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You're not necessarily going to thank me for this... ragdoll cannon

Now that is really interesting too j_b

This is a great TR.

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Duh, it's Hydrocodone Time

You know, like this one: No routes! Places like this are a dime a dozen.

So here's the afternoon update: It's a pretty mixed bag, and I'm conflicted because I really really want to climb. Some things are wet, some are dry, and I can't really tell how tender the stone is. Manly, Futility Bill, Hercules, & The Governor are definitely wet. Riddler, Boa, Virgins, & Calvin are dry. Confucius, Pete & Teds, Squirt Theory, and Never Surrender are maybe dry. I suppose the answer is just be really considerate and careful about climbing this evening, but its gonna rain again tomorrow, so lets make hay while the sun is shining.

Hah, I resemble that remark. Ever find a new crag and think, now if someone else would just come and put these routes up so I could just show up and climb a half dozen pitches some day when I can get out?

Oh don't just give it away, I bet I could broker some big bucks for you if you just let me negotiate a purchase price for the rights to do this! Uh, it wouldn't be me doing it though, I'm just a middleman, connecting a supply with a demand and all that...

I'll check again this afternoon and post an update, but yesterday it wasn't looking encouraging. On the right side, only Calvin & Hobbs and Rubber Boa were dry, everything else had substantial drips somewhere.

Right on Paul, that's great news. I for one absolutely believe in the power of sprayer, I'm sure that made all the difference.

Sorry Sobo, it was in the Climbers Board, when it should have started here. I moved the original query here and all the fun stuff to Spray where I'm sure you agree it properly belongs.

Huh, I thought I heard it was twins...

I think it looks like before Watergate, Americans of both parties were more willing to give the current President the benefit of the doubt, and since they've figured out that politicians are not all that trustworthy, the degree of criticism and the rapidity of disapproval is much greater. That's Nixon's real legacy, not the China contact or other happy crap they've trotted out to polish his tombstone. Obama's current stats are not very different from any other modern President's at this point in office. Reagan was lower, Clinton had dropped much lower earlier and had rallied UP to Obama's current percentage. People are much less prepared to be satisfied in general with any politician, and I think its a reasonable hypothesis that they're especially less prepared to think well of any President from an opposing party, which was clearly not the case 40 years ago.

That's actually really interesting data, particularly comparing pre and post Watergate presidential approval ratings at this point in office. Bush was still relatively high on his downward slope from his 911 gratuitous spike, but aside from that you have to go back to Nixon to find a president with higher approval ratings at this point in their term.

Uncage your souls!

Right, like the part where he advocates for discarding elections? The convoluted equation with the result that Obama=Mao? His personal history results in his bias, but it doesn't make his fears true. She's a witch! Burn her!

Bill, after reading that article, with as open a mind as I could muster, I was somehow reminded of this bit of logic: [video:youtube]

I'll argue that started with the whole "ghey" BS from you awhile back buddy! Why do you say "gay" (in which "ghey" is just the equivalent misspelled version like "nigra") when you mean "stupid" anyway? Are you afraid of offending stupid people? Or do you honestly believe there is a branch of climbing that only homosexuals prefer?

Gah, how I wish I could make it, but the whole high school graduation hullabaloo for my daughter has eaten up all my time for the next week. Have fun at the show, wish I was there.

Do I understand correctly, you're rope soloing up to replace the bolts on this route? Otto, you're my hero of the season,.damned fine work! I can see slaphappy's point, it would be a good thing to change the angle on the anchor bolts by adding a little more chain so they v down together. With the new bolts in place, this would be easy enough for another party to do, since I'm guessing the traffic on this route is bound to increase this summer. I'll bring some links & such with me when I get on it, looks like a great alternative.

Spoken like a wrestler.

What, did you say something? Rudy? I can't hear you? Doesn't a big ol' scar equal a better cam placement? Worked on Serenity Crack.

Aww hell, it's close, but I think its just a little too damp. It rained really hard yesterday, hard enough that there is no trace of any chalk from Monday left on the wall. The ground is all wet, and the starting hold on Calvin & Hobbs flexes open really easily. There's drips on Hercules, Futility Bill, & Squirt Theory. I want it to be climbing night so damned badly, but I fear if we're out there today we're going to lose some hold or another. Most routes have no holds to spare. This has been the worst spring for Climbing Wednesdays I can recall. Ya'll should contact me via pm/email/phone during dry spells and not count on Wednesdays until we really settle into a dry pattern. Doug & Bill were awfully smart to hit it on Monday.