]

Fourteen hours until I get in my car and head to Damascus. Will there be a welcome reception?

[hikerboy57]

Fourteen hours until I get in my car and head to Damascus. Will there be a welcome reception?

youve got 153 more to go before you leave.
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?

[Rasty]

Fourteen hours until I get in my car and head to Damascus. Will there be a welcome reception?

youve got 153 more to go before you leave.
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?

Never going to make it. Less than 24 hours from the hills I'm to peaceful for 152 more posts. Will you settle on a 25% raise?

[hikerboy57]

youd give up triple pay for a 25% raise?????
i think i understand.

[Rasty]

youd give up triple pay for a 25% raise?????
i think i understand.

To much taxes on the triple pay! I would need more kids as deductions.:D

[HikerMom58]

To much taxes on the triple pay! I would need more kids as deductions.:D

I thought you had one in every port:D.. no wait that was someone else. Have a great time on your trip in NC/VA... if I lived closer to Damasscus I'd be part of the welcoming party. :)

[Rasty]

To much taxes on the triple pay! I would need more kids as deductions.:D

I thought you had one in every port:D.. no wait that was someone else. Have a great time on your trip in NC/VA... if I lived closer to Damasscus I'd be part of the welcoming party. :)

Thanks! Only two kids. We stopped at two because if they were bad at a store you could pickup one in each arm a leave. What do you do with a third kid? Trip them?

[Lone Wolf]

We stopped at two because if they were bad at a store you could pickup one in each arm a leave. What do you do with a third kid? Trip them?

Ritalin......

[HikerMom58]

I only had 2 kids myself so I don't have any idea what one would do with #3...:)

[HikerMom58]

Ritalin......

There you go LW... perfect solution!! Hey LW- you can welcome Rasty when he arrives in the friendliest trail town on the AT, right?

[Rasty]

We stopped at two because if they were bad at a store you could pickup one in each arm a leave. What do you do with a third kid? Trip them?

Ritalin......

No way! I work with a lot of that generation. They warn others to stay away from Kiddie-Crack. Like Zombies. See you Wednesday LW.

[coach lou]

Rasty...how many times have you packed today?

[Rasty]

Rasty...how many times have you packed today?

I charged my camera, paid bills and am watching TV.

Should I pack my suitcase? I got my laptop and mini-fridge, what else do I need. Dominos delivers everywhere in 30 minutes or less.

[Wise Old Owl]

What do ya get with Haggis and Ritalin? a projectile focused vomit....

Ueeew Domino's? - Rasty reconsider, have some Freeze Dried Haggis...

[Rasty]

What do ya get with Haggis and Ritalin? a projectile focused vomit....

I love a good haggis!

[hikerboy57]

147 to go. that's only 10 post an hour.

[Wise Old Owl]

Oh wow went searching for something else and found this gem.......

City folk tend to look back to bygone days when the streets of the larger Scottish cities rang to the cries of ‘oyster wives’ and vendors of everything from hot peas to Het Pints, a brew of ale, eggs and whisky flavoured with nutmeg and sold from a steaming copper kettle. Those were the times when a fish dinner, including ale and perhaps a dozen oysters, cost little more than one cigarette does now. As far back as the thirteenth century, salmon was so plentiful that it was pickled for export to London to be fed to the poor, and only a hundred years ago servants in big houses had contracts stipulating that it was to be served to them no more than three times a week.

The posts # will get there... hmmm 9388 for me.

If you guys could get a freeze dried dinner what would it be?

[coach lou]

Oh wow went searching for something else and found this gem.......

City folk tend to look back to bygone days when the streets of the larger Scottish cities rang to the cries of ‘oyster wives’ and vendors of everything from hot peas to Het Pints, a brew of ale, eggs and whisky flavoured with nutmeg and sold from a steaming copper kettle. Those were the times when a fish dinner, including ale and perhaps a dozen oysters, cost little more than one cigarette does now. As far back as the thirteenth century, salmon was so plentiful that it was pickled for export to London to be fed to the poor, and only a hundred years ago servants in big houses had contracts stipulating that it was to be served to them no more than three times a week.

The posts # will get there... hmmm 9388 for me.

If you guys could get a freeze dried dinner what would it be?


There are similar stories about servants, slaves, and prisoners being served Lobster in Colonial New England.

[Driver8]

I charged my camera, paid bills and am watching TV.

Should I pack my suitcase? I got my laptop and mini-fridge, what else do I need. Dominos delivers everywhere in 30 minutes or less.

:bananaExciting trip for Rasty coming up! Take a lot of pics so you can share, OK, R? Damascus northward, or southward? I'm itching to visit the Grayson Highlands before too long. Hope you have a ball. :banana

[coach lou]

I charged my camera, paid bills and am watching TV.

Should I pack my suitcase? I got my laptop and mini-fridge, what else do I need. Dominos delivers everywhere in 30 minutes or less.

Bear Grylls and suvivour man reruns I hope:rolleyes:

[coach lou]

HEY Driver, answer my e-mail!

[Wise Old Owl]

just very tought times back then, it was hard work - I showed the wife the kitchen I always wanted and you can imagine her reaction....

[Sarcasm the elf]

Woo are you quoting Bill Bryson again? His book "At Home" said the exact same thing about lobsters in Victorian England.

[Wise Old Owl]

no after reading one book (guess) - I will not read Bill's other books.

Actually I was looking for Scottish sides for the haggis other than potato! I was raised by a Scottish/English mother and she attended culinary school in France after WW2 and well we ate really good. I was cooking by age 9 for my other brother, during the week that my youngest brother was being born and she had to stay at the hospital. I think that was 1970. I was looking up something yummy and similar to Scones with Cranberry.... & lard.

[Driver8]

And then I said, "And Man, you should've seen the snakes!" To which one of the guys said he had stepped over a snake just earlier in the day, for real. I had to ask.

"What color was the snake?"

"It was darker brown and lighter brown, back and forth."

"That was a copperhead, my friend. They're poisonous and very dangerous."

"Really?"

"Yes. Darker brown and lighter brown, alternating?"

"Yeah, that's it. I was scared of it and stepped around it carefully."

"Good thing, because they will bite and are poisonous. There are a lot of them in this park. I'm glad you saw it - they're easy to miss."

"Wow."

I'm pretty sure it was a copperhead. In addition to the above, I also asked him if it had a shovel-shaped head, and he said yes. Scary. I've been fortunate never to meet a copperhead or a rattler out on trail, that I know of at least, in a good 800 miles of hiking. Reckon I'm grabbing some gaiters as soon as I can, though. One can only press one's luck so long and so far. ...

[hikerboy57]

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[HikerMom58]

Yee-haw Hikerboy.. I'm copying that to my FB page...:p


Driver8- Glad you had another great trip.. I think the next time i hike it will be gators for me 2.. We ran into 2 copperheads within 30 minutes of each other last August... *YIKES*

[tdoczi]

I'm pretty sure it was a copperhead. In addition to the above, I also asked him if it had a shovel-shaped head, and he said yes. Scary. I've been fortunate never to meet a copperhead or a rattler out on trail, that I know of at least, in a good 800 miles of hiking. Reckon I'm grabbing some gaiters as soon as I can, though. One can only press one's luck so long and so far. ...

the milk snake looks very similar and is way more common in new england than a copperhead. i once nearly stepped on one in MA and nearly gave myself a heart attack then i did some research, overwhelmingly likely to have not been a copperhead. the part about the head is indicative of a pit viper but it would seem you asked a rather leading question.

as far as the gaiters protecting you from a snakebite... good luck.

[Rasty]

I charged my camera, paid bills and am watching TV.

Should I pack my suitcase? I got my laptop and mini-fridge, what else do I need. Dominos delivers everywhere in 30 minutes or less.

