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Know of a good --and free-- virus-scan tool?

Where is Canal Flats and Gilbralter Wall?

France, Germany, and Russia: The Axis of Weasel.

So, the culprit is identified. Or is he?

I've found through extensive research that 3.2% beer will, in fact, get you drunk. Eventually. About the same time you start belching foam.

Mention in another thread of being naked out in the woods reminded me of a shockingly funny spectacle I once witnessed. On Mt. Lemmon, two partners and I were chilling in the notch on the north side of the Pharoh after climbing Cripple Creek. I get up and go around a boulder to pee, and what do I see? Some guy is standing on top of Ripple Rock with his shorts around his ankles, and he's stroking. He's fully erect, standing proud in the sunlight, and toturing the suspect like he's had blue-balls for days. To add to the spectacle, there's a climbing party on Ripple Rock, and the leader is within 15 feet of topping out --oblivious to the objective danger he's being exposed to. So, I say to my partners "check that out. A nature lover." And we laugh. But now what? Are we just gonna watch him finish? I don't want to see that. So I yell out "Hey! Whataya think you're doing?" The reaction was intantaneous: The stroker goes from a pose of one hand on his hip with the other polishing to a comical both hands over his crotch while scurrying for cover. He shuffles off as fast as a person can with their pants around their ankles. And the climbing party never even knew from what indignity they were spared.

waterproof: (cagoule from campmor) I've had one of these for years. It goes on trips for 3 seasons of the year. When it rains, I'm dry. waterproof: (foul weather gear from Helly Hansen) I've lived in this stuff for weeks at a time. Bombproof, but better used in work environments.

[joke]So do a belly full of beans.[/joke]

For those who are Not Getting America.

see, the secret joke is that every day is special for men.

The Dragonfly wouldn't be the jacket to wear in a downpour. (But then, neither would a Gore-tex jacket, IMO). It would be great for a wind and wet shedding garment on long climbs, trail runs, etc. where weight and space are at a premium (the thing stuffs into a fist-sized package).

'67, dumbass.

the bike

attached are a couple photos from yesterday's test ride. Tropical temps let us dress in light layers. The trailer is a heavily modified BOB with about 55 lbs of water and rocks loaded. We've added a 29" wheel, and shifted the axle to mimic the bike's wheelbase length. It tracked right behind the bike, and exhibited practically no "memory" of turns (memory in the sense of wiggling after turning). Just easier to handle in general than the un-modified trailer we tested alongside for comparison. And check the Surly bike! One F@<$!ng Speed! We'll use similar trailers modified by the SLO BOB crew for an upcoming trip on the sea ice.

form is more important than the amount of weight. don't be embarassed to use the shiny little dumb-bells with all the dust on them.

Man, that'd be better than the duct tape, fersure.

Optimus Nova is better, IMO.

As for the ice-down-the-cuff problem of Vinylove (Atlas 460 gloves http://www.seamar.com/atlas/460.html), you can use insulated crabbing gloves, but then you've got ice-down-the-sleeve issues. Has anybody ever solved the ice-down-the-neck problem to avoid ice-chips-melting-on-the-belly?

Dru, it's easier to believe in fantasy than in the truth. That's probably why "The Big Lie" has become a best-seller in France (the book posits that the US was responsible for crashing its own planes into the WTC towers). You seem --like many in the world today-- to be Not Getting America

susana spears: But can she climb?

PETA is conspicuously absent during this year's Eid Al Adha where thousands of sheep and cattle are sacrificed for feasting.

more accurate:

from arabnews.com

I would venture a guess that poverty and illiteracy are more at fault than an absence of Big Brother.