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I still have hope. Please hold the laughter for a moment. Pakistan is the real problem here. It was Afganistan when we first went in but we blew that. Different story. I digress. We cannot outright invade Pak without devastating consequences. What's the next best thing? Set up next door. Stabalize a small area that we can establish a base of operations in. Be ready to launch an all out attack on the Taliban in Pak in the event of a Pak gov collapse. Of course, this is all Obama's fault. He needed to git up and talk pretty.

Again. http://www.ceoexpress.com/default.asp

What do you call a climber without a girlfriend? Homeless. Move along young lady.

All of the confrontational suggestions above would end in mediation of some kind. The winner of said mediation would be the one one who first displayed reasonable behavior and a clear attempt to reach a workable compromise. From then on, anything goes.

OK. I'm going to do something that may upset the delicate balance here on cc.com. You were right.

It was "getting along with others" that held me back.

I got an 'A' both times.

It is God's plan.

I wonder if John would have posed with Teddy after the HetchHetchy reclamation project was approved?

Dang. I'll bet the Ross Ice shelf collapse was staged too. These modern scientists are just so far from perfect. We might as well elect 'c' students to manage our environmental policies and tell us what to think.

I use a synthetic bag. I prefer Polarguard 3D. I also use synthetic jackets like primaloft. I also take a gortex bivy bag with me and use a slightly lighter bag than I would without the jacket and bivy sack. get inside the bag with the jacket on. Spread the wet stuff on your top. Inside the sleeping bag. Or spread it on top of the sleeping bag inside the bivy bag. Or both. You have to keep re-arranging it through the night. PITA but better than wet clothes.

I thought we established that real climbers don't use tents.

Just because you can't read very well is no reason to get all huffy.

Shit. I just logged on after a brief absence from spray and you already have 15 pages of "stuff". Thank God its not about anything important.

http://www.ceoexpress.com/default.asp Why impose limits?

WOW! Can I come too?! I'm only 50. Seriously, this sounds as good as it gets. You might post your boot size in this thread and see if you can borrow a pair if you don't have any.

I have been working on my spreadsheet for weeks now. I will start exercising when I finish it.

Bring him cookies. Rake your leaves (they are really good mulch for your garden). Kill him with kindness. Invite him to Christmas dinner. Give him a nice wool hat. If he does not respond appropriately, descend to his level with a vengance.

Since you brought it up,........ Does that mean that all sportos can lead trad at the same grade they clip at? Or,...what was your point?

Happy holidays climbers and sprayers alike!

Maybe you should see if AIG is hiring.....

Neither is Leavenworth. Gustav's is the home of the Ortega burger.

I was at a gathering of musicians up Fish creek near Missoula a couple years ago. My father and a couple brothers were there as well as our kids. We set up our tents in various places and then a wind storm came up. A big snag started making loud cracking sounds at its base so we were watching it carefully. Finally it started to fall right for my fathers tent which I was standing next to. It wasn't staked down so I grabbed it by a corner and ran out of the way. Note, always keep one eye on the falling tree when getting out from under it. It fell as predicted right across where my fathers tent had been The only casualty was his pillow. It was run through with a four inch diameter staub and pinned to the ground.

I was in Heidelberg today. That place is to a "Bavarian Village" what Heidelberg is to beer. Had to drive down into shopper hell to get a parking spot. The stores are sprawling further and further. Haven't they heard Americans aren't spending anymore because our presidents spent all our money? Thankfully I was spared the polka onslaught. I got my Ortega burger and split.

I went running up McClellan Butte a few years ago. I started at the highway and ran up to the road. I was just starting up the trail from there when a foot long icicle came down right in front of me. It was thick enough to do some damage. I looked around and noticed that all the trees were full of them. Some were clearly over 5 lbs of ice. Whenever a wind gust came up I could hear more falling. I turned around and went home.