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color=#0000ff size=2>Funny you should say that. I am a big Ray philosophy
fan. Modified to suit my personal style, his advice shaved years off of
trial and error. That being said, I would not be suprised if he rubs some
people the wrong way. Highly opinionated people tend to do that. -
makes them interesting though. Funny comment about his wife though,
because the only dialog I ever had with his company was with his wife Jenny
and she was a wicked *&^% to me on email... I mean really out of line
stuff. Crazy, I did not even know how to reply. So, I just
didn't.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>So, the saying could actually be, "... it could be
worse. You could BE Jardine's wife"</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pct-l-bounces@backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@backcountry.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Robert E.
Riess<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 16, 2008 6:12 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pct-l@backcountry.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [pct-l] Ray
Jardine<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First, the disclaimer: I have no long
distance hiking credentials whatsoever, and I have never met nor have I read Ray
Jardine. But I did overhear something at the ADZPCTKO a few years back
while 30 of my favorite volunteers were peeling 200 lbs of potatoes. A
woman hiker was saying to another woman, "You know, when you are cold and tired
and wet and your feet hurt and it's too far to your next campsite, just
remember, it could be worse. You could be Jardine's wife." Bob Riess
ADZPCTKO 99-07</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>