"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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PRM wrote:


I have to say that it is somewhat amazing to me that you can say "George
Bush" or "Global Warming" around here and start a conversation that goes
on
for a while. The discussion may lack rationality and even basic
intelligence, but at least people care.

Start a thread on an emerging threat to our sport and only one person
cares
enough to even look it up and their respnse is NIMBY. (No offense
Wolfgang,
it's the same response I get whenever I tell anyone about it, even at
rivers
that are affected)

Why do we get wound up about yo yo politicos and not the sport this group
supposedly cares about?

NIMBY?

Hm.......

I've spent most of the past half century living in close proximity to
Lake Michigan, which has been subjected to a steady succession of
invasive exotic species that have caused incalculable damage. The
first thing I do on hearing of a new one is check to see whether or not
I will have to deal with it personally. That was all I had time for
earlier today. In fact, I haven't finished checking that out. Other
aspects of the issue will have to wait their turn

Aside from that, I will, for now, confine myself to pointing out that a
civil response to a question or observation is about as good as one has
any reason to expect in this place. Unless you've got an agenda that
didn't come through in your first or second messages, you'd do well to
keep that in mind.

BTW, not really expecting an answer.

I suspect that your expectations, or lack thereof, are fated to be a
matter of rapidly diminishing interest around here as, by your own
admission, they are elsewhere.

Wolfgang

I had my phone number de-listed when I made that comment, like I said, I
have lurked here for a while!! Your response was civil and my reaction to
it was not meant to cause offense.

I also know that you are one of the serious contributors to this group and
that you will check this out. When you do, we'll all .be just a little bit
better off. I think that this is a situation that this group may be able to
do something about, at least one person at a time.