From JMatsen877@aol.com Mon Jul 20 09:10:02 1998 Received: from mxu4.u.washington.edu (mxu4.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id JAA29846 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:10:02 -0700 From: JMatsen877@aol.com Received: from imo21.mx.aol.com (imo21.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.65]) by mxu4.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with ESMTP id JAA13272 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:10:01 -0700 Received: from JMatsen877@aol.com by imo21.mx.aol.com (IMOv14_b1.1) id JNSMa12330 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:09:45 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:09:45 EDT To: kcesar@u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Outdoor Humor Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 40 > >> Subject: Humor: Camping >> >> >> Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson were on a camping and hiking >> trip. >> They had gone to bed and were lying there looking up at the sky. >> Holmes >> said, "Watson, look up. What do you see? >> "Well, I see thousands of stars." >> "And what does that mean to you?" >> "Well, I guess it means we will have another nice day tomorrow. What >> does >> it mean to you, Holmes?" >> "To me, it means someone has stolen our tent." >> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >> This list is circulating among Forest Service employees. These are >> actual >> comments left last year on Forest Service registration sheets and >> comment >> cards by backpackers completing wilderness camping trips: >> >> "A small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles. Is there >> a way >> I can get reimbursed? Please call." >> >> "Escalators would help on steep uphill sections." >> >> "Instead of a permit system or regulations, the Forest Service needs >> to >> reduce worldwide population growth to limit the number of visitors to >> the >> wilderness." >> >> "Trails need to be wider so people can walk while holding hands." >> >> "Ban walking sticks in wilderness. Hikers that use walking sticks are >> more >> likely to chase animals." >> >> "All the mile markers are missing this year." >> >> "Found a smoldering cigarette left by a horse." >> >> "Trails need to be reconstructed. Please avoid building trails that go >> uphill." >> >> "Too many bugs and leeches and spiders and spider webs. Please spray >> the >> wilderness to rid the area of these pests." >> >> "Please pave the trails so they can be plowed of snow in the winter." >> >> "Chair lifts need to be in some places so that we can get to wonderful >> views without having to hike to them." >> >> "The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake. Please >> eradicate these annoying animals." >> >> "Reflectors need to be placed on trees every 50 feet so people can >> hike at >> night with flashlights." >> >> "Need more signs to keep area pristine." >> >> "A McDonald's would be nice at the trail head." >> >> "The places where trails do not exist are not well-marked." >> >> "Too many rocks in the mountains." >> >> Ron... >> IBM Rochester, MN, Phone: (507)253-3887, FAX 253-2482, tie line 553, .