[pct-l] Canadian bears

[Brick Robbins]

Sorry

On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 12:41 PM, walt Durling <durlfam4 at icloud.com> wrote:
> Ha!  Just to set the record straight.  I have the greatest respect for Canadians, having spent many vacations there, and hiking in many provincial parks, including several times in Algonquin. And yes, I can personally attest that a great many households in that fair country have electricity and running water.  They even have idiot politicians just like the US; Ron Ford comes to mind.  And they have lots of bears!  walt
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Jun 17, 2014, at 13:57, Marvin and Shirley Barg <barg at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>> As a Canuck who regularly chases black bears from my back yard using Walt
>> Durling's technique's (using bathroom language only...) I too enjoyed the
>> bear commentaries, altho, having mentioned the chasing thing probably
>> reinforces the backcountry hick perceptions of Canadians. Just to let all my
>> American hiker friends know, I always lock my car door. We also have running
>> water in our house :)
>> Grampa Kilt
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Message: 17
>> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 20:17:42 -0400
>> From: walt Durling <durlfam4 at icloud.com>
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear video
>> To: Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com>
>> Cc: PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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>> I love the commentaries here!
>>
>> All these knuckleheads had to do was stop, stand together, yell obscenities
>> at it  (most important though probably a stretch for a Cannuck), and throw
>> the damn rock at it.  It ain't a grizzly.  It showed none of the signs of
>> agitation.  But keeping running seems not the brightest thing to do.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Jun 16, 2014, at 18:34, Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> That was entertaining . . . . the cameraman ran and left the old guy
>> behind!
>>>> On Jun 16, 2014 10:47 AM, "Brick Robbins" <brick at brickrobbins.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Not really PCT related, but bear related.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting video of a bear encounter
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/06/16/bear-fort-mcmurray_n_5499378.html?14
>> 02930390
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