Quote Originally Posted by Twogears View Post
This is a stupid statement.
That's the problem. Wave a red flag and you're going to get a predictable reaction and no one should be surprised. We have come to the point where simple questions, about which there might be honest differences of opinion, have become red flags provoking hostility. We have to stop the provocation, step softly, to preserve civility.

I have MANY questions about hiking that I simply won't bring up (in potentially mixed company) any more.

THINK (as Mr. Watson said) before you bring it up!