Thinker

Slicker than owl shit on a barn floor. Slicker than snot on a glass door knob.

I'm really not a sales rep for these guys, but this offer isn't on their website. -- Thinker ******************************** From "Michael Chessler of Chessler Books" <chesslerbooks@reply.ms00.net> Date Wed, 10 Mar 2004 4:32 PM Subject Magazine Sale: Climbing, Rock and Ice, Mountain, Summit Dear Friends, We are listing some extensive runs of the four longest running Climbing Magazines: CLIMBING, ROCK AND ICE, SUMMIT, OFF BELAY AND MOUNTAIN. This is a good chance to fill in or complete your collection. We are also repeating our popular 20 issue run of the AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL, for only $150! ORDER BY PHONE, E-MAIL, FAX OR MAIL, THESE ARE NOT ON OUR WEBSITE! CLIMBING MAGAZINE FULL SET CLIMBING MAGAZINE ISSUES 1-200: $600 SALE! CLIMBING: ANY 20 OR MORE ISSUES BETWEEN 52 - 222: Each issue: $2 CLIMBING: ISSUES 52 - 216 Each: $3 CLIMBING: ISSUES 20,21,25,28 - 51 Each $5 CLIMBING: ISSUE NUMBER 3 $15 ROCK & ICE MAGAZINE FULL SET ROCK AND ICE MAGAZINE ISSUES 1 - 108 $600 SALE! ROCK & ICE: ANY 20 OR MORE ISSUES BETWEEN 15 - 129 Each issue: $3 ROCK & ICE: ISSUES 11 - 129 Each: $4 ROCK & ICE: ISSUES 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10 Each: $15 MOUNTAIN MAGAZINE SALE! MOUNTAIN: ANY 20 OR MORE ISSUES BETWEEN 26 - 130: Each issue: $2 MOUNTAIN: ISSUES 61 - 143 Each: $3 MOUNTAIN: ISSUES 16 - 60 Each: $5 MOUNTAIN: ISSUES 6 - 15 Each: $20 OFF BELAY MAGAZINE FULL SET OFF BELAY MAGAZINE ISSUES 1-55 $125 SALE! OFF BELAY: ANY 20 OR MORE ISSUES BETWEEN 21 - 48: Each issue: $2 OFF BELAY: ISSUES 21 - 55 Each: $3 OFF BELAY: ISSUES 1-18 Each: $5 SUMMIT MAGAZINE SALE! SUMMIT: ANY 40 OR MORE ISSUES BETWEEN 1960 - 1989: Each issue $2 SUMMIT: ISSUES 1960 - 1989. Each issue: $3 SUMMIT: ISSUES 1956 - 1959. Each issue $8 BEST SELLER! AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL SET 20 ISSUES 1970-2001 PLUS 1946 WORTH $600 SALE: $150 An incredible bargain for a 20 issue run of the AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL. Includes the years 1946,73,74,75,76,77,79,80,88,89,90,91,92,93, 95,96,98,99,00,01, plus the 1929-77 and 1978-1986 indexes. All issues new or almost new. Several of these issues are out of print and we have the only copies, and the in print ones list for $25-$35 each! Multiple sets available. Set # JR13. USA Postage $14, $25 foreign. ORDER BY PHONE, E-MAIL, FAX OR MAIL, THESE ARE NOT ON OUR WEBSITE! ORDER FROM: CHESSLER BOOKS PO Box 4359, Evergreen, Colorado 80437 USA (800) 654-8502 FAX (303) 670-9727 (303) 670-0093 www.chesslerbooks.com E-mail: chesslerbk@aol.com HOW TO PAY US: We accept everything! VISA, MasterCard, AMEX, DISCOVER, Personal checks, Money Orders, Cash, UK pounds Sterling cheques. WE NOW ACCEPT PAYPAL: Make Payment to Chesslerbk@aol.com We collect 2.9% tax for orders shipped to Colorado Postage is extra as follows: As magazines can vary greatly in weight, we will charge actual postage on large orders. Media Mail is $4 1st item, .50 each additional, or actual postage. Priority Mail is $5 1st item, $2 each additional, or actual postage. Foreign is $10 1st item, $2 each additional, or actual postage. Airmail may cost more. We do not use FedEx or UPS.

It recently went thru a major rennovation. I haven't been there since it's reopened. Go check it out for yourself! It's a great walk into it and a chance to touch a piece of Seattle climbing history.

