hikerboys cyber cafe

[Astro]

I suspect his book on AT is closer to reality than his one on Oz.
Love his work generally but didn't like his book on us. Saw too many flaws in his facts.

That seems to be the rap on Bryson, great writer, but people often do not enjoy when he writes about something they really know about because he is so often "factually challenged" (and perhaps he also gets under their skin).

[Astro]

morning boy's...jacko you goin for the full page record?, sorry ...muffed you up. hehe

Rocketsocks, Great to see back! :sun

[HikerMom58]

I think I have caused Daniel to have a strange taste in music for his age.
He often listens to my "fuddy duddy" radio stations even when on his own.

Funny... :) How old is Daniel, Oz?

[Gray Blazer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsAaLNMtb1A&safe=active

Good morning, everybody.

That's the Way of the World ... Yoww!

[OzJacko]

Funny... :) How old is Daniel, Oz?
He'll turn 26 about 2 weeks into the hike.

[HikerMom58]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsAaLNMtb1A&safe=active

Good morning, everybody.

That's the Way of the World ... Yoww!


OH YEAH!!! Thumbs up... GB!!! Good mornin!!

[JAK]

Jim Webb used to hang out in MacArthur park with Linda Rondstadts' sister, Susan.
They broke up and then he composed the song.

The sixties and seventies were about a lot of serious love and not just free love. Movies like "Butterflies are Free", "Sweet November", and "Love Story" had a lot of influence on me even though I was just a kid when I watched them. Not sure what might influence the sentiment of kids today.

I just hear the other day that "Your so vain" wasn't about Warren Beatty after all, so I guess Trivia Pursuit was wrong.

[HikerMom58]

He'll turn 26 about 2 weeks into the hike.

Cool!! I wish we could arrange a b.day cake for him, on the trail, but not one that's been left out in rain. ;) My youngest, Ben, is 28. :)

[HikerMom58]

Jim Webb used to hang out in MacArthur park with Linda Rondstadts' sister, Susan.
They broke up and then he composed the song.

The sixties and seventies were about a lot of serious love and not just free love. Movies like "Butterflies are Free", "Sweet November", and "Love Story" had a lot of influence on me even though I was just a kid when I watched them. Not sure what might influence the sentiment of kids today.

I just hear the other day that "Your so vain" wasn't about Warren Beatty after all, so I guess Trivia Pursuit was wrong.

Whoa... they might just have to "pull" that game, then. :) Hey JAK... I'm HikerMom... nice to "meet" you!

[OzJacko]

gotta go folks.
Tomorrow I want to see some songs that disappointed....;)

[nitewalker]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/andrew-ference-plant-50-trees-every-time-tyler-163954317--nhl.html

[HikerMom58]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/andrew-ference-plant-50-trees-every-time-tyler-163954317--nhl.html

Great!! :)


I just found this, I thought was interesting, but really wonder if it's true. :eek: Oz is gone, now, but he might be able to verify, if this is actually true... ya know you can't believe everything you read on the web.

Australian Gun Law Update�

Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts....
From: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia

... Hi Yanks, I thought you all would like to see the real
figures from Down Under.

It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by a new law to
surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by our own
government, a program costing Australia taxpayers
more than $500 million dollars.

The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2 percent,
Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 percent;
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!

In the state of Victoria.....

[coach lou]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/andrew-ference-plant-50-trees-every-time-tyler-163954317--nhl.html

Trying to mend those fences with the fans! It's a good thing, hockey players are fine young folks.

[atmilkman]

I have a wide range I like but mostly like stuff sung by the people that wrote it I've found.
Love emotion in a song.
Told my family I want them to work out how to play this at my funeral (full album version only).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9hLcRU5wE4
If you can listen to that while driving your car and NOT speed you have no rock and roll in your soul...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10X3zJpMDMo

[Gray Blazer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10X3zJpMDMo

This one's a natural given, a classic if you will.

My old muscle car came up at 2:40. The car I'm gonna get when we sell our patent for a coupla million came up at 3:07.

[coach lou]

BobbyJo, I just hit PLAY ALL, again.....Jethro Tull Day 3 :D

[Astro]

Jim Webb used to hang out in MacArthur park with Linda Rondstadts' sister, Susan.
They broke up and then he composed the song.

The sixties and seventies were about a lot of serious love and not just free love. Movies like "Butterflies are Free", "Sweet November", and "Love Story" had a lot of influence on me even though I was just a kid when I watched them. Not sure what might influence the sentiment of kids today.

I just hear the other day that "Your so vain" wasn't about Warren Beatty after all, so I guess Trivia Pursuit was wrong.

If it wasn't Wareen Beatty, who was it?

[Gray Blazer]

If it wasn't Wareen Beatty, who was it?

I thought it was about Mick Jagger.

[Gray Blazer]

BobbyJo, I just hit PLAY ALL, again.....Jethro Tull Day 3 :D

Jethro Tull is up there with Jethro Bodine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWq6L19eNo&safe=active

[atmilkman]

BobbyJo, I just hit PLAY ALL, again.....Jethro Tull Day 3 :D
Yer lounie coach. You're coach lounie.

[Astro]

Trying to mend those fences with the fans! It's a good thing, hockey players are fine young folks.

Sets a great precedence for the tons of $$$ all the other professional athletes make (espeically NBA, MLB, and NFL).

[Astro]

I thought it was about Mick Jagger.

He sang at the end of the song, but the song describes her once boyfied Beatty so much better.

[atmilkman]

This one's a natural given, a classic if you will.

My old muscle car came up at 2:40. The car I'm gonna get when we sell our patent for a coupla million came up at 3:07.

There's some sweet rides on there.

[Gray Blazer]

Jethro Tull is up there with Jethro Bodine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWq6L19eNo&safe=active

TW and HM can't be a Double Naught Spy. HaHa.

[atmilkman]

Jethro Tull is up there with Jethro Bodine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWq6L19eNo&safe=active
They just don't make em' like that anymore. Good, clean, wholesome fun. A laugh a minute and without the "F" word.

[Gray Blazer]

TW and HM can't be a Double Naught Spy. HaHa.

The iron hat may be a new hiking trend.

[atmilkman]

The iron hat may be a new hiking trend.
The radio in the heel of the shoe could get catchy.

[Gray Blazer]

Jethro Tull is up there with Jethro Bodine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWq6L19eNo&safe=active

This is about the funniest thing I've seen in a while. Laughed my a$$ off.

[atmilkman]

Now Jethro you let yer cousin Ellie play double naught spy with ya. - classic

[Gray Blazer]

Jethro as Robin Hood with the hippies is a classic. The cops arrest Granny cuz she wuz gonna smoke some crawdads but first she needed a little pot! Rasty should appreciate that.