:bananaExciting trip for Rasty coming up! Take a lot of pics so you can share, OK, R? Damascus northward, or southward? I'm itching to visit the Grayson Highlands before too long. Hope you have a ball. :banana

Roan mountain to Partnership shelter.

[HikerMom58]

Roan mountain to Partnership shelter.

Ok, so you will be hiking in TN & VA then... Wow, that is going to be a great hike! Oh yeah, right through the VA highlands with the ponies!! :) We'll try to keep this awesome VA weather going for ya....

[hikerboy57]

the milk snake looks very similar and is way more common in new england than a copperhead. i once nearly stepped on one in MA and nearly gave myself a heart attack then i did some research, overwhelmingly likely to have not been a copperhead. the part about the head is indicative of a pit viper but it would seem you asked a rather leading question.

as far as the gaiters protecting you from a snakebite... good luck.

you know im really getting tired of agreeing with you so much.im questioning which one of us has gone bonkers.

[coach lou]

you know im really getting tired of agreeing with you so much.im questioning which one of us has gone bonkers.

it is alittle scary.... I really won't be able to keep up with you at all if you start to do Jake miles, and put 10 days worth of gear in a fanny pack!

[hikerboy57]

When chemists die, they barium.
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time.
How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.
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This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore.
I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down.
I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.
They told me I had type A blood, but it was a Type-O.
A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations.
Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there's no pop quiz.
Energizer battery arrested. Charged with battery.
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When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
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England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
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Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
Velcro - what a rip off!
Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy.
Venison for dinner? Oh deer!
Earthquake in Washington obviously government's fault.
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
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[Driver8]

the milk snake looks very similar and is way more common in new england than a copperhead. i once nearly stepped on one in MA and nearly gave myself a heart attack then i did some research, overwhelmingly likely to have not been a copperhead. the part about the head is indicative of a pit viper but it would seem you asked a rather leading question.

as far as the gaiters protecting you from a snakebite... good luck.

True, it was a leading question, such as it was, but I pushed back and asked if the head was as narrow as the body or significantly wider. He seemed pretty clear it was indeed a shovel. In any event, those guys had quite the stimulating outing.

As for gaiters, I'll take what protection they afford over that provided by socks and shorts. Even better, gaiters plus long, tough pants. Copperheads, rarely encountered though they be, freak me out a bit.

[Driver8]

it is alittle scary.... I really won't be able to keep up with you at all if you start to do Jake miles, and put 10 days worth of gear in a fanny pack!

It's all in the UL Swiss Army Knife.

[coach lou]

Ah...how you makin' out today , my friend???

[Driver8]

A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

Thanks for the chuckles. Two more (or groans):

A dyslexic agnostic insomniac: stays up all night wondering about the existence of dog;

In the kingdom of cats, what do you call the overthrow of the ruler?

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A ​pou d'etat.

[coach lou]

Now I'm gettin' scaird.....I hike with you 2 guys!:eek:

[Driver8]

Now I'm gettin' scaird.....I hike with you 2 guys!:eek:

I'll be here all week. ...

[Driver8]

Ah...how you makin' out today , my friend???

Coming along pretty well. If plans pan out, it'll be my first weekend to do a separate 4K hike each day. Itching to be there already.

[HikerMom58]

Now I'm gettin' scaird.....I hike with you 2 guys!:eek:

Don't be scaird just wear ur "gators". LOL....

[Driver8]

Don't be scaird just wear ur "gators". LOL....

And failing those, there's nothing the SILWF can't handle. ...

[Rasty]

10 hours 20 minutes!

[hikerboy57]

14 post an hour I know you can do it

[Rasty]

14 post an hour I know you can do it

Averaging 1 post per hour!

[hikerboy57]

I'd cyber slack pack you but I really don't have any clue how to go about doing it. if I change my username to rasty? no that won't work.

[Rasty]

I'd cyber slack pack you but I really don't have any clue how to go about doing it. if I change my username to rasty? no that won't work.

Your not rasty enough to have the name Rasty!

Slackpacking should be illegal! It's like cheating on taxes!:D

[Rasty]

I slackpacked through high school. Does that count?

[hikerboy57]

the only thing that counts right now is 141 more posts.its like youre at abol bridge,katahdin in your sights. you don't need to sleep.

[Wise Old Owl]

Your not rasty enough to have the name Rasty!

Slackpacking should be illegal! It's like cheating on taxes!:D


Besides famous rich folk do it all the time.... like Richard Hatch!

[Gray Blazer]

On that note.... I am going to decorate my Ausi hat that was imported, with real croc teeth...... I know a friend who has some. :cool:

Toothy big grin thing goin on....
you're friend hs croc teeth. Man, I'm not even going there.

[Gray Blazer]

Fourteen hours until I get in my car and head to Damascus. Will there be a welcome reception?

Please say hi to my friend Larry (TOW) and tell him to come hang out at the cafe. I think he would like it. He's the guy at Crazy Larry's.

[Rasty]

Your not rasty enough to have the name Rasty!

Slackpacking should be illegal! It's like cheating on taxes!:D


Besides famous rich folk do it all the time.... like Richard Hatch!

Slackpack or cheat?

[Rasty]

Fourteen hours until I get in my car and head to Damascus. Will there be a welcome reception?

Please say hi to my friend Larry (TOW) and tell him to come hang out at the cafe. I think he would like it. He's the guy at Crazy Larry's.

I will try to stop by.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Averaging 1 post per hour!


Go take a hike!

[Gray Blazer]

I will try to stop by.


The AT is actually his sidewalk. Not even a block north (AT NORTH that is) of Cowboys.

[Rasty]

Averaging 1 post per hour!


Go take a hike!

Ok.......I think I will.

[Wise Old Owl]

you're friend hs croc teeth. Man, I'm not even going there.

I actually called Clyde Peeling personally and he picked up, at the time he didn't have any, but it was an honest try then last month I found out a friend who enjoys making Indian like things from real deer,elk, antler and bone... happened to have some.
I really do have the hat, and has nothing to do with Ali.

Not far from the trail.....

Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland (http://www.reptiland.com/)


www.repti (http://www.repti)land.com

[Wise Old Owl]

Slackpack or cheat?

Didn't he do both? :rolleyes:


Rasty if it slows down blame the other thread.... yea that one...

Rather than put up a seperate post.... almost fell of the chair on this one.... from another thread...



Yep, we wont tell you how to walk, but we will tell you where to go and then some, schwing on by.

[Gray Blazer]

I actually called Clyde Peeling personally and he picked up, at the time he didn't have any, but it was an honest try then last month I found out a friend who enjoys making Indian like things from real deer,elk, antler and bone... happened to have some.
I really do have the hat, and has nothing to do with Ali.

Not far from the trail.....

Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland (http://www.reptiland.com/)


www.repti (http://www.repti)land.com

Cool ... you can have your birthday party there. Kids would like that.

[hikerboy57]

without rasty and rocketsocks around, this place is pretty quiet, good time for me to hit the hammock.
cmon pepe

[coach lou]

Did you join the search party in Harriman?

[hikerboy57]

I may need more than 5 bullets."

[Gray Blazer]

What or who are they searching for?

[Gray Blazer]

Oh, I just read the thread. Never mind.

[coach lou]

What or who are they searching for?

An accused murderer that was thought to be hold up in Harriman State Park in NY. Which is HBs tuesday hiking spot. No maps needed, just follow the yellow tape! The link is in Hikerboieees recent thread.

[coach lou]

Ouch, I just got a blister .

[hikerboy57]

Got an email from mandela and terranauta,a young sobo couple i hiked with in maine.just getting out of vt into mass.great people,we sang doobie bros while hiking through hours of torrential rain.glad theyr still on the trail.hopefully the cops will find their suspect before those kids reach harriman.

[coach lou]

Hello llo llo llo, Hello llo llo llo.........................is anybody in here?

[OzJacko]

Hello llo llo llo, Hello llo llo llo.........................is anybody in here?
I'm just catching up on posts coach.
Can't stay, been pretty busy around here so haven't been posting much.
I suppose the hockey season looms for you?

