Doug,

I hope everyone in this thread reads your blog post. I couldn't agree more and I seriously hope those on this thread take it to heart. What continues to worry me about this thread is the fact that some here still don't get some of the basic premises in your blog post. It worries me because they may die someday. My dad, one of the best woodsmen I ever knew (and I've known a few), often said to me, when as a headstrong young man I wasn't listening, "It's one thing not to know, it's another thing not to listen to those who do." When I was about 21 I learned what he meant - and I started listening!

Keep up the good work!