[Gray Blazer]

I thank God for you people's tolerance of stupidity.

[Astro]

The iron hat may be a new hiking trend.

Great new gear for your favorite Ulra-Lite hiker.

[Astro]

They just don't make em' like that anymore. Good, clean, wholesome fun. A laugh a minute and without the "F" word.

Growing up did not quite appreciate all of the irony in it. We just felt they were like some of our kin folk who happened to hit it big with the $$$.

[atmilkman]

Great new gear for your favorite Ulra-Lite hiker.
You could use it to cut down live trees to build a fire and burn poop paper and trash. - multi-purpose.

[atmilkman]

I lilke the one where there gonna go shoot some golfs. Then they're boiling up them golf eggs.

[Drybones]

Jethro Tull is up there with Jethro Bodine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWq6L19eNo&safe=active

Best show ever on TV.

[Karma13]

Can I just say... I only lurk here because the fun is fast and furious, but I lurk hard. :)

And I love the cafe! Thanks for the light-heartedness.

OK, back to lurking. Or mostly lurking, anyway.

[coach lou]

Can I just say... I only lurk here because the fun is fast and furious, but I lurk hard. :)

And I love the cafe! Thanks for the light-heartedness.

OK, back to lurking. Or mostly lurking, anyway.

The only thing we take seriously is thread drift.....it is required...........we can't even have a serious argument without changing the subject:D

[Rasty]

The only thing we take seriously is thread drift.....it is required...........we can't even have a serious argument without changing the subject:D

1000% untrue. We have kept on track about the argument about the proper length of time purchased for the argument session. HB cheated me out of ten minutes.

[Train Wreck]

1000% untrue. We have kept on track about the argument about the proper length of time purchased for the argument session. HB cheated me out of ten minutes.

No, he didn't.

[Train Wreck]

No, he didn't.

.............

[Train Wreck]

No, he didn't.

I just bought a $50 gift card for $10 worth of arguing!
Did I get a deal or what! :banana

[Rasty]

No, he didn't.

I just bought a $50 gift card for $10 worth of arguing!
Did I get a deal or what! :banana

I will give you $1.68 for it.

[atmilkman]

The only thing we take seriously is thread drift.....it is required...........we can't even have a serious argument without changing the subject:D
On that note have you ever seen a golf?

[HikerMom58]

Man, and I thought all this stuff was your own. Now, i know it's all Monty Python. ;) Just kiddin, you know I think y'all are good!

Hey Karma13... drop in anytime, we'd love to have ya. Good luck on ur upcoming hike. We'll be pulling for ya. I saw Rifle's journal. Thanks for the fyi on his journal entry the other day! So far so good! :)

rocketsocks is back, everyone!:D

[atmilkman]

On that note have you ever seen a golf?
I found one of those little critters. Where's granny? Tell her to get her gun.18905

[Karma13]

Hey Karma13... drop in anytime, we'd love to have ya. Good luck on ur upcoming hike. We'll be pulling for ya. I saw Rifle's journal. Thanks for the fyi on his journal entry the other day! So far so good! :)

Thanks, HikerMomKD. I should get your contact info in case I make it anywhere near Daleville. :)

Was that enough thread drift? No? Um... CHICKEN ANKLES. (Although really, I missed a chunk of pages, and I have no idea what that means.)

[atmilkman]

Thanks, HikerMomKD. I should get your contact info in case I make it anywhere near Daleville. :)

Was that enough thread drift? No? Um... CHICKEN ANKLES. (Although really, I missed a chunk of pages, and I have no idea what that means.)
It's the meaning of life. It's the answer to everything. It is.

[coach lou]

1000% untrue. We have kept on track about the argument about the proper length of time purchased for the argument session. HB cheated me out of ten minutes.


Best part of that arguement ...........is .....I started it!

[Train Wreck]

It's the meaning of life. It's the answer to everything. It is.

No it's not.

[coach lou]

Did I not tell the Major the truth on that thread that got painted red, this morning. Man, it's just like a Midget game...... you can smell it brewing. I'm glad I only read the first page and then got busy.

[Mountain Mike]

Cool!! I wish we could arrange a b.day cake for him, on the trail, but not one that's been left out in rain. ;) My youngest, Ben, is 28. :)
I might be able to arrange that. Let me think about it.

[atmilkman]

No it's not.
I'm so depressed. I have been misled.

[Train Wreck]

I'm so depressed. I have been misled.

No you haven't.

[Mountain Mike]

I'm so depressed. I have been misled.
If you brought a map & compass you might have known! Or maybe a GPS w/spot locator.

[atmilkman]

If you brought a map & compass you might have known! Or maybe a GPS w/spot locator.
It was supposed to be so simple. Just follow the chicken ankles.

[HikerMom58]

Thanks, HikerMomKD. I should get your contact info in case I make it anywhere near Daleville. :)

Was that enough thread drift? No? Um... CHICKEN ANKLES. (Although really, I missed a chunk of pages, and I have no idea what that means.)

Ok... no prob. Karma13. I'll PM you my contact info. I used to just put it out here but I've thought better of it. And girl- what's the this talk about not making it to Daleville? You can do it!! You know there's a huge wave of chicks calling themselves the "Summit Sisters" hiking this year. Have you heard about them? I'll take u the Homeplace when u get here......
My daughter attemped to thru-hike in 2008. She told us she was going to stop hiking when it wasn't fun anymore. She had a BLAST for 500 miles. If she had been able to "keep up" with the group she found in the Shenandoah, she would have gone all the way to ME with them but she started in Daleville. Just didn't have the "trail legs" to keep up with them since they had started in GA.

[HikerMom58]

I might be able to arrange that. Let me think about it.

MM... swa-eet! I wish I were closer. I'd help! :)

[Rasty]

Best part of that arguement ...........is .....I started it!

No you didn't!

[Rasty]

Thanks, HikerMomKD. I should get your contact info in case I make it anywhere near Daleville. :)

Was that enough thread drift? No? Um... CHICKEN ANKLES. (Although really, I missed a chunk of pages, and I have no idea what that means.)

I wasted my 1000th post on something about Chicken Ankles instead of something profound like the meaning of Squee!

[Karma13]

That's actually kind of awesome! :D

Squee is highly overrated anyway. The word, that is. Not the feeling. The feeling's pretty OK.

[Gray Blazer]

I wasted my 1000th post on something about Chicken Ankles instead of something profound like the meaning of Squee!


Mr. Whipple, please don't squee the customers!

18907

[Rasty]

That's actually kind of awesome! :D

Squee is highly overrated anyway. The word, that is. Not the feeling. The feeling's pretty OK.

