[pct-l] FW: PCT and AT Trail Angels

[Andrea Dinsmore]

It's different when then do their "animal house" impersonation on the trail
than at my home or in the local cafe. It comes back to respect those who you
come into contact with. Would they bring all their rowdy friends to their
Grandmother's house to party and destroy?? I think it might help if the
hikers saw how the others see what they are doing. Others besides their
hiking buddies. They also need to remember that because of how they look and
smell when they hit resupply stops most regular folks don't understand that
they are not bums. With an exception.....if they act like bums it makes all
the other hikers look like bums. Is that how they want the rest of the
non-hiking world to think of them ?? They probably don't care. You might
inquire with the trail businesses that have had past problems and take that
to the KO.

So, it all comes down to this thought......treat me good...I'll always be
here. Treat me like sh at t ......I'm out of here.

Andrea

On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 10:10 AM, <Slyatpct at aol.com> wrote:

>  Yeah, you're probably correct., but most hikers don't like hanging around
> jerks.  It's nice to know whow they are.   Some hikers and small groups have
> been blackballed on the AT for rude and disrespectful behaviour.  Shunned.
> The trail grapevine is nice for that..
>
> On the contrary, I heard a story from '96 where the rangers at Burney
> called Castle Rocks telling them a bunch of partying hikers were coming
> their way, like it was a bad thing.   The ranger relayed the message to the
> hikers when they got there and he told them when he hung up the phone, he
> was delighted.  "Yeah, party"
>
> Life's a celebration.  Especially when you're on the trail.
>
> Sly
>
>
>  In a message dated 3/2/2008 12:38:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> dsaufley at sprynet.com writes:
>
> It doesn't really matter what forum it is . . . even if those who need to
> hear the message are at the KO, on this list-post, or anywhere else, they
> won't pay attention and don't think the message applies to them.  The people
> who don't really need to hear it will be the ones paying rapt attention.  We
> can talk and write about it all we want, but it's human nature and the law
> of averages at work.
>
>
>
>
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