I’m sorry for chasing Bob away, Steve, but I was getting a little tired of the way he sometimes treated other members. I’m speculating here, but I think that years of rescuing/recovering people who did stupid stuff led not only to frustration, but contempt for at least some climbers. I almost jumped on him when he called work765 and others “brain-less (sic) idiots” in
this post.
In
this thread, KaraKyrgyz, posted a question, and Bob replied with a couple of stupid questions and a generic warning about how “You ought to be prepared for whatever you find.” (Note that I called the questions, not Bob, stupid.)
I thought Bob’s questions were intended to make KaraKyrgyz look silly, so I called him out for it. Everyone can read my post and see that I didn’t call Bob any names or hurl any insults. I simply pointed out the less-than-helpful intent of his post. I also posted a useful answer based on having actually been there. (If Bob had ever been there, he wouldn’t have asked about belaying from the top of the peak, and that’s why I commented about never noticing his name in the register.)
Bob called my post a flame and said that if I didn’t like the way he helps people like KaraKyrgyz “travel safely in the mountains” that I should “suck it up, Princess.”
As for me, being called a liar by Mr. P. was the finish.
If anyone can show that I ever called him a liar, I will publicly apologize and invite him back.
Edit: typo
