ATTN: ALL LURKERS- Time to come out of the closet

“So Alpine, you a closet guy eh?”

“Yeah, that's me. Please don't tell my wife or three kids!”

“I used to post somewhat frequently, now I mostly lurk”

“I love lurkers, posters and trolls”

“Why do people post and then start lurking?”

“'Cause we accuse them of being trolls.”

“Years ago I used to post alot. Now I mostly lurk.
Reason? I think I posted alot when I was first getting into BPing. Now that I have all the gear I would ever need and I am experienced in all the necessary areas, the interest of posting lost it lusture.
I do not set at work and post threads nor is TT a necessity in my life. I have enjoyed every person I have met from this site but just cannot post often.
This site does continue to be a good resource for a plethora of subjects.”

“Clay, just for the record, any thread can be a beer thread.


Just thought you should know.”

“Any money collected should be sent here hikinorange@aol.com for a beer fund...I meant the fund to protect minors from drinking.”

“Greetings. You don't know me but I know you.”

“What? No welcome. I see how it is. Back to the old closet then.”

“I got to know some lurkers through Towndawg. I am hiking with a few lurkers this weekend - teehee!”

“Welcome to all the lurkers out there!
I gotta ask though, Why lurk when you can be a part of this maddness?!?!”

“The lurkers, SonicJil and Skidder, don't have time to post and jump in, I gather. I heard them say that they get on from time to time to catch up. I barely have time to post too, and I lurk quite often. My work monitors my internet time... :(”

“madness makes one go blind.

i cherish my eyesight.”

“To all the new poeple that have showed up on TT welcome and behave or the troll monster will eat you and spit you out.

8)”

“OMG!!! a person with some taste!!! all these phoney balloney beer drinkers swallowing piss beer that is lite...if you have a weight problem...do some more excercises!!! cripes!!! LIte beer is like kissing your own sister, of which I know nothing of, cause I don't have a sister...but surely it is just as meaningless. drink real beer, and give up mcdonalds and all other forms of fast and deadly food...great food is not fast...and beer is not lite.

now...who do I have to kill to get a freakin beer?!?!?!?!”

“I've been guilty of lurking alot,didn't mean to spy, only shy.I'll try and do better.Thanks Guys.”

“Ha! Another GIRL! :)”

“GIRL POWER ROCKS!”

“PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE WISE ONE BEHIND THE DOOR!!!!!

”

“In my fridge, waiting for me to get home, my choice of Red Hook ESB or Black Hook.”

“Love your TT name hikingirl”

“If they posted they would no longer be lurkers now would they? doh!”

“Samuel Adams Weiss beer!Mmmmmmmmmmm”

“OK time for a drink!

8)”

“so would a lurker who posts for the first time still be a newbie? hmmmm......


WELCOME NEWBIES!”

“ok i'll stop lurking for the moment”

“are you considered a lurker if you used to post daily?”

“Ok now that all the lurkers are out of the closet....

LIGHT THE TORCHES.....

:} (has anyone seen my axe?)”

“am i a lurker cause i cant figure out how to change the ^&^$ %^**($&*()^%^ password???


mapleleaf”

“alpine, good to see you again!

Welcome to the rest of you.”

“so you see, some are scared, some just find us plain anoying, some even think TT is not a necessity in their lifes. (now this one is the hardest to belive).

Hmm, could we change our behavior? Come on, could be try to be a little nicer?
naaaaaaa!!!”

“Thanks Joy! I see that Abby is already two today. Happy Birthday (to mom and dad too)! Time does fly. As others have said, it's a fun age (when they're not acting like little teenagers). I'm sure she has brought much hapiness to your home.

Hope you're keeping warm the past few days. I have a sister who lives near you in Commerce. I couldn't resist teasing her a couple days ago about how balmy it's been here in the PNW this winter. The tulips are already four inches out of the ground, the grass has started to grow, etc. We'll send some your way, okay? Expect it to arrive in about April or May! ;o)”

“hahaha. I'll be looking for all the snow we're missing now, in April or May! =)”

“i"m back.....”

“Where have you been?????

8)”

“Its that time again. Lurkers show yourselves!”

“I agree I think BB is back as our friend trailturtle, very similar style, identical politics and very similar phrasiology (is that even a word). He's lurking for sure. He cant resist. Hi jay.”

“Been lurking for a little while now. Picking up tips, etc., as I am a beginner and want to learn as much as possible. The gear reviews have been wonderful, and sounds like a good group of folks on here.

Back to lurking...”

“troll”

“Reformedlurker is gay??????

zeno - please start thread for target practice.”

“but what exactly IS a troll...

Capt.Jim”

“Look in the mirror.”

“technical definition of a troll is someone who's just here to stir up trouble, mess around, flame people, ect.


on this site however, all newbies are considered trolls.

a newbie on this site is anyone who hasn't gone on a TT trip.

all except for lyra. she's somehow grandfathered in as not a troll, despite her lack of backpacking.”

“She might be a pixie, though, so watch out.”

“House-Hunting Horror: Body Found During Open House

Thursday , February 07, 2008


An estate agent is recovering from shock after he showed a group of househunters around a house — and found a dead body inside a closet.

The prospective buyers were browsing around the four-bedroom home during an open viewing while the owner's corpse was hanging in the master bedroom.

And discovering the body, they fled, with the shocked agent immediately locking the doors of the property in Quorn, Leicestershire, behind him and dialling for help.

The 48-year-old owner had put the detached house on the market for $670,292 after his elderly mother died.

He reportedly told neighbors he was devastated by her death and the house held too many memories.

Gary Hartley, who owns agents Hartley Estates, praised his colleague for the way he handled the situation.

He told Sky News Online: "One of my colleagues was conducting a tour of the property and unfortunately the body was found in a bedroom.

"My colleague was terrific, he calmly ushered people out and locked the door.

"He wasn't to know exactly what had gone on and informed the family and the authorities, and went home shaking."

Hartley said he did not know how many people were there, but said it was an open viewing and there was more than one party.

He added: "It's a very desirable area and there's always been a lot of interest hence there were a number of viewers.

"The buyers were shocked as well. But we exposed as few people as possible to the body."

He said: "Our sympathies go to the family and praise to my colleague for the way he handled the situation.

"We have had people who were there for the viewing phoning up to praise the way he conducted himself."

Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious and an inquest will be held at a later date.”

“Wasn't that on an episode of CSI?”

“http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article773440.ece

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/07/nwardrobe107.xml

looks real to me”

“I bet someone gets a good deal on a house!”