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quote: Originally posted by Muffy The Wanker Sprayer: those guys call me allll the time but it's a "courtesy call"! they're just looking out for your best interests

quote: Originally posted by Muffy The Wanker Sprayer: again, call me silly, but don't you have to have money to give money??? citibank doesn't think so...

quote: Originally posted by Off White: The spray-to-info ratio on this thread error: attempt to divide by zero...does not compute.

what we may or may not do in my basement is not your concern.

quote: Originally posted by Greg W: Until they can hold a job, children are irrelevant in the economic spectrum.

while I may not appreciate his arrogant and abrasive tone at times, I admire him for speaking his mind! You should pat yourself on the back imorris.

quote: Originally posted by Greg W: his wrist is sore from spanking to climbing porn that's what you get for messin' with your mousing arm

I can't speak for my compatriot, but I deplore violence sir.

I am too.

all in the wrist

if I keep them on my pack and expect to use them in a glacier emergency (while lying down, etc) I clip webbing to them and clip the webbing to a pack strap by my shoulder so I have a reference point to grab and pull on (like a ripcord) to get a picket in quick (rather than flailing with an arm trying to grab the top of a picket, which is not hard, but when you might be freaked out a bit could be difficult).

on a vaguely related note I like SMC's I-Picket over the MSR ones. Seems a little less bulky and lighter. Dunno about it's holding strength in comparison

excellent I'm spending the next weekend at Crystal as a charity event to ease the suffering of our lands I'll be sure to have a large beer to make it really count

quote: Originally posted by MtnGoat: did I miss the part where the huddled masses came here to demand someone *else* pay their bills? Ah yes the simplistic bullshit counterpunch. I always forget to watch for that one.

quote: Originally posted by MtnGoat: And yet these same people are the ones who demand the most services. What we have is people who do not generate enough resources for themselves, demanding someone *else* work to serve them. so much for "give me your huddled masses".

one fun winter activity is experimenting with how quickly and efficiently you can bivy w/o getting cold and snow-coated in a blizzard AND getting a good night's sleep. a good place for this is above Timberline Lodge. Just dig in (no snow cave) and practice getting into bivy sack etc w/o getting too much snow in and getting a good night's sleep in howling wind/snow etc. If problems arise bail into Timberline Lodge's living room by fireplace!

avi's not so bad you just have to stay on TOP

I'm looking forward to junior high. Is it really that bad?

quote: Originally posted by Winter: or simply wants to fuk the poor. haven't those exact words been spoken in an earlier topic? It's hardly hypothetical.

ah greg's a'trollin' once again. don't you have some sport climbers to snuggle with right now? the portaledge is always open Pooh-lover, I'll put a Zima on ice for you.

how long till dr. fern rings in?

I don't need another lecture in cirque generation either, I've had enough geomorphology.

I'm bored, hence I post immediately. I talk bull to stir up more talk, hence I spray. Cascades more heavily affected by the Pleistocene glaciation have harder routes in general on them.