Thank you, hikerboy ! Yes, I am a mom, that has a lot to do with delays..health issues also, tho' .
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BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
Are you HikerMom? Sorry. MY spider senses are going off. Forgive my ignorance if I am way off. Stick around and you will see that this represents one of my saner posts.
No. HM isn't here anymore.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss
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this can go one of any 16 ways, none of which I can see coming.
BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
Are you HikerMom? Sorry. My spider senses are going off. Forgive my ignorance if I am way off. Stick around and you will see that this represents one of my saner posts. -
Rasty wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
Are you HikerMom? Sorry. MY spider senses are going off. Forgive my ignorance if I am way off. Stick around and you will see that this represents one of my saner posts.
No. HM isn't here anymore.
Doing what I do best (saying what is on my mind and ignoring my 2 minute delay button).Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
hey I wanna a delay button!
BirdBrain wrote:
Rasty wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
Are you HikerMom? Sorry. MY spider senses are going off. Forgive my ignorance if I am way off. Stick around and you will see that this represents one of my saner posts.
No. HM isn't here anymore.
Doing what I do best (saying what is on my mind and ignoring my 2 minute delay button). -
rocksNsocks wrote:
hey I wanna a delay button!BirdBrain wrote:
Rasty wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
Are you HikerMom? Sorry. MY spider senses are going off. Forgive my ignorance if I am way off. Stick around and you will see that this represents one of my saner posts.
No. HM isn't here anymore.
Doing what I do best (saying what is on my mind and ignoring my 2 minute delay button).
Trust me, it is useless. It malfunctions all the time. Good people forgive me though. I mean well, but say stupid things. Good people see that. Bad people swim in swamps.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
No, BirdBrain, I am a beginner hiker, and a mom, but not HikerMom. Nice name, didn't feel quite right callin ya that ! I do plan to stick around. I don't really know any ppl that can or would even think of taking a 2100 mile walk, hope to get to know some here. Sanity is not as important to some as to others...pls define normal....lol
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rocksNsocks wrote:
hey I wanna a delay button!BirdBrain wrote:
Rasty wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
Are you HikerMom? Sorry. MY spider senses are going off. Forgive my ignorance if I am way off. Stick around and you will see that this represents one of my saner posts.
No. HM isn't here anymore.
Doing what I do best (saying what is on my mind and ignoring my 2 minute delay button).
I'm working on itSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
hiker58 wrote:
No, BirdBrain, I am a beginner hiker, and a mom, but not HikerMom. Nice name, didn't feel quite right callin ya that ! I do plan to stick around. I don't really know any ppl that can or would even think of taking a 2100 mile walk, hope to get to know some here. Sanity is not as important to some as to others...pls define normal....lol
Normal = My wife
Abnormal = Rest of the worldNon hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
:lol: gif.004 well played.
Rasty wrote:
rocksNsocks wrote:
hey I wanna a delay button!BirdBrain wrote:
Rasty wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
Are you HikerMom? Sorry. MY spider senses are going off. Forgive my ignorance if I am way off. Stick around and you will see that this represents one of my saner posts.
No. HM isn't here anymore.
Doing what I do best (saying what is on my mind and ignoring my 2 minute delay button).
I'm working on it
and for my spooky personal touch
I so rarely get to use it, hehehe
oh that was Brilliant, love ya man. -
hiker58 wrote:
No, BirdBrain, I am a beginner hiker, and a mom, but not HikerMom. Nice name, didn't feel quite right callin ya that ! I do plan to stick around. I don't really know any ppl that can or would even think of taking a 2100 mile walk, hope to get to know some here. Sanity is not as important to some as to others...pls define normal....lol
Welcome aboard.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
He's right, I didn't start befriending women till a couple years ago...after which time I told a sexist pig type joke. Now I just don't go to that forum, blew up my welcome there.
BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
No, BirdBrain, I am a beginner hiker, and a mom, but not HikerMom. Nice name, didn't feel quite right callin ya that ! I do plan to stick around. I don't really know any ppl that can or would even think of taking a 2100 mile walk, hope to get to know some here. Sanity is not as important to some as to others...pls define normal....lol
Welcome aboard. I friend all the women (some of the guys are weird). :whistle: -
hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
Okay... here is my first bit of advice. Start in the south. Most do that. The south is easier (so I'm told). Maine is a hard (so I'm told). I live in Maine. The vast majority of my hiking has been done in Maine. But from all I have heard, NoBo is the way to go. I am going SoBo.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
rocksNsocks wrote:
He's right, I didn't start befriending women till a couple years ago...after which time I told a sexist pig type joke. Now I just don't go to that forum, blew up my welcome there.BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
No, BirdBrain, I am a beginner hiker, and a mom, but not HikerMom. Nice name, didn't feel quite right callin ya that ! I do plan to stick around. I don't really know any ppl that can or would even think of taking a 2100 mile walk, hope to get to know some here. Sanity is not as important to some as to others...pls define normal....lol
Welcome aboard. I friend all the women (some of the guys are weird). :whistle:
Hey! I edited my post so as not to offend the weird people. And on a related note, I found the post offensive.... so I edited it.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
rocksNsocks wrote:
He's right, I didn't start befriending women till a couple years ago...after which time I told a sexist pig type joke. Now I just don't go to that forum, blew up my welcome there.BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
No, BirdBrain, I am a beginner hiker, and a mom, but not HikerMom. Nice name, didn't feel quite right callin ya that ! I do plan to stick around. I don't really know any ppl that can or would even think of taking a 2100 mile walk, hope to get to know some here. Sanity is not as important to some as to others...pls define normal....lol
Welcome aboard. I friend all the women (some of the guys are weird). :whistle:
Is this a sexist joke? My husband had it last weekend ...
“Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren't a state of being, but rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was.”
― Cheryl Strayed -
moose717 wrote:
rocksNsocks wrote:
He's right, I didn't start befriending women till a couple years ago...after which time I told a sexist pig type joke. Now I just don't go to that forum, blew up my welcome there.BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
No, BirdBrain, I am a beginner hiker, and a mom, but not HikerMom. Nice name, didn't feel quite right callin ya that ! I do plan to stick around. I don't really know any ppl that can or would even think of taking a 2100 mile walk, hope to get to know some here. Sanity is not as important to some as to others...pls define normal....lol
Welcome aboard. I friend all the women (some of the guys are weird). :whistle:
Is this a sexist joke? My husband had it last weekend ...
I see nothing sexist in stating facts. We are designed differently. Some people are offended by stating those design differences. It is not our fault that we are wimps.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
Ah man, you need to join the group I joined.
BirdBrain wrote:
rocksNsocks wrote:
He's right, I didn't start befriending women till a couple years ago...after which time I told a sexist pig type joke. Now I just don't go to that forum, blew up my welcome there.BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
No, BirdBrain, I am a beginner hiker, and a mom, but not HikerMom. Nice name, didn't feel quite right callin ya that ! I do plan to stick around. I don't really know any ppl that can or would even think of taking a 2100 mile walk, hope to get to know some here. Sanity is not as important to some as to others...pls define normal....lol
Welcome aboard. I friend all the women (some of the guys are weird). :whistle:
Hey! I edited my post so as not to offend the weird people. And on a related note, I found the post offensive.... so I edited it.
it's called POOP 46.gif the Coilition of People Offending Offensive People, I fit right in.
PS I didn't find it offensive, but then you have to know me...and you do.
I don't get offended easy, i'm usually the one doing the offensive thing, you'll know because I'll have my foot in my mouth. -
That's funny, and so true.
moose717 wrote:
rocksNsocks wrote:
He's right, I didn't start befriending women till a couple years ago...after which time I told a sexist pig type joke. Now I just don't go to that forum, blew up my welcome there.BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
No, BirdBrain, I am a beginner hiker, and a mom, but not HikerMom. Nice name, didn't feel quite right callin ya that ! I do plan to stick around. I don't really know any ppl that can or would even think of taking a 2100 mile walk, hope to get to know some here. Sanity is not as important to some as to others...pls define normal....lol
Welcome aboard. I friend all the women (some of the guys are weird). :whistle:
Is this a sexist joke? My husband had it last weekend ...
...Honey! where's my balls.
O' dear, you lost those right after we met, don't you remember.
