Hiking with Internet people

“"Geobeet..... (sniff).... that was soooooo touching......!



Seriously, your summary does this place justice.... :-) We actually sound a lot like the humans we claim to be! LOL!"
coyote13
06:54:58 PM
10/22/02

Touching? Justice? Humans? You got the wrongest board hon! This is TT: nothing but trolls, lechers, wenches, nutcases, and squirrels here! We get along together cause we ain't got no other choice.”

“All the TT'es that I have meet are pimp in my book!

8)”

“Or any other place to go! LOL!”

“Like I said trolls suck!

Man if I could only find out who are the dam trolls using my name!

8|”

“lol sunny!”

“my husband went hiking with an internet woman. his punishment was -22 degrees, 3 nights in a row after a string of really lovely weather at home. hehehehehe. (you know who you are, internet woman!)”

“I'm not SAID internet woman!! Although baume66 was at the Fiery Gizzard trip I spoke of.

BTW running girl, I read the trip report of said internet woman... Brrrrrrr!! Didn't sound like a trip that I would have enjoyed!! :) Like I said, Great people!”

“If I was out in those kinda temps, I'd wanna cuddle with some TT chick.”

“RIGHT! I didn't see you trying to cuddle me! And I'm available! Of course, I have a big a$$, small itty bitty titties and acne... still! ;o)”

“It wasn't -22 degrees either.

Your pretty rough on yaself there Sunny. You ain't bad lookin at all.”

“you don't scare me, walkindude!”

“Somebody missed the fact that we are a cult, got sucked in by our leader, Crazy Mike!

Am I the only one who remembers?!!”

“Y'all are making me feel good about being laid up!”

“I was here way before the Crazy Mike days. He Joined My cult. Of course I joined the Radagast Cult in my early days.”

“See, Geobeet has taken his boots off.”

“There aren't very many on this board I would want to spend time with. I think this hiking with strangers is the oddest think I have ever heard of.”

“Just show up with a double bit axe in the back of the truck, they get the message real soon not to mess with ya.”

“ouch - my shoulder's killin me

who's goin hiking when - i'm there if i don't get this job (how's that for logic) but if nothin's holdin me down and i'm makin no money, that's the time to go hikin

ya see what i'm sayin, hiking with strangers sounds pretty cool to me, got it

let's go for a walk in the woods”

“This weekend, Sierras .....be there or be square!”

“STAY AWAY...STAY VERY FAR AWAY from these people!

You have been suitably warned!”

“I refuse to think of Crazy Mike as my "leader"! I am a memeber of the Nigal cult. Who cares if he doesn't post here anymore? He emails regularly enough to make sure I don't stray to another cult.

Jiminy, just don't tell anyone your hiking with people from the internet. Tell them you are hiking with friends of friends...with that whole Kevin Bacon deal, (what is it, 6 degrees of seperation), it's probably not a lie!”

“Others have summed it up pretty good. Check out the photo page. It has helped get people break some ice.

Also, don't forget...three TT marriages so far!!!”

“It's amazing how successful this site has been, not only as a "chat" site but a place where real people actually meet and do things.

Every single one of the people I've met on TT hikes have been Grade-A, good peeps. Very rare for the internet.”

“The Love Trail


Love
Exciting and new.......
Come to TT...
We're expecting youuuuuuuuu.

The love trail
Soon we'll be hefting an axe for fun...
The love trail
Another newbie on the run...”

“Now I think i'm gonna puke, LOL”

“I've had a blast with all the TT'ers I've met so far, everyone is great!
When I talk about this place now, I call it "the backpacking club" - saves the hassle of defending this site as an internet thing. People just say, no way, it's the internet, I would never...!

Well they're missing out!”

“Twigeater's ranger friends don't like it when they hear that she is hiking with people she met on the internet. But at least one of them would really fit in with this bunch!”

“The place is starting to sound ok. What's with this bacpac person? He/she says that there was no one here they would want to hike or spend time with. If that's the case then why are you here talking with those same people? That doesn't make sense.”

“Don't mind bacpac, he operates under some major paranoia. He is addicted to this place as we all are, but he can't bring himself to hike with us yet. He recently posted pictures of himself, which was a big step for him.”

“Which one of you Maineiac wannabes is Haunted Trail of the Trolls?”

