Reply #2: I don't think fishing is a bad thing to do. [View All]

[Jamastiene]

99% of what you do when fishing is take in the scenery and enjoy the time with your family and/or friends. The catching a fish part is what, once an hour, if you are lucky? Nah, it's not bad.

The guy had good intentions, but picked the wrong person, a DU'er, to berate. You should have told him as much too. With a little adjustment to his method of caring about the environment, he could have become a great environmentalist. Don't worry about it too much. That kid of yours will never forget the fishing trips. It will stabalize her later in life too. My most troubled times in life have been made easier by fishing trips with my grumpy ol' stepdad. He gets nicer when he's fishing to some degree. I think deep down, he hates the way our society is set up to hurry hurry hurry and work work work all the time too. He just has a different way of expressing it, sometimes not so good. It's all about intentions. That guy you met was probably just some misguided person who wanted to talk about the issue. Maybe you'll see him again and offer him a beer and some chit chat about the environment. Maybe you'll both learn something or form the next great environmental organization. Who knows?