In anticipation of things to come

Larry L wrote:
Well, here Arnoldland,

Spring sprung, spurring significant seasonal sprouting of Sages, Simms, and
SUVs

It's a windy but otherwise beautiful Spring day here and I decided to drive
to the local river (Stanislaus) and take a walk to test my knee. I'm still
using a cane, a little, but figured I might even put a rod together, might
not.

Well, the parking lots are all full of Yuppiemobiles, several with their
owners gathered around rigging fly rods. One spot that has, maybe, 5
possible places to stand and pretend to fish, had 11 cars in the lot,
Hummers, Cadillac SUVs and pickups raised so much you need a ladder to get
in the cab. The season's first hatch of conspicuous spenders, blown in
from the Bay Area by the Spring winds.

Some smart-assed seniors spouting silly sentiments should
eschew snobbery.

Fishermen, fly fishermen, were stringing up in the parking
lot and you sneer at their vehicles ? What the **** is the
deal with *THAT* ? You should be happy that there are other
people in California who care about fly fishing.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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Fishermen, fly fishermen, were stringing up in the parking
lot and you sneer at their vehicles ? What the **** is the
deal with *THAT* ? You should be happy that there are other
people in California who care about fly fishing.

Well, amen to that! Next thing you know, they'll be letting in bait fishing
scum......and from there is just a short baby step to 68 star Budweiser
gourmets.

Wolfgang
no, you still can't be me........EVERYBODY knows that!

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote


Some smart-assed seniors spouting silly sentiments should
eschew snobbery.



yeah, I know, but

honestly I just can't take anybody in a truck with 3 feet of ground
clearance, that will NEVER be more than 10 feet off pavement seriously, as
outdoorsmen ... regardless of how much they spend on fly rods, or how well
they pose when they think they are being watched

and I can't take anybody in a Hummer seriously, period, I always just want
to giggle at them ... (unless it's a real military HumVee on real military
business )

If somebody gave me such a truck or a Hummer, I'd be embarassed driving it
to a dealer to trade it in on something useful, and worth the money.


I actually DO like the fact that people come here to fly fish, the local
river is "special regs" 0 limit, barbless, etc etc The regs, not the
quality of the fishing is the attraction ( special regs = crowds of FFers,
whether or not the fishery is decent ) ... but it's nice to have places
people can go and get away from the Bay Area ... and usually I only go to
the river to walk, ( or I float it away from normal accesses ) so they
don't really bother me


And don't worry, you're still roff's biggest snob .. but I'm gaining G

Larry L wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
Some smart-assed seniors spouting silly sentiments should
eschew snobbery.

yeah, I know, but ...
snip
And don't worry, you're still roff's biggest snob .. but I'm gaining G

That's what they say about #2.

They try harder. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Larry L wrote:

and I can't take anybody in a Hummer seriously, period, I always just want
to giggle at them ... (unless it's a real military HumVee on real military
business )

Around here (Idaho at the moment), Hummer drivers are called "Ketchum
action figures." In California bright colored Hummers are nearly a job
requirement for high priced real estate agents. Or maybe that was last
year. I'm out of touch.

I actually DO like the fact that people come here to fly fish, the local
river is "special regs" 0 limit, barbless, etc etc The regs, not the
quality of the fishing is the attraction ( special regs = crowds of FFers,
whether or not the fishery is decent ) ... but it's nice to have places
people can go and get away from the Bay Area ... and usually I only go to
the river to walk, ( or I float it away from normal accesses ) so they
don't really bother me

Does the Stanislaus have any "trash" fish (like squawfish or shad or
whitefish, for example -- no offense to those underappreciated species
intended) that you can catch and kill in front of an appalled,
Land-Rover-driving, C&R Orvis dude?

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote

Some smart-assed seniors spouting silly sentiments should
eschew snobbery.

should spurn snobbery?