Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
You know, you and I do see things differently. It is not at all a matter of lack of respect- by any means- which is one of the reasons I want to go into the field. The thing is, I need to laugh. I am damned proud of my Scots heritage- which is one of the reasons I wear the kilt- but I will be the first to make a joke about sheep, whiskey and velcro gloves. If we can't laugh at ourselves... then we just laugh at other people, and that leads to prejudice and belittling. That's how I see it. I wouldn't make jokes about the forestry service if I weren't dead serious about it.
Okay, I can respect that line of thinking. First rounds on me should you make it to Missouri -- or I make it back to Colorado. int:

I'll PM you what Norman Maclean said the letters USFS stood for in his story "The Ranger, the Cook and the Hole in the Sky" about his time on a fire crew in the Bitteroots.

T.