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I just usually keep track of posters by pictures, but when there are 4 differest posts in a row all by the same picture, it's too much too handle.
What is he talking about?
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Oh, come on, it can't be that bad!
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Sphinx said:allison said:
Dryskin and PS are totally different fabrics. I have the Ferratta and will be adding an REI One jacket to it in the fall. I think the One will be better for skiing and it's way more styling for wearing around town.
...and it fits like a garbage sack...
The Women's One fits like a garbage sack? Well, that's amazing! It's looked great on everyone I've seen it on, even little old me.
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Dryskin and PS are totally different fabrics. I have the Ferratta and will be adding an REI One jacket to it in the fall. I think the One will be better for skiing and it's way more styling for wearing around town.
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I think Tim is going to buy them (170 pleeze) and give them to me as a token of his friendship. He knows this pair of skis is to be the foundation of my new AT setup, slated for completion prior to late fall FRESHIEZZZZZ.
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There be some rilly nice rock just outside of Lisbon, right next door in friendly Portugal, if you are interested.
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JoshK said:
http://www.slackline.com/Detail.bok?searchpath=403e9811f5711f590d55&start=1&total=23&no=12
BWAHAHAH
some webbing a few biners and some rope for $225! I need to start selling shit like this to peoplen for massive profits.
Yep, the Slackline Brothers were the cult hit of the Winter OR show. didn't see their booth flooded with retailers though!
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Bronco said:
isn't webbing preffered for slack lines? I used a hunk of static rope for a while and now use some 1" webbing. It's a lot easier to start on.
Nononono the slackline itself is webbing, but the tensioning line is a static rope. There are lots of ways to rig a slackline, from my very limited experience. And Fern thanks for your comments. Maybe it was just because we were tensioning the system with a dynamic rope last weekend, but the added drag of biners would have made it hella difficult to get the slackline tight enough if we'd been fighting the friction of the biners as well.
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So slackline ankle breakage can commonly occur when the slackline is just above the ground and the landing is soft? Ours this last weekend was rigged about 3' off the ground, and as tight as we could get it (with the tensioning line being unfortunately a dynamic--not recommended) so at the middle you were like 6 inches off the ground. I guess with the ferocity that the slackline can spit ya, anything's possible....hmmmm....more input please!
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Yes, I'm talking about plain little pulleys. Sorry, at my work we call the kind used in climbing applications "rescue pulleys" to distingush them from the myriad other kinds of pulleys and things we use.
I prefer pulleys to the biner method because there is so much less drag.I know a prusik would work but a Tibloc or similar is a bit more elegant.
And yes Erik, I do have horrible ankles. To wit, I don't plan on making it a daily activity, and the landing's got to be mighty soft. The actual activity of slacklining looks to be super good conditioning for the fu'ed up anklets too.
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I just started learning to slackline last weekend. It is soo much fun. Now I want to put together a system of my own. I'm looking for a device that is cheap and easy to use (not a GriGri) that will grab the tensioning rope when the people tightening let go of it. It's okay with me if the grabbing device needs a couple of half hitches to keep it grabbing. Someone last night said a Tibloc would be the best thing. You agree? The system will always only be set up temporarily as I don't have a good place for it at home.
Also looking for 2 rescue pulleys and a piece of static line in the 30' range to complete the kit, if anyone's got something they want to donate or sell cheep. The system will prob never be set up more than 3 or 4 feet off the ground, so old gear you maybe wouldn't climb on will be fine.
Finally a good use for some of my own old or questionable gear!
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Wal-Mart also has the distinction of having some of the most heinous business practices in America.
There was even a neat book written about this, called In Sam We Trust .
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or you can have MSR do an overhaul for......FREE.
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So I took my new-to-me Synchros out on a little bit of rock a few days ago. They are snug, as in my toes are crumpledf but my whole feets aren't smushed. I was a crappy climber before, and without the precision of a true slipper, and having my foot act as part of the shoe, I was skittering this way and that way, and climbing even worse than I usually do, if that is possible.
