A crual hoax - Appalachian Trail

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#1

About 8 weeks ago somebody began a rather crual hoax pertaining to my death. There is even a website with regards to it, reading my own obituary was eerie to say the least. ---- Suffice to say, I am alive and kicking, and a bit pissed off about all this. I am sorry I cannot contact many poeple, my PDA active sync program has wiped out both my PDA and my laptop contact list, and the perpetrator who hacked my email erased many online contacts to prevent me from contacting people. If you need to contact me, email me first and I will email you my new phone number. ------ The individual responsible has been identified, I will deal with them at a later time. -----Hope to be at traildays next year, time permitting. -----with regards, Christian aka airferret

airferret

#2

YOU GOTTA BE FREAKIN KIDDIN ME??!!??!!??!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Big Dee

#3

yeah, I don’t get it…

A-Train

#4

Whoa; how are we ever gonna know who’s telling the truth?

RockyTrail

#5

Tyger

#6

Just too weird.

Tyger

#7

The Las Vegas Journal Review obit posted above is dated 22 Aug 2001 - wrong guy.

pigpen

#8

Is this true??? How would we know? I have these long emails from Airferrets “friend” giving lots of details in a heartfelt manner… So, why should I believe this post??
Airferret… if this is you. email me off this list and tell me about Trail Days at my camp… Tell me details about where you were camped, who was beside you, what was going on around where we were…

Miss Janet

#9

I talked to him on the phone two days ago after receiving a weird e-mail from one of his college professors. I called the professor asking if this was the joke or if he really was alive, then sent airferret an email and told him to call me.

He called. He’s alive.

Very friggin’ weird.

But, our good hikin’ buddy is alive! So let’s be happy!:cheers

Xena

#10

I don’t know airferret (but I did read his journal). But I hope he is OK and can finish his hike someday.

When I heard the tragic news, it did seem a bit over-the-top at the time (gunshot wounds to the “chest” while sitting on a front porch) but hey, maybe that’s typical in the Motor City, what do I know I’m just a country boy. But consider that pranksters do usually like to shock people, they would never use something boring unless they were really, really sly, so I can see how it COULD be a hoax.
Enough philosophising; Welcome back Airferret, maybe your new trail name should be “Nine Lives”…one down, eight to go!

RockyTrail