LAST EDITED ON 07-22-06 AT 10:15 AM (EST)

First, the early shots clearly were not right beside the water, the 100 yard figure you gave does works. It really is amazing how short a distance you can really see even when the trees are thin and widely scattered like we saw in the swamp.

However, 120 seconds (two minutes)! Again, I want to know if you have ever seem an adult act that way for so long, unless they were mentally handicaped? The fact is no matter how we view the editting and assume the worse of the edittors, Katye still comes out looking very bad. She is 25 after all. Do you know anyone personally who acted that way at 25? Editting can make it look like she did it longer than in reality, but she still did it.

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Well, I don't know what the general view is towards the Focals after we see Katye's tantrums. But while I now understand why Mr. Fogal does not rush to her aid, my personally opinion of the parents has not improved at all. After-all these parents raised this child! Katye is the product of her parents, and her parents think she is fine. Yes, I know some parents have children with developmental problems, but parents who care for thier children and thier problems would not have bought them onto a show like this.

It is very telling that the Fogals on their website posted early messages that made it clear that they did not expect to be editted the way they were. Only someone who regularly turns a blind eye to Katye's tantrums would think they would not be in the show. Simply put the Fogals are poor parents.

The Fact remains that if you put me on Treasure Hunters or The Amazing Race, (I dare, I double dare to put me on ) I don't care how you try to edit me to show my worse, you still will not get something like Katye's tantrums from me or 90%+ of all adults out there. I might do a Colin, maybe yell like J&V without the hand gestures, but the type of meltdown Katye gives about giving up? Or not wanting to flashlight when it is getting dark because it is too much work?

The Fogals have not been redeem themselves to me, first I need to see them actively helping someone other than themselves. Hech, a prayer where they ask God to help others would be a good start, and maybe stop lying to each other about why they do what they do.