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vudukungfu [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2019-10-20 10:05:06 AM  
Short sleeves?

Wow.
 
brantgoose [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2019-10-20 1:25:14 PM  
Heat Miser is Donald Trump. Soon to be a major made-for-television tell-all movie. Must-see TV?
 
MaelstromFL  
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2019-10-20 1:28:34 PM  

brantgoose: Heat Miser is Donald Trump. Soon to be a major made-for-television tell-all movie. Must-see TV?


Drink!
 
JZDave  
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2019-10-20 1:29:14 PM  

brantgoose: Heat Miser is Donald Trump. Soon to be a major made-for-television tell-all movie. Must-see TV?


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brantgoose [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2019-10-20 1:30:31 PM  

vudukungfu: Short sleeves?

Wow.


The reason why so many Brits die of the cold is that they insist on pretending to have a "mild, bracing climate" when in fact it gets Cold as the Hubs of Hell in the North.

A Gordie is a Brit who shovels snow in a wife-better, shorts and sandles, and then dies of a heart-attack within three days.

In Canada we called these tough guys "Frenchies", but that was wrong and bilingualism made us stop.

If you see a short man who looks like a Gorilla shovelling snow with one hand, while wearing a wifebeater, and he eats a banana held in the other hand, you have just seen a living stereotype. They are not exactly rare, but they are regional and worth a small side trip.
 
brantgoose [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2019-10-20 1:31:18 PM  

JZDave: brantgoose: Heat Miser is Donald Trump. Soon to be a major made-for-television tell-all movie. Must-see TV?

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Thank you very much. More accurate than I remembered.
 
brantgoose [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2019-10-20 1:32:13 PM  

MaelstromFL: brantgoose: Heat Miser is Donald Trump. Soon to be a major made-for-television tell-all movie. Must-see TV?

Drink!


I am trying to kill all Fark Conservatives using alcohol poisoning. This may take some time, so thanks for the cooperation.
 
What_Would_Jimi_Do  
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2019-10-20 1:35:10 PM  

vudukungfu: Short sleeves?

Wow.


veteran backpacker?
 
MaelstromFL  
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2019-10-20 1:40:50 PM  

brantgoose: MaelstromFL: brantgoose: Heat Miser is Donald Trump. Soon to be a major made-for-television tell-all movie. Must-see TV?

Drink!

I am trying to kill all Fark Conservatives using alcohol poisoning. This may take some time, so thanks for the cooperation.


Well, I consider myself a libertarian-conservative than anything else.  But, you do you....

Also, if everything you see or read makes you think of Trump, consider getting professional help.  It's not healthy....
 
Bslim  
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2019-10-20 1:44:34 PM  
Without food, his gear soaked and fighting blizzard-like conditions, the veteran backpacker

At least he wasn't a noob...
 
Bslim  
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2019-10-20 1:48:07 PM  
MaelstromFL:

I consider myself a libertarian-conservative

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vudukungfu [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2019-10-20 2:15:55 PM  

What_Would_Jimi_Do: vudukungfu: Short sleeves?

Wow.

veteran backpacker?


I am.
 
tasteme  
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2019-10-20 2:28:56 PM  
Bob is driving when he sees a hiker on the side of the road.

The man looks tired and perhaps needs some help, so Bob pulls over and lets him in.

After driving for a few minutes and some small talk, the hiker asks, "Hey, aren't you worried that I might be a serial killer?"

Bob chuckles lightly and replies, "The odds of two serial killers being in the same car are very slim."
 
Dick Hammer  
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2019-10-20 2:32:21 PM  
Hiker, or homeless guy looking for a place to camp and got lost?
 
Kevin72  
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2019-10-20 2:34:09 PM  
Snow is cold

Rain feels wet

Chills my soul right to the marrow
 
TwilightZone  
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2019-10-20 2:45:10 PM  
My nephew did the Pacific Coast Trail.  I asked him if he saw Bigfoot.  He said no, but claims he heard Bigfoot checking out his camp one night.
 
jimjays  
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2019-10-20 2:46:18 PM  

vudukungfu: What_Would_Jimi_Do: vudukungfu: Short sleeves?

Wow.

veteran backpacker?

I am.


What does pit toilet mean to you? I think of a self-dug hole in the ground. Some think an outhouse, or maybe an Asian system. This guy sheltered in one.
 
SansNeural  
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2019-10-20 3:25:31 PM  

jimjays: vudukungfu: What_Would_Jimi_Do: vudukungfu: Short sleeves?

Wow.

veteran backpacker?

I am.

What does pit toilet mean to you? I think of a self-dug hole in the ground. Some think an outhouse, or maybe an Asian system. This guy sheltered in one.