...oh yeah, now I remember.
No you don't, you only remember what I tell.
...yes dear. -
I think I scared her off.
Wait a sec.
It must be someone else's fault.
RS, you loser.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
Naw, her boss just probably came in the room and she had to get back to work...use to happen to Train Wreck all the time, hehe....I'm likin retirement.
BirdBrain wrote:
I think I scared her off.
Wait a sec.
It must be someone else's fault.
RS, you loser. -
rocksNsocks wrote:
Naw, her boss just probably came in the room and she had to get back to work...use to happen to Train Wreck all the time, hehe....I'm likin retirement.BirdBrain wrote:
I think I scared her off.
Wait a sec.
It must be someone else's fault.
RS, you loser.
Happens to me ALL THE TIME! This is a slow time of year ...“Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren't a state of being, but rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was.”
― Cheryl Strayed -
Perfect!
moose717 wrote:
rocksNsocks wrote:
Naw, her boss just probably came in the room and she had to get back to work...use to happen to Train Wreck all the time, hehe....I'm likin retirement.BirdBrain wrote:
I think I scared her off.
Wait a sec.
It must be someone else's fault.
RS, you loser.
Happens to me ALL THE TIME! This is a slow time of year ... -
rocksNsocks wrote:
Naw, her boss just probably came in the room and she had to get back to work...use to happen to Train Wreck all the time, hehe....I'm likin retirement.BirdBrain wrote:
I think I scared her off.
Wait a sec.
It must be someone else's fault.
RS, you loser.
How can you retire? Are you rich? Can I move in?Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
Naw, I just retired from one job...now I gotta go get anothe...quickly too, lest things get ugly.
BirdBrain wrote:
rocksNsocks wrote:
Naw, her boss just probably came in the room and she had to get back to work...use to happen to Train Wreck all the time, hehe....I'm likin retirement.BirdBrain wrote:
I think I scared her off.
Wait a sec.
It must be someone else's fault.
RS, you loser.
How can you retire? Are you rich? Can I move in?
which proportionally effects my ability to hike with out hobblin. and gravelin.
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oh, for some reason, I thought you were a woman...sorry bout that...good answer, tho'. I say stupid stuff all the time...and am very forgiving...
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rocksNsocks wrote:
Naw, I just retired from one job...now I gotta go get anothe...quickly too, lest things get ugly.BirdBrain wrote:
rocksNsocks wrote:
Naw, her boss just probably came in the room and she had to get back to work...use to happen to Train Wreck all the time, hehe....I'm likin retirement.BirdBrain wrote:
I think I scared her off.
Wait a sec.
It must be someone else's fault.
RS, you loser.
How can you retire? Are you rich? Can I move in?
You just need a little more training from me. I do not grovel at all. I just recognize the ways my wife is superior and point them out often. She in turn shows her appreciation. It is not a calculation on my part or hers. It is based in fact. Any false pretense would be eventually discovered and lead to collapse. The best way to a good relationship is to never defend your "rights" as an individual. I do not believe I have any unique, separate, or autonomous rights that preclude our union. Well, at least that works for me.
Ouch! Serious posts hurt my head more that the multiple concussions I have had.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
hiker58 wrote:
oh, for some reason, I thought you were a woman...sorry bout that...good answer, tho'. I say stupid stuff all the time...and am very forgiving...
Who? Me or RS? RS is a woman.
Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
Hey, your not the only one with radar issues...pa lease...been there Sista. all good.
hiker58 wrote:
oh, for some reason, I thought you were a woman...sorry bout that...good answer, tho'. I say stupid stuff all the time...and am very forgiving... -
I think she's was talkin to you, that's my story and I'm stickin tuit.
BirdBrain wrote:
hiker58 wrote:
oh, for some reason, I thought you were a woman...sorry bout that...good answer, tho'. I say stupid stuff all the time...and am very forgiving...
Who? Me or RS? RS is a woman.
Da Bears -
rocksNsocks wrote:
Thank Moose. 51 tomorrow. I'm lookin to finish the second half of my century with a big finish...culminating in my demise at some point, just gotta get through tonight :lol:moose717 wrote:
Happy Birthday RS ... may you have many more! gif.004
You are still a young man!The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
Truth!...very nice said, so much better when we don't practice to deceive, life runs much smoother I find...right on Bird Brain.
