On Oct 21, 5:12*pm, daytripper wrote:
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:43:42 -0700 (PDT), rb608
wrote:
Dave P. slipped on the trail and did a complete full layout
in a mud hole the likes of which I've rarely seen.

It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye. :-)

As a continuation of the slipping and falling theme, I'll add that I
was having a lot of trouble keeping my footing in the water on
Saturday & Sunday. I'm usually quite sure-footed, and I was beginning
to consider the passing years as the reason for my unsteadiness until
I gave some serious thought to my Korkers. They're pretty old, and
almost half the studs are gone; but I thought the many that remained
would do the job. In taking a critical, strategic look at them,
however, it was clear that the studs I relied on most were among the
missing. By Sunday afternoon, I ditched 'em & relied on the felt
soles.

The difference was amazing. No wonder I was slipping, I was walking
on bare rubber. The wading boots alone brought me back to comfort &
confidence. Shoulda done that the first day.

Joe F.