[coach lou]

It is on full steam.....the last 3 weekends, tommorrow nite. Not too much time to hike. Sunday Driver 8 and I are doing a day hike. I have 1 Sunday in October open. I have blocked out the first weekend of November so I can actually get a few days out! We have a new Prep school scheduler , so my Prep sched is going to change, all those schools run along the AT in NY, Ct, and southwestern Mass. So, who knows how many winter day hikes I'll get in.

[OzJacko]

Our national football comp has it's grand final this week.
My team got knocked out weekend before last.:(
Having spring storms last couple of weeks (and some good weather) after a very dry winter.
This coming weekend is a long weekend but I have to work the Sunday.
I'm feeling a bit down as a year ago Saturday I started my Bibbulmun through hike and I wish I could do another one.

[OzJacko]

I'm a bit annoyed sometimes at people posting on WB that want good stuff even cheaper than you guys already get it.
It's a bit like wanting a Porsche for a Volkswagen price.
Our $ is currently worth a bit more than yours but check out the link to get an idea what one of my local outfitters charges for tents...
http://www.mountaindesigns.com/online-store/browse-products.aspx?id=310

[OzJacko]

Actually just had a better look at that link.
Biggest discounts I've ever seen them have.
Online shopping must be hurting them.

[Gray Blazer]

I'm a bit annoyed sometimes at people posting on WB that want good stuff even cheaper than you guys already get it.
It's a bit like wanting a Porsche for a Volkswagen price.
Our $ is currently worth a bit more than yours but check out the link to get an idea what one of my local outfitters charges for tents...
http://www.mountaindesigns.com/online-store/browse-products.aspx?id=310


That seems like a lot. Some of the WBers charge a lot for their used equipment, too. Other people buy it up though. HYOH.

Gargoyle ... I'd like a cup of coffee and a grilled cheese, please.

[Gray Blazer]

This guy seems to have some reasonable prices on used gear ... http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?87848-Selling-a-bunch-of-Gear

[hikerboy57]

I really don't mind so much spending top dollar to get the gear want. I consider it an investment. backpacking is a pretty cheap sport all in all.

[OzJacko]

I think you need to rationale the time you use your gear against the cost.
For example, a sometime section hiker who occasionally does some 2 or 3 day hikes a few times a year at most thecost of quality gear is a bit much.
But for a thru hike of the AT where you are using stuff for 5 months, quality gear is worth every penny. A $1000 worth of gear for 10 nights a year at most is expensive.
A $1000 for 150 nights is less than $6.67 a night. Cheap.

[OzJacko]

This man has a computer with very weak magic....
http://dailypicksandflicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/picdump-592-15.jpg

[OzJacko]

If the above confuses you have a look at my post history and go back about 3-4...:D

[Lone Wolf]

just back from droppin' off Rasty on top of Roan Mtn. was freakin' beautiful up there! i'm jealous. will probably meet him in the Grayson highlands next week and camp out

[Water Rat]

Just dropping by for a minute... Needed to take a break from work. Taking time off to go play in the woods was wonderful!!!!! Unfortunately, I am not enjoying the pile of work that I need to do to catch-up. :( I should be caught up in a few days, and able to take the time to download pics and share more about the hike, etc.

Hoping to be able to hike more soon - If I can get this work done. Happy thoughts!

[coach lou]

just back from droppin' off Rasty on top of Roan Mtn. was freakin' beautiful up there! i'm jealous. will probably meet him in the Grayson highlands next week and camp out

Nice...........we are all jealous:D

[Driver8]

Got an email from mandela and terranauta,a young sobo couple i hiked with in maine.just getting out of vt into mass.great people,we sang doobie bros while hiking through hours of torrential rain.glad theyr still on the trail.hopefully the cops will find their suspect before those kids reach harriman.

Neat! I met them briefly on Franconia Ridge on the ninth. Very nice people. Were hiking in a four-pack with Melodee, who keeps a Trail Journal and BLT. Unfortunately, Melodee got sick and had to get off trail for at least a bit.

[Driver8]

I think you need to rationale the time you use your gear against the cost.
For example, a sometime section hiker who occasionally does some 2 or 3 day hikes a few times a year at most thecost of quality gear is a bit much.
But for a thru hike of the AT where you are using stuff for 5 months, quality gear is worth every penny. A $1000 worth of gear for 10 nights a year at most is expensive.
A $1000 for 150 nights is less than $6.67 a night. Cheap.

I'm with HikerBoy on this. Get good stuff when you can and put it to a lot of use. My TP's are my best gear and have hiked with me for several hundred miles, will likely keep going several hundred more. The service they provide me is invaluable, well worth their purchase price.

[hikerboy57]

i only buy the best quality TP.

[Gray Blazer]

just back from droppin' off Rasty on top of Roan Mtn. was freakin' beautiful up there! i'm jealous. will probably meet him in the Grayson highlands next week and camp out


You're a nice guy, Davy. Have fun. Wish it was a little cooler here in NFL.

[Namaste]

This has nothing to do with the AT or hiking or anything above. It's just a fun thread about anything on our mind.....right?

If my body is "a gift from G*d" and I should treat it healthfully why is it ok to have 2 glasses of Coke with breakfast but not 1 damn cup of coffee????????

Why does an establishment serve me A beer then wait til I'm paying the bill to tell me I can't leave unless I eat some food? I order a regular garden salad which is full of ICEBERG lettuce? Basically a glass of water. By the way, can I have another beer to go with that salad?

Just not getting it....

[Gray Blazer]

This has nothing to do with the AT or hiking or anything above. It's just a fun thread about anything on our mind.....right?

If my body is "a gift from G*d" and I should treat it healthfully why is it ok to have 2 glasses of Coke with breakfast but not 1 damn cup of coffee????????

Why does an establishment serve me A beer then wait til I'm paying the bill to tell me I can't leave unless I eat some food? I order a regular garden salad which is full of ICEBERG lettuce? Basically a glass of water. By the way, can I have another beer to go with that salad?

Just not getting it....

It's OK with me if you have a cup of coffee. I heard on ABC today that two thirds of americans need coffee to help them get going. BTW, thank you, I just realized I did not finish my coffee and there is a half a cup left. I'm still waiting for my grilled cheese.

[coach lou]

It's OK with me if you have a cup of coffee. I heard on ABC today that two thirds of americans need coffee to help them get going. BTW, thank you, I just realized I did not finish my coffee and there is a half a cup left. I'm still waiting for my grilled cheese.

The folks think service was bad since 'Socks has been gone, wait, Rasty is up in the Boonies and I'm going to have to cook. :(

[Sarcasm the elf]

The folks think service was bad since 'Socks has been gone, wait, Rasty is up in the Boonies and I'm going to have to cook. :(Mountain House all around?

[hikerboy57]

I'd like to recommend the instant mashed potatoes.

[Gray Blazer]

Non-sequitor. Does cooking for idiots make one an idiot?

[coach lou]

Mountain House all around?

I boil a mean pot of water. I'll have to break out the old enameled pot.

[hikerboy57]

Non-sequitor. Does cooking for idiots make one an idiot?
no, that would be a moron.

[Gray Blazer]

I boil a mean pot of water. I'll have to break out the old enameled pot.


From your stash? Sounds kinda dangerous.

[coach lou]

From your stash? Sounds kinda dangerous.

Alright, I'll use the new titanium set.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Alright, I'll use the new titanium set.Nobody needs to hear about your titanium set! ;-)

[coach lou]

That's it....you guys want food...you better get rolls of quarters for the Mashed tater machine. I WAS going to make Lasagna for the special tomorrow. HA!

[coach lou]

Mountain House Lasagna

[hikerboy57]

That's it....you guys want food...you better get rolls of quarters for the Mashed tater machine. I WAS going to make Lasagna for the special tomorrow. HA!

tell us all about your titanium posts!!!!!!!!

