[pct-l] Similarities in Hiker Personalities

Reinhold Metzger reinholdmetzger at cox.net
Fri Sep 28 21:08:03 CDT 2012


Switchback,
This is really amazing....the similarities between Karen & "Trail Dust"  
and  "Grizzly" and me.
As I pointed out in my  Sept. 10  "Confounded Women"  &  Sept. 22  "PCT 
Hiker Breakfast"  posts, Karen and "Trail Dust" are very alike.
And now I realize from your below post that  "Grizzly" and I are also 
very alike....strange, strange indeed.
Grizzly and I have the same problem....except mine is the result of to 
many  "Bazooka"  Rounds in Vietnam.
I wonder if "Grizzly" also was a Bazooka Gunner.
I noticed that many long distance hikers have similar, "strange" 
personalities.
This is very obvious from  the frequent ranting and raving on the list.

JMT Reinhold
The deadliest  "Bazooka Gunner"  in Vietnam.
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On 9/27/2012 6:10 AM, hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
> *PCT hardcore backpacker Grizzly feared his wife, Trail Dust, wasn't 
> hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing 
> aid. **
>
> *Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to 
> discuss the problem. *
>
> *The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could 
> perform to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss. *
>
> "*Here's what you do,said the doctor, "'stand about 40 feet away from 
> her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears 
> you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a 
> response."' *
>
> *That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was 
> in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see 
> what happens."' Then in a normal tone he asks, "Honey, what's for 
> dinner?" *
>
> *No response. *
>
> *o the Grizzly moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from Trail 
> Dust and repeats, "Trail Dust, what's for dinner?" *
>
> *Still no response. *
>
> *Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his 
> wife and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?" *
>
> *Again he gets no response. *
>
> *So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, 
> what's for dinner?" *
>
> *Again there is no response. *
>
> *So he walks right up behind her and yells, "TRAIL DUST, WHAT’S FOR 
> DINNER?" *
>
> "*For god’s sake, Grizzly, for the FIFTH time, CHICKEN!"**
> ****
> **------------------------------------------------**
> **I thank you.**
> ****
> **Your obedient servant and trail knave,**
> ****
> **Switchback the Trail Pirate**





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