[pct-l] Mr. Liechty's list

[Andrea Dinsmore]

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PCT MOM

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 4:50 PM, mark v <allemande6 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> If some guy carries too few layers of clothing on the trail and that kills
> 135 other people on the trail in 2 years, then maybe the government should
> look into it.  In reality, people carrying too much stuff does lead to many
> hikes ending prematurely with injury or unhappiness, so we do discuss light
> gear on the list often, since it pertains to the PCT.
>
> If some guy starting a campfire kills 135 other people on the trail in 2
>  years, then maybe the government should look into it.  In reality, it only
> occasionally leads to destroyed wilderness, so we do discuss fire
> regulations and safe campfires on the list often, since it pertains to the
> PCT.
>
> If some guy carrying only 2 liters of water kills 135 other people on the
> trail in 2 years, then maybe the government should look into it.  In
> reality, lack of water occasionally leads to death by dehydration for the
> person who wasn't carrying enough water, and we talk about water lots on the
> list, since it pertains to the PCT.
>
> I won't mention the G word, but you hopefully can continue the parallel
> construction and get the point that the list about government intrusion
> makes no useful point about the PCT (or anything) at all.
>
>
>
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