Don't tell Train Wreck you think Squee is overrated. Oops you already did! The only thing worse would be insulting muscadine or scuppernog wine!

[Gray Blazer]

Milkman ... drink 180 gallons before your hike and you won't have to drink again ... BRILLIANT!

[coach lou]

No you didn't!
Wait....we had 2 arguments?:confused:

[Rasty]

Wait....we had 2 arguments?:confused:

It could have been three or even four!

[Another Kevin]

It could have been three or even four!

Whatever. Whatever.

[Astro]

It could have been three or even four!

No it was definitely five or six.

[nitewalker]

Trying to mend those fences with the fans! It's a good thing, hockey players are fine young folks.

as much as i hate certain things about pro sports there are also many good deeds that happen due to sports athletes and teams. i am a huge fan of all sports and am truly happy to see the nhl and its players come to an agreement. it puts alot of people back to work. not just the players but all the people that sell beer , dogs, pizza etc. the people that park the cars and run the garages. the people that run restaurants , motels etc. they will all have a boost in business. nothing beats playoff hockey!!!

[hikerboy57]

could we just go straight to the playoffs? there longer than the regular season anyway

[nitewalker]

Great!! :)


I just found this, I thought was interesting, but really wonder if it's true. :eek: Oz is gone, now, but he might be able to verify, if this is actually true... ya know you can't believe everything you read on the web.

Australian Gun Law Update�

Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts....
From: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia

... Hi Yanks, I thought you all would like to see the real
figures from Down Under.

It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by a new law to
surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by our own
government, a program costing Australia taxpayers
more than $500 million dollars.

The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2 percent,
Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 percent;
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!

In the state of Victoria.....


im actually looking into buying my 1st gun. i belive the people need their guns so that the bad folks[nitwits] have to think twice before they break into someones place..

[Rasty]

could we just go straight to the playoffs? there longer than the regular season anyway

I'm one of those weird people who usually get's through Super Bowl Sunday without any idea who is playing.

[Astro]

could we just go straight to the playoffs? there longer than the regular season anyway

How about play ten games, and then seed everyone for the playoffs.

[nitewalker]

Can I just say... I only lurk here because the fun is fast and furious, but I lurk hard. :)

And I love the cafe! Thanks for the light-heartedness.

OK, back to lurking. Or mostly lurking, anyway.

i fall into the luking class when it comes to hanging out at the cafe. i have an occasional tid bit of useless info to add every now and again. like you i lurk hard and love all the easy going minds that frequent the cafe....thanks a million

[coach lou]

could we just go straight to the playoffs? there longer than the regular season anyway

I'm all for that, I normally don't pay attention until playoffs anyway:)

[coach lou]

How about play ten games, and then seed everyone for the playoffs.

That, I like.

[atmilkman]

I'm all for that, I normally don't pay attention until playoffs anyway:)
I'm the same way, except for when I lived in Billings. I worked for the Billings Gazette and they had a company Sky Box for the Billings Bulls and never used it. Once I found that out I went every chance I got. Nothing like a live game. But that goes for all sports.

[hikerboy57]

RUBBER BULLETS!!!!!
has anyone ever mentioned the possibility of substituting rubber bullets in the ul guns they carry?

[atmilkman]

RUBBER BULLETS!!!!!
has anyone ever mentioned the possibility of substituting rubber bullets in the ul guns they carry?
How about ice bullets.

[nitewalker]

Milkman ... drink 180 gallons before your hike and you won't have to drink again ... BRILLIANT!

i remember guzzling a quart of strawberry milk before going up wachusett mountain, boy was it tasty.. i thought it was a good idea instead of dumping it out. i ran into ralph about half way up the mtn and dumped it all out the hard way....uggh

[atmilkman]

..........

[Sarcasm the elf]

RUBBER BULLETS!!!!!has anyone ever mentioned the possibility of substituting rubber bullets in the ul guns they carry?
How about ice bullets.I wonder if they have Cuban fiber gunpowder yet?

[atmilkman]

I wonder if they have Cuban fiber gunpowder yet?
Or casings. They could make the casings out of Cuban's fibers.

[Rasty]

RUBBER BULLETS!!!!!
has anyone ever mentioned the possibility of substituting rubber bullets in the ul guns they carry?

How about pepper bullets for the bears.

[Rasty]

Or casings. They could make the casings out of Cuban's fibers.

Plastic casings are already being made. The Army is looking to go ultralight

[Gray Blazer]

im actually looking into buying my 1st gun. i belive the people need their guns so that the bad folks[nitwits] have to think twice before they break into someones place..


18909 Supreme Court Justice will make them think twice. Just don't let them get a hold of it and use it on you!

[Train Wreck]

RUBBER BULLETS!!!!!
has anyone ever mentioned the possibility of substituting rubber bullets in the ul guns they carry?

Oh for crying out loud, do I have to tell you guys everything? just get 1 of those little spring loaded signs that say bang when you pull the trigger

[atmilkman]

Oh for crying out loud, do I have to tell you guys everything? just get 1 of those little spring loaded signs that say bang when you pull the trigger
Do the signs come in cuben fiber?

[Astro]

Good day for Hockey, but bad day for Baseball. No one makes Hall of Fame when Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Dale Murphy, and Alan Trammell should have.

[Train Wreck]

Yo, Gray Blazer!
This one's for you!18911

[Astro]

This morning I got braces for my two youngest sons, and I believe I could have thru-hiked twice for what it cost. When youngest turns 13 in March I will have 4 teenagers at one time, meaning probably not the best planning job I have done. Having four children between 13-19 can get expensive (3 wearing braces and 3 able to drive).

[Train Wreck]

This morning I got braces for my two youngest sons, and I believe I could have thru-hiked twice for what it cost. When youngest turns 13 in March I will have 4 teenagers at one time, meaning probably not the best planning job I have done. Having four children between 13-19 can get expensive (3 wearing braces and 3 able to drive).

Would you sell your first born in order to thru hike?

[Astro]

Would you sell your first born in order to thru hike?

No, but since she is looking for a job, leasing might be an option. Seriously, probably should have just gotten married earlier and spread them out over time more.

[S'more]

i dont believe you have

I have so!

Have not!!!!

[Rasty]

This morning I got braces for my two youngest sons, and I believe I could have thru-hiked twice for what it cost. When youngest turns 13 in March I will have 4 teenagers at one time, meaning probably not the best planning job I have done. Having four children between 13-19 can get expensive (3 wearing braces and 3 able to drive).

Would you sell your first born in order to thru hike?

I got yelled about selling my grandma, so I won't answer that question on advise from my lawyer.

