Bios

“BTW, anyone seen vix since the Bio's thread paused???”

“I think this post might help explain (but maybe I'm just a little shell-shocked):

Nice to meet you all! Vix is a nickname for Vickie, by the way. I do have a question...I've seen quite a few references to trolls, but I'm not sure what the meaning is here. From the context I've asssumed that it refers to aliases...am I correct?

It does seem like alot of fun around here.”

“Okay, so I've been told I must add my bio here, so, here goes...from what I've read, I think I may be the baby here (I usually am), I'm 23, live in Toronto (Canada, that is), I work at an ad agency during the day and go to the University of Toronto at night. I love Toronto but hate the fact that I'm so far from nature, real nature. As a kid I did a lot of camping and hiking with m parents and just lately have really started to miss it, thus...why I'm here. I'm so anxious to get out there, start with some day hiking and weekend trips, eventually working my way up to some extended backpacking treks. I'm still trying to figure life out and I'm hoping getting back to nature will help.”

“Sorry folks, but there's no mystery here...I've just been out of town visiting my family. I'm a teacher on vacation this week and I like to take advantage of the quiet!

While I have posted on a couple of other threads, you won't find me jumping into the fray on every thread I read. When I have something to say, I say it or, in this case, write it, but I'm generally a mellow and quiet person.

No, Violin, I'm not a troll though I certainly understand why you think so...there have been references aplenty, which is why I asked the question.

And thanks, pekka...but I have to tell you that I got sick getting my ears pierced. My aversion to needles is so strong that I can say without a whisper of a doubt that I will never get a tattoo!”

“that seems like to much work”

“hem, did you write that page?”

“Did I write that page?
I wish I had that kind of time. I don't even post much on this (or any) board. I do, however, make time for at least one hike a week, with one or two exceptions in a year. There are more than enough trails here in Hudson Valley to visit a new section each time without repetition in a lifetime.

Other than hiking, my life has been mostly computers, math and stat. I have a history going back to single-user mainframes and microcomputers with 4-bit CPU and cassette storage. But I am only 27, if I count only the time I have lived in US. I assume most posters on this thread are doing the same.”

“Sorry about the false accusation vix, I'm glad I qualified it.

It does get hard to tell the trolls around here sometimes and welcome threads are a common tool.”

“That was a great page”

“Thanks, Violin. I've revealed my computer naivete in this forum with my question about trolls. I assumed that it was a phrase unique to this group, so I read with great interest Hem's link to the troll page. Now I understand everyone's reticence better.”

“"reticence" - sweet word!”

“Hi, I saw this thread, and since I started a discussion here, I thought I'd share who I am.

I'm 33, single, and unemployed! I live in coastal Georgia, sorta near Savannah. I do a lot of recreational activities outdoors, but am not an expert in any one activity. Sometimes, maybe 2 or 3 times a year, I grab my backpack and head north for the hills for a few days.

Baume 66 told me there's a celebrity Jim Flink of Kansas City, but I'm not him. Here's a link to a picture of me: I'm the one one the right. The woman on the left is my sister Julie, and the big guy in the center is her husband Robert.”

“it didn't work jim”

“Sorry, my bad html I suppose. here it is if you want to cut and paste:

http://www.geocities.com/rabitt67/robert2.jpg”

“Egad...it's the well-regulated militia!

Just kidding Jim. Thanks for the picture.”

“Ken - no offense taken. Actually Robert does have militia and survivalist tendencies. He's one tough-ass MF'r. I tend to avoid him when he gets drunk and jerky, though.

Violin - thanks!”

“Whoa, ladies, check out Jim's picture using his geocities url. I think Jim has a real future as a cabana boy. Since I'm married, I was just looking to help out the other gals :{} You don't need a job Jim, just stand there and look good.”

“If being a cabana boy means tending the needs of beautiful women, then I am at your service!

thanks for the compliment, lipstick hiker.”

“whoah...robert sc-sc-sceeers me! =:0
holllllld meeeee....Jim?

teeheehee”

“I'm older than Mel & Phil. Live in upstate NY and make a living as a counselor in a vocational/technical education facility. Have a part time job as a wilderness guide and outdoor educator.”

“You're welcome Jim, and you are right about the cabana boy job description.

AmyG, I'll be on vacation tomorrow through the 28th. Most I probably won't be on tt, and definitely not on icq, but we'll hopefully talk when I get back. Have fun!”

“51 year old chemist turned patent attorney, loving Boise ID. I check the posts now and then, ask a question once in a while. Hiked a lot in the Sierra Nevada of CA, climbed some in Yosemite in college, then 20 years in the Cascades and Olympics, now exploring the mountains of Idaho.

I teach college classes in backpacking and winter survival, and share my teaching materials with interested persons.

The wife likes to hike, thank God. Daughters 21, 18, and 10, son 5 who may be my hiking partner for many years. Girls are welcome too, but once they start to like boys, forget it.”

“Hi All

This site was recommended to me by one of your members, I was told you didn't take your selves too seriously, loved the outdoors and were a bunch of sick puppys ( that was my observation) I think I'll like it here.

I've been an avid backpacker, climber, caver and backcountry skier for over 30 years. I moved to Redding CA over 20 years ago from the Bay Area to get closer to the mountains. I have been married to the same gal for 31 years, no kids.

I sold backpacking, skiing and climbing gear in Redding for around 14 years and currently work as a wilderness guide/instructor for a youth program and I operate a small, guiding business.. I have also worked for SAR. for the last 16 years.

Because of the work I do I am gone for around 2 weeks a month, sometimes on very short notice, so if I don't respond to a post or seem to be MIA....I'm in the mountains!!!...coool huh. My ICQ # is 41842803”

“Yeah, yeah, rub it in mtnsteve.... Welcome to the campfire ring and watch which stump you sit on, some have ants, some have sticky spots, and some have pretty rough edges, LOL.”

