[pct-l] Snicker Bandits & Strange Wild Eyed Thrus
Yoshihiro Murakami
completewalker at gmail.com
Tue Apr 5 07:42:59 CDT 2011
Dear Reinhold and Shroomer
I have just noticed this thread. I had been confined for ten days in
the Yakushima Hospital ( the southern isolated island in Japan) ,
because of the serious hiking disorder. Now, I am doing myself social
rehabilitation program. I will come back soon.
2011/4/5 Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>:
> He, he, he,.....I was just kidding you about the Snickers.
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> On 4/4/2011 5:07 PM, Scott Williams wrote:
>> Welllll, Dr. Yoshihiro has diagnosed me as having CHD, 'cause I just
>> can't stop hiking, and I've been known to be quite a moron at times,
>> so it's probably a dual diagnosis case of compulsive hiking disorder
>> with an overlay of moronic hiking disorder. Man, I'm in trouble!
>> Today I climbed Mt. Diablo and we had a big bonfire of snowboards and
>> skis, old mittens, and all kinds of rear entry plastic ski boots.
>> Really nasty smoke! Talk about VOC's. So I'm hoping we waked up old
>> Diablo himself to blow some hot air on that Sierra snow, more than
>> even I am capable of. But as you can see, the moronic overlay is
>> quickly becoming the basic underpinning of this disorder. On the
>> other hand, when we reached the summit, it was still a cool morning,
>> but by the time we decended to the bottom, it was already an
>> absolutely gorgeous and hot day! I'm sure we had an impact! Or maybe
>> it was just the blazing chapparell warming the whole mountain by that
>> itme. Who knows.
>>
>> But it wasn't me with the snickers.
>>
>> Shroomer
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Reinhold Metzger
>> <reinholdmetzger at cox.net <mailto:reinholdmetzger at cox.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Yes Shroomer,
>> That is what all the "Snickers Bandits" say after they made off
>> with the Snickers.
>> As far as seeing strange thrus at Hood, you don't need to go as
>> far as Hood...you need only go as far as Lake Moreno....you will
>> see some strange, wild eyed dudes right here at the KO.
>> It seems that most of them suffer from some form of hiking
>> disorder....probably the result of to many nights at high
>> elevation resulting in oxygen deprivation, which in turn causes
>> brain cells to die, which in turn gives rise to a condition known
>> in medical circles as Moronic Hiking Disorder "MHD" very
>> frequently associated with long distance hiking....can be fatal if
>> left untreated.
>> It seems that some of the KO organizers also suffer from this malady.
>> Take Switchback for instance.....he thinks raiding and sacking
>> innocent hikers is normal......but we no better..... it's "MHD".
>>
>> JMT Reinhold
>> Dr. of Moronic Hiking Disorders
>> ----------------------------------------------
>>
>> On 4/3/2011 6:17 PM, Scott Williams wrote:
>>> Snickers, I don't remember any snickers that weren't accounted
>>> for. Nah, wasn't me. I've got an allergy to snickers most of
>>> the day. I'm only allowed them for breakfast, lunch and dinner,
>>> no snack snickers for me. Got to keep the quantities down.
>>> Must of been the bears north of Hood, I've heard they have keys
>>> to the post offices up there. You know Oregon folks are real
>>> friendly with their wildlife. I did see some thrus with dark
>>> brown slobber on their chins, and sort of running down their
>>> shirts, but that's how most of us looked by Hood.
>>>
>>> As for was, of course is, is the proper term.
>>>
>>> Shroomer
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Reinhold Metzger
>>> <reinholdmetzger at cox.net <mailto:reinholdmetzger at cox.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes Shroomer,.....except the one with the "SNICKERS
>>> BARS".......what happened to that one?
>>>
>>> BTW.....it is not "WAS" it is "IS" the "King of the PCT".
>>>
>>> I know all records are made to be broken, but something tells
>>> me Scott will remain the unquestionable, undeniable,
>>> undisputable "King of the PCT" for a long, long time.
>>>
>>> JMT Reinhold
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/3/2011 9:03 AM, Scott Williams wrote:
>>>> Although the post offices kept confusing us and giving me
>>>> his boxes. I'd politely return them and point out that he,
>>>> not me, was the unquestionable, undeniable, undesputable
>>>> "King of the PCT."
>>>>
>>>> The first time it happened, I almost took it thinking Katie
>>>> had mailed me a surprise package.
>>>>
>>>> Shroomer
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Reinhold Metzger
>>>> <reinholdmetzger at cox.net <mailto:reinholdmetzger at cox.net>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Go "COLD" like Scott Williamson (not to be confused with
>>>> Scott Williams)
>>>> the unquestionable, undeniable, undesputable "King of
>>>> the PCT"
>>>>
>>>> JMT Reinhold
>>>> -----------------------
>>>> Diane wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Esbit.
>>>> -----------------------
>>>> On Apr 2, 2011, at 6:55 PM,pct-l-request at
>>>> backcountry.net <http://backcountry.net>
>>>> <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Survey type Question,
>>>>
>>>> If, in time HEET became unavailable... Would you be
>>>> more likely to
>>>> use a canister, or would you try stoveless?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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Sincerely
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Hiro ( Yoshihiro Murakami 村上宣寛 )
Blogs http://completewalker.blogspot.com/
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Backpacking since about 1980 in Japan
2009 JMT, the first America.
2010 JMT, the second America.
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