[JAK]

I have a solution for you. Cyrogenics.
Freeze your kids. Go on your hike.
Thaw them out when you have enough money for braces, car repairs, and college.

Maybe leave the least favourite in deep freeze a little longer.

[Rasty]

I have a solution for you. Cyrogenics.
Freeze your kids. Go on your hike.
Thaw them out when you have enough money for braces, car repairs, and college.

Maybe leave the least favourite in deep freeze a little longer.

Thawing out is the hard part!

[atmilkman]

Where do we hang our food at?

[Sarcasm the elf]

Where do we hang our food at?My dog is asleep on her pad in the corner near the dehydrated mashed taters machine, just leave your food bag next to her and she'll guard it.

[atmilkman]

My dog is asleep on her pad in the corner near the dehydrated mashed taters machine, just leave your food bag next to her and she'll guard it.
Good. Does she eat mice?

[Capt Nat]

My kids are grown up and gone but I would have never sold my kids, I would have given them away with money pinned to their clothes...

[Sarcasm the elf]

Good. Does she eat mice?Not enough of them to put a dent in the population. She does a good job of scaring them off though.

[Drybones]

My kids are grown up and gone but I would have never sold my kids, I would have given them away with money pinned to their clothes...

I shouldn't tell this story, but, I'll start be saying you couldn't find a better mother than my wife, but, our youngest son was being a real jerk running around in a clothing store and she grabbed him by the arm and tried to "straighten" him out. My wife heard two ladies standing nearby say something like, "parents like that shouldn't have children", she shoved him towards them and said, "you want him, you take him", the look on thier faces....priceless.

[Wise Old Owl]

Would you sell your first born in order to thru hike?


I gave up on my first born - he had chicken ankles and would not hike.... thank god he eloped.

[atmilkman]

I shouldn't tell this story, but, I'll start be saying you couldn't find a better mother than my wife, but, our youngest son was being a real jerk running around in a clothing store and she grabbed him by the arm and tried to "straighten" him out. My wife heard two ladies standing nearby say something like, "parents like that shouldn't have children", she shoved him towards them and said, "you want him, you take him", the look on thier faces....priceless.
You're right. That's priceless. (LOL)

[Wise Old Owl]

Yea its priceless - my raport would ahve been "If you think for a second you can do a better job - Take him home!"

[Rasty]

I gave up on my first born - he had chicken ankles and would not hike.... thank god he eloped.

What?.................

[S'more]

If you can not thread drift in the Cafe, then where can you? ;)

I understand that this is the only thread that thread drift is not only acceptable, but encouraged and abused. I mean taken advantage of. NO, maybe it's expected. :banana :banana

[turtle fast]

He could of clucked his way up the trail, flapping his arms. By Harpers Ferry he would of had strong ankles and strong arms.

[S'more]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDWu5QmsUjc&playnext=1&list=PL992D4BA006F1 66F8&feature=results_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDWu5QmsUjc&playnext=1&list=PL992D4BA006F166F8&feature=results_video

Likey! :D :D

[S'more]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKfJBfRrSX8&list=PL992D4BA006F166F8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKfJBfRrSX8&list=PL992D4BA006F166F8

Boy they are just babies there!

[S'more]

I'd like to dedicate this song to Oz. Pretty soon this is what we'll be singing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxpcZrQQM-4

Time has come!!

[S'more]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT5KDz8XemE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT5KDz8XemE

Wicked good!!!!

[S'more]

Rasty, wow that was great!!! Makes me really miss the late 70s. Blondie was one of my favorites crusing with the old 8 Track in High Schol (along with Bob Seger Stranger in Town, and Rolling Stones Some Girls). Hey I know I may be getting old, but there is still the music to take you back.

Absofreakinlutely!

[S'more]

You talking to Rasty about 8 tracks. He maybe saw one.

Good ole 8 tracks. Some songs still don't sound the same without the fade out, click and fade in.... :D

[atmilkman]

Time has come!!
Young hearts can go their way.
Can't put it off another day.
I don't care what others say.
They say we don't listen anyway.

[S'more]

Confucius say old is remembering 33 1/3 rpm big CD's.

no-- 78rpm is old. had a couple of those (old at the time!) but my record player had a setting for it. 33 1/3, 45, and 78.

[S'more]

No 45's with the thingie you had to snap in the center!

sometimes, a simple "like" button would suffice!! LIKE!

[Gray Blazer]

Yo, Gray Blazer!
This one's for you!18911Hey! They look familiar.

[S'more]

Wow, the number of 'whatever's on the last ten pages. I've created a Frankenfurter! (to quote Jimmy Durante)

OH pleeeze. Whatevah.

[hikerboy57]

Good ole 8 tracks. Some songs still don't sound the same without the fade out, click and fade in.... :D

my favorite ws deja vu by csny. country girl was cut off in the middle of track#3 a disturbing delay till track 4 clicked in

[S'more]

We had one in my moms Chevy Nova.

We had one in in our Chevy Van.... :D

[Gray Blazer]

We bought a 60's RCA Victor console that looks like a bookshelf/china cabinet and it had a 8track built in. When my tape wouldn't play, i started fooling around with it. I removed a tab from the inside that said this tab must be removed before use. Sweet! I have a never been used 8track. Having a hard time finding the tapes. Craigslist I guess.

[S'more]

I had to repack my boss' long time girlfriend's stuff up (death months ago & he still can't deal with it) & came across dozens of 8-Tracks!

HAH! about 20 years ago, my sis-in -law (hubby's sister), decided to clean out an outbuilding at their parents house. And proceeded to leave boxes of 8-tracks in front of our door while we were gone. Had to move them before we could get in the door. Not all were hubby's-- some were her's (or so he claimed!) Iron butterfly he owned up to :D

[S'more]

was hitchin' outa gatlinburg one year and got picked up by a gal in a 73 gran torino that had a factory 8 track. we rocked out all the way to newfound gap


Sweet! bought a falcon ranchero with a factory one, and a tape in it still. Now how many years ago, I dunno. I have slept since then.

[Gray Blazer]

HAH! about 20 years ago, my sis-in -law (hubby's sister), decided to clean out an outbuilding at their parents house. And proceeded to leave boxes of 8-tracks in front of our door while we were gone. Had to move them before we could get in the door. Not all were hubby's-- some were her's (or so he claimed!) Iron butterfly he owned up to :D

Dang! I could use those now. I just bought Iron Butterfly on vinyl the other day. Brand new. $5.95

[S'more]

I had a 73 Torino, unfortunately when I got it the frame was cracked! What a motor it had!
Gran Torino was an awesome movie. Love the torino's! And in case you haven't figured it out, I like fast cars. :D

[S'more]

Just thinking how quick things change these days. Vinal records were 40 years, cassettes, 10-15, 8-Track 5-10? CD, DVD,Blue Ray

And yet, vinyl sounds sooooo good!