Ugh, I hope I get used to them. 60 feet is a long way to climb with your feet paddling all over the place.
On the other hand, if I have a better chance of being something less than crippled when I'm 60, it's all worth it!
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Peter_Puget said:
J_B is right on this one keep it in spray!
PP
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The renters insurance doesn't werk for Cds as I found out one time before, and anyway, there are some things it's better just not to contact your ins co about if you can avoid it.
I'm seeing offers to burn and mail, feel free, my friends! PM me if you can make it so and I'll send you my addy.
Funny thing: I re-bought Mind Bomb just last year at Tower Records (bought it the first time new in 86 I think) and this child that was working behind the counter was sooo impressed, and he goes "wow this is a great record, have you ever heard of the Smiths? They are rilly good too." Needless to say I demurred.
And yes, it still sounds great Fern, drag it out of deep storage, you'll like it as much as you remember, it's a good one.
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Yeah I have those same feelings Kurt, though it doesn't feel right to burn things you haven't bought.
Having said that, I can't say I've never burned a CD I didn't already own. Artists that are signed to the majors see almost none of that money, and new CDs are way too expensive. If the artists were getting, say 5 bucks a unit, it would make a pretty good argument for not burning CDs.
Matt Johnson (The The) left his major label in a major storm of dust over some of these issues a couple of years ago. The guy's my hero.
Sphinx, if you don't understand copyright laws, please MYOB. I was just expecting someone to jump all over my shizzy just for the sake of it.
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When my car got burgled the other day, I lost, along with my car stereo, 21 CDs. Fortunately most of them can be replaced at no cost, but there are two that I can't get my hands on to burn. One is The The's Mind Bomb and the other is Joe Jackson's Summer in the City: Live in New York . Anyone have either of these and feeling charitable enough to burn a copy for me?
I don't want to hear any crap about copyright infringement, I bought all of the titles I lost, and replacing them in this manner is fair use.
Also looking for a reputable (!) shop that sells used or reconditioned car CD players, just need something simple with a detatchable faceplate.
None of this is being covered by insurance, and the window set me back a bit today. Thanks for help, if you can provide any!
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Buncha folks will be down in Smiff this weekend. R and I and a bunch of folk from REI in the Icicle, but R and I are heading elsewhere Sat AM for the rest of the weekend.
I'd suggest Smiff.
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I wear a women's sz 9. Both pairs of shoes are good and snug, just not horrifically so. Both pair have been resoled, but neither have lost their shape as a result. When I had mt rock shoes done at DP they would lose their shape after a couple of resoles. I haven't had the same experience since I started going to Ramuta's. Both pairs of shoes have only been resoled at Ramuta.
They are not stinky, and have some life left in them. I just can't wear them any more.
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Powershield has a fuzzy lining ion the inside. It feels nice next to the skin.
The MEC Schoeller Dryskin jacket I got last year had some sizin in the fabric, one wash and it was a little softer. Still not the nicest thing next to the skin, but for 80 bucks US, it's a hell of a jacket in terms of performance and fit.
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Szyjakowski said:allison said:
Good thing they use safety glass for car windows, I'd hate to see how cut up I'd be if they'd used the unsafe kind.
ali please...
safety glass ain't for the badguys safetiness; it is for you or friends if you slam into when crashing...
Dude, really?
warming up the PF?
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I have had a lot of what I thought was pain in the arches of my feet while in the first hour of rigorous exercise for the last several years. I finally figured out that it's my plantar fascia, and they are cold and need warming up. It's tightness on the bottoms of both feet, from the back of the big toe to the front of the heel.
I'd love to find a way to not have to be gentle on them for the first half hour or so of skiing, running, climbing, doing floor classes at the gym, etc. NOTE: this is not just first thing in the morning. Thoughts?