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Date: Sep 17 2008, 1:09 GMT
From: Gabriel


	You should buy a Green Key if you want to park in the lot on Gallimore Road. I can't believe Hughes had to get on here and say that shit. You won't be able to take that gate apart once we weld that thing together. Many folks have been doing their thing all year without a key by dropping boats and running shuttle by hitching back up (more power). If you don't have a key don't even pull into the lot, You aren't helping with rent and you are not welcome. Straight up. Why would you be on the upper Gauley if you can't carry your boat up the trail? The only acceptable excuse is injury in which case I must wonder, Why are you paddling the Upper Gauley? Quit it with the hate between kayakers, Rafters, and canoeists. Get out and paddle and celebrate the diversity of riverrunners. We all must come together to support our rivers. Join AW. you might not think they do everything right but they are working all the time and they do more than a bunch of unorganized grungy paddlers would do without them. Paddling is about having fun on the river, If you are in it to be super bad and get recognition for it thats your thing, But don't treat the weekend warriors runnin class II like they don't belong. They drive the market that you want to sponsor your lame ass. without them there would be no reason to sponsor some rodeo fag with a camera on his head. Most of the pro boaters out there are awesome at their jobs. They are super good paddlers who keep it real with your everyday paddler who is still excited about doing flat spins and running their first class IV. Ambassadors of the sport is a term I've heard thrown around. If you made it, thanks for reading. I know that this is a random collection of shit but I just read a bunch of the BT and by the end was feeling a bit annoyed. I needed the soap box for a moment and I appreciate the opportunity to sound off. If I offended anyone here I would ask that person to look deep inside don't hate yourself for being a jerk. Somebody loves you(her name is Mom) Gabriel Out.