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<DIV>Unsupported Reinhold writes: <FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I've been
drinking...hic, I mean thinking, there ought to be free beer to<BR>seniors. I
mean...hic, we deserve it........we worked hard all of our lives, served our
country, and paid into the system...hic.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>Switchback replies: Yes, we senior hikers deserve to be respected and
honored for our duty to our country -- everyone please send me $10.
Especially when there seems to be so many who do not even know why they should
love their country. I bet a lot of citizens under 35 would be hard press
to name three things they love about the America and what they would give their
lives for. Now days too many people parasite off the sacrifices and courage
of others -- past and present.</FONT></DIV><FONT
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size=2>That is why I like the trail community. In this case, the PCT
community. There seems to be a lot of folks who know what sacrifice and
continual vigilance is all about. It is about using
and protecting a trail environment -- giving back to your community
and country. When you put something besides yourself as very important,
that is admirable and a wonder human characteristic. Hurray for
hiker-trash and hard-core backpackers who honor the trail and remember
those who made it possible. That is most of the folks on the
PCT-List.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>Now I could go into why so many personal relationships fail and our
mediocre school systems, but I will not -- off topic, taking up bandwidth,
etc. Ooops. CRASH!! I just fell off my soapbox, but not to
worry, I am okay.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>Cheers, Switchback the Trail Pirate</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>PS: By the way, on your three things you love about America, you might
start with the Bill of Rights.</DIV></FONT>
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