[Train Wreck]

This has nothing to do with the AT or hiking or anything above. It's just a fun thread about anything on our mind.....right?

If my body is "a gift from G*d" and I should treat it healthfully why is it ok to have 2 glasses of Coke with breakfast but not 1 damn cup of coffee????????

Why does an establishment serve me A beer then wait til I'm paying the bill to tell me I can't leave unless I eat some food? I order a regular garden salad which is full of ICEBERG lettuce? Basically a glass of water. By the way, can I have another beer to go with that salad?

Just not getting it....
Hah. Just try ordering a beer in Utah. They have the silliest, most convoluted drinking laws you will ever see.

[Namaste]

Hah. Just try ordering a beer in Utah. They have the silliest, most convoluted drinking laws you will ever see.

Yup, that's where I was. Right outside Zion in Springdale after hiking all day in 98 degrees we just wanted an icy cold beer but they said not in Utah because it will "impair your driving ability". Laughable.....one beer.

[OzJacko]

Yup, that's where I was. Right outside Zion in Springdale after hiking all day in 98 degrees we just wanted an icy cold beer but they said not in Utah because it will "impair your driving ability". Laughable.....one beer.
You need to come to Oz mate!
We have the advantage of beer that tastes good and it's always cold.:D
Only ever see Mormons on pushbikes around here and they seem to be perpetually 19yo or something.
(just dropping in while on way to work)

[Driver8]

I boil a mean pot of water. I'll have to break out the old enameled pot.

Be sure to filter first. ...

[Namaste]

You need to come to Oz mate!
We have the advantage of beer that tastes good and it's always cold.:D
Only ever see Mormons on pushbikes around here and they seem to be perpetually 19yo or something.
(just dropping in while on way to work)

One of my favorites..

"Polygamy Porter.....Why have just on!" "Bring some home to the wives".

Someone out there has a sense of humor

[Gray Blazer]

I'm a mormon. Seriously. I'm an oxymormon, though.

[hikerboy57]

I'm a mormon. Seriously. I'm an oxymormon, though.

do you bathe your dozen wives with oxyclean?

[Train Wreck]

One of my favorites..

"Polygamy Porter.....Why have just on!" "Bring some home to the wives".

Someone out there has a sense of humor

My favorite one is where they won't bring a second drink
to your table until you've finished the first. Also known as "Utah's slammin' law"

[hikerboy57]

i always enjoy the threads about slackpacking, record hikes, speed hiking etc., and marvel at the world of individuals that think there are some sort of rules to thruhiking, or even backpacking.
i just wanted to relate a few stories from my maine hike last month.
i met people who slackpakced. i met people who flipflopped. i met section hikers, i met shelter stu, whose been on the trail now for over a year, could care less about travelling light or making miles. i met fidjit and dot.com, an older couple from TX who had flipflopped, but dot.com found maine exteremely difficult, and they decided to just section the parts of the trail they felt they could do without too much trouble.you can read about their adventures on trailjournals, and youll see how happy theyve been in their decision.
i will still say , in the end, its the journey, not the destination, and the people they met along the way.
when you set a goal, sometimes you'll feel as if youve failed if you dont reach that goal. but if you do attain that goal, or any goal, satisfaction is temporary, as reality sets in you need a new goal, and it never ends.
i set a goal many years ago to hike every inch of the AT, but over the years ,my priorities have changed and its no longer importasnt to me to either thru hike the at or to section every inch.
i feel if i had been that focussed on that one goal, i never would have hiked other areas, never seen some of the more remote areas of the whites, vermont , the daks, never would have rockclimbed , maybe never wouuld have married and had kids, by far my biggest treasure at all.
on WB there are frequent attacks on those who dont accept their purist ethic, and those who just dont have any sense of humor at all, as if any of this had any real importance.
as lone wolf has said, its just walking, and everyone gets out of their hike something just a little bit different than anyone else.no two people hike the same hike, even if they cover the same miles day after day, everyones journey is unique, and colored by the past that brought them to hike the trail in the first place.
in the end, it is indeed the journey,not the destination, and in the end.....
its all good.

[Lone Wolf]

but sadly for a lot of hikers, thru-hikers especially, it is about the destination and not the journey

[hikerboy57]

but sadly for a lot of hikers, thru-hikers especially, it is about the destination and not the journeyso true.
by any chance, do you know raving rodney?he was on his 4th thru when i met him in maine last month, old green kelty external, same pack he used for all his hikes, great guy.

[Train Wreck]

i always enjoy the threads about slackpacking, record hikes, speed hiking etc., and marvel at the world of individuals that think there are some sort of rules to thruhiking, or even backpacking.
i just wanted to relate a few stories from my maine hike last month.
i met people who slackpakced. i met people who flipflopped. i met section hikers, i met shelter stu, whose been on the trail now for over a year, could care less about travelling light or making miles. i met fidjit and dot.com, an older couple from TX who had flipflopped, but dot.com found maine exteremely difficult, and they decided to just section the parts of the trail they felt they could do without too much trouble.you can read about their adventures on trailjournals, and youll see how happy theyve been in their decision.
i will still say , in the end, its the journey, not the destination, and the people they met along the way.
when you set a goal, sometimes you'll feel as if youve failed if you dont reach that goal. but if you do attain that goal, or any goal, satisfaction is temporary, as reality sets in you need a new goal, and it never ends.
i set a goal many years ago to hike every inch of the AT, but over the years ,my priorities have changed and its no longer importasnt to me to either thru hike the at or to section every inch.
i feel if i had been that focussed on that one goal, i never would have hiked other areas, never seen some of the more remote areas of the whites, vermont , the daks, never would have rockclimbed , maybe never wouuld have married and had kids, by far my biggest treasure at all.
on WB there are frequent attacks on those who dont accept their purist ethic, and those who just dont have any sense of humor at all, as if any of this had any real importance.
as lone wolf has said, its just walking, and everyone gets out of their hike something just a little bit different than anyone else.no two people hike the same hike, even if they cover the same miles day after day, everyones journey is unique, and colored by the past that brought them to hike the trail in the first place.
in the end, it is indeed the journey,not the destination, and in the end.....
its all good.

Very well said.

[Namaste]

Very well said.

I agree. I feel the same way. Age and wisdom = don't give a flying fig about anyone's journey/destination as much as I care about my own.

[Driver8]

i always enjoy the threads about slackpacking, record hikes, speed hiking etc., and marvel at the world of individuals that think there are some sort of rules to thruhiking, or even backpacking.
i just wanted to relate a few stories from my maine hike last month.
i met people who slackpakced. i met people who flipflopped. i met section hikers, i met shelter stu, whose been on the trail now for over a year, could care less about travelling light or making miles. i met fidjit and dot.com, an older couple from TX who had flipflopped, but dot.com found maine exteremely difficult, and they decided to just section the parts of the trail they felt they could do without too much trouble.you can read about their adventures on trailjournals, and youll see how happy theyve been in their decision.
i will still say , in the end, its the journey, not the destination, and the people they met along the way.
when you set a goal, sometimes you'll feel as if youve failed if you dont reach that goal. but if you do attain that goal, or any goal, satisfaction is temporary, as reality sets in you need a new goal, and it never ends.
i set a goal many years ago to hike every inch of the AT, but over the years ,my priorities have changed and its no longer importasnt to me to either thru hike the at or to section every inch.
i feel if i had been that focussed on that one goal, i never would have hiked other areas, never seen some of the more remote areas of the whites, vermont , the daks, never would have rockclimbed , maybe never wouuld have married and had kids, by far my biggest treasure at all.
on WB there are frequent attacks on those who dont accept their purist ethic, and those who just dont have any sense of humor at all, as if any of this had any real importance.
as lone wolf has said, its just walking, and everyone gets out of their hike something just a little bit different than anyone else.no two people hike the same hike, even if they cover the same miles day after day, everyones journey is unique, and colored by the past that brought them to hike the trail in the first place.
in the end, it is indeed the journey,not the destination, and in the end.....
its all good.