The Washington Alpine Club offers MOFA and WFA classes. http://www.wacweb.org/Classes/Mofa/default.view The webpage appears to need some updating, but I'm sure you could get info on upcomming classes by emailing them. I took the SOLO class thru them and was impressed with the course content and instructors.

I'm always tempted to speed on I-90 eastbbound early Saturday mornings, and usually see a few cops parked between Mercer Island and mile marker 25. Also, coming home I often see radar units at the bottom of a couple of big hills coming back into the metro area where the speed limit drops a bit. Sultan!...unless traffic is backed up and moving at a snail's pace.

I wondered if that wasn't the case...... Here's to making fun of ourselves when the situation calls for it: I do it all too often, as well.

Bronco said: I think he's talking about CO2 build up, not O2. Awesome! Bronco Billy just called himself a dummy....he's the only one who's mentioned CO2 on this thread. Smoke another bowl, dude! There are 2 issues at play here. Normal human respiration (breathing) obviously depletes the O2 content of the air in a 'sealed' snow cave. The CO2 produced is not, in itself, toxic at levels humans could generate before death. Add combustion in the form of stoves or candles to the equation and there's a higher rate of O2 consumption, plus the generation of CO, a toxic byproduct of combustion. That's why it's critical to maintain a 'vent' in your snowcave, esp if you're cooking in it.

Twitchers watch robin served rare Birdwatchers from all over Britain who gathered in Grimsby to catch sight of a rare American robin were horrified to see her eaten by a passing sparrowhawk. They were still setting up their cameras when the predator swooped down from a row of drab factories and warehouses on an industrial estate. The young bird, from the southern US, "didn't really live to enjoy her moment of fame," a twitcher told the Guardian. The robin's vivid red breast made her an obvious candidate for a lunch date. "It was a terrible moment," Graham Appleton, of the British Trust for Ornithology, which had spread news of the bird's arrival, told the newspaper.

yeah, flocks of pigeons and migrating geese really suck. but seriously, being aware of what's above you and understanding the consequences of what you see are very different skills.

it's a nice climb with a long fun approach. all things being equal, I'd probably not choose to take the time to do the approach again...

nice counterpoint: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1160611,00.html

In general, I agree. However, a rock climber should consider the condition of his or her hands with respect to cuts and scrapes....we often have more open wounds on our hands than the average citizen. A plastic bag, a rain coat, the baggie your sandwich is in, or a laminated map can all act as a barrier if there's a concern...be creative and ask around for what's available.

