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Hey Steven. I wasn't so much talking about here on the buzz. I see It on fb. I probably share little in common with Johnny aside from the love of climbing. I saw the floating redirect and knew I wanted to try it immediately. No, I will never be the badass he is nor do I care to try. I have a fear of death which keeps me well within safe boundaries. Not that anything he does is unsafe, just not my cup of tea. Thanks for having me on the buzz. Ps_ I wish I knew people's real names on here as I'm sure I know a few of you from fb.Shem, We communicate regularly on facebook so I feel I can say this without you thinking i'm attacking you. In my humble opinion, I don't think there was any more than one guy really questioning the safety and effency of JP's climbing at all. He is quite different and at first that drew him some grief. The more he communicated clearly and no in riddles the more people got to see where he was coming from and the majority of the ribbing stopped. His views are off the chart compared to mine but when he communicated clearly and with a point, sharing his passion the torches were extinguished and the lynch mob disbanded. I think most were pretty interested in some of his innovations. I will likely never swing from a crane of do a flip out of a tree but I was interested in what he was doing and secretly thought it would be cool to flip out of a tree and burn down like a showman after every climb. I'm usually too tired, don't wanna burn up my stuff and would most likely misjudge my stop and break my ankle. I have contributed very little to this conversation. I left it to those who had something to contribute. Yesterday and today just got a little heated. Religion is just not a subject to debate. Everyone has their beliefs and nobody's gonna change that. People get all bristly when they think their being attacked. JP was open and honest and everyone took him seriously at some level. Either as a climber or as a spiritual person. Too bad he let the haggling get to him. If your views are different, as his are and you are communicating with a bunch of crusty tree dudes, and dudettes, you gotta expect to get tested. He certainly wasn't shunned by the masses. Don't let this taint your view of the buzz. This is a truly wonderful place. I can't say I necessarily have a bunch of friends on here but i'm certain if we weren't separated by distance I could be friends with most guys on here. If nothing else, this is the mecca of learning for me. I just try to soak it all in as the innovators and motivators change lead daily. You never know who the next big name is in our industry but they sure seem to grow from this forum.
I do have trouble understanding him as well sometimes. I was surprised how clear his instruction video was. If you don't mind me asking your full name. I might know you from fb, perhaps not. I'm new on here obviously.I do not feel that I have been close-minded Shem , I genuinely tried to engage Jp on many different levels and subjects,
Love and cuttlefish are great if you can produce enough loaves to go with them otherwise it is just smoke and mirrors,
dust and sand have value but they both blow away with the wind.
Ben
"By the way, Just because you understand or dont understand- Dosnt mean everyone understands or dosnt understand. Im happy that you have taken all you can use that you can out of this and myself. You have consumed until you are full now. If ANYONE WANTS ME TO STOP POSTING. TELL ME NOW. Are you not entertained yet on whats important?
I'm sorry Jmaher. I shall try.Completely useless post. People can ask the same of you Jesus freaks. How in the fuck does accepting a very possibly fictitious (at very least hyperbolized) man as my savior become any more believeable and/or easier to swallow. Think beyond yourselves. Jeeze.
Jmaher, thanks for being open and I'm so glad that moderators didn't remove this. I have learned there is definitely a group of people that feel the same as you, but don't tell me directly, so it's taken years to learn about it. I respect you immensely for being open like this. I'm glad my Jesus Freak thing set you off; this might have helped you get mad and be more open.Plz god, I hope you follow through. Fuck extreme arb supply. You are the most pompous asshole I've ever seen. Another rescue dude. Your time is no more valuable than anyone elses. And just the fact that you seem to think OTHERS feel like your time should be important is baffling. John might be a bit on the whacky end of the spectrum.. But he had the right idea. You, and your boasting.. False idols and all that. I used to really like the idea of your company and products... Now I wouldnt buy an XAS product if I had to lower chogs from the crook of my elbow. ABR for life!
Its not hate. Its more a disappointment, truth be told. You're clearly amazing at what you do. Now, whether I like this or not, you will more than likely leave a lasting impact to the industry. Now people that are becoming involved in the industry, or for that matter joining a community like this one see how you conduct yourself. Maybe that becomes the norm. That's a norm that I personally don't want any part in. Every person in the community is equal, no one is supreme overlord.Jmaher, thanks for being open and I'm so glad that moderators didn't remove this. I have learned there is definitely a group of people that feel the same as you, but don't tell me directly, so it's taken years to learn about it. I respect you immensely for being open like this. I'm glad my Jesus Freak thing set you off.
I'm definitely pompous and used to let it fly a lot on this forum. I also used to take my stress out on the public forums a lot and drink a lot on Friday and Saturday when I posted. It could happen again, but I'm trying to make myself a better person. I viewed the X-Man almost as not myself. A character and I could let him go wild. He still is a character and I can still have fun with playing "dress up", but as I get older, I realize it can hurt peoples feelings and these are real people just like me.
I'm sorry if I did wrong to you or your friends that caused you to hate me so much.
Wow. thank you. Also these few words are important, "no one is supreme overlord."Its not hate. Its more a disappointment, truth be told. You're clearly amazing at what you do. Now, whether I like this or not, you will more than likely leave a lasting impact to the industry. Now people that are becoming involved in the industry, or for that matter joining a community like this one see how you conduct yourself. Maybe that becomes the norm. That's a norm that I personally don't want any part in. Every person in the community is equal, no one is supreme overlord.
Form like voltron, peace.
Sorry if I was harsh.
Keep on posting!Jeep is already out of my hands. Take it all of the rest. I have many things in storage. I have a 4.7 Madone race bike that is worth 3,000 used, TAKE THAT TOO. By the way, Just because you understand or dont understand- Dosnt mean everyone understands or dosnt understand. Im happy that you have taken all you can use that you can out of this and myself. You have consumed until you are full now. If ANYONE WANTS ME TO STOP POSTING. TELL ME NOW. Are you not entertained yet on whats important?
Gday Shem , my name is Ben Williams (good luck with that it is a very common name over here).I do have trouble understanding him as well sometimes. I was surprised how clear his instruction video was. If you don't mind me asking your full name. I might know you from fb, perhaps not. I'm new on here obviously.
Gday Shem , my name is Ben Williams (good luck with that it is a very common name over here).
no I am not on FB this is as close to social media forums as I choose to interact on.
Welcome to the treebuzz, it is a great resource and contact point IMO for climbers and tree workers.
please excuse my impatience I do not intend to be rude per se more frustrated than anything else.
egos aside this thread has had value and any thing positive produced as a result of the discussion I welcome.
please feel free to express what ever you wish about what has/is occurring here I am not above reproach nor is any other member.
I did not treat Johnny seriously at first and while this is somewhat immature given the start of the piece I can see why I kicked off on that foot.
Pleased to meet you (well sort of). Great To Be Aboard.