Life's little lessons.

1. Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively warm
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. Needed to wipe my nose. A quick check of pockets revealed no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at the
wrist.

That stuff HURTS! The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the work
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped my
nose......again. That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. ?

giles

On 2010-03-20 15:21:05 -0400, Giles said:

1. Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively warm
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. Needed to wipe my nose. A quick check of pockets revealed no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at the
wrist.

That stuff HURTS! The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the work
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped my
nose......again. That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. ?

giles

Numbskull.

Dave

On Mar 20, 4:13*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 15:21:05 -0400, Giles said:





1. *Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively warm
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. *Needed to wipe my nose. *A quick check of pockets revealed no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. *But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. *Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at the
wrist. * * *

That stuff HURTS! *The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the work
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped my
nose......again. *That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. *?

giles

Numbskull.

Dave

2. If you see a sign on the ground with the words "TRAP HERE!"
printed in big block letters.......do not leap as high as you can and
land on it with both feet.

Moron.

g.
o.k., everyone who doubted the inevitability of this little
exchange.....stand up and be counted.

On 2010-03-20 18:15:26 -0400, Giles said:

On Mar 20, 4:13*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 15:21:05 -0400, Giles said:





1. *Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively warm
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. *Needed to wipe my nose. *A quick check of pockets revealed
no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. *But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. *Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at the
wrist. * * *

That stuff HURTS! *The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the wor
k
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped my
nose......again. *That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. *?

giles

Numbskull.

Dave

2. If you see a sign on the ground with the words "TRAP HERE!"
printed in big block letters.......do not leap as high as you can and
land on it with both feet.

Moron.

g.
o.k., everyone who doubted the inevitability of this little
exchange.....stand up and be counted.

d;o)

Nitwit

Dave
(Hey, this is fun)

On Mar 20, 5:21*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 18:15:26 -0400, Giles said:





On Mar 20, 4:13*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 15:21:05 -0400, Giles said:

1. *Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively warm
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. *Needed to wipe my nose. *A quick check of pockets revealed
no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. *But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. *Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at the
wrist. * * *

That stuff HURTS! *The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the wor
k
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped my
nose......again. *That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. *?

giles

Numbskull.

Dave

2. *If you see a sign on the ground with the words "TRAP HERE!"
printed in big block letters.......do not leap as high as you can and
land on it with both feet.

Moron.

g.
o.k., everyone who doubted the inevitability of this little
exchange.....stand up and be counted. * * * *

d;o)

Nitwit

Dave
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3. For many people, the best (because the only) way to avoid the
pitfalls life has to offer is to lie down.....and
die.....quietly.....now.

You know what I mean.

g.

On 2010-03-20 18:42:33 -0400, Giles said:

On Mar 20, 5:21*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 18:15:26 -0400, Giles said:





On Mar 20, 4:13*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 15:21:05 -0400, Giles said:

1. *Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively war
m
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. *Needed to wipe my nose. *A quick check of pockets reveale
d
no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. *But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. *Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at the
wrist. * * *

That stuff HURTS! *The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the w
or
k
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped m
y
nose......again. *That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. *?

giles

Numbskull.

Dave

2. *If you see a sign on the ground with the words "TRAP HERE!"
printed in big block letters.......do not leap as high as you can and
land on it with both feet.

Moron.

g.
o.k., everyone who doubted the inevitability of this little
exchange.....stand up and be counted. * * * *

d;o)

Nitwit

Dave
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3. For many people, the best (because the only) way to avoid the
pitfalls life has to offer is to lie down.....and
die.....quietly.....now.

You know what I mean.

g.

Who? Me? It won't be long now, Wolfgang, and then perhaps, just
perhaps, you will breathe a happy breath. Hey, it would make me happy
to see you happy. Really, it would. I have never seen anyone as
miserable as you in my 72 years on this great earth. If my death would
make you happy, well, I shall remember that. Maybe even put it on my
tombstone. "Wolfgang is now happy" Sort of cryptic, but I will keep
the secret. d;o)

Dave

On Mar 20, 7:04*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 18:42:33 -0400, Giles said:





On Mar 20, 5:21 pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 18:15:26 -0400, Giles said:

On Mar 20, 4:13 pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 15:21:05 -0400, Giles said:

1. Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively war
m
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. Needed to wipe my nose. A quick check of pockets reveale
d
no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at the
wrist.

