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Grampians fire: looking forward 21-Jan-2014 At 7:50:00 AM Doug

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On 21/01/2014 One Day Hero wrote:
>On 20/01/2014 f_abe wrote:
>>But I can't see my
>>$8 on ice cream making a hell of a lot of difference. And why should
>it?
>>If Halls Gap didn't exist it wouldn't matter in my world a pinch of shit.
>>Selfish? Yes, cos I like climbing. At the end of the day, we all say
>the
>>'we're a community' thing, but I call bullshit. Climbing is an individual
>>thing, we just need someone else to do it with. Like sex. Unless we wank.
>>Then we go bouldering.
>
>This paragraph is probably my favourite nugget of chockyness in the last
>12 months or so. Nice one f_abe,

Yeah, well I call bullshit on both of you. Neither of you would be here on Chocky espousing your views if you weren't into the "we're a community thing". If you were so individualistic you wouldn't buy guidebooks, ask anyone for beta or give it - e.g. what crags are worth visiting, or post a report about a less than successful bolting trip. Unfortunately, it seems that your primary way of being part of this community is to publicly disrespect someone who makes a heartfelt appeal. Here we have yet another environmental body blow to the Grampians and the town of Halls Gap in particular and all you two can do is take the negative.
You're not individuals. There are plenty in your club. You're just would-be fringe dwellers who can't actually cut the umbilical to society so you drop in here periodically to pass judgement and give each other the thumbs up. Get a life.