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  1. Ummm. You lost me right here.
  2. Funny... I know a lot of these "idiots" and they bought in 2004/05 and sold 2 years later for much much more. It's like skiing a 35 deg bowl loaded with fresh powder. Just because one succeeds without triggering an avalanche doesn't mean it was a smart thing to try.
  3. Are aid climbers allowed to use the parking lot, or do we have to hike the road?
  4. From your posts, it also seems as though you got your engineering degree for 11 quarters. Scholarships *did* cut down the price of admission.
  5. Whoa accounting classes for chicks? Did your school not have communications as a major? Or are you into chicks that are "talented" and have "good personalities"? EE was babeland. (Elementary Ed)
  6. On a recent supertopo thread, a Heli guide in the Himalayas said his operation was 'leave no trace'.
  7. ... while advertising for Heli-skiing. The whole marketing aspect is what I find annoying. The last thing I want to see when in a National Park to go climbing is a series of billboards.
  8. I went to the same school, and you could get out in 4 years with an engineering degree, but only if everything went to spec. Fail a class, decide you want a minor, decide to do something out of order, or an extended internship and it almost immediately added either a semester or year. On the flip side Mrs. Selkirk came out in 4 years with BA's in Poli. Sci. and Philosophy and a minor in French mostly because she'd damn smart, but partially because a great deal of her coursework did double duty. I did it in four. But I attended summer school every year and too 23 credits my last semester (and got a 3.8 that semester; but I lost 15 lbs). If desperate enough, you'll do anything. And baby, I was desperate. Waiting tables and working as a CNA kept me on track--I knew I couldn't do that shit the rest of my life. I got my engineering degree in 11 quarters. Took a couple accounting classes along the way to meet girls.
  9. Just say no to polypew. Wool is where it's at. baa Baaaa. baa http://www.icebreaker.com/cgi-bin/icebreaker/catalog07/search.html?gender=Man&flag=sweater_hoods
  10. LTW: p1&2 City Park + Sloe Children p1-3 Narrow Arrow Direct p1-2 Narrow Arrow Overhang UTW: Green DragOn is the best. Do the aid start on the right, not the Davis Holland start. With 60 m ropes, you can combine 2&3 and 4&5. p6 is a free climb and painful to haul. Once you get your systems dialed in, it's an easy day trip.
  11. You feel better, dontcha? Our work here is done.
  12. I'm more of a Salma Hayek person myself.
  13. Suites of the Carrion Kind It's the first climb in the guidebook.
  14. I broke 4 Grivel evolution picks in 4 years and bent another. Most broke about 3/4" from the tip. Odd, since I climb maybe 10 days a year.
  15. Swinging both ways in Canada means sheep *and* goats. Wild and wooly.
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    Your OKC Mariners

    April 1 (AP) The Mariners baseball club announced today that they will be moving immediately to Oklahoma City, OK. With the cost of jet fuel, they simply can't afford to fuel each player's individual private plane to fly across the country every road trip. Sharing planes is out of the question. Said Mariners Chairman Dick Butts, "The city and state refused to build us a new stadium this year. We used Safeco field last year, and simply can't afford to use it again. Other clubs got new stadiums. We want one too."
  17. Haven't you grown out of that phase yet? Luckily for me I haven't.
  18. tomtom

    Housing Bubble?

    Rent vs. Own or vs.
  19. tomtom

    Missile Command...

    Yeah, forgot about those, but not .
  20. tomtom

    Missile Command...

    I remember the numbers differently as 28/36. Some websites still report this. http://www.salary.com/personal/layoutscripts/psnl_articles.asp?tab=psn&cat=cat011&ser=ser035&part=par236 http://www.vlender.com/cgi-bin/calc/qualify.cgi http://www.bankrate.com/bosre/green/mtg/basics1-2a.asp
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    Missile Command...

    harsh. btw 38% of 70K is 2215 / month, not too far off, and it depends what her other debt is. Fuck did you go to the same school?!?! You are calculating that before any taxes. Umm, the problem is that she lost her job (loan processor) and has blown through her savings. Whether the mortgage payment was 28 or 38% of a salary she doesn't currently get isn't the issue.
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