That term puzzles me a bit too.  Lake parks in my state often have enclosed sit-down toilets which are situated over a pit which I guess are pumped out occasionally (hadn't really thought about that part until now).  Outhouse style, but slightly fancier.

So I guess hunkering down inside one would be shelter from the wind, rain and snow but still not particularly warm or pleasant.
 
DrWhy  
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2019-10-20 3:26:48 PM  

What_Would_Jimi_Do: vudukungfu: Short sleeves?

Wow.

veteran backpacker?


Well the article did say he'd hiked the Appalachian Trail.
 
Insain2  
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2019-10-20 3:29:00 PM  
See what happens when you get lost in De-toilet, Oregon....bout as bad as wandering around in the other De-toilet in Michigan!!!
 
the voice of raisin  
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2019-10-20 5:22:33 PM  

DrWhy: What_Would_Jimi_Do: vudukungfu: Short sleeves?

Wow.

veteran backpacker?

Well the article did say he'd hiked the Appalachian Trail.


isn't that a euphemism for something?
 
SloppyFrenchKisser  
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2019-10-20 5:28:42 PM  
Two people that want the same thing.

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Tom Marvolo Bombadil  
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2019-10-20 5:38:11 PM  
"You just know, if anything happens, I'm dead," Campbell told the Statesman Journal Saturday. "No one's going to find me until Spring."

would have gone with:  Backpacker misses golden opportunity to become one with nature
 
semiotix  
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2019-10-20 6:51:24 PM  

the voice of raisin: isn't that a euphemism for something?


It's still good exercise either way.
 
nanim  
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2019-10-20 6:57:04 PM  
noted: THis is not the time of year to do the northern part of that trail.
 
Daves I Know  
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2019-10-20 7:24:57 PM  
I did the PCT in 2012 and faced similar weather on the last couple of days. A few days of soaking rain that turned into a snowstorm. 2000 miles of hiking hardens you a fair bit, but extended exposure to freezing rain penetrates the best gear and can turn the hardest man hypothermic. Good thing he was able to keep his wits in those conditions; reasoning skills disappear pretty quickly when hypothermic.

All that said, he should be much farther up the trail at this point of the year. It isn't getting any nicer, and there is plenty of  high altitude trail in Washington.
 
thismomentinblackhistory  
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2019-10-20 7:54:14 PM  
Next up: a winter ascent of K2.
 
Akuinnen  
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2019-10-20 8:06:34 PM  
Daves I Know:

All that said, he should be much farther up the trail at this point of the year. It isn't getting any nicer, and there is plenty of  high altitude trail in Washington.

Yeah.. I've never done the whole PCT, but have lived in those areas. October seems real late in the year for this sort of thing.
 
starsrift  
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2019-10-20 8:12:04 PM  
I'm glad the newspaper was there to write about a white homeless guy who was a hedge fund manager.
 
AckAckAck  
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2019-10-20 8:34:02 PM  
"Without food, his gear soaked and fighting blizzard-like conditions, the veteran backpacker"

"Veteran backpacker"

"Without food"

"Veteran backpacker"

Bullshiat.

He also hiked 7 miles off the trail. The FIRST farking rule of hiking is: You get lost, you stay put.

What a veteran amateur.
 
CruiserTwelve  
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2019-10-20 9:51:16 PM  
A man from Germany died in August while hiking in Washington after being hit by a tree.

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SansNeural  
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2019-10-20 10:40:12 PM  

AckAckAck: "Without food, his gear soaked and fighting blizzard-like conditions, the veteran backpacker"

"Veteran backpacker"

"Without food"

"Veteran backpacker"

Bullshiat.

He also hiked 7 miles off the trail. The FIRST farking rule of hiking is: You get lost, you stay put.

What a veteran amateur novice.
 
puffy999 [TotalFark]  
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2019-10-21 4:07:33 AM  

SansNeural: That term puzzles me a bit too.  Lake parks in my state often have enclosed sit-down toilets which are situated over a pit which I guess are pumped out occasionally (hadn't really thought about that part until now).  Outhouse style, but slightly fancier


Given his location that's likely the case. At best, it's pumped, or it may be a compositing toilet due to rurality.
 
puffy999 [TotalFark]  
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2019-10-21 4:08:22 AM  
So a hole with a basic wooden box around it, basically. A shelter from weather, but not necessarily temperature.
 
vudukungfu [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2019-10-21 8:41:28 AM  

jimjays: vudukungfu: What_Would_Jimi_Do: vudukungfu: Short sleeves?

Wow.

veteran backpacker?

I am.

What does pit toilet mean to you? I think of a self-dug hole in the ground. Some think an outhouse, or maybe an Asian system. This guy sheltered in one.


so he's a registered republican, on top of it all?
 
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