Gray water: tenters dump it, so why can't I?
First, we don't dump anything on the ground. Period. It is illegal, and that settles it for me. But -- here is the issue -- SHOULD it be illegal in all settings? Tent campers certainly do dump g...
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"Whining like the OP"??? Speaking as the OP, I'm "questioning" or "asking" or maybe "gently grumbling." There is a huge difference between that and whining -- at least a whole octave!
(By the way, just a point of netiquette -- inquiry into inevitably-controversial areas is not enhanced or encouraged by ad hominem commentary. I know of several lurkers who have been dissuaded from participating due to the occasional flame, which is a loss to everyone. The other consequence of incivility is that flamers sometimes discover that their own subsequent comments are sometivmes treated with disrespect, which is also unfortunate.)
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OP, I applaud your response. Patient, reasoned, and explanatory.
I usually figure that the responses will include posts questioning motives, negatively characterizing poster, dismissing original post/thread as unimportant, etc. And probably does discourage folks from posting. But sometimes there are gems.
(By the way, just a point of netiquette -- inquiry into inevitably-controversial areas is not enhanced or encouraged by ad hominem commentary. I know of several lurkers who have been dissuaded from participating due to the occasional flame, which is a loss to everyone. The other consequence of incivility is that flamers sometimes discover that their own subsequent comments are sometivmes treated with disrespect, which is also unfortunate.)
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OP, I applaud your response. Patient, reasoned, and explanatory.
I usually figure that the responses will include posts questioning motives, negatively characterizing poster, dismissing original post/thread as unimportant, etc. And probably does discourage folks from posting. But sometimes there are gems.