[hikerboy57]

Sweet! bought a falcon ranchero with a factory one, and a tape in it still. Now how many years ago, I dunno. I have slept since then.
i begged my dad to buy a gran torino in '70.ended up with a galaxie500.it later became my first car. no 8 track just an am radio, but i loved that car. had a big bench seat in the back that saved me a lot of motel money

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTDHjVKQyo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTDHjVKQyo

[Drybones]

Gran Torino was an awesome movie. Love the torino's! And in case you haven't figured it out, I like fast cars. :D

I had a Torino years ago...until the wife totalled it.

[Drybones]

There's a lot of quarters being put in the juke box tonight.

[S'more]

harry chapin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfqjKDRQvWI

Still an all time favorite. Gawd I love this old music. it was the best. Thanks to all the take the time to post it!

[Gray Blazer]

i begged my dad to buy a gran torino in '70.ended up with a galaxie500.it later became my first car. no 8 track just an am radio, but i loved that car. had a big bench seat in the back that saved me a lot of motel money

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTDHjVKQyo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTDHjVKQyo

My first car was a 67 Ford Galaxy 500 with a 390 ci 4 barrel. Loved that car. Had a couch for a front seat, too. Faster than a scalded dog.

[S'more]

There's a lot of quarters being put in the juke box tonight.

That's ok. I like!!

[atmilkman]

HAH! about 20 years ago, my sis-in -law (hubby's sister), decided to clean out an outbuilding at their parents house. And proceeded to leave boxes of 8-tracks in front of our door while we were gone. Had to move them before we could get in the door. Not all were hubby's-- some were her's (or so he claimed!) Iron butterfly he owned up to :D
Time for True Confssions everybody. I had this one on 45.
Forget it. Dang 3G.

[S'more]

My first car was a 67 Ford Galaxy 500 with a 390 ci 4 barrel. Loved that car. Had a couch for a front seat, too. Faster than a scalded dog.

OH MAN! I loved the 67 BLACK Galaxy 500 my folks bought! Wish I had it. Or the Turquoise 6? 2-door we had (in the 80's). Our daughter LOVED that because she could roll down the back windows! and boy, would she run! VVVRRRROOOOOOOOOM

[Drybones]

Still an all time favorite. Gawd I love this old music. it was the best. Thanks to all the take the time to post it!

I always found it interesting that my kids always liked the music of my era better than thiers.

[S'more]

Time for True Confssions everybody. I had this one on 45.
Forget it. Dang 3G.


well, it says it doesn't exist... :(

[S'more]

I always found it interesting that my kids always liked the music of my era better than thiers.


ME too. AND, even better, my 10 yo grand-daughter was singing some this weekend while she was visiting!!! SOOOO AWESOME!

[S'more]

My old Kindle Fire has 50x more more storage than the first state of art laptop I bought in 99/2000

my phone has more than my first desktop..... and it's only 16gb

[coach lou]

I always found it interesting that my kids always liked the music of my era better than thiers.

You have to figure they heard it riding with you in the car and at home, so if those times were good then the music they heard in good times sticks:-?:sun

[S'more]

Yep. Good stuff. Like that guy says, a song like this cannot be written without having walked the miles. No shortcut to the soul.


yeah. no more words needed.

[Gray Blazer]

http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/232042,9697/1967-Ford-Galaxie-500_photo.aspx

Hiker Boy. Her's what my first car looked like except mine was midnite blue with a white hardtop. Didn't want to data dump, although TW did cure my Gray blazer's.

[S'more]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CyNabyA4lA

DBT! love em!

[Train Wreck]

http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/232042,9697/1967-Ford-Galaxie-500_photo.aspx

Hiker Boy. Her's what my first car looked like except mine was midnite blue with a white hardtop. Didn't want to data dump, although TW did cure my Gray blazer's.

I posted your Dog's photo as a peace offering! :D

[S'more]

My wife makes jewellry (dichroic glass). We are expanding into other stuff, want to do slumping and things.
Bought out another stall holders breadboards recently (over 500 jarrah breadboards in corner of my loungeroom).
Considering getting into various woodwork ideas when I get back - have access to lots of wood on the farm.

Cool! My daughter makes jewelry and other trinkets (think wine cork key rings).

[S'more]

Man it is hard to catch up 15 pages!
And from a lot of what I read I guess I can just mark the rest of the WB new posts as read- they're all repeats anyway...:D

I feel your pain!

[Train Wreck]

My first car was a 1972 Chevelle Malibu with four non matching rims and an 8 track player. It earned me 3 speeding tickets the first 2 years I had it :o

[S'more]

I must be missing something in the translation across the water on that one, but with a Woo and a ChooChoo we have very little boohoo around here.:D

By the way that scared to hike thread looked like a troll setup to me....

Scared to hike-- haven't found that one yet

[S'more]

I have a wide range I like but mostly like stuff sung by the people that wrote it I've found.
Love emotion in a song.
Told my family I want them to work out how to play this at my funeral (full album version only).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9hLcRU5wE4
If you can listen to that while driving your car and NOT speed you have no rock and roll in your soul...

OH YEAH!! gotta be careful....

[Wise Old Owl]

Oh crap everyone remembers their first car! 1973 Ford LTD Limited Edition - squeee ! anywhere on the wheel and the horn would sound - and what a horn...

http://www.hassinen.eu/1973%20Ford%20LTD%20Hardtop%20Coupe.jpg

[S'more]

I can only feel me crying! But that's because I left my cake out in the rain.


HAHAHA I have to admit, it is not one of my favorites, but it brings back memories, fo sho.

[S'more]

Oh crap everyone remembers their first car! 1973 Ford LTD Limited Edition - squeee ! anywhere on the wheel and the horn would sound - and what a horn...

http://www.hassinen.eu/1973%20Ford%20LTD%20Hardtop%20Coupe.jpg

When a horn was a horn, and not a squee

[Train Wreck]

When a horn was a horn, and not a squee

That's the truth! My current car (Honda) goes "uh...ahem .... Honk?"

[coach lou]

Oh crap everyone remembers their first car! 1973 Ford LTD Limited Edition - squeee ! anywhere on the wheel and the horn would sound - and what a horn...

http://www.hassinen.eu/1973%20Ford%20LTD%20Hardtop%20Coupe.jpg
My youngest sister had this very car..........This young thing would drive around with her all the time.......................1st wife:D

[Wise Old Owl]

Man the mileage I got out of that huuuuge back seat! You could start a family back there!:sun

[atmilkman]

My first car was a 1972 Chevelle Malibu with four non matching rims and an 8 track player. It earned me 3 speeding tickets the first 2 years I had it :o
My first car was a 1966 Chevy Corvair. It could keep up with the trucks in the swamp. It had a solid bottom and floated. It could even float across some canals the big trucks wouldn't touch. I'd just get a running start, hit the water and glide across. You could see the water churn from the tires while I was gassing it. I'd get to the other side and it bite good ground and climb right out. We won a lot of money bettin' on that car.

