new...please help!

“I'm new here...please be kind! I'm just wondering what everyone is about here...what kind of hiking does everyone do? What level is every one at? This looks like a great site and I'd love to get involved!”

“Hello and welcome. Here is a link with some bios of people here. Add yours and start having fun.”

“Hang out and keep reading. Your questions will be answered.

Oh my, that sounds like a fortune cookie! 8^)”

“A newbie, a newbie! Welcome Hikerchick. Glad to have you on board. I started visiting TT about a year ago and started backpacking about the same time. I haven't done any long trips, but am planning a few decent trips for this spring/summer/fall.

Where are you from? We are all over, and I'm sure that if there is a TT hike going on somewhere, you would be more than welcome to come along and meet some of us.”

“I'm at sea level.”

“Hello Hikerchick, this is a great group of people here and you can learn a lot about hiking and life in general. Most people here seem to be pretty advanced hikers and have some cool ideas.”

“This can be a rough group (as I haves sampled for my self many times). How ever, we are a good bunch. Well some of us. Just some hints so you don?t have to endure the same pain that I have.

1) NEVER say any thing if you don?t have sources to back you up, they will kill you for that.
2) Always use your best spelling and grammar.
3) If make fun of some one they WILL retaliate.
4) If you never in you TT life made fun of any one, you still may have harsh comments coming your way.
5) If you state a scientific fact that is hard to believe, don?t expect them too.

Now some day to day hints:

1) There are some people that check in here every 5 minutes because we have nothing better to do, we call them regulars.
2) There are some people that post something extremely radical, knowing that they will upset many people, we call them trolls.
3) There are some people that change their name every month, we call him tarpy.
4) There is another web site with all of are pictures on it , and the web master of that site we call Phill
5) This site crashes often so buckle your seat belt and where a helmet.
6) You can use most HTML in on TT (trail talk) and if you don?t know any we have a thread to solve that problem
Some of us use AOL IM (AIM RULES), Some of us use MSN IM, Some of us use Yahoo IM, and more of us use ICQ.

There you go I hope that this has set you on the right foot.”

“Wow...thanks for the warm welcome! I'm really just starting out in all this but am very excited to get going! Unfortunately, I live in a not-so-hiker-friendly area, Toronto, so...if anyone is from around here or knows of some decent trails in the area, please do let me know, I would really appreciate it. I would though eventually like to do a thru-hike...ultimate goal. Has anyone here done the CDT or PCT?! Would love to hear about it!”

“Forget to switch users there T?


I'm mostely a weekend warriar. The most important thing to remember about backpacking is that it's no big deal. Backpacking is just stopping to sleep between dayhikes.”

“Welcome, hikerchick!

Requirements: thick skin and duck feathers on your back so you can let comments fall off "like water off a duck's back." Really, almost everyone here is really nice. Every single person here that I've hiked with from this site is nice, interesting and individualistic. Ignore the trolls.

Post a bio yourself. Put a photo on Phil's Photo Page. Use the search feature and keywords for old threads.”

“for the tips...I'm sure they'll come in handy! I don't want to start off on the wrong foot!”

“I'm mostly a weekend warrior too, but I still love to go out for weeks on end.

We seem to talk about everything here. From politics to dating, Oh yea, there are a few bping related threads every now and then.”

“You mean to tell me this site is for backpacking?!? I thougth it was a debate site for religion, polotics and guns. LOL!

Welcome the funny farm hikerchick. skiracer gave you some good advise above for survival on this site. As far as help and info on backpacking, feel free to ask questions. Once in awhile you'll get a straight answer or a link to a thread that will answer your questions. More likely than not some one will be a smart a$$ and then begins what we lovingly refer to as "thread degeneration". All in all it's a good site (Kudos Matt!) and a good bunch of people.

Oh, and I'm the weekend warrior type but have been at it for a long, long, long time (yes I'm old, but not as old as Phil and mel ;-P).”

“good luck, sitting on your butt, in front of the computer, in the safety of your home or office!

i hope you make it, but you should be able to survive sitting on your butt, in front of the computer, in the safety of your home or office if you follow the advice of those that have survived all of the life threatening tragedies on this web-sites forum!

and ski is lying, some folks on this site are real dumb asses.

oh, the hu-MAN-ITY!!!!!

sorry, i couldn't resist. consider yourself trolled.”

“oh, nevermind. i reread ski's post. he is correct.”

“I take it you are standing at this moment Rad? 8)

"and ski is lying, some folks on this site are real dumb asses."

Hey! I resemble that remark!”

“actually, you're a smart ass.”

“Hikerchick posted to this board months ago. I smell a troll (or is that something else?)”

“Trust me, this is my first time here! I suppose someone could have used "hikerchick" before...it's not all that creative!”