Well said. It is cool in late summer and early fall to see at TJ the happy faces of those who have completed thru-hikes, but that happy smile can be seen on many a person who has made it to the top of many a hill or mountain, or who has learned or done something they value for the first time.

[hikerboy57]

there is great pride and satisfaction in attaining a goal pursued with passion, and my intent is not to diminish this achievement whatsoever.
i also used to cringe a bit when there was a manmade intursion into my "natural "experience. but now, when i hear kids in the woods, it makes me smile. in the gunks, the long path has a section that scrambles up a 3o ft cliff. its nothing dangerous, just a bit dicey, but the trails in the gunks commonly intersect with carriageroads, and as i scrambled over the edge of the cliff, i was met by 3 ladies in their 6os that had simply walked up the carriage road, and again, i smiled. they were enjoying the same awesome view i was, and didnt have to put in the effort to see the same thing i did. i felt good about the workout i had just had,but was i in any way superior to these ladies? i could imagine myself, a few years further along taking that same carriage road as the easier way to the viewpoint, and all the memories of my scrambles will come back, to give me the same satisfaction. ive learned never to judge, lest i be judged(and lord knows ive been judged here)to become more tolerant of other opinions, to try to be helpful when i can here on wb, and the rest of the time, have fun here at the cafe.

[Driver8]

One of many grace notes to the red letter day in which I first made it to the top of Mt. Washington was that I got to take the picture of three lovely women in their 60s - about the age my mom would be now - who had come up via the Huntington Ravine Trail. They were taking the shuttle down and, though pleased with their accomplishment, muttering "Never again!" I considered it, in a sense, a kind nudge from my mom to aim even higher and harder and an opportunity to wonder at how many people of how much varied experience there are in the world.

Am enjoying Jen Pharr Davis's book right now, having picked it up yesterday. Lots of nice nuggets in there, among them the process of releasing of needless attachments and insecurities that can come with hiking. Jen's emphasis is on long distance hiking, but I see it as applicable to all hiking, which is so restorative and fulfilling in my experience.

[Sarcasm the elf]

I agree. I feel the same way. Age and wisdom = don't give a flying fig about anyone's journey/destination as much as I care about my own.

Reminds me of the joke "Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it into a fruit salad."

[Sarcasm the elf]

Now on a totally separate note. I found this on the web today, is the internet trying to tell me something?

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/basementelf_800.jpg

[hikerboy57]

I think it's telling you to get out more.

[Wise Old Owl]

so true.
by any chance, do you know raving rodney?he was on his 4th thru when i met him in maine last month, old green kelty external, same pack he used for all his hikes, great guy.

Ya mean "Rotten Rodney" who I have had many a beer with? last year he was going south not north, guess he got turned around again.

[Wise Old Owl]

Its now safe to come out of the basement provided you are in the north east, its still dangerous in the south....

[hikerboy57]

Ya mean "Rotten Rodney" who I have had many a beer with? last year he was going south not north, guess he got turned around again.

When i was laid up in greenville,i was walking from my motel into town what I see this guy walking out of the woods with an old pack and wooden walking stick. he waved to me as if he"knew" , bummed a cigarette from me. sat around and started talking. I ended up seeing him around town the next 2 days. he was hoping to hook up with his son to hike the trail together. really really good guy.

[Wise Old Owl]

Yea that sounds exactly like Rotton Rodney - did he mention friends in Delaware? anyway go back up on this page and "journal" that post.... click bottom left.

[hikerboy57]

He did mention delaware..gotta be the same guy.

[hikerboy57]

He met pepe.

[Wise Old Owl]

Yea he clearly met Pepe ... that skunk arrives 5 minutes after the aroma....

[OzJacko]

Most evenings (mornings there) I look at the Mt Washington webcam (I know, I'm a tragic).
Rather brisk today. I think I would like a slightly warmer day when I climb it.


http://www.mountwashington.org/images/sections/current-summit-conditions.gif (http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/conditions.php)


Temperature
27.9°F


Wind
56.4 mph


Direction
311° (NW)


Gust



Wind Chill
7.7°F


Thursday 7:00 AM

[coach lou]

Most evenings (mornings there) I look at the Mt Washington webcam (I know, I'm a tragic).
Rather brisk today. I think I would like a slightly warmer day when I climb it.


http://www.mountwashington.org/images/sections/current-summit-conditions.gif (http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/conditions.php)



Temperature

27.9°F



Wind

56.4 mph



Direction

311° (NW)



Gust




Wind Chill

7.7°F



Thursday 7:00 AM





Looks great....Driver 8 & I are looking at Moosilauke Sunday:eek:

[OzJacko]

We have a guy that is almost living on the Bibbulmun the last few years. Has hiked it about 15 times in that time, once 5 times in a row flipflopping.
Goes by trail name Pack Animal which he adopted for humour value as "pack animals are banned on the track".
He's a very interesting character.

[Gray Blazer]

do you bathe your dozen wives with oxyclean?


One wife is more than enough!

[OzJacko]

Looks great....Driver 8 & I are looking at Moosilauke Sunday:eek:
I'd dawdle getting out of the bag in the morning...:D

[OzJacko]

By the way ++1 for HB's post - won't copy it and use up more pages.
I've been asked a few times what preparation I've been doing for the AT next year.
Basically I think I've been putting in 55 or so years of training on the walking bit. Just sorting the fine detail on the gear.:cool:

[Gray Blazer]

By the way ++1 for HB's post - won't copy it and use up more pages.
I've been asked a few times what preparation I've been doing for the AT next year.
Basically I think I've been putting in 55 or so years of training on the walking bit. Just sorting the fine detail on the gear.:cool:

You should be fine. Just don't injure yourself trying too hard at the start.

[OzJacko]

People with the right attitude seem to succeed at thruhikes.
The right attitude is the one that works for them.
If that includes slackpacking, it still works.
If it doesn't include slackpacking it still works.

I have a confession to make re 2013 hike.
My son and I have discussed the possibility of one of us being laid up with illness or injury.
It's one of the reasons we're carrying two tents, two stoves etc.
Because we will not be able to go beyond 6 months (effectively 5 1/2 months) due to visa restrictions, we have agreed that any lengthy delay, the other will continue and the delayed one will rejoin further down the track. We won't "fake it" to the ATC. The goal is we both thruhike all the way, but we will count it on a personal level as a success if at least one of us has put a foot on every part of the trail. Not necessarily the same one all the way.
If one of us does miss a section, we will probably come back one day in the future and plug the gap to genuinely qualify as a thruhiker.

[OzJacko]

Pepe is worried about the dangers of peanut butter too....
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdZ0bLvzP3oLdoL6SCoaHc1xDpMSHmD tGJu-GEmXgYPHXnuI_fOw

[hikerboy57]

Pepe is worried about the dangers of peanut butter too....
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdZ0bLvzP3oLdoL6SCoaHc1xDpMSHmD tGJu-GEmXgYPHXnuI_fOw

he hates when that happens.

[OzJacko]

So do you tell people with musical instruments that like to play at shelters what you really think???????

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCMFW5whyc47bbYfA6J3P0Nia-6GgKMBTcMvhtY7n-syCa5dFX

[Gray Blazer]

Jarhead?




..........

[Gray Blazer]

So do you tell people with musical instruments that like to play at shelters what you really think???????

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCMFW5whyc47bbYfA6J3P0Nia-6GgKMBTcMvhtY7n-syCa5dFX


Another good reason not to stay at shelters.

[coach lou]

One wife is more than enough!

