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Not at all. Best Friends Espresso is about 6 miles from Tool Pro's. Chicka Latte is less than 10 blocks away from Tool Pro's. Sadly, Heather, the chick with the huge knockers from New York, who works the PM shift at Chicka Latte will soon be moving to Thailand for a new job. Everyone with a broken tool in Seattle will miss her

I've used George for the repair of electric and pneumatic tools for over 25 years. I cannot say enough good things about Tool Pro's. He gives great service at a fair price.

OK then. Nothing that I hear about Quinn Koenig would actually surprise or shock me. Russ said that Quinn was a member of a church, it could have been some weird church with lunatic thoughts about race - Ham and all that stuff. I often wonder if he is still alive. I hope he is, it does seem like he had the potential to take his own at one time

Quinn Koenig, he was about the same age as Dan Lepeska, Jim Yoder, Pat McNethney and Doug Klewin, and was also from Tacoma. I believe he started climbing in the same Explorer post as the others named (sans Jim). He fell on Monte Cristo, accompanied possibly with Eric Thixton and Dan Lepeska, in about 1978. He continued to climb to about 1980. He was involved in another potentially serious fall at the Peshastin Pinnacles when a women following (!!!!!) a route became frightened, and lunged onto the un-roped Quinn. They both took a large swing, but remained intertwined. I understood that he became religious. Russ Erickson spoke of seeing Quinn again in the Valley in about 1982, when Quinn was living in LA. I met his father in about 1989, when I was working at a job site at Simpson Tacoma Kraft. He had not seen or spoken to Quinn for a number of years, and believed he was at that time living and working in Italy. It would be interesting to know what happened to him, I doubt the white supremist story though

That's my point also.

If I understand correctly, one of the main problems or possible future hurdles facing the deep bore Highway 99 viaduct replacement, is that the state used some kind of abbreviated Impact Study. Opponents claim that they will force a full EIS on the deep bore project. I cannot help but think that many of these cases are a corruption of the original intent of the law

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A printed version of the "Geologic Map of the North Cascades" By Ralph Haugerud and Roland Tabor is now available. It covers the entire range between Ellensburg and the Canadian border, east to Chelan. Some areas west of Mount Baker are omitted. It includes a CD with a ton of remarkable photographs. It is a steal at less than $10.00. It is SIM 2940 with Haugerud as the primary listed author. It can be bought at 1-888-MAP-DEAL or on line. It is a wonderful tribute to the career of Roland Tabor as he approaches his 80th birthday ( he will be 79 very soon).

It is a shame that repair of this old and historical access route is continually being interferred with by groups that do not represent the mainstream of Wilderness users

Quite the contrary. I was pointing out that the OP was looking for employee, but was using the age old "independent contractor" ploy to falsely hold down his costs and paperwork. And he admitted as much. To use the "I'm doing someone a favor/giving someone a job" shtick when it is truly a property manager looking after his bottom line, and removing the employee from the protection of SS, UI and L&I is BS, and should be pointed out in the forum. So lets not erect any pagan statues to Recycled just yet

Newbie fight. Almost as cool as a girl fight No tits, but a good number of boobs and bitches

This is just thread hijacking. The topic is Mountie Bashing, and Layback is adament on thransforming this into a thread about WAC bashing. Poor form if yoy ask me. Someone should start a Wayback bashing thread

Who said the WAC is going to climb the Tooth? Seems like a lot of conjecture. Their web link state today is "Lets go climbing" at Snoqualmie pass. So that could mead all sorts of things. Also, what proof is there that they have more than 12 people involved, other than Layback (pot) calling the WAC (kettle) black?

I did not agree with the initial decision by REI and their insurance to fight the claim. The litigants lawyers did not name the off shore manufacturer of the bicycle in their suit. Which makes sense in that REI ordered and named the bicycle, and the manufacturer is hidden away in Red China. I agree with the lawsuit and it's outcome so far, I also agree that it is inevitable that it will be contested now that the plaintiff is deceased. I am not a Republican. Since 1980 I have voted for the following Presidential candidates: Anderson, Mondale, Dukakis, Clinton, Clinton, Gore, Kerry and Obama I voted for Slade in 1980, but now think that was a mistake. I also voted against Dan Evans in his Senatorial campaigns, and I do regret not supporting him. I have always voted for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate with the exception of Dixie in the 1980 primary

If you view this without the cloud of emotion, ask yourself: It's business and it makes sense wether you are REI, GMC or miniscule inc. While I am apathetic about REI, I am also apathetic about this turn of events, it is perfectly logical and expected

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How many people here: 1) Know what a Trapper Nelson is 2) Have seen a Trapper Nelson 3) Carried a Trapper Nelson? My first backpacking experience and later Boy Scout trips were done with a Trapper. Lots o fun

So what? Do we need to go on strike for them or something?

Please excuse me if I don't become overwhelmed with emotion after reading your stirring account of pulling yourself up by your boot straps. The fact that the labor market is depressed in Bellingham does not give one the right to miss categorize employees as contractors for your own book keeping convenience and budgetary measures. The Washington State L&I Board has a publication which neatly lays out the differences between an employee and a contractor ( www.Lni.wa.gov/ipub/101-063-000.pdf ). As a contractor, you know the difference, but your statements belie someone who is only interested in indemnifying themselves against the IRS and lawsuits. But you should also be aware that if the employee (which I will refer to him as of now, because that is what he is) becomes hurt, both his insurance company and L&I will come looking for you for monetary satisfaction. Right there you give yourself away. You have contractors available, but you don't want to pay their rate. So you want to hire an employee, but you don't want to pay the burden and do the paper work. So you want a contractor who really isn't a contractor. Just cheap But you're covering your ass. They better have health insurance. And you're filing a 1099 on him. But it's OK, cause you're doing him a favor

Everything I told you was the truth One less guy in the Home Depot parking lot.

You're not going to find a full fledged and properly insured contractor for $21.75/ hr all inclusive. Closer to double that if you wish knowledge, access to sub contractors where needed and want to indemnify your self by having a properly insured worker. Otherwise in case of an accident you can be easily named in a suit. I think your best bet would be go to Home Depot and find someone who'll do everything you want, tell you everything you want to hear and charge you $15/hr.

John Krakauer opined an interesting opinion of Pat Ament to me in about 1995. I won't repeat it here, but I'm sure that Hugh Conway and John Krakauer would agree.

Only in Colorado Comments please?

Again, do you have anything other than innuendo regarding Krakauer's poor journalistic skills? The link you posted was just a rehashing of a link posted in this very thread about five posts previously. The evidence against Mortenson's financial conversions of CAI capitol and excessive compensation seems very strong.

The whole Kophe chapter is a minor part of this saga. What is really important is the millions of dollars that CAI spent on Greg Mortenson's books. These are facts which Greg Mortenson has confirmed, and which can be reviewed due to the fact they are IRS returns