Gary_Yngve

toking in the muir hut contributes to global warming.

I guess you didn't read this: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/376929/READ_FIRST_Yard_Sale_Rules#Post376929

chores around the neighborhood can be a job. landscaping, handyman work, etc. get paid under the table.

Well, the President is suppose to gather all the facts before his knee jerks up. Quite correct, you are. Bush's knee jerked up Saddam's ass.

1. It may not be the optimal remedy. But the problem is the relationship between stockholders and stakeholders. The healthcare system (pharma + insurance) is designed to provide maximum benefit to the stockholders. The stakeholders are the patients whose lives are at stake. 2. Article of faith. I think Medicare is pretty good, though w/ some modern fraud analysis, it could be even better.

dog kills kittens when you bolt too much.

fyi, regarding food.. if you want to go cheap, don't buy fast food. learn to make your own. for the road, wraps, couscous, fruit & nuts, etc. at home, rice, beans (soak dried ones), veggies.. way healthier too.

From my experience, it's harder to get a permit for Triumph than for Boston Basin!

LOL, this reminds me of the movie Idiocracy.

And how do you know your catastrophic plan won't be rescinded if something were to happen to you? That's the point. You think you have a plan, until some pointyhead decides you don't have a plan anymore. Needed urgent care and were denied coverage? Sucks to be you.

Thanks for the ref to Marcia Angell!

Or is the EastKing is hot?

Awesome! And even cooler that you had a 2nd team around for photography!

I don't know who EastKing is and could care less [about his supposed opinions on Stuart]. I feel you are disrespecting the mountain by calling it a bad boy. You can say that it would be a challenge for you, and you can say it would be a personal accomplishment to reach the top of it, and we would be supportive of you for growing on the peak, but don't say you conquered it, and don't be too proud.

The way rescission has been practiced lately by insurance execs is disgusting. It's guilty until proven innocent, and sick folks who need urgent treatment (example being the lady w/ aggro breast cancer who had a glitch on her charts regarding acne) are being denied, because a few bucks is more important than a life. Now what I don't understand is how the repubs, the party of life, argues that a public plan will kill people, as if the rescissions are just fine. The insurance companies are denying coverage because the costs are too much. Pure greed. No consideration on severity and urgency. They say they rescind less than a fraction of a percent, but that's the percent of people who are unlucky to acquire serious problems. If it ever comes necessary for a public plan to triage cases due to a lack of resources (as is done already wrt mass-casualty incidents or a blood shortage), the considerations will not be based on money but on severity and urgency. Some of the repubs anecdotes about procedures being denied for being "too old" may not even be an insurance issue, even though they are selling it as such. Certain procedures temporarily insult the body greatly (e.g., transplants), and a patient must be strong enough to withstand the procedure. So I'm still at a loss. Why is the party of life so against it?

i don't see what the big fuss over obama's comments is. the cop's #1 job is to deescalate. he didn't. he acted like a pig. he acted stupidly.

He could get lost for a few days on Cougar Mountain.

Stuart is not a bad boy.

Josh, your physical fitness and technical skills are only a small part of what we're talking about. We're talking about your attitude. How you treat a fellow person, on the climb, and after the climb. Whether you are responsible and honest. Whether you can be trusted with another's life. Your previous TRs do not paint a pretty picture.

Especially when he discovers Long's Pass guards the way out.

If you exercise common sense, you will have a pleasant time on Stuart. You may or may not summit.

LOL, they said the same thing 50 years ago.

This fine is a load of crock. We bail out dozens of banks who were reckless for billions of dollars. We dedicated hundreds of millions of dollars each year for fighting forest fires so rich schmucks can have their 2nd home in forests that are expected to burn. We get tax deductions for capital gains losses (we made bad choices with our money, so we are given money back). Now, a kid twists an ankle, and the govt wants to fine him to a level that could prevent him from attending college?

Whatever. Roads were built for bicycles before they were built for autos.

if she was texting you for a booty call, would it have been OK? No, because I don't get free texts.