“I'm Lyndy, Twigeater. The ranger at Russell Pond who mentioned cutting off legs with a pocketknife would fit in great on this site. Very funny guy.”

“Yeah, that sounds really funny LyndyS!!!! (note to self, do not hike alone with Lyndy) ;)”

“If you hike very fast, you will never have that problem, Sass.

Unless you need to take a break off by yourself ...”

“I thought that might be you!
Yeah, he's a real card that one. I'm gonna have to be on my toes during fly fishing lessons - lest I fall for some whacked out story about fish calls or something like that!”

“I also should add some info. The people who said that I might have bigger issues were partly right about my wifes concerns. I have a mild case of nymphomania. She's afraid that I actually would hook up with some unwashed babe on the trail. I have been trying to tell her that it's pretty much all guys. She doesn't have as much to worry about with tha situation.”

“Okay Jiminy, lets clarify.

You have a mild case of nymphomania?

Or your wife has a mild case of nymphomania?

Or you both are dames and have a mild case of nymphomania?

Sorry to pry :D”

“well never having met anyone from the internet before I thought I would jump right in and invite TownDawg and his son to stay at my house for a couple of days.while his son went on an interview at a college. I met them on a Thur. and hung out with them that night but I had to work on that fri and then had a wedding (or something like that) to go to. So what did I do?
I gave him the keys to my house
let me tell you what this guy did...
he was so sweet ans so was his son!! they were perfect house quests!!!
I know it was a nutty thing to do but it felt right! My husband thought Id lost my mind.
It worked out great and I enjoyed there company even though we did not get to hike together.

but I will not allow my daughter to meet anyone over the internet!

Do as I say, Not as I do”

“Is TT the internet??? Shoot, now they tell me. I've been hiking with people I met on the internet! Well I never ...

Talk about a scam!


What the ...






Internet people!








Harrumph!








Of all the ...
















Whoda thunk it?”

“None of my friends/family hike. So, I made new friends/family here on TT - 50 and counting.


How's this for "eerie":
Last year at TT Ocala NF hike, a lady hiked into our camp... at night. She had met Tex, but only on the net - she knew none of us personally. She was a deputy sheriff, as it turned out, so I 'spose she wern't too worried...”

“Yeah, Tammy was totally cool! I was very impressed as well. Talk about "No fear!"”

“Many people are now using these boards to find hiking partners. This is fraught with dangers as studies show 99.84% of Internet users suffer from some form of mental illness. If you are desperate enough and have no option but to find a hiking partner online, then here is my advice to you.

Firstly, accept it as scientifically proven that online users are highly unstable, the virtual equivalent of homemade gelignite. Secondly, accept that it is often difficult to tell the difference between someone being interested in backpacking with you and being interested in feasting on your gray matter.

However, the questions asked in a persons posts can offer some insight into whether a person is a potential hiking partner (legitimate) or a potential hatchet murderer (zombie).

Here are some warning signs to watch out for:

Legitimate: Where do you usually hike?
Zombie: What is your blood type?

Legitimate: What is your favorite piece of gear?
Zombie: Do you have any relatives or close friends who would notice if you went missing?

Legitimate: Do you tarp, tent or hammock?
Zombie: How fast can you run?

Legitimate: how long have you been a backpacker?
Zombie: Do you have all of your internal organs?

Legitimate: Closed cell or self-inflator?
Zombie: Are you a deep sleeper?

I hope this helps.”

“I think you've hit the nail on the head with my unspoken fears. I have been trying to look at it much like wildlife in the woods. As the saying goes "They are more afraid of you than you are of them." I'm hoping this is true and if I look a little wild that no one will mess with me.”

“This guy is HMWHC material, let's get our recruiter on it immediately!”

“We here by nominate jiminycricket as an official HMWHC member.

All in favor?

Those opposed?

Congratulations jiminy you are an official member of the HMWHC.”

“What's the HMWHC?”

“He Man Women Haters Club”

“You got the he man part right, but women haters? I'm a little nympho, remember.”

“exactly...ask buddah bear for an official description.......search threads for HMWHC”

“Aw what the heck. I just mailed the keys to my truck to Sunshine and the keys to my house to TX.

Ya'll enjoy!”

“late again!”