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This may be an old trick, but I am just learning "the path of the jedi dirtbag" Get your yuppie/newbie freinds to go climbing with you, tell them to make sure and eat before they pick you up, as you pass a restaruant say "OH, I didn't have time need to eat, lets stop here" Not fast food, you have to go to a place where you eat first and pay last. Now from past experience your partner says, "Did you win the lotto lately or family pass away?" because they know you don't work. You smile and respond "yeah, I got some plastic sucka" so you eat(a lot) and the bill comes and you hand over the card (that is no good). So now you have to act really surprized and the key is, convince the waiter/waitress that it's a mistake and they should run it again and act all concerned, even ask them to call the bank. Once in a while look at your partner and shrug and say "jeez, that card worked this morning" now after the hassle of stopping to eat, watching you scarf 2 meals and waiting around for the credit card fiasco, potentially waiting for you to wash enough dishes, your buddy will become desperate to just get out of there and pay for your breakfast. Disclosure - It only works once on each partner and dont be surprised if they give you "penalty slack" as a result.

Big bro's sure seem like they would be a lot lighter and lots of range for easier alpine stuff where you might place a few large pieces for running belays and such. Why arent they more popular for alpine?

Nice job mattp! see you at the pub club

For a beer at the next pub club that comes to the Everett/Monroe/Index area - what is the corect name of the mountain in the picture at: http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/02/4/4/mtnROOFR.cfm

I've done my research* and wholesale is around $22.00 for these boots. I'd like to pick them up to take them to the bootstretcher right away so let me know. * checked how much I have in my wallet and ashtray

I generally don't like to hear "whoops" from my belayer especially!

Just thought I'd let you know I almost threw myself out my office window after you called on your way to Index, then I realized there's only about a 4' drop onto some stairs and would only scrape up my shins... thanks for the offer anyway.

Heavy Pot Use Lowers IQ Negative Effect Not Seen with Light Marijuana Use By Jennifer Warner April 2, 2002 -- Smoking five or more marijuana joints a week can make you feel stupid -- really. A new study shows heavy marijuana use can actually lower your IQ (intelligence quotient). Researchers say it's one of the first studies to look at the long-term effects of marijuana on intelligence. Although the immediate, mind-numbing effects of marijuana are well known, it's been difficult to study the long-term effects on users because researchers often don't have a starting point before marijuana use began on which to base their measurements. In this study, which appears in the April 2 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers compared the IQ scores of 70 participants before they started smoking pot (aged 9-12) with their current scores at age 17-20. Among heavy users who currently smoked more than five joints a week, IQ scores dropped by an average of 4.1 points. Researchers say that drop might seem minor, but it's about the same degree of IQ reduction found among children who were exposed to an average of three drinks a day in the womb. And it's more than the decline found in children exposed to cocaine in the womb or to low levels of lead as infants. But among light users (fewer than five joints a week), researchers found gains in IQ scores of about 5.8 points. Former users and non-users also had slight increases in their scores -- of 3.5 and 2.6, respectively. The study authors say these finding have several limitations and should be interpreted with caution. The size of the study was small and did not look at the length of marijuana use. The young age of the participants may have also tempered some of the potential long-term effects of the drug. Researchers say that marijuana has grown in popularity among youth in the last four years, so more study is needed to fully understand the consequences of both current and previous marijuana use.

I was ponderin' the same damn thing as I drove across the HWY 2 trestle today. Yesterday and today would've been fabulous.... But, I like spring conditions and with this current snow pack, we'll probably have them until late June/early July would be my guess.

Impact study shows falling rocks damage head It makes about as much sense as this study. Did it really take a scientist to figure out removing moss and stomping on it will damage the moss?? The only highlight is that it was Canadian funding who paid for it. (I hope)

twenty three........ oops, wrong thread - dang you Dru!!

Just ordered some Mytho's from barrabes for my wife for $63.48 plus shipping. I had a cop tell me once that if you justifiably shoot someone, make sure and kill them so they can't sue you.

Last spring one of my buds went into one of the local REI's to buy some leather mtneering boots as we planned on doing some slogs on baker and rainier. When he announced his intended use of the boots to the fat bastard working the shoe floor, the REI employee told him he couldn't sell him the Makalus because my freind really needed to buy some plastic boots if he planned on keeping his toes on Rainier. He bought his Makalus somewhere else after cussing out the portly shoe salesman. (and obvioulsy no harm came to his feet on rainier)

I wouldn't buy stuff off of the REI regular website even if it is on sale because paying sales tax and shipping typically makes up for the "sale items". It is much cheaper to buy gear from other websites offering discounts, no sales tax and flat-rate sub $5.00 shipping. There is a guy (Jeff?)who works at the Lynnwood REI climbing dept. who seems to know his stuff pretty good, but they are typically out of stock or limited to more expensive brands on any popular items, (24" runners, reverso, yellow alien, wiregate biners, etc.) Either that or I have amazingly bad timing which is not unrealitic at all.

quote: Originally posted by Dru: so what about maltodextrin? Sounds like a diet beer sinus medicine from one of the "evil" US Pharmacutical Corp.s

So, is that supposed to intimidate me? In fairness to you, I must disclose, I've been training hard learning to play hackey sack in the rain without spilling my beer My ninja moss and mud climbing 101 class is almost complete.

quote: Originally posted by DCramer: .... Only advantage to being big is you don't get cold. Wrong, you can also whomp on car prowlers easier.

You really want to see me cry dont you I'll lead battered sandwich when you lead that bolted arete next to it in your pink tights and halter top

quote: Originally posted by rayborbon: Must be cuz that is what is bolted You gonna send it or what pooz? You want me to send him the hangars?

Peter, Paul and Mary If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the mor-or-ningI'd hammer in the evening,All over this laaaaaand I'd hammer out danger!I'd hammer out a warning!I'd hammer out love between my brothas and my sistas All, all over this land I hate that song. My 5th grade teacher made my class sing it in a school assembly. Makes me want to take a hammer to her!

Nah, it looked a little steep for my crappy/nonexistant footwork. I was just curious.

Thanks to all who responded, Pedro is ready to go!

Daryl: What is the "project" between Senior Citizens in Space and Battered Sandwich at Private Idaho? Is it the bolted arete?

here is some unslung for 37.99 http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=32331

could've used you at index yesterday aquawoman, it was a little soggy.