I think you’ve answered your own question there.
By the way, I always smile at any use of “jolly well”, which my Dad used to great effect, as in “You jolly well better clean up this room before dinner!” Ah, fond memories of my Midwest born and raised, blue collar, eighth-grade educated dad using an old fashioned Britishism as he screamed at us.
Yeah but then I look like the asshole. When she’s really being it. Twice, at that point !
Well not commenting on the go fund me aspect, but to many it is a calling, and a pilgrimage and is a live changing experience. The AT is a great teacher. So yes I can see it is ‘his dream’, and support for one’s journey can really help. On mine people offered to send me care packages, which was wonderful to receive.
I have met some AT hikers who ran out of funds, it was devastating, and the closer to Katahdin (Maine/Northern Terminus of the AT) they were the harder it was. One woman was crying at Killington VT when she realized that’s as far as her funds would take her and she got off trail. A good friend had to get off in Stratton Maine due to running out of time and she was pretty sad about not completing.
Nobody mentioned the a-holes that then get on the crowded elevator still wearing their backpack. It’s like they’re completely oblivious that they now extend two feet past their back.
What I don’t understand is why y’all are assuming they’re not aware of the giant nuisance protruding from their back. Simple answer: bloody the nose of the offender. If they’re innocent of knowingly smacking people with their backpacks, then you’ve impressed upon them the importance of paying attention to what they’re doing. The other 98% will know they had it coming. NOT bloodying the nose only encourages these sociopaths, and makes you part of the problem.
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” -H.L.M.
“A man could kill from sunup to sunset and still his work would never be done.”
Ernie Dell
and the 6-48 months youd get to be the guest of the city/county/state at hotel greybar would help out how?
Oh, sorry. When you said you have a “job,” I inferred the existence of an employer-employee relationship with your income payer.
Bah. Nobody’d have seen anything other than Bloodynose losing his balance due to his ungainly backpack and bumping his face on the hand of a good citizen trying to steady him.
I never pegged you as a psychopath.
Just goes to show, everyone but me is a psychopath, and paranoids really do have enemies.
Don’t feel bad. I live in my own head and even I’m not sure.
I’m in IT. I work at different locations throughout the week so I have to take my computer home with me. I also other carry tools with me (precision screwdriver set, battery tester, and so on). I carry that all in my backpack. I don’t ride the train anymore but I used to on a regular basis.
But when boarding the train I’d take it off and put it somewhere out of the way because I’m not trying to be a douche. So maybe this pitting doesn’t apply to me.
I also carry a (much flatter) backpack on airplane trips as a carry-on. It’s flat so that it can fit under the seat in front of me and still provide foot room. When walking down the aisle I’m holding it in front of me, not wearing it, because I want to control where it is and not smack people with it. Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do?
Yes, very courteous. No nosey smax for you.
Hey, I’m sure it’s devastating. I get it.
I have a dream too. I’d like to ride my bicycle across the country. An equally arduous and life-changing journey. Also around Ireland.
I can’t afford it. Would I put up a GoFundMe page? I’d rather shoot myself.
You know what I do, since I can’t afford it? I get up every day and go to work and support my family.
Some of this GoFundMe shit makes me nearly homicidal.
Oh, also (see post above)?
I ride the NYC subway every day of my life. I get it. Forcible removal of said backpacks should be a right guaranteed and protected by law.
Having your terrible planning and poor judgement explode in your face is a life-changing experience too.
Or at least it should be.
That said I have no experience with backpack battery, but if somebody did hit me with a backpack, I’d shove it back in the direction it came from.
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
You see the thing above this post? It’s called a quote box. It tells you who I’m replying to. Now take another look at AHunter’s post. See if you can figure out what you’re missing.
You say you’re not talking about him in your OP, but you sure seem ready to jump on him over the stupidest of things.
And, obviously, his first post was to try and give you some perspective about why people might wear backpacks and not take them off, as well as reveal that they might take them off if things were busier. He was not in any way being hostile towards you, so it’s no wonder that he might not want to bother replying to you after you were towards him.
And, yes, I’m annoying. I’m lecturing. I’m “tarded.” I should shut up. I’m <insert insult here>. There’s something in my past that I stupidly revealed about myself that you can use to attack me now. All of that will be wasted air, as I won’t be reading it–no matter who posts it.
You treated a guy like shit who didn’t deserve it, and so I defended him. I do that. I wish more people would, as I think the world would be better.
I take my computer home rarely, like when it’s going to be bad weather and I might be able to telework. I carry it in a laptop bag, about the size of a briefcase. I don’t understand why a backpack is necessary.
Some people have 2 or 3 huge bags that they are carrying on the metro and into work everyday. Never can figure out what the hell people are carrying into work.
I would NEVER call you retarded.
You dull twat.