BirdBrain wrote:
grovel, fix itrocksNsocks wrote:
Naw, I just retired from one job...now I gotta go get anothe...quickly too, lest things get ugly.BirdBrain wrote:
rocksNsocks wrote:
Naw, her boss just probably came in the room and she had to get back to work...use to happen to Train Wreck all the time, hehe....I'm likin retirement.BirdBrain wrote:
I think I scared her off.
Wait a sec.
It must be someone else's fault.
RS, you loser.
How can you retire? Are you rich? Can I move in?
You just need a little more training from me. I do not grovel at all. I just recognize the ways my wife is superior and point them out often. She in turn shows her appreciation. It is not a calculation on my part or hers. It is based in fact. Any false pretense would be eventually discovered and lead to collapse. The best way to a good relationship is to never defend your "rights" as an individual. I do not believe I have any unique, separate, or autonomous rights that preclude our union. Well, at least that works for me.
Ouch! Serious posts hurt my head more that the multiple concussions I have had.
I like what John Wayne said in a movie...I hate to apologize. Now that is/was to say, I don't mind apologizing for something I did, but if I live my life right in the first place, I won't ever have to...it always stuck with me, I struggle to adhere...but I try.. -
In my mind yes, but the body is shot, literally, fallin apart at the seams. Still I'm doin better than many, so I really should not complain.
Astro wrote:
rocksNsocks wrote:
Thank Moose. 51 tomorrow. I'm lookin to finish the second half of my century with a big finish...culminating in my demise at some point, just gotta get through tonight :lol:moose717 wrote:
Happy Birthday RS ... may you have many more! gif.004
You are still a young man! -
Well Astro- sorry for the mix up-
When choosing to spend time online or in the company of swingers I've found you just have to accept that you're occasionally going to end up in an awkward situation with another dude.
Happy B-day socks! Life in the trades will beat you down, glad you're out. The carpenters here have a saying- "30 years in and your out, 5 years out and you're in the ground." Stay active my friend! -
do you like trail angels and magic? i don't gif.005
hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south... -
AnotherKevin wrote:
LostAndFound wrote:
you guys are a hoot, thank you all for the welcome.
curious who's from the Northern NJ, SW NY, western CT area?
I live in Niskayuna, NY (between Albany and Schenectady) and do occasional weekends in the Catskills (making slow progress toward the 35: I think I'm up to 16 summer and 3 winter). If you can tolerate hiking with a snail - I'm SLOW - I'd love to have someone to go out with. March is dodgy because the weather can be anything from full-on blizzard to 80 degree summer day, but if Mother Nature cooperates, I'd be game for a day trip or overnighter. I can go just about anywhere in the Cats if you give me lots of time to get there.
Any place you're particularly interested in going? If the weather allows, I'd like to try for Blackhead while the calendar says it's still winter. I don't want to do it in heavy ice - my ice-axe-and-crampon skills aren't current - but if it's approachable with microspikes or snowshoes, that'd be great.
Would love to do something just not sure I'll be able to. I'm in NW PA for a couple weeks and then to nt/ct/Nj area for a few days, into the Catskills around mar 7th for the devils path, than back to PA and off to Atlanta on the 24th to start my thru. Could possibly extend the end of my DP trip to do something else. Open to suggestions and happy to modify plans if possible -
LoboSolo wrote:
do you like trail angels and magic? i don't gif.005hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
I like the David Blain kind of magic.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar.
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Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
Rasty wrote:
Thank God for Scuppernong.Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar. -
LoboSolo wrote:
do you like trail angels and magic? i don't gif.005hiker58 wrote:
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I am hiker58, and no that is not my age...lol I've been interested in hiking this trail eversince I knew it existed 2008. A lot of unexpected barriers have been overcome and I think I'm just about ready to get started. I'd like to do the thru' hike. I am just not sure if I want to start in the north or south...
I like real trail magic. When out of water one summer I came across an old spring house. One time when out of food and still several hours from a road crossing I found two apples sitting on the trail. No apple trees anywhere around that I could see. Seemed like magic to me.
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