That stuff HURTS! The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the w
or
k
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped m
y
nose......again. That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. ?

giles

Numbskull.

Dave

2. If you see a sign on the ground with the words "TRAP HERE!"
printed in big block letters.......do not leap as high as you can and
land on it with both feet.

Moron.

g.
o.k., everyone who doubted the inevitability of this little
exchange.....stand up and be counted.

d;o)

Nitwit

Dave
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3. *For many people, the best (because the only) way to avoid the
pitfalls life has to offer is to lie down.....and
die.....quietly.....now.

You know what I mean.

g.

Who? *Me? *It won't be long now, Wolfgang, and then perhaps, just
perhaps, you will breathe a happy breath. *Hey, it would make me happy
to see you happy. *Really, it would. *I have never seen anyone as
miserable as you in my 72 years on this great earth. *If my death would
make you happy, well, I shall remember that. *Maybe even put it on my
tombstone. *"Wolfgang is now happy" * Sort of cryptic, but I will keep
the secret. * d;o)

Dave

You see the result of rank stupidity married to hate? You've taken
what could have developed into a mildly interesting
exercise......perhaps even leading to a discussion among
adults......and made it FUN!

Imbecile.

g.

On 2010-03-20 21:15:22 -0400, Giles said:

On Mar 20, 7:04*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 18:42:33 -0400, Giles said:





On Mar 20, 5:21 pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 18:15:26 -0400, Giles said:

On Mar 20, 4:13 pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 15:21:05 -0400, Giles said:

1. Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively w
ar
m
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. Needed to wipe my nose. A quick check of pockets reveale
d
no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at th
e
wrist.

That stuff HURTS! The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the w
or
k
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped
m
y
nose......again. That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. ?

giles

Numbskull.

Dave

2. If you see a sign on the ground with the words "TRAP HERE!"
printed in big block letters.......do not leap as high as you can and
land on it with both feet.

Moron.

g.
o.k., everyone who doubted the inevitability of this little
exchange.....stand up and be counted.

d;o)

Nitwit

Dave
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3. *For many people, the best (because the only) way to avoid the
pitfalls life has to offer is to lie down.....and
die.....quietly.....now.

You know what I mean.

g.

Who? *Me? *It won't be long now, Wolfgang, and then perhaps, just
perhaps, you will breathe a happy breath. *Hey, it would make me happy
to see you happy. *Really, it would. *I have never seen anyone as
miserable as you in my 72 years on this great earth. *If my death would
make you happy, well, I shall remember that. *Maybe even put it on my
tombstone. *"Wolfgang is now happy" * Sort of cryptic, but I will kee
p
the secret. * d;o)

Dave

You see the result of rank stupidity married to hate? You've taken
what could have developed into a mildly interesting
exercise......perhaps even leading to a discussion among
adults......and made it FUN!

Imbecile.

g.

Hey, why else are we here but to have fun! d;o)
That procreation thing is waaaaaay over rated.

Dave

On Mar 20, 8:30*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 21:15:22 -0400, Giles said:





On Mar 20, 7:04*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 18:42:33 -0400, Giles said:

On Mar 20, 5:21 pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 18:15:26 -0400, Giles said:

On Mar 20, 4:13 pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-20 15:21:05 -0400, Giles said:

1. Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively w
ar
m
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. Needed to wipe my nose. A quick check of pockets reveale
d
no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at th
e
wrist.

That stuff HURTS! The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the w
or
k
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped
*m
y
nose......again. That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. ?

giles

Numbskull.

Dave

2. If you see a sign on the ground with the words "TRAP HERE!"
printed in big block letters.......do not leap as high as you can and
land on it with both feet.

