Letters 7/28/10

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

By JH Weekly User

Lightening safety
I read recently an account of a group of four climbers being caught in a thunderstorm on the Grand. One thing that struck me was that they took cover under an overhang. When lightning strikes a mountain the electricity that it generates is looking for the most easy path down. These overhangs offer the electricity what might be called either the shortest distance between two points, or the path of least resistance. Having been in storms in the mountains myself, I know that there is often no easy way out.  If you are on a ridge, maybe you can get off.

Perhaps you can down-climb, or you might just have to stick it out, but I do think that you just might want to avoid an overhang. This is where the most severe injuries occurred to the group. The point I am trying to make is that the electricity will not go through the rock, but will jump from the upper rock to the lower, or the opposite, depending on where the lightning struck. Take care in the mountains, watch for storms as they build, and know when to bail.
- Bud Thompson, Location Unknown

Pass for locals? Ha!
Are you sure the title of your article about the season pass prices shouldn't have been JHMR "screws" local working class?? I especially enjoyed where I read elsewhere that Blann said that they were increasing the prices on the weekend pass as well as the 10- and 20- day "moderately" to encourage purchase of a full pass.  People who buy a weekend pass usually do so because they work during the week and couldn't ski during the week even if they wanted to ...they are working!!

There was a $50 increase in this price...no reduction for the locals who are the very ones buying this pass as they are here all year...full-time locals I might add, not part-time locals or second homeowners or whatever they're called. The people who lose out the most, however, are the families who bought weekend passes in the past and were able to get a free child's pass for their kids...not only are they paying more for the adult passes, but they now have to pony up another $150 per kid. Not a very family friendly policy in my opinion. I wonder how many families will choose to skip it all together?
- Deb Sanders, Jackson

It wasn't me
It has been brought to my attention that in the July 14-20, 2010 edition of the JH Weekly, Mike Bressler quotes “a contestant for county assessor (who) expressed opposition to ‘adding more room at the library for free Internet for hippies.’” I would like to go on the record as reporting that this did not come from me. I have been a longtime user and supporter of the Teton County Library. I have attended hundreds of children’s story time events, volunteered for events, donated baked goods for events, attended various book clubs, conducted meetings for nonprofit organizations, taught classes for the American Red Cross and the Teton County Childcare Association, purchased hundreds of books from and donated books to the Friends of the Library sales, checked out numerous items, cast my vote, and even have been known to use the free Internet in our library.

I love our library and the fact that we have such a fantastic asset in our community. I was dismayed to read this comment, and after hearing from members of our community about it, wanted to set the record straight.
- Dee Buckstaff, Teton County

Not me either
My name is Dawn Johnson and I am one of three candidates running for T.C. Assessor. I am writing in response to your "Town Square shootout for Mayor" opinion quoting a "contestant" for county assessors' comment referring to their opposition to "more room at the library for free Internet for hippies." It is imperative that you please clarify to your readers that I was NOT the candidate who made the statement. Thank you for your prompt clarification to this matter.
 – Dawn Johnson, Teton County


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