At least...one at a time:D

[OzJacko]

I'm trying to get the fun back in here.
There's been some way too serious stuff lately.
Any more of that and I'll pass night shift security ver to these guys...
http://www.thefunnyblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/funny-canada-pics-canadian-street-gangs-bears-on-the-road.jpg

[OzJacko]

My wife made me happy today!!
No Coach - not like that!:o
She bought me a tee shirt that arrived today with the picture from my gallery of my billy on it!
Totally unexpected and very welcome 'cos I luvs my billy!:D Fond memories.

[Gray Blazer]

So do you tell people with musical instruments that like to play at shelters what you really think???????

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCMFW5whyc47bbYfA6J3P0Nia-6GgKMBTcMvhtY7n-syCa5dFX

These guys were pretty hot. We ought to book them at the cafe.http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/1/2/9/4/GrayBlazerandHalfstep.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showimage.php?i=19954&original=1&catid=member&imageuser=11294)

[Gray Blazer]

At least...one at a time:D


That's what I'm talking about.

[OzJacko]

These guys were pretty hot. We ought to book them at the cafe.http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/1/2/9/4/GrayBlazerandHalfstep.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showimage.php?i=19954&original=1&catid=member&imageuser=11294)
I'm for it if they're happy with 25% of the take.
If I'm not mistaken that adds up to about two tenths of 5% of #@#@ all.....:)

[Gray Blazer]

My Billy makes me very happy.http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAkGBwgHBgkIBwgKCgkLDRYPDQwMDRsUFRAWIB0iIiAdHx 8kKDQsJCYxJx8fLT0tMTU3Ojo6Iys/RD84QzQ5Ojf/2wBDAQoKCg0MDRoPDxo3JR8lNzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nz c3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzc3Nzf/wAARCABqAFwDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAGwAAAgMBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwUEBgcCAQD/xAA4EAACAQMCAwYEBQMDBQAAAAABAgMABBESIQUxQQYTIlFhcT KBkbEHFCOh0ULB8BUzUkNTcoLh/8QAGQEAAwEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgMEAQAF/8QAIREAAwACAgIDAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAxESIQQxEyJBMlH/2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA/AEvBeKX0FsYCyRRI50R6AAKd2PaG5tJS+mFyXDHVkHIGKp8N8F Qmdiq5wDzNdXHFbaOPUNTk8hjGTUjhuuh/Mucvb+ThjSSSW8MglfVoWUg8gNtjttUe6/Fe1mt5YF4VdAyIV1d4mBkVmkrvcyNI+Mnp5V8BABpfIb9j7U6Y SXZnJs1M/iRw684OLeSKZLjABQKMYHrVbh7Zor3AlhbD40n0HQ1UpoTDpkj OpDnBqfc2BubRLy1XJI8aDp61nCU9sF1RcrTtXwtru3ke6MSrG QwYE4J6Uk7Z8Q/1LiaLbsZotPhYdc+VVWCJppVjXmeftTa7cQFYLdTKQoGsA5Hyr XKTWgpba2HsrdUJkLa1xjxcxTuOQlQ6ZBA2OcVC4esEtkiYfJ+ IsN6nQxQrCYnLADkc7Um3tj5WkEhkaWXLp05ipKsccs+uaDaJg 6ycqNsipZ0Z+Nx6AGlsMzzv5nXQcMinligFTIwAGMbV4zDkM58 qImUUf8ic/SryJdhuHwNcXkEKEAySqgJ9TW19n+AcJsrH8ssUU+d3kfSxc+Z rGOHqGv7ZNTKDMgJXmBkcq121g4fwSVdV+zSSo7lrmYElV9/LVmpc9aaKsE9Mrv4l9m7OzshxGxgWFUYLKqnAYMcAgeearXAbu OCz0OuPGSGxVx7WcGW24LxK4e/lmSaLMcLxps+QQdQAJ+dZ/wAPlSFWDSBTq5EE5FZP2jQGWdVs54nJFBxYvAAutfFjoTTGxto 3mBjJL4OtzuDUHiMUFy3ekh2AGWU4yK6swLaNZLTiTIx2ZHTV9 qY/5WgIfY9jtHE+dA7v+krtk1IlgiMWzEt6DlXdj+au4FWV4nxgqI Rkg+1SktCkiiSDc76m9DUvPvsqUnFlbiGA7jPpUpQiAK2r5da7 C42yy45AqNv8zQHvo4Domj35jEi8qXybC0ZiU3JIX+Kld1iUAn koP7VMunsljZG8Uo5MF2FQVkDMDvgoB9K9NPZAloJZSJb38Ukv wIysQPIVr0CjiMSXVpKJ7cqGhCmNljfHxeJc/Q551jUx31Ag75z50x4RHxFmMfD5rpFb4hC7Ab+eNqTmx8u9lGH I19Utlz7ZcYt5Vbhv5oNcKFEpjx8WoHGOnLfqB71RLkGBMpsQS POi3sH+j8VntGyzRMuokY8RAY/emXDII723klLBGVuvKtlKJWglDzW5/RXELl4hMsOUA2IAwa8wjapJIWUjqBpptbcOnE1xFFKqbk9y5G/npHI/LzFDWC5tw6S2gZT/ANwgE1yvfoReGofaIdm4ibWt1LA+c6lyfrirDZXk5iBNw8yjcM UJBpE+zaZbIxKf6o2z96mRR2sel4L2SJsci3L50GSUzJpr0x6l 7IcsDrznqRXj32o7rFttuP5pOb27ZEaCdZTuTk5JqZBdOU/U0as770n49B/JX+lY4qE73TAoCliMAUH8s6qpyB6HmN8VKnmIdo2TbXscbjBqN eySSTke429TmrVv0A0vZHfKu8Z6NWpfhlGJOEzGSNdccgCt5gg Ef3rN+4SSSNte7r4lxyI2rWuwFssXAy6kankJOD5ACkeS9xof4 6abZnn4hxCPtVfFRgMVPz0jNc9j59MksMg1IxDaT1x0/emnbmKGXi9z3si987oUH/rpOfTcfSkFnHLw+SGcjHiz7itT54dMZEuM/IuMSxpcynuhnURHIw3HmM+RwPoK+lSSSGSGdwdeRlVxijyqZIF djyGxGxPqaI9xC8rJDG2vG+F2BwP8+dLxOsc6a9nrUlQpuOzSm 6McV6rwadRaXc/tS6+4MOHuEnaQqQWVlwQw9KsE8ot8s+rGR0oXECZLfnqiIHh54 8iKY4ue09kOTw4pfTplehuXC6bURyAeYwaKbuZt3hGf/DNFECqTkDUSASDz8vrXYTAGDq88Gg3J5jTT0ytSXRecy5BMbk+ 4P3FCmklUNIwwGUANjnjrTfsnZCdrmWSEyRlljAG3qdzt1WmPa aBHsJDDaxxBGHhjyefXPLp5U2siVqUimPGq8XPZWI3ZpllGxY+ W3katvDJpYoc980bkYyj4B96p0kF5FbRSvG4gGSjZyATz26cut ew3si4Mn6keNJXOMijqeXZ3j5lherQx47FKbsybMpBbbGa+g7+ 4itou7kZVbJbBOQDyHp/FemSG3jgnVx3bxHSH8WTndf3HTbNNeFhhEstrEsiEZyGOAfboa HfRRjxq8jafsd2avK6wAh30k6M7kffFSDayi6VQpjbqGX4tuQ/fFQeybrJxaVpQUdYmfBIAG4H2NPuM3ZktAluyjkS2dxj7f/KjvLk+bjK2ivHk5MTcSuYLJT+bI1EbRNzPyqJY3fDXxiVHRW/2kQ7+wGab8A4It235y9j05OdTHxye9WpLK1EYiSGIJjGkKMU3J l5ToXeRzRSIrSDitxJHao1vKELIrHGrB5Hy552zRV7PTyDVJII z/wAMZxVrXhEVhM15bxgsV0keQ64/zpRY7i3lXUJE+tJ5cekTZZx3XJGb2EsVjwtERmEXeMME8yWOff f6UeSaOaJobiNSHHxZx70tcyxxd0qQtAdwrHDZ57H+RQLa9W3n EU8RVW2Bzqz8v4Garab9D8PlYlChjtIoHUQmIEIAAh3GPKovEu B8NlVms7bumAzgE4b0x5074RaRcQXvtY0KPiB3YHy69OtTLjs9 Hd/pR3LxhvQMKXkuU+nph5/juX1szqWxf8ubeM6lJDqGAyD6fL+1ecDlu7HiOiJWbUMMgBII8 8e3WrhxXsxd2IeaFhdRINzEcMPdd/2qXwvstFLcWd5PMGVFjnUKm2vGQD9/pR/MkjzMePIrTX4Em4HccNaTiUrKYzAFdFBYjGPmeQ5Uo4hxAxogj ALtg4by8yP8/h/234lKLRbGING8xyrhuaruemRuV35VUUgiZPESJCdRJ3J8s0OO/r2UX5LhOZ9sd2naC5Koo7okYBXcHyGBU+PtQVALQOSRkaetV0R sCVyoznc8h0/tXRZixOMkjAGw50lxJP8ANf6y1N2ttyunu5yR0x1qqtIZJJJAT HrcsVEmBknPlXoffOADyGN8mh+P/pgEdds0UrQNZHQNVRphhMtkkADbn/H3rlIlZwvdg6c42z9+vTn9q9/pB66Tv8jXc+wcjY77j3FNAARxTQyo8EsisBzVsfLHXcj61ZuEd oCsJS9T9UD/AHBnDgdCOfzpRIAJ5MAcz9hQXVfzZGkYHIY5b0DSr2HN1Poszd ooNY7q37s7gOhXIJ5HPUZzz8qDJ2jJi7mKBEkx+pLkgHPkvTO2 2+MY3pFEMRqRsTj7ChIB4TgZ0nf5Ch4IJ5rGl9dNxJo2uO7Bjc 6QEwBnbGPLao0kMcQyu4AyQTyO/X12oEu0hA2AK7fSvM5nAPLSxx65rtfgt037CkrkFWLZI6bgcv7 GhaVZNiwYHLc9+fLPtXMJJAJO5Aya8bZosbZG+Pei0Ds87zmck gE8hXQKjIZVJBPPNc8SAVMqMEtuR7VwoGX2Hxn70Wujj//Z

