Dave, <div><br></div><div>I never met either Keith or Mary. I would like to point out that some people on the trail do not want to spend money at all. They just can't afford the trip if they spend too freely so they try to cut corners where they can. They often get things for free from good hearted folks on the trail. Many hostels are in fact often free. The Sauflys on the PCT ask for donations but clearly only some do donate and it's not required.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Some trail angels simply cannot afford to donate their time, and open their house to hikers without getting paid. I guess people feel they're nickled and dimed at some places. </div><div><br></div>
<div>If people in Deming might have lashed out because of what some hikers said about them It's not surprising. It's just human nature. Yogi not including them in her book is understandable as well. I mean, who needs it.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I hope it's not just hikers with an entitlement attitude deciding it's Open Season on Keith and Mary and hurting them because they had to pay for services. Maybe we all should just cut them some slack.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 6:35 PM, neighbor dave <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:neighbordave220@hotmail.com" target="_blank">neighbordave220@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Keith and Mary were nothing but kind, considerate, welcoming, helpful, informative, and generous to me. I will never waiver from my opinion of them and the experience I had when I was there. I will go back there in the future and have coffee with them, take them out to dinner, and enjoy their company again as I have in the past. I consider the both of them friends.<br>
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