[S'more]

This one's a natural given, a classic if you will.

My old muscle car came up at 2:40. The car I'm gonna get when we sell our patent for a coupla million came up at 3:07.

Both great!!! had several camaro's thru the years. Mostly mustangs the past 20 though. Right now, a 97 Cobra vert, and an 03 cobra.

[S'more]

I thought it was about Mick Jagger.

Always heard it was Beatty.

[S'more]

There's some sweet rides on there.


Yeah- my current is at about 2:07....

[S'more]

Jethro Tull is up there with Jethro Bodine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWq6L19eNo&safe=active

haha! gotta love dem hill billies...

[Wise Old Owl]

awe come on That's funny right there!

[S'more]

It's the meaning of life. It's the answer to everything. It is.

NO. It's NOT! Sheesh.....

[S'more]

No it's not.


exactly. Why do we have to repeat.

[S'more]

My first car was a 1966 Chevy Corvair. It could keep up with the trucks in the swamp. It had a solid bottom and floated. It could even float across some canals the big trucks wouldn't touch. I'd just get a running start, hit the water and glide across. You could see the water churn from the tires while I was gassing it. I'd get to the other side and it bite good ground and climb right out. We won a lot of money bettin' on that car.

A corvair. Really. hmmm. Even my 68 VW was better.... and that aint saying much

[S'more]

I'm so depressed. I have been misled.


nope. no way. it's true.

[S'more]

I'm one of those weird people who usually get's through Super Bowl Sunday without any idea who is playing.

+1 on this!! I really don't give a chicken ankle about it.

[S'more]

I understand that this is the only thread that thread drift is not only acceptable, but encouraged and abused. I mean taken advantage of. NO, maybe it's expected. :banana :banana


WHEW I caught up myself. now on to me.

[S'more]

i begged my dad to buy a gran torino in '70.ended up with a galaxie500.it later became my first car. no 8 track just an am radio, but i loved that car. had a big bench seat in the back that saved me a lot of motel money

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTDHjVKQyo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTDHjVKQyo

I bet it did! Will you love me forever?

[Capt Nat]

Hey, Yall aint leavin this mash tater mchine here overnite. Take it outside and hang it from a tree or I'll take it for a walk, or a hike, or make a map, or or or just throw a hissy!

[S'more]

http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/232042,9697/1967-Ford-Galaxie-500_photo.aspx

Hiker Boy. Her's what my first car looked like except mine was midnite blue with a white hardtop. Didn't want to data dump, although TW did cure my Gray blazer's.


Oh so very schweet!

[S'more]

Finally!!!

[atmilkman]

A corvair. Really. hmmm. Even my 68 VW was better.... and that aint saying much
I got sandwiched between 2 cars at a red light. The car in front and I was stopped and the car that hit us from behind was running 45 and slammed us. I was scrunched like an accordian. We got rid of the front hood which was the trunk and turned it into the suicide seat. We cut the roof off with a blow torch and made it a redneck convertible. We'd put someone in that suicide seat and drive like hell off road in the woods. They'd almost bounce out. It's a wonder nobody died.

[S'more]

I got sandwiched between 2 cars at a red light. The car in front and I was stopped and the car that hit us from behind was running 45 and slammed us. I was scrunched like an accordian. We got rid of the front hood which was the trunk and turned it into the suicide seat. We cut the roof off with a blow torch and made it a redneck convertible. We'd put someone in that suicide seat and drive like hell off road in the woods. They'd almost bounce out. It's a wonder nobody died.

Guess Ralph was wrong. :D

[Sarcasm the elf]

Hey, Yall aint leavin this mash tater mchine here overnite. Take it outside and hang it from a tree or I'll take it for a walk, or a hike, or make a map, or or or just throw a hissy!

Already taken care of, I put my dogs' beds next to the machine, they're on watch and snoring away. Right now that the most mouse proof tater machine on the whole trail.

[Sarcasm the elf]

I'm thinking of getting a third trail dog. Looking into Caucasian Ovcharkas. They're warm and cuddly and having them around should help my fellow hikers to stop worrying about bears. :D

http://www.moveoneinc.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/South-Russian-Ovcharka-Alex-Snow-Rose.jpg


http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx285/ItalianXangel/Asian%20-%20caucasian%20Ovcharka/1.jpg

[hikerboy57]

http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/232042,9697/1967-Ford-Galaxie-500_photo.aspx

Hiker Boy. Her's what my first car looked like except mine was midnite blue with a white hardtop. Didn't want to data dump, although TW did cure my Gray blazer's.
heres mine:http://www.so-calgalaxies.com/pics/memberscars/Galaxie%20Club%20File%20026.jpg


even the color was the same
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/1970_Ford_Galaxie_500_fastback.jpg

[Rasty]

I'm thinking of getting a third trail dog. Looking into Caucasian Ovcharkas. They're warm and cuddly and having them around should help my fellow hikers to stop worrying about bears. :D

http://www.moveoneinc.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/South-Russian-Ovcharka-Alex-Snow-Rose.jpg


http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx285/ItalianXangel/Asian%20-%20caucasian%20Ovcharka/1.jpg

Plus you can ride them up the hills!

[hikerboy57]

I bet it did! Will you love me forever?
let me sleep on it.ill give you an answer in the morning.

the lyrics are hysterical

[S'more]

let me sleep on it.ill give you an answer in the morning.

the lyrics are hysterical

"And now I'm prayin' for the end of time..." !!

[Wise Old Owl]

Sarcasm - remember to toss in two (HIS AND HERS) vacuum cleaners two separate hepa filters. AND a year subscription to ZZERTEC!

[Sarcasm the elf]

Sarcasm - remember to toss in two (HIS AND HERS) vacuum cleaners two separate hepa filters. AND a year subscription to ZZERTEC!

They only shed twice a year.

Once from January to July and then again from July to the end of December.

Besides I doubt they could shed any worse than Newfies:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Adamcoat.jpg

[S'more]

Sarcasm - remember to toss in two (HIS AND HERS) vacuum cleaners two separate hepa filters. AND a year subscription to ZZERTEC!

Who me? Sarcastic? Never!

[Sarcasm the elf]

Who me? Sarcastic? Never!

