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On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:45:52 -0500, Bruce wrote:

H :) K wrote:
John H wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:05:04 -0500, Jim wrote:

Bruce wrote:
HK wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:

It makes me sound like a real pussy coward who is scared he will
get punched in the nose. I wish I could take back all of the
meal things I have said in the last 20 yrs. Please Mr. Loog,
please don't' punch me in the nose.
The scene, if it happens, will be more like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DzcOCyHDqc

I won't be the guy with the sword.



BTW, it's too bad you are so disappointed with your own ID here
that you have to use my name.
Tough guy, huh?
Bruce, he's such a scaredy cat that he won't even go for a walk in
the Virginia woods without a pistol strapped to his side.

Well, I'll be honest and forthright...most of the time when I'm
walking in the Virginia woods, I'm carrying also.

A 7-iron is a handy thing to have when attacked by squirrels.
--
John H


If you two were the subjects of a vulcan mind meld, collectively you
might have an IQ in the normal range.

The Shenandoah National Park, where we hike the trails, has a
substantial population of black bears who are not at all adverse to
attacking people. There are also packs of feral dogs. The latter, I
think, are more dangerous. There have been reports of cougars, but I
don't know anyone who has actually seen one.

I don't know a property owner out there who hikes the mountain trails
unarmed. Many carry big caliber handguns.

Perhaps you two might. It would be delightful to read that the feral
dogs got to you both. Better that than a bear. I wouldn't want a bear
to eat your pustule-covered flesh and get sick.

That's a different story! Where we hiked, the "rule" was a .357 shot
shell at the ready and real cartridges behind it. We never had any
problems but the idea was to have a shot shell as your first shot for
snakes.

What's the latest on concealed carry in National Parks? It was and on
and off deal. Last I read it was off.

I never understood this. Most people who get bit by a snake didn't see
it until they were bit or they were screwing with it.
That is pretty much true of alligators too.
If you actually had the kind of eye contact with a snake necessary to
shoot it, the snake will probably be running away before you can get
the shot off.



The local hospital treats about 9 rattlesnake bites a year. Last year was
the first one in a long time that did not include alcohol, Mines Rd. and
guys trying to be Clint Eastwood in two mules for Sister Sara.