[Gray Blazer]

Fail. Try again.http://cbsmyq105.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/bobbie.jpg?w=259&h=300

[hikerboy57]

shelter stu had a beautiful taylor guitar he let me play at rainbow pond in maine. played some blues,played little martha, and word went down the trail.when i first met mandela and terranautta, when i introduced myself, she said "oh you're hikerboy.we heard about you"and handed me her backpacker guitar. i had a few opportunites to play while i was up there. and fortunately for those listening, i play well.

[OzJacko]

shelter stu had a beautiful taylor guitar he let me play at rainbow pond in maine. played some blues,played little martha, and word went down the trail.when i first met mandela and terranautta, when i introduced myself, she said "oh you're hikerboy.we heard about you"and handed me her backpacker guitar. i had a few opportunites to play while i was up there. and fortunately for those listening, i play well.
I'm envious.
I love music.
I cannot make it with any instrument including my voice.
I don't even sing in the shower, anyone else in the house turns on the other hot water taps to stop me....

[Gray Blazer]

I'm for it if they're happy with 25% of the take.
If I'm not mistaken that adds up to about two tenths of 5% of #@#@ all.....:)


Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'.

[OzJacko]

I wish RocketSocks was back.
We haven't had a gun thread for ooohhh must be days....
He'd be up for one.:D
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTBCKYJeOedY3nvAxUZ9p6AxRDDEO85b DmiQkt_ZtZbsttLaUCfAw

[coach lou]

These guys were pretty hot. We ought to book them at the cafe.http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/1/2/9/4/GrayBlazerandHalfstep.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showimage.php?i=19954&original=1&catid=member&imageuser=11294)

Ian Anderson and Martin Barre thru hiking:banana

[Gray Blazer]

Ian Anderson and Martin Barre thru hiking:banana


Better.



......

[Gray Blazer]

You wascally wabbit!!

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/4739327/Elmer+Fudd+Elmer_Fudd_A_Wild_Hare.jpg

[hikerboy57]

um, i believe its duck season.............

[Gray Blazer]

Whoops, here come the kids. See you around noon. Peace out.

[Gray Blazer]

um, i believe its duck season.............


Wabbit season!

[OzJacko]

Always wabbit season in Oz!!
They're feral pests....

Got to go.
Not enough guard rail on the road for me to catnap in the truck tomorrow....:D

[hikerboy57]

aah hates rabbits:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOUhGcsHqDM

[coach lou]

aah hates rabbits:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOUhGcsHqDM

Aren't those cartoons illegal now!:(

[HikerMom58]

Top o' the mornin' to ya....it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. :)

[Gray Blazer]

aah hates rabbits:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOUhGcsHqDM


What a MAROON.

[Gray Blazer]

Aren't those cartoons illegal now!:(


Are you saying they are not PC?

[coach lou]

Are you saying they are not PC?

Same...Same:rolleyes:

[Gray Blazer]

I finally got my grilled cheese (thanks Coach), but, I couldn't eat it cuz it had th image of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Family on it.

[Rasty]

Greetings from the trail. I ran into Coffee Rules yesterday at Roan mountain and we hiked for a few hours together. Real nice guy. Lone Wolf is not as scary in person and was a great shuttle.

[coach lou]

Hey Rasty, i'm trying to fill in the kitchen.......I'm getting alot of orders for my mountain House Lasagna!

[Gray Blazer]

Greetings from the trail. I ran into Coffee Rules yesterday at Roan mountain and we hiked for a few hours together. Real nice guy. Lone Wolf is not as scary in person and was a great shuttle.


Lone Wolf is a funny guy.

[turtle fast]

If Wolf would shave his beard I don't think anyone would recognize him.

[hikerboy57]

latest out of harriman state park is theyve called off the manhunt, hoping the 73 yr old diabetic will walk out on his own.
id still look for another place to hike right now until this is resolved.

[OzJacko]

latest out of harriman state park is theyve called off the manhunt, hoping the 73 yr old diabetic will walk out on his own.
id still look for another place to hike right now until this is resolved.
No worries - I'll go elsewhere then...;)

[hikerboy57]

No worries - I'll go elsewhere then...;)

oz i think youre okay. stay put.

[OzJacko]

Actually had a reprieve from working Sunday so I am at start of 3 day weekend.
That's the good news.
Bad news is the list of things that my wife is highlighting as needing to be done by the time I leave for US in March.
Still expect to do a day hike on the Sunday (with my wife) into a hut on trail to reflect on my hike last year.

[hikerboy57]

dont put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the following day.
i have an excellent tape that was recommended to me about procrastination.
i havent listened to it yet.

[OzJacko]

dont put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the following day.
i have an excellent tape that was recommended to me about procrastination.
i havent listened to it yet.
My (older) sister often admonished me to "grow up".
Managed to put that off so far as well.

[hikerboy57]

My (older) sister often admonished me to "grow up".
Managed to put that off so far as well.

when i turned 50, one of my friends asked how it felt to get old. i told him i didnt care about getting old, as long as i dont grow up.:cool:

[OzJacko]

when i turned 50, one of my friends asked how it felt to get old. i told him i didnt care about getting old, as long as i dont grow up.:cool:
My children identified me as officially an "old phart" when I turned 40.
The last 12 months I've probably felt better than I have at any time since then.
Funny how a glitch in your view of your mortality gives you new zest for life.