“we need photosof a scantily clad you, to be sure.

now, go send some to phil and get me a beer.”

“So who is going to break the news to hikerchick about the initiation and the posting protocol?

I always get the dirty work.

Here is the deal hikerchick this social circle actually evolved out of a wife swapping club. In order to be a member you have to reveal your most intimate sexual fantasy and select a member or members of the group to participate. It doesn't matter who, just pick someone(s).

Secondly all posting must be done in the nude. This is not a clothing optional site.”

“I am in MD, my old handle was Wild Child, but someone started posting under my name so I changed it to CX which stands for CycloCross!

I hike around New England and Maryland. I live in the city now and spend a lot of time on pavement and bike paths near the Potomac River!”

“I am at 300+ ft above sea level, flying high with the birdies.”

“i'm a grumpy gnome.”

“Um...I'm beginning to think I've stumbled across quite the interesting board! But before I start divulging my deepest sexual fantasies...I want to hear everyone else's!”

“hikerchick, you can do a search for the Lime Green Jello thread. I recall that it was full of debauchery and personal fantasies.

The rules clearly state that the new person goes first.”

“Oh, um... I had sex, yeah, it was good, um... well it was sex and stuff, and umm..... I liked it... I still like it... um... yeah that's it!”

“

Welcome hikerchick.

Don't expect to get too many answers here. Its just the only thing we all have in common.”

“Violin, that hand is really cute.

hikerchick, before everyone starts divulging their secrets, tell us about yourself. When I clicked on your name, it took me to your info and there wasn't anything there, no e-mail address, you didn't say what state you where living in, and you didn't fill in comments about yourself.

Also, I think we would all love to see a picture of you. You can scan it, and send it to "Phil's photo page" on this site, which I will further explain if you want to send a pic in.”

“Wow, how long will it take to drive hikerchick off.”

“You can't get rid of me that easily! Unless that's the plan, in which case you can just ask me politely to go away.”

“Dagnabbit!

I meant: Don't expect to get too many hiking answers here. Its just the only thing we all have in common.

I hate when I do that.”

“hikerchick, I have a feeling PedX is referring to me with his comments about making you leave. That was not my intention. Maybe I should have put a smiley face after I asked questions of you. I usually ask all new people to post info. It's just a way to know you better :{}

PedX, you are showing your horniness, now stop it, lol :{} Don't worry, I am not trying to rid trail talk of a potential female poster :{}”

“lipstick hiker...I took your advice (which I appreciated - thank you!) and added my bio to the "bios" thread. So please, all you curious minds, do check it out and come back with your comments (which I'm sure will be as colourful as ever!)”

“23, huh?

you may just be eligable to be my beer wench. it's my version of a cabana girl, but if you're into the whole role-playing thing, you can pretend to be a cabana girl. your official title would be "toots".

now, let's see that picture. and where the hell is my beer?”

“Hikerchick,

GO AWAY!! There's no one worth talking to here, all a bunch of lame S>O>B's with two much time to spend at their keyboards, LOSERS the whole bunch! The collective brain power here wouldn't run a piss ant's motorbike.”

“Bogey is pissed, cause we make him post with his clothes on.”

“bacpac,
I'm down to my under's
DON"T MAKE ME MAD OR IT"S ALL COMING OFF, ya rotten S>O>B>”

“oooh, Bogey! I love it when you talk trash...more more more!
LOL

Welcome HikerChick! :o)”

“OK amyGspot what ya want to talk about, how useless all these threads really are, or how stupid all of these folks are. H>E>L>L, that dog that talks on here is the smartest one of the bunch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I like DOG.”

“That's it, I"M NAKED”

“I try to get the new chick out of her panties and by the oddest twist of fate I am sitting here repulsed with the mental picture of a naked, drunken, troll.

Good Grief.”

“Did you check in at the information desk down stairs?, because I don't think they allow just anyone up here on the flight deck.”

“A bit of advice that can help at times.

Ignore meaningless Sh!t.

BTW, I am the weakest link. Goodbye.”

“I wasn't trying to scare hikerchick off, nor wuzz I tryin' ta criticize lips, nor even was my "horniness" showing (23 is a little too close to 1/2 my age).

I guess I was just going through all the posts and feeling a bit scared off myself... even if I am part of the horror show.”

“Canada, eh?”

“How do you feel about flopping around naked in lime jello and tequila?
No, I am not a guy.
No, I am not gay either.”

“Well, it didn't work, I'm still here. Good effort, though. Now if you could only guess what I'm wearing, I would be really impressed.”

“So can I ask some questions regarding hiking now? Or are you really waiting for a pic? Or just for me to take my clothes off?”

“Welcome, hikerchick!

Sure, you can ask hiking questions. Do you want serious answers?

BTW, have you been assigned a cabana boy yet? If not, see Mel or Pamster.

:o)”