Moron.

g.
o.k., everyone who doubted the inevitability of this little
exchange.....stand up and be counted.

d;o)

Nitwit

Dave
(Hey, this is fun)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

3. *For many people, the best (because the only) way to avoid the
pitfalls life has to offer is to lie down.....and
die.....quietly.....now.

You know what I mean.

g.

Who? *Me? *It won't be long now, Wolfgang, and then perhaps, just
perhaps, you will breathe a happy breath. *Hey, it would make me happy
to see you happy. *Really, it would. *I have never seen anyone as
miserable as you in my 72 years on this great earth. *If my death would
make you happy, well, I shall remember that. *Maybe even put it on my
tombstone. *"Wolfgang is now happy" * Sort of cryptic, but I will kee
p
the secret. * d;o)

Dave

You see the result of rank stupidity married to hate? *You've taken
what could have developed into a mildly interesting
exercise......perhaps even leading to a discussion among
adults......and made it FUN! * * * *

Imbecile.

g.

Hey, why else are we here but to have fun! *d;o)
That procreation thing is waaaaaay over rated.

Dave

Idiot.

g.

On 3/20/2010 12:21 PM, Giles wrote:
1. Don't wipe your nose with Velcro.

A couple of weeks ago, while working in the woods on a relatively warm
and sunny day, I found myself in a situation we've all been in many
times. Needed to wipe my nose. A quick check of pockets revealed no
scraps of napkin, paper towel, or other suitable remedy. But I was
wearing thin leather work gloves. Good enough.....

Well, I'd forgotten that the gloves had Veclro closure straps at the
wrist.

That stuff HURTS! The next twenty minutes saw many pauses in the work
to blot blood off the end of my nose.

And then, while thinking of other things, I absently mindedly wiped my
nose......again. That **** hurts just as much the second time.

2. ?

giles

Ah... that would have been almost as much fun to watch as my buddy
George attempting to broad jump while wading on Thursday.

We were fishing the Deschutes (in Washington state, not the real one in
Oregon) and the water was 'up' a bit from the last time either of us had
fished that particular area.

So. The underwater ledge George had waded across the river on some weeks
before was a little more interesting than it had been, and when he got
to the 3 foot long section that falls away and adds another 8-10 inches
or so to the water depth he was already within 6 inches of his chest
wader top.

I was sitting on a rock downstream recovering from my usual backcast
hookup (Alder tree that time, Cedar before that) and watching him with
some concern as he WAS almost to the top of his waders. Being downstream
I knew I'd feel really bad if/when he went down and floated past me
spooking the fish I was working. It would be incumbent upon me to make
an effort to pull him out, and I really, really didn't want to go there.

I almost suggested he give it up, but it was one of those situations
where you hesitate to offer advice which may be poorly taken and then
it's too late. Oh well.

A reasonably sane person in George's position might have examined his
options closely at that point (or earlier?), but George (for whatever
reason) decided that he could 'jump' across the little dip to where the
ledge comes back up.

Did I mention he's taken to not wearing his wading belt because he's put
on a few pounds and the one he has doesn't fit anymore?

Happily, things didn't turn out as bad as they might have, since George
did not go down. His attempted leap netted him just enough forward
movement to put him squarely in middle of the dip and get a refreshing
shot of 43 degree (F) river water to the family jewels. The shock of
that cold water galvanized him into a Shamu like leap up onto the
further rock shelf.

That was the fun part to watch. :-) He deserved an extra anchovy for the
performance, but none to be had, too bad, so sad.

Me? I decided not to cross the river were I was as I really don't like
the bottom there (ankle breaker), and so I fished the one hole and fed
the trees.

After a bit with absolutely nothing going on surface wise, I changed
over to a type 4 sinking 5 wt line and an olive woolly bugger. I
immediately hooked up to a 12-13 inch sea-run cut which received a
courtesy release about 8 feet from my net. I caught a few smaller fish,
and was studying my 'bugger box for alternate offerings when George came
back downstream complaining about being cold (imagine) so we moved on
back towards the pickup.

On the walk back, I asked George what possessed him to try that jump. He
said it just didn't occur to him to factor in the water resistance.

I bet he will the next time.


Steve




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