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Oh yikes! Now I understand why you understood so well what I was talking about. Walker Burger has a new owner. This is their first season, it is always difficult to find staff (I knew the previous owners too - I've known the new owner since she was a kid) and the end of July is notorious for...

I have the standard heater that ATC installs, the 100 W panel and a single 12 V battery. I had an additional gas line installed to hook up a Wave 3 but have not done so yet. I was out for nine nights in late Feb and early Mar and did not use the heater much. But even in a more normal winter I am...

I believe this is the tree and rock at the Granite Mountain campsite. We named it Rattlesnake Camp for the little one which crawled out of the fire ring.

Did the braying asses leave their broken Bubba chairs, soda bottles and junk food wrappers behind?

I hear what people are saying about avoidance and just getting away. But. The worst part of this incident is that I was trapped by two vehicles and the only way I could have "gotten away" is to leave my vehicle and all of my belongings, grab the phone and the dog and run off through the...

I worked at San Jose State when the Steens Mountain Wilderness was first being processed. One of my tasks was to respond to Forest Service stuff on behalf of the student body. I remember the issue and especially the descriptions and photos of the area. I have never been there. It is now on my...

Yup. I taught elementary school. I did not retire - I quit.

That line was written after a day of practice when I kept shooting the dirt below the target. As my dad pointed out it was because I was pulling instead of squeezing the trigger. BASS - breath, aim, sight, squeeze. I got better.

I heard from a friend in Mammoth (who has a scanner) just how crazy it was. If you know the beach on June Lake - illegal parking, people unable to leave because they were blocked in, 600! - yes, 600 people on the beach including - and I think this wins the prize - a couple of families riding...

Oh. I guess you were talking about the photo of him on the road. Yes, he runs and runs and runs and then he sleeps on the bunk. It was cloudy so not as hot as it can be out there.

I was a little disappointed that the Bobcat lacks a slider window - but mostly because of the dogs. I had a 4wheel camper with a slider for 12 years. Yes. I left the slider unlatched at night so I could crawl through if necessary but, as you said, my fears were never realized. There are some...

I don't think he was hot. Especially with both windows open he just loves lazing on the bunk. And I know what you are saying about photo vs for real - sometimes the air seems to hold the color, my sister and I call it "glowy", and that is hard to capture in a photo.

Only 2%? But joking aside - as I told someone one time - I'm a runner. I learned the hard way that sometimes nothing else works.

Desert sunsets and my best friend. A few boating photos are in that sub-forum.

Mono Lake, looking at the Lee Vining tufa grove. I can't paddle in there until September because of the buffer zone around the Osprey nests. The birds were screaming at me even from this far away! Silver Lake (June Lake area), Carson Peak, my sister in my old boat. Looking south towards the...

I'll be interested in what Julie and her friends come up with too. I won't quit going out. I will quit Saturdays though. Laundry has to be done sometime.

From a DV counselor: "you cannot reason with an unreasonable person". The Rosenberg book has been mentioned in my Sangha (Buddhist community) I just ordered a copy. The concept of meeting someone where they is both important and difficult. I've used it in a therapeutic situation when...

Ha! As I have continued to process this event I do recall saying to one of the guys, "what the hell is wrong with you?" I also called them "sweetie". Yeah - which one of me indeed? Ha!

This is the kind of thing that makes this forum real special. I don't feel particularly courageous but I do feel the - if not me then who? - kind of thing.

It is cultural IMO. A culture of impunity and as you said - a fan base. A culture which is entertained by violence and - this will be my only mention because it can become a real dark and disgusting rabbit hole - specifically the violence against women that is legally filmed and used for...

Exactly! I've laughingly thought about a sword. They are not designed for deployment from inside the cab of a truck but the "this lady is a lunatic!" factor could be worth something. Then I began wondering if there are laws about "brandishing" a slingshot because there are gong to be legal...

Thank you. I was worried about posting this.

And thanks to Casa and Happyjax - funny, I had been thinking how my late husband would always donate to the Police Athletic League and put the sticker on his truck. He swore it got him a talking to instead of a speeding ticket on several occasions. So yeah - I've been thinking about an NRA...

That is what it often comes down to for me as well. It kind of softens the regrets.

I was in survival mode and just wanted to get out of there so calling 911 at that time was not one of my top choices - but I have been considering filing a police report. I know it will likely mean little because I have absolutely no identifying information (survival mode) but then again if...