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Aligator Attacks
Astro - - Trip Planning
PostFrom endangered species, to now over populated, rare alligator attacks are starting to increase. I love my home state, but no Florida Trail plans for me. backpacker.com/survival/out-al…attacked-by-an-alligator/
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Quote from LIhikers: “Earlier today I sent an e-mail to our boundary monitoring supervisor letting him know that Kathy and I are resigning from our volunteer position as A.T. Boundary Monitors. We've been doing it for about 14 years and have had a lot of enjoyment and satisfaction from doing the work. Maybe the most satisfying was the fact that we found a number of survey monuments that even the pro survey teams couldn't find. We just don't have the time to do it anymore, it's as simple as that.…
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostQuote from rhjanes: “I had to pause and think, and think again..... We live at the end of a short dead-end street. About two years ago, we had a good sized red-tailed hawk sitting on our swing A-Frame in our back yard. We are watching our neighbor's house that backs up to our dead-end. Yesterday I walked over around 9 AM to pick up his paper. There is a large pine tree I walked by at the street end and I about jumped out of my skin. There was that Hawk, even BIGGER, flew right out of the lowest …
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostQuote from hikerboy: “Quote from Astro: “Quote from rhjanes: “Yeah, today's question....... I call it the "IBM Response". Those in computer business or used to be (Like me) know that. It was almost a running gag to any generic question at conferences. "So, IBM rep, If my shop has This, and then we Have this setting, but we are seeing this result, what setting do you suggest?". "It depends!". Every, EVERY situation is unique. So, today's "How Much". I saw a FB post on the AT 2022 site and he'd no…
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostQuote from rhjanes: “Yeah, today's question....... I call it the "IBM Response". Those in computer business or used to be (Like me) know that. It was almost a running gag to any generic question at conferences. "So, IBM rep, If my shop has This, and then we Have this setting, but we are seeing this result, what setting do you suggest?". "It depends!". Every, EVERY situation is unique. So, today's "How Much". I saw a FB post on the AT 2022 site and he'd not "Platinum blazed" but said he did find …
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostQuote from max.patch: “I know what I spent -- but I went with the internet approved average amount instead. ” Since I started hiking on the AT in 2010 it looks like the "conventional wisdom has gone up a $1000. Can expect it to go up after the inflation of the past year and a half.
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostQuote from odd man out: “but i got yesterday's in one guess too. appalachiantrailcafe.net/index.php/Attachment/14875/ ” First glance looks like a pregnant woman.
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostLatest streak stopped at 15 by a bad question. Just guessed and then looked at AWOL. My guess was closer than "the answer".
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I also hope they leave IMScotty's bees alone too!
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Stalking Tortoise & Smoking Sox Section Hike #37 - Winding Stair Gap to Clingmans Dome
Astro - - Trip Report
PostQuote from WanderingStovie: “Bad time to be in Cancun. ” Or Puerto Rico a few days ago.
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostQuote from WanderingStovie: “Quote from max.patch: “Our friend from Texas will be glad to hear that although I knew the answer I fat fingered Ohio. That's the second time I've missed a question that I knew like that. ” Have you tried a bigger font? ” Reminds me of one of the greatest adlib lines in a movie. Jaws, "we gotta get a bigger boat".
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostQuote from rhjanes: “Quote from max.patch: “Our friend from Texas will be glad to hear that although I knew the answer I fat fingered Ohio. That's the second time I've missed a question that I knew like that. ” Wait??? you mean I'm not the only one that has done that? A few times? ” Happens to the best of us.
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Quote from IMScotty: “Quote from Astro: “I have not personally seen it yet, but... Neighbors say they have found bear scat in their yard. Wife said she thought a racoon had been messing with canister of fertilizer (plant food), but it was too dirty. Now she thinks it was the bear. There are 2 acres of woods between us and the neighbors, so I am hoping that is not his new hangout. ” After living for 30 years in my suburban town with only one bear sighting, starting this summer it became a daily o…
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Baseball Thread
Astro - - Coffee Talk
PostHe may have had a tough year, but back in high school Joey Gallo really had an awesome day. dodgersnation.com/dodgers-scor…mers-daughter/2022/09/21/
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostBy popular request Ohio is back (at least the river).
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I have not personally seen it yet, but... Neighbors say they have found bear scat in their yard. Wife said she thought a racoon had been messing with canister of fertilizer (plant food), but it was too dirty. Now she thinks it was the bear. There are 2 acres of woods between us and the neighbors, so I am hoping that is not his new hangout.
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostQuote from dmperkins74: “LOVED crossing this bridge / hiking in this area ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Sep 21, 2022 ⛺ My answer today was – CORRECT Total questions answered – 43 Total answers correct – 38 Percentage answers correct – 88% Longest correct streak – 15 hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd ” Glad you loved it. Unfortunately pouring rain and powerful gust of wind when I crossed in 2015. Met Miss Janet for the first time soon after.
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostHelped that I just redid that section in June.
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Baseball Thread
Astro - - Coffee Talk
PostQuote from IMScotty: “I just had to share this article on Bill Lee, I love this guy. bostonglobe.com/2022/09/20/spo…n=breakingnews:newsletter ” Admired him for over 50 years. Great that he is still doung what he loves.
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ATQOTD
Astro - - AT Specific
PostQuote from hikerboy: “Quote from rhjanes: “Quote from hikerboy: “Quote from Astro: “Looks like that Pinhoti Trail extension has still not been approved. ” It won't be. ” I'm not informed on this. Just wondering why they would/should? And why they won't/shouldn't? ” The Alabama Hiking Association was trying to get the ATC to extend the trail to include part of the BMT and end at the southern terminus of the Pinhoti. This requires an act of Congress, so it will never be approved. No one really sup…