I am the one they call Sarcasm! :banana

[S'more]

They only shed twice a year.

Once from January to July and then again from July to the end of December.

Besides I doubt they could shed any worse than Newfies:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Adamcoat.jpg
holy crap, that's another whole dog!

[S'more]

I am the one they call Sarcasm! :banana

Just making sure that everyone knows that I an NEVER sarcastic. Hail to the chief!

[Wise Old Owl]

Twice? hell no its vacuum all year!

[S'more]

I'm thinking of getting a third trail dog. Looking into Caucasian Ovcharkas. They're warm and cuddly and having them around should help my fellow hikers to stop worrying about bears. :D

http://www.moveoneinc.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/South-Russian-Ovcharka-Alex-Snow-Rose.jpg


http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx285/ItalianXangel/Asian%20-%20caucasian%20Ovcharka/1.jpg

Will they make a good service dog, do ya think?

[atmilkman]

"And now I'm prayin' for the end of time..." !!
You and your girlfriends rode around singing this at the tops of your lungs didn't ya's.

[hikerboy57]

i dont know. im reading all these threads about shelters, etiquette and the like and i just dont get it. i dont experience all this bickering and arguing in our neck of the woods and farther north. is this a southern phenomena?everywhere ive hiked in the northeast people have alwaysgotten along. ive smoked, others have smoked,others have drank, ive hung my food when everyone else did and slept with it when i tented.i was playing guitar at a shelter and a woman from 3 pair of weekenders that were using the shelter called out that it was getting late (8pm) and they wanted to sleep as they had a tough day ahead of them. we laughed i called back no problem and that was the end of it.
now i dont know if some of these people have actually stayed at shelters, but im getting a picture of the south as a very intolerant environment where fights at shelters can erupt at any second.whats the deal?

[hikerboy57]

You and your girlfriends rode around singing this at the tops of your lungs didn't ya's.
prayin for the end of time so i can end my time with you

[S'more]

You and your girlfriends rode around singing this at the tops of your lungs didn't ya's.

What ? who me? NOoooooooo. I'm an Angel! :D

[S'more]

prayin for the end of time so i can end my time with you

What's next on that mix tape?

[atmilkman]

prayin for the end of time so i can end my time with you
Hey, pull up by them chicks and lets get em' to go party. Hey girls....................

[hikerboy57]

these people need to try this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSwJcmRpw_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSwJcmRpw_0

[S'more]

these people need to try this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSwJcmRpw_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSwJcmRpw_0


Now there ya go... sittin by the dock of the bay is good too

[Sarcasm the elf]

Will they make a good service dog, do ya think?

They were used by the soviets to guard their side of the Berlin Wall. But I doubt that's what you meant by "service." ;)

[atmilkman]

What's next on that mix tape?
It was long ago and it was far away,

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgtrJa9ltqc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgtrJa9ltqc

[S'more]

Hey, pull up by them chicks and lets get em' to go party. Hey girls....................

Where's the party?

[atmilkman]

Where's the party?
Monson Aug. !2th

[hikerboy57]

awright everybody snap your fingers


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL--Tr6CCKM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL--Tr6CCKM

[S'more]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgtrJa9ltqc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgtrJa9ltqc


He's really wailing it :D

[S'more]

Monson Aug. !2th

Ayuh, it's penciled in!

[S'more]

awright everybody snap your fingers


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL--Tr6CCKM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL--Tr6CCKM

AWWW the big man, CC.... :(

[hikerboy57]

AWWW the big guy, CC.... :(
di dyou miss jungleland? i have no idea what page its on but i think i played it friday or saturday

[S'more]

di dyou miss jungleland? i have no idea what page its on but i think i played it friday or saturday

Saw it, somewhere... promptly found the CD for the car :D

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx71aA62Hx4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx71aA62Hx4


ah the good ol days

[S'more]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx71aA62Hx4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx71aA62Hx4


ah the good ol days

That's one of my "AHHHH" songs. At the end of it all you can do is go Ahhhhhhh. Yes it's that good.

[hikerboy57]

seeing bruce in concert is not unlike seeing billy graham. i saw bruce perform thunder road the same year at the bottom line in nyc in front of a couple hundred people.
as a matter of fact, i need to play the first part of kittys back, overshot it a few nights ago


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzSTxyEOiXw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzSTxyEOiXw

[hikerboy57]

heres part2


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amiwETd0ZCw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amiwETd0ZCw.
i consider this bruces masterpiece

[S'more]

seeing bruce in concert is not unlike seeing billy graham. i saw bruce perform thunder road the same year at the bottom line in nyc in front of a couple hundred people.
as a matter of fact, i need to play the first part of kittys back, overshot it a few nights ago


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzSTxyEOiXw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzSTxyEOiXw

OH Yeah.. BrUUUUUUUUUUUUCE ! That would be sweet in a little venue. {sigh......}

[S'more]

heres part2


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amiwETd0ZCw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amiwETd0ZCw.
i consider this bruces masterpiece

Loving this concert tonight....

[S'more]

heres part2


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amiwETd0ZCw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amiwETd0ZCw.
i consider this bruces masterpiece

Very good! I will have good dreams tonight!

[hikerboy57]

rip big man


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dlYd018jjQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dlYd018jjQ

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=456baiiyLcs

[S'more]

NOw that will just make me cry.... :(

[hikerboy57]

coursse theres a few hornblowers out there that could give the big man a run for his money


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRh7M9zQiIc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRh7M9zQiIc

[hikerboy57]

smoooooooooooooooooth


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3f5AVxJ1s4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3f5AVxJ1s4

[hikerboy57]

pure genius


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEPFH-gz3wE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEPFH-gz3wE

[hikerboy57]

alright time for a few laughs



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F2SJS6B1wQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F2SJS6B1wQ

[S'more]

yeah smooooth. REaalllll smooth. Like :)

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxuCfDRpUXA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxuCfDRpUXA

[S'more]

I'll think I'll stick with my 'girl', she does my hair just fine. Ricky goes too much over the top for me... :D

[S'more]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxuCfDRpUXA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxuCfDRpUXA


Makes Katahdin look like a cake walk.

[S'more]

and with that, nite all. I gots to try to edumacate teenagers tomorrow....

[hikerboy57]

and with that, nite all. I gots to try to edumacate teenagers tomorrow....


a mind is a terrible thing....

[Train Wreck]

i dont know. im reading all these threads about shelters, etiquette and the like and i just dont get it. i dont experience all this bickering and arguing in our neck of the woods and farther north. is this a southern phenomena?everywhere ive hiked in the northeast people have alwaysgotten along. ive smoked, others have smoked,others have drank, ive hung my food when everyone else did and slept with it when i tented.i was playing guitar at a shelter and a woman from 3 pair of weekenders that were using the shelter called out that it was getting late (8pm) and they wanted to sleep as they had a tough day ahead of them. we laughed i called back no problem and that was the end of it.
now i dont know if some of these people have actually stayed at shelters, but im getting a picture of the south as a very intolerant environment where fights at shelters can erupt at any second.whats the deal?