“welcome mtnsteve, whatever you do, please be nice to Mel! I for one can't go through THAT again!LOL!”

“MTN steve, who welcomed you to the funny farm”

“Welcome Mtnsteve.”

“30 year old SWF, reddish-gold hair, green eyes, pretty fit(never been accused of being skinny though!), single mom for 6 years now, work for the army full time & a civilian ambulance company part time(that'll soon change!) and spend all my spare time either bp'ing, dreaming about bp'ing or buying gear to bp with!

Stove fuel: isobutane/propane mix
Shelter: bivy... Kelty Vortex soon(?)
Water treatment: Pur Hiker & Sweetwater filter
Compass or GPS: compass
Glasses or contacts: none... I've got 20/20
Backpack (primary): Arcteryx Bora 80 (internal)
Boil or cook: boil
Breakfast on trail: Power Bar & coffee
Coffee on trail: own blend, have single use pouches to brew it in
Backpacker Magazine: don't subscribe, got the gear guide(who hasn't?!)
Tights: North Face climbing tights to hike in... way comfy!
Transport: '98 Honda Civic Sedan
Music: anything, so long as it's not rap, country or death metal
Tattoos: yes, one - calf
Piercings: yes, three - tongue & .... other places too
BPing knife: Gerber Multitool
Guns: yes, but only at work
Guns on trail: no way!
Politics: poli-what?
Environment: It's all we've got baby!
Religion: Reform/Conservative Jew
Flavor: strawberry... is whipped cream a flavour too?”

“Sounds like fun!”

“Medic girl, a tong Piercing?????”

“Welcome to all the new folks, especially my friend Mtnsteve. Good to see you here!”

“26 year old, shaggy haired, red goatee'd, dislocated mountain man, 6 foot six inches, belly by budweiser, hazel eyes, retired military after eight loyal years as a sneak and peek dude, a tramper, trekker and a skimmer.

Body in the Bayou of the south, Mind in the Rockies, Soul in the golden seas of wheat of Saskatchewan”

“DAMN!!! This call for a newbie guide.”

“And guess what, we just happen to have one, all ready for yah”

“Headcougar where in La. are you? Ever hike in Kisatchie?”

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"The New Newbies Guide"

Welcome to the wild and crazy world of Trail Talk. In this guide, I will go over various terminology, and ways of the Trail Talk (TT) folk. Use this guide as a reference for any thing that you don't understand that goes on here. However, before I continue, I must warn you that this is one untamed site

SECTION A, Spelling and Grammar:
Always use your best spelling, and grammar. We have a few English teachers, and one professor, that post here. ACRONYMS must be capitalized if used, and please limit them to the very basic ones of LOL, and BTW, after that the TrailTalkinanes loose it. If you are brain dead, and need help, and training on the laws of basic English we have this web page for you.

SECTION B, Scientific stuff: When ever posting any thing that is very scientific, please have sources to back that up, and a link to a web page with the fact on it would be great. Most of the TT crowed are narrow-minded; if you find something hard to believe, don't expect them too. Oh' and one more thing, have that source reliable, "the national enquire" doesn't work here.

SECTION C, TROLLS: If you have not been accused of being a troll already, you have good luck today. Trolls are basically people that are out for attention, and they will again that attention by posting completely radical things, for only one purpose, the purpose of creating havoc. If that has not explained trolls well enough for you, we have this great web page that will aid you in you search for what the hell a troll is. The websites most infamous troll is Tarpy, he has posted under the aliases of Wild Child, Mantra, Jara, Tarp Rat, ATBackpacker. In the past, he hasn't post any thing worth while reading, however with in the past week he changed his name to CX, and has posted nothing but normal stuff, and I believe that he is trying to change his ways. We also have another troll, his name is Joe Moma, there are about 5 people with access to that name and post wild things under it.

SECTION D, HTML: You can use most HTML in at this site, just please don't go over bored with it. Matt, the Webmaster will change your post if you go to over bored, and he doesn't like us to post pictures often, because they slow down the site (and this site has enough technical problems as is). If you don't know much about HTML, well guess what, we have yet another great web page to educate you about HTML and how it all works.

SECTION E, Trail Talk Terminology: A Trail hoe, is a person that hikes a lot. A Trail Pimp is a person that makes up the trips for us to hike on. A Trail virgin is a person that has never been on an over night trip. A Trail B!tch is a person that hikes, and likes it, but doesn't do it as often as the hoes. A Troll, well I hope you know what that is by now. A Regular is a person that posts nearly every day. A thread is the topic that your are posting on. A Handle is your name, AKA Trail Name. A Lurker is a person that surfs the site, however they don't post often or at all. There's more but I just forgot it.

SECTION F, Bio's, Calendar, and Photo's: We have a web page with pics of us nuts on it. You can find most of us on the page, and many people that don't post any more. The older photos are at the top of the page, and the lattés ones are at the bottom. That web page is ran by Phil a TT regular, NOT Matt who is the web master. We also have a a bio's page, with all of are bio's. I don't know how accurate they are, but they are there. We also have a page with all of are upcoming events on it. We call it a calendar.

SECTION G, Instant Messaging (IM): Most of us have some for of IM, weather it be, ICQ, AIM, MSN IM, , and or Yahoo. Some of us use MSN, a slightly larger hand full of us use Yahoo, more of us use AIM (AIM RULES), and most of us use ICQ.
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This site crashes often so by a helmet, posting heavy HTML, or when ever Matt tries to make a change, it crashes. You will often get a line saying something about line 28, or line 26, don't worry about it. Its not you computer it's the crazy server. To survive here you are going to have to grow some thick skin. In conclusion I welcome you to the nut house, enjoy.