XPost: alt.forestry, misc.rural   
   From: nntpmail@epix.net   
      
   On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:08:28 -0500, Jim wrote:   
      
   > Ann wrote:   
   >   
   >> Jim wrote:   
   >> > John Gilmer wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> >> > I'm getting tried of city people going out and pulling these not so   
   >> >> > bright stunts.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> Question:   Is someone who camps and hikes and gets out into "nature"   
   >> >> as often as his schedule permits but who lives and works in a "city"   
   >> >> one of the "city people?"   
   >> >   
   >> > I would refer to them as a city person who likes to camp and hike as   
   >> > often as their schedule permits.   as for their pulling the not so   
   >> > bright stunts, I would deferred to an evaluation of the sum total of   
   >> > their accumulative actions with regard for their demonstrated respect   
   >> > and understanding of nature and Her powers.   
   >> >   
   >> > IOW   
   >> >   
   >> > poor planning on their part should not be allowed to burden other   
   >> > people.   
   >>   
   >> If I was on a plane that went down in snow country in the winter and had   
   >> the choice of - other things being equal - throwing in with either a group   
   >> of (1) rural North Carolinians or (2) Watertown, NYers, I'd go with the   
   >> urban yankees.     
   >   
   > well Ann, that's because you're smart.  the Watertown, NYers are   
   > by default going to know more fun things you can do with snow while   
   > you pass the time waiting for the rescue rangers to arrive.  the   
   > Watertown, NYers would most likely construct a really neat snow   
   > fort and some snow people out in front of their snow fort.  you'd   
   > have a whole lot more fun with the Watertown, NYers than you'd ever   
   > have sitting there listening to the rural North Carolinians complain   
   > about being cold and wet.      
      
   And with luck, the group would include members/veterans of the 10th   
   Mountain Division.   
      
   > http://www.wral.com/weather/   
      
   Elmira just set high temp records two days, 57 & 58.   
      
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