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dunno, grades seem to be all over the place there and broughton's.

what? I'm just running the rope through my fingers before it goes into the atc or reverso. I'm not melting anything on the rope. It just abrades my fingers. ATCs get hot on rappels but they aren't burning through the mantle. Though there was a couple caving fatalities where a bit-too-fast rappel ended up melting the mantle and rocketed the guy down to the bottom of a huge drop. They found him with massive trauma and a huge pool of melted nylon. These were on multiple-hundreds of feet rappels though.

I like how Puget describes this board as basically a dive bar of bbs's. hahaha!

Drain Mount Fanny Jackies Thicket

Open it up to Oregon too. I nominate Spray, Oregon.

Steve I like your response that's exactly how I feel about it. Gloves might work out well, but I generally don't use them for one reason or another. I sometimes have the habit of putting a finger between the rappel lines as they enter my device to work out kinks when I'm the last one down to make the rope pull easier, and there I find myself burning the insides of my fingers at times. Gloves would be nice there, but again, I generally don't use them. Probably best to not get in the habit of ripping down on the rappel either. Surprised there's been this much conversation on the topic! At least it's not global warming.

well, so ends another day at work. I'm glad to finish it with such a fine read.

I thought it was a video still from the Smurfs...isn't that gargamel in the back?

touché

hell, it's worked in the past.

lil late on the draw there, homeboy

There was an interesting article in New Scientist awhile back about the "pain guns" the US military has prototyped. Basically a beam that "heats" the skin of people to intense temps, fired from a 2 meter dish on a low-flying plane or on a jeep. Fun times!

are you sure you don't have a government job?

hmm...any wagers on how much effect a polar reversal will have on society? there will be a couple of confused orienteers to say the least I would think.

Nice work Leonard Malkin

is that the one with that hot french girl from braveheart, but was perhaps the worst bond film ever? (which is up against some pretty stiff competition)

nice! I dropped a star after that last post. Cheers folks!

wouldn't the missile system also be disabled? Wasn't this also a James Bond screenplay?

are you referring to "Diamonds are Forever" where they sent all those diamonds up into space for some reason? Forgot the details, thank goodness

Don't they realize the real weapon of choice for total dominance? Infiltrate Iraq and install satellite television, broadcasting american tv 24/7. Works in other countries trying to keep their traditional ways, just look at Bhutan. Cable television, man, it's all about cable. You'll be installing McDonalds on the Tigris in no time flat...or are they already there?

turkey dinner and crabcakes and chowder eh? Jkreuger I thought you were looking to break into the .11's these days....bwahaha

oh yeah back on topic, erik you're in a vulnerable emotional position right now don't let people prey upon it blahblahblah....

Good call Dru. Maybe their stockings will be stuffed with Skipper's shrimp baskets too, but they seem to be closing up shop all over Portland these days. Can't imagine why, their seafood is world-class, only put me in the ER once this month.

do you drink a lot of coffee too? you're intense.

dude she's got clam chowder too, it's all good. I heard Joseph was a chowder man, maybe.