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Here's what I like about HOV lanes. I get to drive in them legally when I'm carting kids around. Makes no sense really, since we're not keeping another car off the road or anything. But it sure is fun zipping by all you other suckers stuck in the mire.

Which three? Mattp, Off and you?

But Klenke, Lars specifically based his argument on keeping up with the traffic and not holding people up in the carpool lane. If the problem was so bad that everyone did it and the carpool lane was bunged up by the illegals, then you've violated his assumption. So, think yourself! Besides, "if everyone did it" is one of those bogus "slippery slope" arguments. If your argument requires the addition of your own "if" assumption; then usually, your argument has a hole or two.

No, because like AK said, it's cutting in front of other people. By using the carpool lane solo you are cutting in front of all the other solo drivers. So you very marginally hold all of them up when you have to merge back in.

Another, less cynical, response, is that there is quite an archive of amusing postage available. Especially with the new and improved search feature. If you view who's online, often the lurker types will be browsing some old unknown thread. Click on 'em. Sometimes they're a pretty fun read. Just try to resist the urge to resurrect them though OK? Why live in the past?

That dental floss made by Gore, "Glide", is most excellent though.

People are getting soft and weak in their cushy little CC.com home. They are now resting on past laurels and harking back to the "good old days", or as they say here on cc.com, "back in the day". Sometimes you gotta make your own fun. Uncle Traskie can't buy you a toy every goddamned day.

Simple loop with a pad for the shoulder seems pretty good (and cheap). I've not liked the mulitple loop ones, and especially hated one of those double ones. But I didn't really give 'em a chance either.

Buying a six pack is usually a good way to get through that Sultan Stop light jammup.

Nothing worse than being in a traffic jam when you're in a hurry . Sounds like that's exactly when you get stuck in them. Traffic jams are a lot easier to take when you've anticipated them and can just relax and use that downtime to meditate about climbing or something. Usually you can listen to NPR too, but not this week. Freakin' pledge drives

Gawd! Why would you want to do that to yourself? I can think of quite a few more places that I would rather burn two days calibrating myself to. The blooming trees are nice, but you really gotta love those buzzing power lines. Beats Vantage I guess, when the trees are blooming.

Don't forget about how much the ticket will raise your insurance. Or if you've already got a bunch of tickets whether it will cause you to lose your license. Last year or so there was this news story that's so good it must be an urban legend, but it was some lady who got in a wreck on 405 while using a cell phone and was in the carpool lane with a blow-up doll. Caused major traffic stoppage. Is the bus, a bike, or an actual carpool an option? Or perhaps a shifted work schedule?

Shit K, we already need help in Iraq. You see that news report the other day about the morale of the troops over there. Holy shit! Would be nice if we had an ally or two to pitch in 10K or so ground troops. Get ready all you youngsters. Time's a comin' you get to (got to) go hang with Tele_Nut for a 10th of the pay.

I just called the shop. They told me that the boots I got (Garmont) are the smallest volume boot relative to the length. That is, I cannot get a tighter fit that will not crush my toes. Does this jibe with the wisdom out there? They are not really loose right now. Also, when I am saying they are loose I am comparing to downhill boots only (I've never got AT boots), which I was told are supposed to be much tighter. This sounds like it makes sense? Thanks everybody for your quick comments by the way .

I just bought some AT boots yesterday and am worried that I might have got out of there with boots that don't fit right. I don't know shit about AT. I've only downhilled mainly. Should the boots be snug all around your foot? The shop guy said they don't need to be grabbing me tight like a downhill boot cause I'll be walking in them. Well, in a hiking boot I like it to be snug all around too. Is he correct? When the buckles are cranked all the way down, mine have lots of room everywhere around my foot. The only place they are grabbing and holding me are around the shin. They don't bang around inside the boot when I'm walking, but I haven't tried 'em with the skis on yet. Does this sound right?

right-o, mum's the word

That Darrington granite is actually quite doable when it's wet. Just stay away from the moss.

Stefan I believe Bush Sr. wrote in his book that he didn't invade Iraq for the exact reasons that we would be in an ugly situation like we are now (occupying power over a violent unsympathetic population). I am not saying Bush Jr. did this for some petty reason cause his dad was jealous, or Stormin' Norman said he made a mistake. I am saying that Bush Jr's motive is NOT petty. It is one of the best possible motives for killing someone. Now whether in an absolute sense this motive is enough to inflict the suffering that he has is another question.

I was driving up the mountains the other day (Tooth attempt, rebuffed by cornice), and had an epiphany about Bush's motivations for invading Iraq. This has been a constant puzzle for me. The stated reasons seem to be getting debunked everyday by something new in the press. The "War for Oil" reasons just don't sit well either, probably because of some of Jay_B's strident arguments. The necessity of propping up the dollar (Iraq was threatening to base oil sales on Euro) seemed sorta reasonable and perhaps is the motive for some in Bushco, but I still wasn't totally buying it. Then it came to me... Try to make a list of things that would make you want to kill someone. For me, at the very top of the list is someone kills one of my children. Right up there very close to it is, bingo, you got it, someone tries to kill my Dad. I remember all these people saying, "Bush wants to avenge his Daddy. Sadam tried to kill his Dad." But I thought that all this Iraq mess couldn't possibly be because of something that petty. I overlooked the obvious. It is NOT "that petty". Of all possible motives to kill someone, to subvert national policy, to stain the office of the POTUS, for me, there would only be 3 things more motivating than someone trying to kill my Dad (actually killing Dad, or attempting or succeeding in killing my kids). Making a bunch of money for myself and my political cronies totally pales in comparison. They're off the screen. So there it is. Bush's motive is to get Saddam. He did it. Now he's just got to wiggle long enough to keep from getting put in jail because of it. Feign stupidity, blame his handlers, etc. It all fits. From one point of view, I sorta admire it. He is risking a lot for the sake of avenging his father. That is admirable. It's too bad he's had to send close to 600 US soldiers to their deaths, uncounted numbers of Iraqi's to theirs, and made us more vulnerable to terrorism than before. If he really were admirable, he would now consider himself a lame duck, forget partisan political considerations and do his best to protect us from actual terrorism, and shape up the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan so we're not saddled with two Soviet-Union-style Afghanistans. That's what you gotta believe if you're gonna vote for him in November. He did what he had to do. It's done, and now he's gonna try to extricate us from the mess he created in the process. Do you think he's gonna?

"We all have a need to decorate Mother Nature because it belongs to all us," cue Dwayner... three ... two ... one ... oh wait... nevermind

You should try the Kraft Spongebob Mac n' Pesto. It's yummy, and it's only like 48 cents a box!

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