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I saw webbing on the wall opposite Granite Falls several weeks ago - any info? looked like there were a couple of potential lines there.

Its generally not wise to mess with men in skirts:

yeah, but does he have crabs???

Thermal Conversion Process - pilot plants in operation in Philidelphia and Carthage, MO. Article - "If a 175-pound man fell into one end, he would come out the other end as 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas, and 7 pounds of minerals, as well as 123 pounds of sterilized water."

Great... demoted to brush and rake duty in his quixotic hunt

Blew an A2 pulley on a lowly V4. So very suck.

$2.50 - but perfect timing, since I broke a bootlace yesterday.

Like he could raise any cash from a packed out crashpad and chalk bucket.

We had family friends doing mission work in Mongolia - they went out-country (Bangkok, I think) for the birth of their kids - but it sounds like you have a good option. Congrats and all - it sounds like the inscrutible East has set you up for some substantial adventure. How complex are the customs forms for bringing back the yaks in the dowry?

Jesus can kick ass too, as long as its the bloodsucking undead! "My God-fu is stronger than yours..."

Of course, the last time a politician took 24 hrs to sober up to make a police report, a woman had taken several hours to die in a submerged car.

solution: wear all your luggage. ski boots and all. layer up Then they could do it like the bush pilots - you and your luggage on the scale together. Over a certain percentile, and you pay a fuel surcharge. I could probably hop on with a loaded expedition pack and a couple pairs of skis and still not match up to most Good Americans. Or better yet, a form similar to that carryon luggage sizer for everyones' asses - "You must be this thin to ride this ride..."

I've got a half dome and like it - although my first one cracked after inadvertantly being stepped on. My biggest requirement for safety gear is not noticing it when I'm wearing it, which makes me more likely to don it in the 1st place. So I'd say try on a few side by side to see which one feels best/has better vision, etc.

These will have to be part of the "training" to get her up to spec:

Looks like the PI posted up a couple of letters: Kudos to Alasdair and Kellie.

Looks like it swallowed several large housecats.

Obviously Mercader was a proponent of 'fast and light' and was likely paring down gear weight for timed speed attempts of Mexican volcanoes.

trotsky icepick

Londoners will post beligerently humorous livejournals. londonhurts and this and this Among the best quotes so far: "On days like this, the music radio stations play sad music - if they play any music at all. I turned on the radio in the bathroom when I was taking my shower just now, and they were playing "One" by U2. HAVEN'T WE SUFFERED ENOUGH?" "God I love the British... Nobody does pissed off disdain like 'em... This *rules*" "When the news reporter said "Shopkeepers are opening their doors bringing out blankets and cups of tea" I just smiled. It's like yes. That's Britain for you. Tea solves everything. You're a bit cold? Tea. Your boyfriend has just left you? Tea. You've just been told you've got cancer? Tea. Coordinated terrorist attack on the transport network bringing the city to a grinding halt? TEA DAMMIT! And if it's really serious, they may bring out the coffee. The Americans have their alert raised to red, we break out the coffee. That's for situations more serious than this of course. Like another England penalty shoot-out [in soccer]."

Road-tripping thourgh NW Wyoming in a few weeks, and was thinkign on the Winds for a day or two - is anyone familiar with any moderates (e.g. Ingalls, Da Toof) that are reasonable approaches/GF-friendly? thanks

Nah, it's my 1977 Landmaster, but I've upgraded it with a bumpin' stereo and mp3 player.