Mark, I am with you and Louise. I can't even imagine floating through one of Big Bend's canyons and wanting to hear anything other than the songs of cliff swallows or the ripple of water against your paddle. Even on the highway I am too busy watching the scenery (and the road) to care whether I am listening to a good CD. The exception might be the Beatles, Bread, old country or other such nostalgia. VIVA free radio and its many choices, including the one to turn it off.
Fritz (Still relishing the 20th century). _____ From: Minton, Mark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Texascavers] RE: satellite radio Louise Power said: >"Why would you want to? Isn't the whole point of going to those places to get away from the 'influences' of civilization?" Hallelujah to that! One of my pet peeves is people who feel the need to broadcast their radio/CDs/TV to an entire campground. I've seen people hiking down trails with iPods running. Maybe they don't know what they're missing out on by not listeneing to the sounds of nature around them. The only time I've enjoyed music underground was on a dig project where someone brought an iPod and speakers, and we had music in the background while hauling buckets of dirt. But even that was marginal in my opinion, and left up to me, would not have happened. I really don't like hearing the same iPod and speakers playing while going down a passage, which I have also seen. My two cents. Mark Minton --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
