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reet reet reet, ya'll take a powder and I'll get back to ya'll on the behavior question in a couple days, I've got other things to do than play referee at the moment. I do think the guy just wanted his stolen gear back and this thread has been hijacked, as this sort of thing is ALWAYS hijacked, and that's pretty boorish behavior also. Anyhow, thread locked, go find something else to entertain you for a couple days. PS: PM me if you've got Jibby's draws and want to return them, I'm happy to play gobetween, no questions asked.

What, Fixe will begin making Aliens? That seems like a good thing.

Oh, and here I thought you were talking about the route at Fossil, more properly referred to as Poppa Oscar Tango...

All posts regarding the sale or purchase of Mt St Helens permits must be in the Permit Exchange Forum. You will find this forum by clicking on this LINK or looking for the Permit Exchange Forum under the forum group titled "The Rack" Pay attention and follow the rules people. Any permit exchange request posted in this forum will be discarded, not relocated.

Official Notice - I'm tired of moving the permit posts from people who don't read the rules. From here on out, inappropriately placed permit sales or requests will be tossed in the garbage can.

Thanks for the follow up on this, I'd heard the initial report on the radio but missed the arrest and oh-so-illuminating explanation.

I wonder about this too. Here in Olympia people will leave their lawn chairs out on the main drag for days in advance of the Lakefair Parade just to claim their location. That stuff sure looks like sweet booty to me, and in my experience you've always had to put a human in attendance to hold a place in line. That's the funny thing, the high end climbing world seems to consider pre-placed draws acceptable for a red point, though we all know it makes things easier (not only to you spend less time, your reach to clip can be 12" less). I still embrace the term "pink point" for that sort of thing, but I'm an out of fashion old fart, and I suspect you might be as well.

Hey, revising an opinion based on new information is a quality bit of human interaction, so consider yourself still eligible for hero status. Character matters as much as talent in my book.

Have you done that route Dan? One of my favorite easy alpine climbs of all time, and a fabulous tour of the mountain. I heartily recommend it.

If you think Oval Orifice at 13- is moderate you can be my new hero...

Hoh man, we got trouble. Forget the Rothschilds, this shit is real and urgent, you won't believe the things the Elite are up to, I'm not sure you're ready to know this... [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVpm-NRbnB4

Thanks for the follow up. Seattle cops have done much the same thing with folks who've supported the family of the native woodcarver who was shot to death in broad daylight by a rookie officer here.

That's an hourly charge for workers compensation insurance, covers both medical costs, payments for time lost due to injury, and ultimately retraining if one is disabled. The category is a catch-all for remodel construction and the figure given is the base rate. The base rate can be adjusted up or down depending on a company's claims history, but if you were starting out that is what you would charge. There is a loophole for a sole proprietor, in that you can not pay workers comp on yourself if you choose. In the particular scenario we're looking at its entirely likely the person who filled Recycled's job would skip the payment for the sake of a higher wage. Of course, you're not covered if you're injured at work, except by any personal health insurance you may have. Unlike personal health insurance, L&I covers ALL medical & rehab costs, as well as payments for lost work due to injuries.

...and now you have cholera.

Maybe they've been censored because they look like this school in New Zealand.

This hoax aside, I'll wager there are lesbians in Syria.

[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKIQSo7JbKQ&feature=player_detailpage

I think we need a TR from you and Joblo, you seem to be on the same trip...

Nice job on your first route involving a glacier.

The litmus test I'd always understood was that if you direct how the work is done, pay by the hour, and the person makes over 60% of their annual income from you, they're an employee. But lets take a moment to examine the numbers in the decent gig: Net wage does not include income tax, tools, time spent with paperwork, or other business expenses. There's no unemployment tax involved because as a sole proprietor you can't get unemployment when you're out of work. So, yeah, if you can live on $14 an hour and have the skills to keep track of your own paperwork and you can actually get liability insurance in the current market its a decent gig. My beef is that calling an employee a subcontractor is a long standing scam in the construction world, and it persists because it saves the employer money at the expense of the workers. I'm a general contractor and I take care of my employees because its the way I believe the world ought to be run, though I could certainly improve my personal income significantly if I wanted to work this dodge to cut my overhead. My savings would be even greater since I provide health insurance, dental insurance, sick pay, and vacation pay. Recycled doesn't want to hire a real company to do the work, he wants an employee he can direct without the expenses associated with it. The nudge-nudge-wink-wink bit of the faux subcontractor equation is that he'll get the usual in the exchange - an uninsured guy-with-a-truck, quite possibly a reasonable craftsman, who will gamble that he won't get hurt in exchange for making enough money to live on. Recycled will give him a 1099 to cover himself for not paying taxes, but odds are the "subcontractor" won't have been paying estimated taxes and will face some issues come April 15th. It's win-win for Recycled unless his "subcontractor" gets seriously injured and sues him for everything he's worth.The down economy in the building trades guarantees that he's already found a taker. I don't think its legal or ethical, but its not uncommon.

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Neuroma maybe? Feels like white hot needles shoved into your foot?

Ok, are your kids up to date on all their vaccines?

Hummingbird Ridge could be the crux of the whole thing.

Ah, late to the party, but I want to point out the "lad" goes with the britticism "barking mad." Would it work better for you if I declare that you're a whole bag of nuts?