sandyf Wrote:
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> It seems to me that Gypsy is not living the life
> within the conscripts of what is considered the
> norm here in this country. She explained something
> about her lifestyle in another thread a month or
> so ago. Many people seem to always be suspicious
> of someone without the trappings of "normal" such
> as a house to live in with a permanant address.
I have not read other threads from him/her. I came across this one today/tonight so I have no judgment of lifestyle, just of this situation and not all of the stories adding up.
> There is a big difference between what the usual
> "bum" looks like who is wearing a plaid shirt and
> a backpack and what a backpacker looks like, even
> in my experience when the backpacker is coming
> home after several days without a shower.
I guess you have never done a thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail.
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