[Cdt-l] angeling

[Jackie McDonnell]

Whoa, whoa, whoa . . . . I did not "grade" Keith, nor do I "grade" any
Angels.

Since Keith chose to post this message to the CDT-L, I feel compelled to
reply.  Keith has emailed me several times asking if he is listed in my
book.  I always replied that no, he was not in the book.  Last week, Keith
emailed again, and here is the response I sent to Keith:
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Hello Keith -

Several weeks ago you asked the same question, and at that time I replied
that you are not in the book.  I've tried to dodge this subject, but I
suppose I should tell you the whole story.

You obviously have a great passion for helping hikers!  But, I've received
mixed reviews from hikers who have stayed with you.  I won't go into
details.  I can tell you that when I receive a fair amount of negative
comments from hikers about ANY place along the trail, then I exclude that
place from my books.  If I *did* include that place, then I would be
responsible to print the negative comments.  I'd rather not print negative
comments.  For that reason, there are a handful of places along the Pacific
Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail which are excluded from my books.

So, that's why you're not in the book.  It seems like most hikers find you,
anyway!

This is a touchy subject.  I'm not intending to be hurtful, but I felt you
deserved an explanation.

Thanks for all you do for hikers.

Yogi
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On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:08 AM, <ks1007 at aol.com> wrote:

> *hello all*
> *not having known that we were being "graded" by yogi and the hiker's and
> yogi finally being honest with me about why we are not included in her book
> - she said that she "received several complaints about me" - I always
> seemed to get along with the "older" hiker's better - maybe they are more
> forgiving of my post traumatic stresss disorder - PTSD - we are taking a
> step back and closing our house to hiker's - we will take a look at how it
> goes this year and reconsider in '13 - we loved the nobo's - I will still
> be available to p/u hiker's from bus/train stations and take them to the
> cheap motel in town and to transport them to the border for $25 a carload
> up from $20 the last 3 years - we also cache water along the way - I
> describe the trail from the border to town - several hiker's have done the
> trail without contacting me so it is possible - there is a bus that goes
> from deming to family dollar on the border - it's called corre camino's -
> don't forget the two really great places in town to eat - taco's mirasol
> for great mexican food and palma's for super italian food*
> *sincerely*
>
>  *Keith and Mary*
> *Deming, NM*
>
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