unicycle6869 wrote:
> I think he was pretty prepared, I mean what else could have he brought
> with him that would have helped him? His pack was already super heavy!!
> You can't really train much for Phase III blizzard conditions...
>
> Also, after riding 56 hours or something like that, plus hundreds of
> miles, I think a beer and/or a smoke is well deserved! He probably
> would have went crazy if he didn't have something to relax him after
> those long, cold, grueling rides. He may have overdone it a bit but
> that's what happens sometimes when you meet new cool people that are
> buying you drinks! Plus it just adds more to the story instead of,
> "After riding X miles, then I went to bed". :)
I whole-heartedly concur. I would probably not drink quite so much, but
I don't feel the smoke was in any immediate way endangering
captainwelch. (except the possible long-term smoking issues)
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