[KayakPanic]

alright i am starting to understand the insurance policy bit a little better...

i just have only had to rely on an protect myself and dog, no wife or children so i am starting to think about his differently and get this a bit better...


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kliersLC-

how many wolf/dog encounters do you see all the way out there in Virginia?

how many have you personally seen?

"The only reason your dog didn't get eaten was years and years of people shooting at wolves. "

this is not true. at all. the dog ran them off, not me. i didn't pretend to shoot at them with an imaginary gun. no one has been attacked by a wolf in like 100 years.

my parents were taking me on hikes (baby backpack) in Yellowstone before i turned 1. I was riding down rivers in a driftboat about that same time. I learned to ski at the age of 1 1/2. not only learned to reel in the fish dad hooked at 4, but was accomplished on the oars of a drifboat by the age of 6 (dad was a flyfishing guide). dad carried most of the stuff at age 5 like food, but i carried my clothes and sleeping and fishing gear. was ripping down the mountain at 7 on a snowboard, probably passing you. all ski areas are on national forest lands, that is how they contribute to national forest experience, DUH!

if you think my tally is wacky, then, for arguments sake, why don't you add up your years of experience in the same fields of sportsmanship???

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"So, have you spent roughly three years worth of nights out, or six years? There is a wee bit of difference. Maybe saying 350-400 would be a good estimation, but 1000-2000......holy margin for error batman!"

How many years have you spent homeless?
Over Bush's term in office, i spent roughly 3 1/2 years without a house or home. That right there is over 1000 nights. don't tell me how long i've spent in the national forest system. your ego preceeds you!

I have volunteered with education organizations for at least
7 1/2 of the last 10 years, without pay. maybe a better estimate for that is also 1000-2000 hours.

and you, how many hours and minutes have you volunteered to people in the last 10 years?


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you know, it is really sad when people think that they can assume so much about a person, and then state it as if it's fact. it is VERY clear that you have not grown up with the same experiences as I have!

"Think about it before you fire off another poorly thought out post."

Good advice to give to your own self!