Why it should shock me? These aren't mentally ill people. There have been a few of those - I know what they look like and sometimes spot them right away.

This is happening in a group of people that have been largely responsible, practical minded and rational. Hikers have tended to be good folks - which is why I roll my eyes when one of the ladies expresses fear that someone in the wilderness will bother them.

What's shocking is the sudden upswing in interest in hiking in these people, who typically show little interest in work of any kind.

I think that the firings will just have to continue. It's too bad that entitlement and ridiculous expectations are the new normal.