OUTHOUSE/MAYORS HOUSE
BREAKFAST AT THE MAYORS HOUSE
DICK
BILL
DICK & SHADOW
DICK
BILL
Well we are doing very good it is 1:30 and we already done 12 miles and showered .
Last Sunday we were in jail in Palmerston,PA. It was a very nice experience . On Sunday in this town you go to the police station and sign yourself into the old jail that they use for recreation and in the basement they have 10 bunks that thru hikers can sleep, shower and a nice place to rest . There were 20 people sleeping there that night .
Yesterday we came into Unionville, NY . The trail is still NJ . We are staying with the mayor of the town They call it a village. He was the mayor for 9 yrs and did not stand this year because he is to busy with the thru hikers. His wife died 6-7 yrs ago of MS . He did not even know that the trail was going thru his town at that time . He did notice that most of the people in his village do not like the hikers, he could not work it out so he started hanging around the post office to meet hikers that he liked . When he got home he will tell his wife about all the nice hikers and how they stink . She then said "Well would it not be nice if we get stranded next o the road and somebody would come and rescue us and let us shower". That is where his idea started to open his own house to all the stinking nice hikers . He opened the mayors house 3 years ago his name traveled all over the trail . He also took an older man in his house that does all the cooking for us, he is 81 yrs old, could not afford to stay in his apartment any more . So Dick , Bill and Busch is now running the OUTHOUSE for hikers. They do not asked any money, they feed you 2 meals do your washing and let you shower. Has a few rules when you arrive you must shower 1st . If you like all 10 fingers-stay out of Bill's kitchen , DO NOT TOUCH THE washer or dryer . If you say a 3 or more syllable word you pay 25 cents that goes in to a jar towards Shadows food (their dog).Your 1st beer and coke is free after that you pay 25 cents . They have never hiked and think we are beyond stupid to do this but celebrate every ones victory-what ever your victory is. All the hikers are very impressed and almost cannot believe that someone can just open there house like this, most of us give donations. Bill took us up north this morning and we hiked 12 miles back to his house with our full packs, we do not believe in slack packing-that means you do not carry your pack someone is driving it or you leave it and pick it up later .
We are doing very good .Tell everyone I said Hi and think a lot about all of you .
Crazy Lady
Last Sunday we were in jail in Palmerston,PA. It was a very nice experience . On Sunday in this town you go to the police station and sign yourself into the old jail that they use for recreation and in the basement they have 10 bunks that thru hikers can sleep, shower and a nice place to rest . There were 20 people sleeping there that night .
Yesterday we came into Unionville, NY . The trail is still NJ . We are staying with the mayor of the town They call it a village. He was the mayor for 9 yrs and did not stand this year because he is to busy with the thru hikers. His wife died 6-7 yrs ago of MS . He did not even know that the trail was going thru his town at that time . He did notice that most of the people in his village do not like the hikers, he could not work it out so he started hanging around the post office to meet hikers that he liked . When he got home he will tell his wife about all the nice hikers and how they stink . She then said "Well would it not be nice if we get stranded next o the road and somebody would come and rescue us and let us shower". That is where his idea started to open his own house to all the stinking nice hikers . He opened the mayors house 3 years ago his name traveled all over the trail . He also took an older man in his house that does all the cooking for us, he is 81 yrs old, could not afford to stay in his apartment any more . So Dick , Bill and Busch is now running the OUTHOUSE for hikers. They do not asked any money, they feed you 2 meals do your washing and let you shower. Has a few rules when you arrive you must shower 1st . If you like all 10 fingers-stay out of Bill's kitchen , DO NOT TOUCH THE washer or dryer . If you say a 3 or more syllable word you pay 25 cents that goes in to a jar towards Shadows food (their dog).Your 1st beer and coke is free after that you pay 25 cents . They have never hiked and think we are beyond stupid to do this but celebrate every ones victory-what ever your victory is. All the hikers are very impressed and almost cannot believe that someone can just open there house like this, most of us give donations. Bill took us up north this morning and we hiked 12 miles back to his house with our full packs, we do not believe in slack packing-that means you do not carry your pack someone is driving it or you leave it and pick it up later .
We are doing very good .Tell everyone I said Hi and think a lot about all of you .
Crazy Lady
posted by Appalachian @ 2:53 PM
2 Comments:
Good to hear from you Crazy Lady! Hope all is well with you and Patches. You did very good, I enjoyed your email. Keep Hiking!
Sherlene
Hey Guys,
I am at Blessed's house in MA, wish you guys were here. Blessed says he still has your tent pole sleeve.
L.C.
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