Thinker

But if you do this, and get caught crossing the border, you're up shit creek. no problem....pick up the cams on your way to Squish, get em all scratched up good, and the border guards won't even raise an eyebrow on your way back home. ....unless Scotty tips them off!

to Will and his continuum description....it set me to thinkin' again... For some odd reason, most people like to organize everything into opposiong categories...black and white, sprot vs trad, up vs down, good/bad, democrat/republican, christian/muslim, etc. Being able to recognize and accept that lines blur or simply don't exist opens your mind up to a more complete perspective on life. The classic example for me is a group of people sitting in a circle who are looking at the same object. Because of varying perspecive, lighting, individual backgrounds, moods, and coutless other parameters, each person will likely give a very different description of the object when asked. Who has the RIGHT description? Is someone elses wrong if it contains contradicting information? It's easy to see in this context, but sometimes much harder when we have an emotional or social stake in the issues being considered in our everyday lives. Peace out!

an old climbing partner of mine had an interesting theory. He opined that cops usually drive cars and usually screw with other people driving cars, and that the way to avoid 90% of the typical legal problems is simply not to drive. Of course this guy, himself, had a suspended license and walked all over town in huge leather Scarpa mountaineering boots. He had much more time to think of those esoteric connections than most of us did. It makes sense to me, though. It's much easier to walk home undetected thru the back streets after the bar closes than it is to drive home without problems.

how many of you cartridge stove users would buy and use a pressure gauge that would work on cartridges to tell you how much fuel was left in them? Ever seen the shame on a person's face when he realized that his 'new' cartridge died on a climb because he'd confused it with the one he'd used in the car campground the night before?

they weren't THAT tough to find... web page1 web page2

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A police officer once told me that the visible empty beer bottles locked in the back of my pickup topper gave him enough probable cause to search the cab of my pickup. Those beers were consumed many hours before at the end of a day of climbing at Falling Rock, SD. We thought we were being good sports by taking those few bottles with us instead of throwing them over the edge. Never again will I leave empties visible in my vehicle....anywhere. edit: oh yeah, he told me he pulled me over because I drifted toward the center line as we met each other on outskirts of BFE, SD. Mind you, I wasn't speeding, nor did I cross the center line....just "drifted" toward the center line. So in answer to your question, YES, they can pull you over even if you're doing absolutely nothing wrong because they can easily make something up or cite some obscure technicality.

they DID credit these folks, though.

Many years ago I was faced with a dilema....I realized that I didn't have what it takes to climb routes with ratings high enough to impress ANYBODY. I was crushed! After a couple of weeks of kicking things around and wondering why I'd even bothered to start climbing, I realized that I really liked the movement, the focus, the exposure, the comraderie, and the physics behind the gear. Who cares what the route is rated, I realized, as long as I'm having fun and pushing myself. Obviously, there are people with a different focus....they like to quantify their performances, spit hairs about what qualifies as what, and attempt to define the experience in quantifiable parameters. GREAT...enjoy your gig! Enjoy your chestbeating...and above all, enjoy your accomplishments. I, for one, am unashamed about my occasional 'french free' moves, clipping fixed gear or pitions, being thankful for bomber bolted anchors, and enjoying the good people I climb with. Yes, I prefer trad routes some days....probably MOST days. But let me go out on a limb here and say that the vast majority of climbers don't really CARE if somebody preplaces gear on a route they've probably rehearsed over and over on toprope...if that's their thing then let's applaud them and then get off the couch and go do something meaningful to US! Btw, Alasidair, I'm not sure I ever thanked you for insisting I tie into your rope and try that 5.11 something route at Vantage that I thrashed my way up a few years back. It's one of those memorable experiences that makes the climbing and friendships memorable. I didn't lead the route, I TOPROPED it, I hung on the rope, I rested, but I made all the moves eventually. Did I actually climb the route? (rhetorical question) Who knows? Who cares besides me? (more rhetorical questions) But the fact remains that I ENJOYED it...that's my real priority in climbing...and here's my vote in the poll..."who cares, as long as they're enjoying themselves"

CBS's alter ego:

Robert Fisk wished the war on Iraq a happy first birthday, too. http://www.robert-fisk.com/articles368.htm

'The leader must not fall'....gear is irrelevant.

reminds me of this

And spraying on CC.com is the perfect example of 'livin the now' and 'pushin the limits'. Have any gf's have dogged you because you like to spray here rather than watch TV with them? just kiddin' around Peace

Sometimes you almost have to beat Lambone over the head to get him to moderate this forum.

Strange things happen in Utah courts....

nothin' much....

I'm partial to this version

where is the lofi exactly?

The climbing in Squamish is awesome. The hassle of getting there and back will become horrendous with the development for the Olypmics in full swing, and the 'homey' character of the town will be forever changed.

maybe a call to animal control would tell you what your options are. just be glad Tikka is not trapped in Trask's garage!

He's probaby just having another bad day in the land of the evil empire and needs a safe outlet...thus the spray.

my favorite thing about the Canterbury is the photos of people who are banned from the bar that are thumbtacked all around the cash register. I think I saw photos of Trask and Dwayner up there awhile back....

It's a conspiracy: but they do spare some:

I'll be installing a car alarm in a vehicle I just bought and am looking for slick ideas about the placement of the components....i.e. places to put the little horn/siren so a thief can't just slide under the car and cut the wires easily, places to hide the kill/valet switch, and other slick ideas to up the quality a bit. I chose to install it myself for the joy of it, and because I don't really trust the punk kids I've seen in the installation bays at the few local places I visited. And, heck, since this IS spray, how about some outlandish ideas for car security? A locksmith told me people in South Africa prevent car jackings by electrifying their cars and installing propane 'flamers' to ward off would be attackers. Other ideas?!?!?