"snakefiddler" wrote in message
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so, i had a few hours between jobs today, and i decided to spend them
fishing in a gorgeous trout stream i "discovered" - along with several
tourists- the other day. i hoped today would be quieter, since the
holiday
week-end was over, and for the most part it was.
i stood nearly waist deep in water, and was feeling good about my casting,
enjoying a few strikes, when a hiker came along with his dog. he saw me
eyeballing him, as he and his canine edged along the bank, as i got out to
change my fly, and he asked if i was still fishing. i replied in the
affirmative, to which he stated that he was hoping to see if his dog would
swim. i told him that would scare the fish away, to which he replied by
saying, "no more than you being in the water." well, i am still pretty
inexperienced, but i'm pretty sure that my gentle, slow wading into the
water, and standing quietly, in a stooped position would be a lot less
likely to spook the fish than his dog jumping, and splashing around in the
water, and i politely related that position to him. he looked a little
****ed off, and grumbled something under his breath as he walked away. i
thanked him, said i appreciated it, to which he replied, 'no problem."
so, who has the "right of way?" naturally, i think i do. i was there
first, and he could take his dog to another part of the stream.
any of ya'll had this happen- what did you do?

Well, it depends. Miss Manners really doesn't have **** to say about this
kind of thing........um......not that it would matter if she did........any
more than it does when she does have something to say about whatever the
question might be. What it comes down to is this......on a bad day, you
just kind of give way.......let 'em have the pool and go get a sandwich and
a beer......or something. On a good day........well......you gut dog and
owner......and you have a nice shore lunch of fresh liver.......and a beer.

Wolfgang
and the moral is........always have a cold beer handy.