[Gray Blazer]

Here's the "grilled Cheezus" that Coach Lou fixed for me. Amazingly the Virgin Mary and the Holy Family just appeared as you can plainly see. I hope this does not start a holy war ...


http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/6/2/1/7/mountains_511.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showimage.php?i=53405&original=1&c=553)

[hikerboy57]

just starting to hit my prime.
the music today is not good as the music i listened to when i was a kid.
my father told me the same thing.
his father told him the same thing.
his father told him the same thing..
ah the good old days, when we had world wars, great depressions, korean war, vietnam, gas lines, race riots, massive inflation, wage and price freezes.assassinations,man it was fun!!
i miss the good old days.

[coach lou]

when i turned 50, one of my friends asked how it felt to get old. i told him i didnt care about getting old, as long as i dont grow up.:cool:

55's the new 25

[hikerboy57]

Here's the "grilled Cheezus" that Coach Lou fixed for me. Amazingly the Virgin Mary and the Holy Family just appeared as you can plainly see. I hope this does not start a holy war ...



http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/6/2/1/7/mountains_511.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showimage.php?i=53405&original=1&c=553)

looks more like oprah

[coach lou]

Here's the "grilled Cheezus" that Coach Lou fixed for me. Amazingly the Virgin Mary and the Holy Family just appeared as you can plainly see. I hope this does not start a holy war ...


http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/6/2/1/7/mountains_511.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showimage.php?i=53405&original=1&c=553)

I just got a call from the FBI, they want to chat with me. I gave them the link to the Cafe.

[OzJacko]

What's the best thing about getting old????
Your favourite music is on the cheap racks....:banana

[Gray Blazer]

just starting to hit my prime.
the music today is not good as the music i listened to when i was a kid.
my father told me the same thing.
his father told him the same thing.
his father told him the same thing..
ah the good old days, when we had world wars, great depressions, korean war, vietnam, gas lines, race riots, massive inflation, wage and price freezes.assassinations,man it was fun!!
i miss the good old days.

No seat belts, no bike helmets. Played dodgeball everyday and tackle football with no gear. It's amazing we survived.

[OzJacko]

Here's the "grilled Cheezus" that Coach Lou fixed for me. Amazingly the Virgin Mary and the Holy Family just appeared as you can plainly see. I hope this does not start a holy war ...


http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/6/2/1/7/mountains_511.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showimage.php?i=53405&original=1&c=553)

I suspect a fake.... they don't look very Jewish...?

[Gray Blazer]

looks more like oprah


Isn't she a diety?

[OzJacko]

I just got a call from the FBI, they want to chat with me. I gave them the link to the Cafe.
That's OK. We'll chat with then. All are welcome at the cafe. If they stay too long they'll have to take their turn to clean up after Pepe, Eloise and the bear like all long term visitors.

[OzJacko]

Isn't she a diety?
Is that an intentional or accidental play on deity...???

[OzJacko]

Is that an intentional or accidental play on deity...???
Either way.... I LIKE IT!!

[Gray Blazer]

Is that an intentional or accidental play on deity...???

Your call. Remember, I'm just a mormon moron.

[hikerboy57]

midiot.......

[OzJacko]

Your call. Remember, I'm just a mormon moron.
The only mormons I see around here ride bicycles and are perpetually 19yo.
More than a dozen posts in the cafe means that like the rest of us moron is a given..

[coach lou]

That's OK. We'll chat with then. All are welcome at the cafe. If they stay too long they'll have to take their turn to clean up after Pepe, Eloise and the bear like all long term visitors.

We don't want them to talk to Pepe. By the way I was thinking of joining Oz and his son, can any of you guys suggest any methods of funding, I've already been to Parris Island and they don't want me back , so they won't help. I've got rent, my wife's car payment, some credit cards to catch up on. Verizon, CL+P... I've grown acustom to eating regular.... you know, I just noticed on another thread that WB helps fund Thru Hikes:D

[OzJacko]

We don't want them to talk to Pepe. By the way I was thinking of joining Oz and his son, can any of you guys suggest any methods of funding, I've already been to Parris Island and they don't want me back , so they won't help. I've got rent, my wife's car payment, some credit cards to catch up on. Verizon, CL+P... I've grown acustom to eating regular.... you know, I just noticed on another thread that WB helps fund Thru Hikes:D
Join us here now, or there next year?
Be warned, Oz is a long way away.
You would have to drink at least 37 quarts of water to camel up for a trip that far....

[hikerboy57]

We don't want them to talk to Pepe. By the way I was thinking of joining Oz and his son, can any of you guys suggest any methods of funding, I've already been to Parris Island and they don't want me back , so they won't help. I've got rent, my wife's car payment, some credit cards to catch up on. Verizon, CL+P... I've grown acustom to eating regular.... you know, I just noticed on another thread that WB helps fund Thru Hikes:D

well the cafe is happy to sponsor anyones cyber thru hike. best i can do, we have no currency here.

[OzJacko]

well the cafe is happy to sponsor anyones cyber thru hike. best i can do, we have no currency here.
Well I'm well into cyber Virginia and funds seem to be holding together well.
I have a problem that when I try to camel up I react like a male dog in a new park full of trees....:D

[OzJacko]

Actually on a slightly more serious note, I've been driving a boring country run 5 days a week, and I find that having a full bladder is a great way not to fall asleep behind the wheel.
Isn't it strange that we can stay awake easier from the fear of wetting ourselves than the fear of ploughing into a tree at 65mph?!

[hikerboy57]

Actually on a slightly more serious note, I've been driving a boring country run 5 days a week, and I find that having a full bladder is a great way not to fall asleep behind the wheel.
Isn't it strange that we can stay awake easier from the fear of wetting ourselves than the fear of ploughing into a tree at 65mph?!

try a couple of gatorade bottles instead of the bladder

[OzJacko]

try a couple of gatorade bottles instead of the bladder
When driving that boring road the full bladder is deliberate.
When hiking I empty frequently, hiking seems to have that effect on me.
If it gets too yellow I drink more, completely clear and I'm drinking too much.
I let the outgoing dictate how much I should put in.;)

[OzJacko]

It's a cold night here folks and I'm off to warm up the bed by breaking wind in the sheets...
Catch you all over next 72 hours.
If I hike on Sunday I'll post a pic or two.

[Gray Blazer]

The only mormons I see around here ride bicycles and are perpetually 19yo.



Those are the missionaries. Nice guys. If you need help with anything, just ask them. Feed them once in a while and they'll really appreciate it. Ask them anything about religion and they'll have an answer or will get back to you with an answer.

[Gray Blazer]

We don't want them to talk to Pepe. By the way I was thinking of joining Oz and his son, can any of you guys suggest any methods of funding

Yeah, but they are not legal.

[hikerboy57]

i hates rabbits

[Gray Blazer]

Whar a MAROON.

http://www.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bugs-bunnyreclining-499x367.jpg

[OzJacko]

Not sure about the new avatar HB...
The last one had me thinking of Heath Ledger's Joker but this one has me thinking mob wedding.
Not sure which is scarier......

[coach lou]

Zee cordoba, Zee cordoba!!

[OzJacko]

Evening Coach.
Just having breakfast...
Going slow while the coffee boils.

[hikerboy57]

Not sure about the new avatar HB...
The last one had me thinking of Heath Ledger's Joker but this one has me thinking mob wedding.
Not sure which is scarier......
Oye,quien es mas macho?Fernando Lamas o ricardo montelban?

[OzJacko]

Oye,quien es mas macho?Fernando Lamas o ricardo montelban?
Sorry.
Latino immigration is limited in Oz so haven't the lingo but I think you're suggesting it looks macho.
Dunno, I thought more mucho....

[OzJacko]

Anyway, I can talk.
You'll never see me brave enough to put my face on my avatar.

[OzJacko]

Just been browsing a link that I've got.
People died making those fail videos I'm sure....
http://www.twisternederland.com/

[hikerboy57]

if you like the suit you should see my shoes.
and it's all made from kelp.