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Dec 10, 2014 at 8:22 pm #2155693AnonymousInactive
Dogma that racked up karma
Dec 11, 2014 at 8:56 am #2155762David,
It's long been obvious that our educational backgrounds aren't the same. If there was any doubt about it your 12/2/14 post erased it.
For comparison I took a University of Washington 5 credit graduate school class around 1970 entitled "Theory of Counseling". Attendance was optional and each student submitted the grade they wanted at the end of the quarter. I attended about 3 sessions, thought the whole thing was a waste of time and got an A.
Dec 11, 2014 at 9:59 am #2155786On two occasions I have had to carry other people's packs for underprepared partners who could not deal with the load.
On the one occasion I like to talk about best, I had packed an 18# pack (after food and water) for a trip where we were intending to cover extremely rugged terrain.
Said hiking partner packed a pack that easily weighed more than double (maybe triple) my pack, and amongst other things, brought a survival machete/saw, folding camp stool, tablet, and a full liter of whiskey. I ended up carrying his for the first day, and he carried mine. I took out my water and food before handing my pack over. I needed hiking poles to bear the weight, but still lead the group. On the second day, he said he couldn't take it anymore and we had to cut the trip short.
Dec 11, 2014 at 1:18 pm #2155835An empty canister of fuel is my latest screw up. I had been out the week before, used up my gas, and left the empty canister in the bottom of my pack. The next weekend, I added some food, fuel, and water, and off I went. At camp that night, I discovered the empty canister. Only 4 oz, but still. I meant it was completely useless, not a drop of fuel left.
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