MysticNacho

quote: Originally posted by specialed: Expedient Way? put the friggin biners on the presewn slings and ta-dau you've got a quickdraw. I like to duct tape the ends of the sling togethor to pinch the biner so they don't rotate all over the fuckin place. I like to use duct tape to connect the two biners instead of webbing. It's held all of my falls so far, and if it gets worn its really easy to replace. Webbing? Bah! Cordellete? Bah! If it moves and it shouldn't, duct tape is the answer! If it doesn't move and it should, WD40 baby!

quote: Originally posted by Figger Eight: Will people need to take the Basic Beer Swilling Equivalancy Course if they want to drink with us? Oh, and Nacho...don't be poppin' off unless you show at one of these things...oh wait you can't I'll show next week.

quote: Originally posted by nolanr: Hate to get religious on you Nacho, but that quote is from Chuck Swindell or some other preacher like that, can't remember which one but I've definitely seen the quote before. Come on, with an attitude like that you can't hope to have a victim mentality Hell if I know, it was on a poster at the place I worked in Tacoma last year.

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past..., we cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the string we have, and that is attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitude." -I can't remember who said it.

Crikey sakes alive! Looks like cc.com is creeping up on having 2000 members! Maybe not 2000 actual people, but 2000 members! That's almost as many members as the Mountaineers!

Wow my faith in humanity lowers a notch when I hear that friendly cc.ers are prone to mailing deat threats. What a bunch of posers!

quote: Originally posted by jhamaker: Dwayner - this Busses thing. So, you do not approve of car pooling or other ways to reduce vehicle impact? So the buses thing IS true then!

Interesting stories from willstrickland, the closet trenchcoat flasher!

Say it with me, fellas! Fleblebleb! One more time! Fleblebleb! Spell it out now! F-L-E-B-L-E-B-L-E-B! Sound it out now! This ones the important one! Fleb-leb-leb!!! Alright and bring it all together one last time! FLEBLEBLEB!!!! ALRIGHT!

Although I barely know Dwayner, I have to say that you're trashing a good guy. And that's a low thing to do, especially over the internet! Hey Blike, get a pair and tell 'em who you really are!

It would have been much more interesting if someone HAD accused Mike Adamson of having PMS. I admit, I looked at knowing it was about private messages, but I only looked because it was in all caps and I thought it was going to be loud and ugly. I am thoroughly disappointed.

That's the funniest thing I've heard in a long time!!!!

Wow, look what happens when you try to decide on locations a week in advance! I've got one word for y'all: quitchyerbitchin!

Black Butte is definitely a good hike, you can drive half way up if the road is good. Also, if you're willing to drive a bit farther, check out some of the Bend Lava Caves, I highly recommend!

Dwayner, how do you find this stuff!??!

What, so you're joking? Where's the joke? I don't get it. And I don't meet your criteria? Dude what criteria. What the hell are you talking about?

I HAVE been to drunk to fish. Are you calling me a redneck?

They make these things called "books." Sometimes, some of them are written about mountains called "guidebooks." Some of these things called "guidebooks" have pictures in them, and I think, but I'm not sure, that some of these so-called pictures are of Mount Olympus.

23 to go! oops, now 22!

Dude! Big Wall Betty and RURP are a match made in heaven!

I think the general rule is that REI is a good store to go to for a wide variety of sports, but they don't specialize in anything. We all want REI to have the same selection and knowledgability of a specialty store, which it is clearly not in any department. Which is a shame, because I enjoy going to REI just to poke my nose around, although I rarely buy anything. PMS and feathered friends are a lot better.

90% I have been met with a very friendly sales staff, although rarely have they been very knowledgable. Once I met a guy (Mark/Marcus) at the flagship store who really knew his stuff, but he is so far the only exception to the rule I've seen. On a positive note, I've had sales staff come up to me almost every time and ask if I needed any help, especially in the camping department. Though I generally refuse unless I want to see a confused look on their face. True story: Last week I went to the bicycle repair class at the Lynwood store, and after it was over went upstairs to check out the books in the climbing section. (always a favorite pastime) Next I wandered over to the pro section to check out cams, as I was looking to pick up another couple tech friends. Alas, they did not stock tech friends! It seems they only stock camalots and one other brand of something. On a whim I asked the sales staff how the friend sizes compared with the camalots. "Oh, all the sizes are the same," Captain America replied. I pointed out that the number 1 camalot is clearly not the same size as the number 1 of whatever other cam they had. Mystified, the clerk excused himself to go find out why this was so. He never came back.

only 55 posts to go before 1000!

WHY WALLS ARE BETTER THAN WOMENcourtesy of the famous Wally Barker 1) Walls will fuck you in every imaginable way. 2) There are easy walls everywhere. 3) It's pretty easy to find Walls that really suck. 4) After you do a new wall, it acceptable to tell your parents. 5) When you're on top of a wall, it's OK to take a dump. 6) You can do walls even if your not hard. 7) You can do walls less than 16 year old and not go jail. 8) You can share a wall with your friends. 9) You can do more than one wall in a day and not feel guilty. 10) Most walls can be done without raincoats. 11) If things get tough, you can always just nail a wall. 12) You can do a wall in public. 13) If you're persistent, easy walls always will go down. 14) Doing 3 wall in a day is something to brag about. 15) Your wall will always wait patiently for you. 16) You don't have to get cleaned up to do a wall. 17) A wall doesn't care when you come. 18) You can enjoy walls all month long. 19) Walls don't get jealous when you do another wall.

Polling? heh heh, I like the sound of this. Kudos to Jon and Tim for all the hard work on this board!