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Mountain Towns - Vail

Over the years, I've received comments from various people from all over the state regarding my comments and opinions about their home town, but this comment about Vail is by far the most vicious email I have ever received regarding any of the Web properties I own and maintain.

Subject:  Comments from Hiking In Colorado
Date:     Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:43:20 -0600 (MDT)
From:     [email protected]  <== email withheld
To:       [email protected]

Location: VAIL USA
Name:     CHRIS XXXXXX  <== name withheld to prevent embarrassment

WHERE DO YOU LIVE? LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.  YOU HATE VAIL, YET LEADVILLE
IS A FAVORITE TOWN OF YOURS. YOU MUST BE A BLAST TO HANG OUT WITH. THERE SO
MUCH TO DO IN LEADVILLE. YOU CAN SMOKE CRACK BEHIND SAFEWAY, OR GO TO WILD
BILLS FOR A BURGER A STABBING AND MAYBEE EVEN A GANG RAPING.  THEN IF YOU'RE
STILL NOT SATISFIED MAYBEE YOU CAN SCALE ONE OF LEADVILLES MANY BARB WIRE
BARRICATED RIVERS FOR A TOUCH OF LEAD OR ZINC POISIONING!!!

PEOPLE DON'T LISTEN TO THIS GUY AND DON'T HATE VAIL BECAUSE OF OUR WORLD FAMOUS
SKIING, CAMPING, JEEPING, RAFTING, NUMEROUS GOLD MEDAL TROUT STREAMS, OR BOOMING
JOB MARKET.  AND YES, AS YOU CAN TELL WE DO HAVE ATTITUDES WHAT CAN I SAY, WE
LIVE IN ONE OF BEST PLACES ON EARTH.

This email only makes me wonder, if Vail is such a great place, why is this person so filled with hate?