:confused: Why are you singling out the south? Mr. Coffee started the whole thing, and he's from Connecticut.
I just found out I have some credits left on that argument gift card, yippee!

[hikerboy57]

:confused: Why are you singling out the south? Mr. Coffee started the whole thing, and he's from Connecticut.
I just found out I have some credits left on that argument gift card, yippee!
im not singling out the south. maybe the north is less crowded? i dont think thats the case, just less thru hikers.in 36 yaears of hiking evryone at every site ive stayed at got along. everyone.somebody was pi**ing someone off, someone would say to cut it out and that would be it.i still think most of this occurs only in cyberland(but never at the cafe),,but still i dont find it an issue up here.at all.

[Rasty]

i dont know. im reading all these threads about shelters, etiquette and the like and i just dont get it. i dont experience all this bickering and arguing in our neck of the woods and farther north. is this a southern phenomena?everywhere ive hiked in the northeast people have alwaysgotten along. ive smoked, others have smoked,others have drank, ive hung my food when everyone else did and slept with it when i tented.i was playing guitar at a shelter and a woman from 3 pair of weekenders that were using the shelter called out that it was getting late (8pm) and they wanted to sleep as they had a tough day ahead of them. we laughed i called back no problem and that was the end of it.
now i dont know if some of these people have actually stayed at shelters, but im getting a picture of the south as a very intolerant environment where fights at shelters can erupt at any second.whats the deal?

:confused: Why are you singling out the south? Mr. Coffee started the whole thing, and he's from Connecticut.
I just found out I have some credits left on that argument gift card, yippee!

It's all just to scare the Yankees away. :D

[hikerboy57]

It's all just to scare the Yankees away. :D
but im a met fan

[Sarcasm the elf]

It's all just to scare the Yankees away. :D

"Do you know what a Damn Yankee is?

It's a Yankee that comes down here and never leaves."

- The owner of the BBQ place outside of Homer, Georgia (The conversation was all in good fun.)

[Pendragon]

It's not "the South", actually, it's a narrow band of the trail starting exactly 46 miles from Springer and going North for another 86 miles, after which you skip exactly 16 miles and it all starts again for another 7 miles, and then it all calms down and everybody loves everybody. Also, Southerners are more likely to pull out automatic weapons and blow away anybody who is rude or correct about anything having to do with guns, religion, or pop tarts. So please, quit being rude, racist, and stereotypical and fetch me an Evian. We uppercrust hikers will only tolerate so much dissension before we get medieval on you lower class neanderthals. So now let us discuss the exact thickness of sleeping pads allowable in shelters designated as "lean-to"s rather than "huts".....

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r018ZvdN4ew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r018ZvdN4ew

[coach lou]

:confused: Why are you singling out the south? Mr. Coffee started the whole thing, and he's from Connecticut.
I just found out I have some credits left on that argument gift card, yippee!

:mad: Oh.... Mr coffees from Connecticut...nay... nay nay...nay ...nay, nay. sure pick on Connecticut now:p

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf-UImUDu5s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf-UImUDu5s

[coach lou]

It's not "the South", actually, it's a narrow band of the trail starting exactly 46 miles from Springer and going North for another 86 miles, after which you skip exactly 16 miles and it all starts again for another 7 miles, and then it all calms down and everybody loves everybody. Also, Southerners are more likely to pull out automatic weapons and blow away anybody who is rude or correct about anything having to do with guns, religion, or pop tarts. So please, quit being rude, racist, and stereotypical and fetch me an Evian. We uppercrust hikers will only tolerate so much dissension before we get medieval on you lower class neanderthals. So now let us discuss the exact thickness of sleeping pads allowable in shelters designated as "lean-to"s rather than "huts".....

Did I ever tell you guys about when I was a kid backpacking, my food bag had Poptarts and space food sticks. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[hikerboy57]

Did I ever tell you guys about when I was a kid backpacking, my food bag had Poptarts and space food sticks. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
did you bring tang?

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7auzYgVosJA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7auzYgVosJA

[coach lou]

did you bring tang?

Swiss moca in the tin can

[Sarcasm the elf]

Swiss moca in the tin can

With a gallon ziplock full of powdered coffee creamer on the side? :D

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28DfvvfZLi0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28DfvvfZLi0

[Train Wreck]

:mad: Oh.... Mr coffees from Connecticut...nay... nay nay...nay ...nay, nay. sure pick on Connecticut now:p

Relative of yours? :D

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Diw3gu104

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Diw3gu104

[hikerboy57]

Swiss moca in the tin can

what no bosco?

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG3mHBlgOps

[hikerboy57]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7uBrx5aJ20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7uBrx5aJ20

[hikerboy57]

It's not "the South", actually, it's a narrow band of the trail starting exactly 46 miles from Springer and going North for another 86 miles, after which you skip exactly 16 miles and it all starts again for another 7 miles, and then it all calms down and everybody loves everybody. Also, Southerners are more likely to pull out automatic weapons and blow away anybody who is rude or correct about anything having to do with guns, religion, or pop tarts. So please, quit being rude, racist, and stereotypical and fetch me an Evian. We uppercrust hikers will only tolerate so much dissension before we get medieval on you lower class neanderthals. So now let us discuss the exact thickness of sleeping pads allowable in shelters designated as "lean-to"s rather than "huts".....
the key to getting along is to just play it cool


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkdP02HKQGc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkdP02HKQGc

[Train Wreck]

It's not "the South", actually, it's a narrow band of the trail starting exactly 46 miles from Springer and going North for another 86 miles, after which you skip exactly 16 miles and it all starts again for another 7 miles, and then it all calms down and everybody loves everybody. Also, Southerners are more likely to pull out automatic weapons and blow away anybody who is rude or correct about anything having to do with guns, religion, or pop tarts. So please, quit being rude, racist, and stereotypical and fetch me an Evian. We uppercrust hikers will only tolerate so much dissension before we get medieval on you lower class neanderthals. So now let us discuss the exact thickness of sleeping pads allowable in shelters designated as "lean-to"s rather than "huts".....

Welll...ok....but if your sleeping pad encroaches one inch into "my" space I'm taking it and slinging it up on the roof

[Train Wreck]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7uBrx5aJ20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7uBrx5aJ20

Between you and Coach, I'm thinking about Strawberry Pop Tarts
Mmmmmmm