When my friend and mentor Elizabeth asked me if I wanted to pick up the "Telluride Official Guide" which she and her husband had been running for 10 years, I jumped at the chance for easy money - Telluride is a world class ski resort, Festival Capital of the Rockies and one of the richest towns in America. I knew I was going to make millions.
But when I found out that no one in Telluride was interested in advertising during the Great Recession with an Avatar run web site, and that the crash had left many businesses barely able to pay rent, much less advertise online, I got major discouraged.
Having only lived in Telluride for 18 months, I found it very hard to totally fit in and my discouragement only grew when I began to read the comment section of a local newspapers web site. These angry locals did not know me, but they felt the need to unfairly warn people of our web site and implied other hateful things about me (see the Crystal Angel Blog) and just about everyone anywhere - all anonymously of course.......and I thought the Moove Boards got out of hand...LOL.
After feeling blue one day over how mean people who live in the most beautiful place on the planet can be, Jill reminded me that anonymous comment sections are like bathroom walls at the Greyhound Bus Station in that anyone who has even a small thought can say anything and it makes them feel creative and important.
But you cannot judge everyone who rides the bus by what is written. LOL. So now I wash my hands after reading the local comment forums just to be safe.
Click here to Continue to the first full episode of "San Juan Skyway" with visits to Denver, Red Rocks, Idaho Springs, Ridgway, Orvis, Ouray, Red Mountain, and Silverton.
Meet new friends like Tory, Mela, Ailsa, Henry, Big baby and more.
Rock Out with Warren Haynes
Get naked in Orvis
and MUCH MORE. Always Free! Always Fun!
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