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<DIV>The following conversation was off-list, where it belonged. Permission to
post to the public was never requested nor granted. Also please be
aware that the two lines at the very bottom are the <STRONG>only</STRONG>
ones I wrote - the apology.</DIV>
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<DIV>are we there yet</DIV>
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<DIV>How rude to call someone's attempt to help another fellow (female)
hiker<BR>"paranoid". And no, I don't allow you.......Nor do I feel the
need to<BR>insult anyone else's advice to Meagan. My comments resulted
from 3 years of<BR>in depth study and research and are the result of other
women's suggestions<BR>which helped me when I had the same concerns as Meagan
when I began my hike.<BR>I fail to see anything "paranoid" about my
comments. They are simply based<BR>on common sense and sound precautions,
if you'll allow
me.........<BR>##############################################################<BR><BR>My
sincere apology. I meant nothing negative to or about you. I am sorry my post
angered you. It was not my intent.<BR><BR>are we there
yet<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>