Gary_Yngve

you'll probably need to wait till Thurs. eric has a midterm tomorrow.

holy shit, that wacko might be even worse than Pat Robertson. He's preaching that US soldiers are dying because improvised explosive devices are sent from God to remind us that we're sinning by accepting homosexuality. the fucker is showing up to soldiers' funerals and making a scene. i'm honestly surprised no one's kicked his ass yet.

I think it's a traversy part around 4200 feet near some steeper cliffs and a deep gully. Maybe snow filled in the trail, so instead of walking on a sidewalk, you're traversing a ramp.

Righteous. Count me in, as we had our expectations greatly exceeded on an obscure route:

Wouldn't an insurance company deny you money if you got hurt climbing but had denied climbing on the application? Sure, maybe climbing is a little of a stretch, but I wanted a provocative example.

Companies are starting to charge smokers extra for healthcare plans: http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/16/smokers.insurance.ap/index.html Personally, I think smoking is foul and gross, and I'm sure my healthcare premiums are higher because of smokers. From that respect, I favor charging smokers. On the other hand, I don't want folks to get the idea that climbers should pay higher premiums too. Opinions?

Wow, I bet at least 30 people summited Chair in the past week. Regarding the descent, it's easier for the NE Butt people to find the gully to the SE couloir because they pass by it on the way up. You can also gain the gully by a short rap from a tree on climber's left of the gully You shouldn't have any rope-snagging issues if you just stop rappelling as soon as you reach the gully and maybe take a few steps up. Never had any problems pulling the rope after a double-rope rappel from the top of the SE couloir.

A party of three climbed NE Butt today. PM Fromage, who knows them, if you want to hear from them what it was like.

I had a friend in undergrad who stayed up for six days in a row by snorting cocaine in order to pass his classes. He basically didn't do any work at all in his classes until finals week. I recall he left in the middle of a final and walked back in a few minutes later with a bloody nose. By day five, he was hallucinating.

You must mean Burger-Stanley? My roommate thought that in Kearney's book, he mentioned that Beckey-Davis was climbed in the winter. I suppose the chockstone/chimney might be icy, but it could always be aided...

Sweet. I'm jealous. Sure sounds better than my weekend. Surprised that SF Prusik doesn't have a FWA. It's steep and south-facing, so it should be mostly snow-free, right? In the right winter conditions, it sounds like just a cold rockclimb. Maybe the burly hardmen prefer something a little icier, and the sportos have gone south to roost?

http://uw.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=14520 I think all of Seattle will be up there this weekend.

Welcome back, Kurt.

Yes! Dave Schuldt dodged the crowds on St. Helens on Easter one time. We were mighty thankful for the Lord. One nice thing about V-Day is lobster can often be found for half off the day after.

Lott's probably not even that screwed. He's loaded, and I bet there are tax loopholes where he could writeoff the loss of his house. He's a spoiled brat, and I wish the American people would see him for who he is.

Exactly. What China is looking for -- perfect censorship -- is impossible.

I do wonder how feasible it is to effect a self-rescue on yourself when you've just busted your leg from a bad lead-fall when you're at 7000m on some Himalayan peak.

You must be referring to yourself, because I ain't done no pontificating about that. Not on the coolness of being single, or that no one else is good enough for me. Somewhat myself. But I'm sure I can think of half a dozen each male and female climbers I know who mostly enjoy being single. Being single is great because you can do whatever you want when you want. You don't have any constraints. You don't need to compromise or worry about hurting someone's feelings. It's the ultimate in selfishness. Want to go to the Himalaya for three months? No problem. Is someone good enough for you to sacrifice your selfishness (climbing, education, lifestyle, etc.)? In many cases, no. Being a couple is great because of situations where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, or one can help the other when the other has hardship. As a couple, you have reliability, but it comes with compromise and the sacrifice of selfishness. As for the juicy stuff, sex, as a single, it's hit-or-miss. Partners may be semiregular or rather irregular. My opinion is that sex with someons you don't truly love is fun, but nowhere near the holistic experience of with a soulmate. So anyway, back to VDay. Most of the time, being single is great. But sometimes it's not. Much like living alone versus having a roommate. If you're living alone, there are no issues regarding noise or messiness. You can walk around naked all day. But if you had a rough day and wanted someone to talk to, you're out of luck. With VDay and its ubiquitous and overt reminders to spend money on couple activities, it reminds me of the downsides of being single, which for me, tend to be greater at this time of the year than in summer.

Some people don't burn calories as well as others, so they should correspondingly eat less. If they don't have the willpower/control to do this, is it because they're just lazy or they have a mental disorder? Surely the answer is "it depends," but where do you draw the line? Similarities to ADD?

Why? Because you've spent the rest of the year pontificating on how cool it is to be single because no one else is good enough for you and this is the day that you get reminded that you're wrong?

Holy shit!!!! FUCK VALENTINES DAY!!! Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 1000 feet. Afternoon pass temperatures in the mid to upper 20s. Tuesday night and Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Freezing level 2500 feet. Afternoon pass temperatures in the lower 30s.

Dru, you're too slow: "If a fatass is seated next to me, can I demand half my fare be refunded?" from the previous page.

When's that? Next Tuesday? Oh yeah, I have a date with my advisor then. I'm going to bring him some chocolate-covered results.

So Chuck, if Alcoholic Bob showed up on a flight hungover and ready to puke, and you're seated next to him, would you be mad at him for causing you to suffer, or would you feel that it's ok, because he's suffering more?

If a fatass is seated next to me, can I demand half my fare be refunded?