WHINE WHINE WHINE

“My feet hurts!
My pack squeeks!
I have a blister!
I have a headache!
I'm tired!
My legs ache!
I'm hungy!
I stink!
I'm dirty!
I'm freezing my arse off!

AHHHHHHHHHHH i love the trail...
~smiles gleefully~ I'm all stiff but i'd do it again anyday.”

“That is pretty much how I approach backpacking at this point, vyx. I whine, whine some more, and then finally I whine. But the truth is that I like to go outside and walk around where there aren't alot of people (now if the painful, uncomfortable parts could be illiminated).”

“Vyx are you a masochist?”

“No that's Biz.”

“I never cry or moan!I want it more and more!It comes with backpacking.

Deal with it!!!!”

“i love it...i must be a masochist :S

and really...on the trail i dont say a thing”

“I sometimes like to make strange sounds when out on the trail.”

“thats called gas mike”

“I want to go hiking with vyxtryx and Fritz!

I will say - my pack squeeks too. I sound like a lot of ripstop nylon stretched tightly over a series of aluminum pipes strapped to a man's back while he walks over rocks and roots.”

“Wait just a minute there, big Coop Fella, what are you trying to say, exactly?

I'm not a whiner. When I hurt I simply break into song, "I FEEL GOOD...neener neener neener nee!"

And apparently Tex does the same schtick, but HPM can vouch for the fact that I was doing it on Friday before I even MET Tex.

Not that it matters. ;-)”

“LMAO.......:)”

“hey boys....play nice...you can only hike with me if you dont mind someone hiking in the buff.”

“No wonder you're freezing your arse off!”

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh NO!Not now it's too cold.

:)”

“I'll be nice!!!”

“Can I go Vyx?”

“it depends...where are you located?
how old are you?
are you rich?”

“LMAO.....:)”

“So Cal
34
um sure I am!”

“north ca
22
you better be”

“it's TT dating game!”

“This is too much when do I get the hook up?”

“Fritz I thought you were just groovin'.”

“Vyx, where in No Cal are you?”

“Arcata....Humboldt co.”

“I would like everyone here to understand that any hint that Fritz might be a less than pleasant spirited hiking companion was in jest. On our recent trip together I found him to be good natured, humorous and an all round nice guy. :-)

However; if Fritz were to adopt the same hiking attire as vyxtryx, I may need to reconsider. Oh wait, I would defintilely have to reconsider...Particularly if chafing was still a problem.”

“chafing is most definatly a problem....

use vaseline to help”

“Yes, a helpful hint on the trail - don't borrow anyone else's lip balm.”

“i weighed them and they weighed more than my pack---clothes are a waste.”

“what a bunch-a rookies

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA”

“Just remember to bring the chocolate and the VSOP. The rest is FLUFF, LOL”

“do i really want to ask what "VSOP" stands for?”

“ever been to Case de Que Pasa?”

“No om, something tells me you don't. And I don't either so don't tell us Tilt.”

“my best guess is that he is referring to a brand of cognac - I think its from Hennessy”

“Sheesh, we already did the "Courvoisier", "Oh thats VSOP" on a different thread. I think that it means "very special over priced", but it is my favorite...;P

I don't think that Fritz would like being called an all round niceguy. But he is going to be a great backpacker when he will be allowed to go more often, which will be when he can get more than half the kids to go with him. I didn't think he whined much, but he was pretty quick with the wisecracks. His son Ian is a master of physical comedy. Don't sit on a log with him, he jumped off one so fast, he almost launched RichB off the mountain, on the WRT trip in Nov.”

“Coop, thanks for the clarification and kind words, though I didn't think it was necessary.

Splash...in truth, "all-around nice guy" does work for me, and I am surprised to hear you say that you wouldn't think I'd like that.

Yes, I am quick with a wisecrack, always directed at people I like, and sometimes those wisecracks get misunderstood, taken seriously. When that happens I am mortified and quick with a sincere apology.”

“All round, not all-round, is what I was referring to. Yes you are a nice guy, I wasn't saying not. The wisecracks were fun; I wasn't insulted.”

“Yeah, watch out for those physical comedians! The last time I camped out with one of those guys, there was an impromptu firewalking demonstration and SOMEbody almost got their marshmallows roasted.

Golly. Looks like you folks went on a cognac bender after I crashed last night, *G*. Lessee here, I believe it starts out with 'VS' (very special?), then 'VSOP' (very special old pale?), then some gaudier appellations like Martel's Cordon Bleu, Cordon Rouge and Cordon Argent up to the 'XO' and Napoleon. Those are kindof in the nosebleed section; mighty tasty, but $20 a shot is Pretty Steep, LOL”

“Sorry I jumped to the wrong conclusions. Well, with this group it constitutes erring on the side of caution! LOL!”

“Yes. Quite!

Soooooooooo... what did you think it was?

HAHAHahahahahhaa...”

“I liked hiking with Fritz and everybody else I have met.

Heck of a group here.”

“very smelly old pen.....”

“Oooohhhhh, alright, GROUP HUG!!!!

Now pass the cognac!”

“HOI, hold your nose.”

“I'm SO glad I asked, LOL!

Maybe a group wave instead?”

“i thought it was~~~ very sexy old person....heh
~~~~~~”

“Yes - 'all around' - not 'all round'. And like you said Fritz I would only joke around with someone if they knew I was really joking (which I assume you did.)

I feel like HPM - I enjoyed the company of everyone on the recent ONF hike and hopefully got to know some of them well enough to joke with them.

What - am I running for office here? Nobody likes a 'yes man.'”

“Versez Sans Oublier Personne
(French: Drink Without Forgetting Anyone)”

“om: But...but...you're not old!

Coop: Absolutely. Yes, you are right.

Violin: I'm sorry, um...have we met?”