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Cable and a car do not constitute health care or affordable housing (unless you have an Excursion, perhaps). It's always possible to find someone who is milking the system, but a more important question is, what kind of society do we want to have? If we are comfortable with having 100 million people under or uninsured for health coverage, then that's fine. If we believe this is unacceptable, we should take steps to fix the problem. There is always a way to pay for things that we deem important enough, whether it is a personal decision or a public one.
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Hey, Mr Goat: is it okay if we stow several thousand of these cardboard boxes of spent control rods in your backyard?
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Make sure you've got a Red Bull on ice for him when he walks in the door.
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The gun control "debate" is pretty simple in many peoples' minds. If their idea of "control" never got beyond the "gun control is 2 hands" phase, they don't want to hear about the relationship between gun availabilty and violent crime, etc. etc. Too many pesky details. Those disgruntled postal workers aren't MY problem. Same goes for gold star Republicans: they only have a few overarching "principles": lower taxes, save the unborn, and kill the guilty. Don't bother me with any more details. How nice to have such a simple view of the world when you only have two colors in your box of crayons.
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I'm sure Yakima will sell you such a rack for the low, low price of $99.99.
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It's his Halloween costume. That is, he is a distorted caricature of his former self until midnight.
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You're not the "gun nut" we're worried about. (Although there do seem to be quite a few "regrettable accidents" where someone didn't know the gun was loaded, etc. etc.) And as far as the MidFork road goes.... one of the best reasons for closing it is the activities of "gun nuts" who like to celebrate their time in the great outdoors by squeezing off multiple rounds.
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Good one. The shorter version I heard was: 1) take your paycheck home 2) do your chores 3) keep a tight butt
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Ruthless competition from KK has driven the last 2 Dunkin' Donuts out of business in WA. They have remained strong elsewhere, however. Muffy -- you are lucky to live near the Keystone.
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How about that hook-rappel? Seemed sketchy until we did it multiple times on Bonanza. Sure saves on rope weight, but make sure you've got a fresh rubber band.
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TR: Observation Rock/High Caliber Rifles
bobinc replied to COL._Von_Spanker's topic in Mount Rainier NP
Geez, what an epic. So much for a harmless day in the mountains, eh? Sorry to hear about the bizarre and (nearly) lethal end to a good climb. I hope you get some satisfaction out of this. -
Once we are all heavily armed 24/7, the various problems we face in modern society (bad drivers, baristas who make our lattes too hot, IRS agents, Democrats, cougars) will all be magically solved. It will be the Wild West all over again, baby!
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I've heard Observation is a dirty snowball right now; not sure of what else might be "in" as far as a good route.
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We climbed these routes in an easy weekend last summer. On Sunday, when we did the NW Corner, we met a party on the rappel that simulclimbed the route behind us (in about 2.5 hrs, including rappel). They chatted with us at the base and started up the WFace doing more or less the same thing. By the time we were down in the basin, they were already at the crux. So much for our egos, I guess.
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Keep hearing Ginger Cracks is quite good, plus there's the stuff everyone else piles on: Crimson Chrysalis, Frogland, etc.
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Very true about being "in shape," both mentally and physically. Another thing to remember is that sometimes, an occasional rappel can really help on the steeper 4th class.
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An old trick on the smaller hexes/stoppers etc is to expoxy the wires at the nut end so they can't poke back through the nut. This makes it easier to place and remove them (but makes it so you can't use them as ad hoc hangers on hangerless bolts).
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Where would you go if you had ten days to kill
bobinc replied to COL._Von_Spanker's topic in Climber's Board
Another vote for canyoneering and desert cracks. The Henrys must be gorgeous right now. Also consider getting on Westwater or similar and catching a wave or two. -
Wait -- I thought the beer was at 7 and show at 8. Is this incorrect?
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I saw his show a couple of years ago in SLC and it was excellent (lots of pictures of sick mixed stuff in Canada and various people he has climbed with). He is a good presenter. This show is all new stuff, I think. FF has a boatload of gear they are (almost) giving away: good technical axes and 'poons and a bunch of other stuff. Plus a keg. Gee whiz. What a deal. The thread about how they treat their customers badly must have gotten back to mgmt.
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Most of the "practitioners" of punk never expected it would be a long term thing (I mean, just think for a minute about Sid Vicious) ... too bad it's come back as background noise in the neverending push to sell, sell, sell.
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For those of us who "grew up" with the long slings, it's hard to imagine how it could be hard to rerack them, but they can be somewhat of a pain. You just have to get into a somewhat different mindset than when you are only using draws. Think of a mixture of draws and long slings as being the best of all possible worlds (at least on routes which require a variety of fixed and removable protection).
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This is a good point, TG. I am sure I am looked upon as ridiculously old school for carrying around "long" (that is, longer than the barely-there quick draw slings) runners, but I'll gladly be labeled as such if it means I don't have to worry as much about gear finding its way out of the crack...
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English scrambles are built upon undercooked eggs and organ meats.