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Actually, when they fall in the fire they always yell. This releases an explosive gas that creates a small crater when ignited. Everything gets evenly dispersed.

They begrudgingly restored my admin rights after I drew a picture with a purple crayon depicting my duties as a developer. Dilbert makes me cry. Reason all you want. I need to keep my job right now.

I work at a place that is downsizing and full of butts with sticks in them. I do not dare to visit CC.COM from work anymore. Lummox's breasts were marginal but Scott's babe is clearly into the realm of what some of my associates have been escorted out of the building for viewing at work. I am in no way suggesting that anyone besides me change their behavior. But I will miss the frequent forays into climbers' heads as an escape from the mundane world I have chosen to visit in order to cash in.

Gawd almighty boy! Get yur head screwed on and forge ahead! You are ONLY 30! I am 44 and still feel young. My body has stopped producing cartelige (yours will too around age 35-40) so I supplement it with glucosamine, pack a hell of a lot lighter, and don't run down rocky trails anymore. I just started taking lipitor to get my cholesterol down but that is so I can live to 135. Heart problems at 30 are either a friggin freak that is unavoidable or a drug habit that you chose. I did drugs at a reasonable level most of the time. Some people just push it too far and everybody knows it when they do it or see it happening. I think it was Plato who said, "Everything in moderation." Sage advice about life? - MILK IT!!!! If you sit in your livingroom watching other people live via TV, you will die sooner. Double check your knots, retire old ropes, add a stopper before long runnouts, and yes, hug your loved ones often. Words are great but nothing replaces a great hug.

I've been pitchin shit to people's faces since early childhood. Why should I be any nicer on the internet?

There is a very easy way to decrease the duration this kind of behavior. Simply provide a pony keg and plastic pitchers. As you pour each pitcher, add a healthy dollop of 151. We use to do this at highschool keggars. It was a trip to pick out specific groups to intoxicate and keep others as control groups. Most people will not notice the taste. They'll be toasted by 1AM. And, as the benevolent host, you will be popular in the morning. As a side note, the last one standing and not puking, gets a broader selection of potential friendlies.

Poverty with a view.

Are you saying conflict of interest should no longer be considered? Should it now be OK for a polotician to use his office to direct government contracts solely to his own company or one that he has a huge interest in?

Last year my ice axe leash, which I tied onto the ice axe at least five years ago with a water knot, came off. The knot just came loose and came apart. It wasn't in a dire circumstance, but it sure surprised me, since I hadn't noticed it getting loose, and I'd think I'd have at least casually inspected the knot each time I used the ice axe. I weight the slings regularly with tension and falls etc. I didn't realize we were discussing ice ax slings. But take it where ever you like it.

OK. OK. So North Index is on the south side of the highway and it is not in the North Cascades but Index is?

I am a dung beetle. I only live on cc.com. Gettin nice n fat.

Bug is a dork. Bug is a dork. So INdex in in the North Cascades too? Now I'm lost.

North Cascades? More like Alpine Lakes. Nice TR. I did that several years ago. Getting to the top of the ridge was wet mossy slab interspersed with steep sloping pine needles. The summit is nice though and it is a great workout. I consider it a classic NW climb. It has a barely descernable trail, bushwhacking, Mossy slab, brush aid, route finding by dead reckoning, a breakout to a view, one nice easy snowfield and a stellar summit view. I took a quick jaunt up to Lk Serene and ate lunch. I had to be back by 3:00 to pick up the kids.

Brand new webbing with new knots will slip out occaissionally. After a couple years they lock up and you can't get them to come apart. I still check every knot every time I go climbing and several times while I am on the rock.

If I don't go, swing by and pick up my kid's shoes. They are about a size 12. My 8 yr old wears them.

That's a big huge maybe for me but I'll work on it.

Reminds me of skydiving lingo like, "Hey, I got into a little 3-way R-W. I was the last to pull."

I have the first three weekends in April but I do not want to drive all the way to Smith. Let's all go to Banks lake. It is a little more than half the drive time and no crowds. Quartz monzanite domes. I really shouldn't even be giving out this info.

Found this on the site Alpine posted: Other NUSEL Sites Gran Sasso region in Italy In 1993 a highway tunnel and adjacent neutrino lab were dug through the Gran Sasso mountain range in central Italy. What was perhaps unanticipated is that the tunnel and lab act as a drain for the water table of the mountain. Ten workers were killed by the outpouring and the water table in the mountain was dramatically lowered by 800 meters, to the tunnel level. The tunnels empty 3050 liters of water per second from the mountain. Three rivers with their source on the mountain have reduced flows: the Tavo River by 70%, the Tinno River by 16% and the Enel River by 18%, as certified March, 1999 in a National Geologic Service report.

And the lack of water in Icicle creek.

This world needs a little more justice. Will definately keep an eye open for your gear. I am going to 2nd ascent Sat. If you have any pics, send them to me. Otherwise, I will take this thread. I have extra gear for you to use on Liberty ridge but it may be too big for you.

Scouting is fun for everybody. Look at all the fun we're having. After about five years in Troop 9 in Missoula, I was ready for anything. We used to ski up to Stewart ridge (7000) and set up lean-to's in 6 feet of snow. We stacked logs crossways and built fires on top of those. We still ended up in the bottom of a smokey pit but we were warm and happy. The next day we would ski the peak (8500) and ski out. There were also some trips in the Bitterroot. We knew enough about avalanches to stay in the trees on intermediate terrain. We dug a few snow caves but they don't hold up well in front of a big roaring fire so we usually stuck with a 10x10 sheet of black plastic. We also didn't have gortex or pile. Just wool and some kind of plastic or rubber raincoat. We were lucky to have packs less than 50 lbs and that was after careful planning. It was great fun. Even without the combustibles.

I felt like she was being scapegoated so the public would think that our SEC under Bush is actually doing something. I still think that but now I don't care because she had the GALL to say, "It was only $40,000.00". Not much if you're a billionare but who bought the stock she sold and then lost there shirt for a "MEASLY $40,000.00?" I don't know about you guys but $40K is not pocket change for me. Lock er up.

You need a roll-cage on your bed. Do post your neighbors pics.

Morbidity is one thing, knowing what not to do so you can survive is quite another. I used to read all the accident reports I could find. There have been a number of times that I have avoided potential problems because I found myself in situations that were similar. But there are also some really funny stories sometimes. Like the guy who broke his leg on Bora in Idaho and his buddy went out fore help. Help arrived about a quarter to dark in blue jeans and packinn coca cola. The trusty helicopter showed up just in time but was unable to get close enough to see because of the fog. The "rescuer" on the ground said he could hear the chopper and knew it was close so he told the pilot to release the sling. It was about 600 feet above a snowfield that extended about 1000' down. The gear was dispersed evenly over the entire thing. By this time the blue jeans and cotton sweat shirts that had been soaked in sweat started cooling down. The guy with the broken leg had to give up his tent and triage his rescuers and treat them for hypothermia accordingly.