Cag Shot
Posted: Jun 05 2015 10:21 am
You people should stop worrying about what other hikers do and worry about what you do, and where you hike.
If we're going to start casting judgement on each other, maybe be you guys should be bit more concerned about your livers or driving under the influence of intoxicants which is something I have personally observed with HAZ members. Do I post comments calling the functioning alcoholics irresponsible, for posting images of their drinking before driving, or drinking on mountain tops, when they have to hike down? No, I never have until now.
The HAZ Cag Shot Label may be the least family friendly and most offensive label to more than a few members who might have lost a loved one to a drunk driver, or merely been influenced by an alcoholic. Not to mention, it does send a message that this website condones drinking and driving, and drinking and hiking. Several members above this post have excellent representation of that label on their photos, but until now I would have never said anything. These behaviors are hardly responsible, and have a much greater impact on our society than some random hiker such as myself.
Have I ever posted a comment here telling people to go to AA meeting because they clearly have a problem? No, but there is ample room to do that to a few members. At least one HAZ member is so angry at the world that their excess drinking is known to people off this website, but until they provoked me one evening last year, I never said anything about it to them. This was despite their private comments to me about being an elitist hiker who thought the Catalina Mountains were gods gift to hiking. You know who you are!
If we want to start down that road, there are a lot of people here who could easily be judged for whatever excuses they make, besides being irresponsible.
If we're going to start casting judgement on each other, maybe be you guys should be bit more concerned about your livers or driving under the influence of intoxicants which is something I have personally observed with HAZ members. Do I post comments calling the functioning alcoholics irresponsible, for posting images of their drinking before driving, or drinking on mountain tops, when they have to hike down? No, I never have until now.
The HAZ Cag Shot Label may be the least family friendly and most offensive label to more than a few members who might have lost a loved one to a drunk driver, or merely been influenced by an alcoholic. Not to mention, it does send a message that this website condones drinking and driving, and drinking and hiking. Several members above this post have excellent representation of that label on their photos, but until now I would have never said anything. These behaviors are hardly responsible, and have a much greater impact on our society than some random hiker such as myself.
Have I ever posted a comment here telling people to go to AA meeting because they clearly have a problem? No, but there is ample room to do that to a few members. At least one HAZ member is so angry at the world that their excess drinking is known to people off this website, but until they provoked me one evening last year, I never said anything about it to them. This was despite their private comments to me about being an elitist hiker who thought the Catalina Mountains were gods gift to hiking. You know who you are!
If we want to start down that road, there are a lot of people here who could easily be judged for whatever excuses they make, besides being irresponsible.