I'm on a mailing list for this company in Colorado. They often offer vintage and signed mountaineering related books. I thought someone might be interested in these back issues to complete or expand their collection. ******************************************* From "Chessler Books" <ChesslerBooks@lb.bcentral.com> Date Sat, 6 Mar 2004 8:33 PM To "List Member" Subject More American and Canadian Alpine Journals On Sale DEAR FRIENDS, Last week's AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL SALE was one of the most succesful E-Mail announcements we have ever made, so we are expanding it this week, and adding CANADIAN ALPINE JOURNALS to the sale. The American Alpine Journal is the worlds leading mountaineering annual. We have the world's largest stock of AAJ's, and have almost all issues available at sale prices. Please note that in the following sets, some issues are in limited supply. CALL US FOR CUSTOM AAJ SETS TO FILL IN YOUR COLLECTION! ORDER BY PHONE, E-MAIL, FAX OR MAIL, THESE ARE NOT ON OUR WEBSITE! NEW! CANADIAN ALPINE JOURNALS ON SALE! ALL ISSUES 1948-1959 $10 EACH OR $5 EACH FOR 5 OR MORE! ALL ISSUES 1964-69,72-85,87 $10 EACH OR $5 EACH FOR 5 OR MORE! BEST SELLER! AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL SET 20 ISSUES 1973-2001 PLUS 1946 WORTH $600 SALE: $150 An incredible bargain for a 20 issue run of the AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL. Includes the years 1946,73,74,75,76,77,79,80,88,89,90,91,92,93, 95,96,98,99,00,01, plus the 1929-77 and 1978-1986 indexes. All issues new or almost new. Several of these issues are out of print and we have the only copies, and the in print ones list for $25-$35 each! Multiple sets available. Set # JR13. USA Postage $14, $25 foreign. AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL SET 9 ISSUES 1941-1949 WORTH $675 SALE $340 Lacks 1945 and 1946 1st issue. We normally sell these issues for $75 each as they are hard to find. 1946 and 1949 had two issues each year. All are in Very Good to Fine condition. Set # JR10. USA Postage $9, $20 Foreign. AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL SET 10 ISSUES 1950-1959 WORTH $750 SALE $375 We normally sell these issues for $75 each as they are hard to find. All are in Very Good to Fine condition. Set # JR11. USA Postage $9, $20 Foreign. AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL SET 10 ISSUES 1960-1969 WORTH $750 SALE $375 We normally sell these issues for $75 each as they are hard to find. All are in Very Good to Fine condition. Set # JR12. USA Postage $9, $20 Foreign. AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL SET 10 ISSUES 1970-1979 WORTH $290 SALE $175 List price is $25-$35 each. All are in Very Good to New condition. Set # JR8. USA Postage $9, $20 Foreign. AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL SET 9 ISSUES 1980-1989 WORTH $245 SALE $175 Does not include 1982. List price is $25-$35 each. All are in Very Good to New condition. Set # JR7. USA Postage $9, $20 Foreign. AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL SET 10 ISSUES 1990-1999 WORTH $250 SALE $110 List price is $25-$35 each. All are in Very Good to New condition. Set # JR6. USA Postage $9, $20 Foreign. AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNALS INDIVIDUAL BACK ISSUES AAJ 2002,2003 $35 AAJ 1946 (war),73,74,75,76,77,79,80,88,89,90,91,92,93, 95,96,98,99,2000,2001 SALE! Each: $10 AAJ 1970,71,72,78,84,94,97, Each: $35 AAJ 1981,83,85,86,87 Each: $25 AAJ 1939-69,82 Each issue: $75 AAJ 1929-38 Each issue : $295 WE DO NOT HAVE 1930,33,34,35,38,40,45,46,82. ORDER BY PHONE, E-MAIL, FAX OR MAIL, THESE ARE NOT ON OUR WEBSITE! ORDER FROM: CHESSLER BOOKS P.O. Box 4359, Evergreen, Colorado 80437 USA (800) 654-8502 FAX (303) 670-9727 (303) 670-0093 www.chesslerbooks.com E-mail: chesslerbk@aol.com HOW TO PAY US: We accept everything! VISA, MASTERCARD, AMEX, DISCOVER, Personal checks, Money Orders, Cash, UK pounds Sterling cheques. WE NOW ACCEPT PAYPAL: Make Payment to Chesslerbk@aol.com We collect 2.9% tax for orders shipped to Colorado Postage is extra as follows: Media Mail is $4 1st item, .50 each additional. BEST CHOICE! Priority Mail is $5 1st item, $2 each additional. Foreign is $10 1st item, $2 each additional. Airmail may cost more. We do not use FedEx or UPS.

That seems like child's play compared to an event on a construction site I witnessed. The guy NOBODY liked went in the can. Someone locked the door from the outside with a screwdriver. Several tipped it over and rolled it about 4 times. Someone pulled the screwdriver, tossed it, and ran; the guy came out absolutely COVERED in crap. He got the hint and quit the crew. Another one I only heard about is this. Guy #1 lost his wallet and guy #2 found it. Guy #2 decided to pull a prank on guy #1, and put something that looked like a wallet in the porta-john, mostly burried in the muck. #1 then told #2 that he thought he saw the wallet in the john. #2 went in, spent 10 minutes trying to get it out, and came out with his arms all covered in crap...no wallet. In the mean time, #2 had put the real wallet on the floor under a chair where #1 would find it. MEAN!

I was switched to Rifampin oral antibiotic, which I've finished...no lasting side effects that I can detect. The first dose is typically a double dose, and that gave me some pretty severe intestinal cramps. A nurse at the hospital said that's not uncommon for Rifampin. I'm also still on intraveneous Vancomycin 2x/day for another 10 days. My last check up on Friday indicated continued progress, no severe scaring in my lung, and no significant amounts of fluid in my lung.. I did 11 flights of stairs on Friday...getting stronger every day!

KEXP is not a NPR affiliate. sometimes NPR news does sound more like 'National Pentagon Radio'....

I was at this mine and mill site near Salmon, ID for a few weeks last year. Check out the tailings and the burnt timber.

funny thing about talking pizza....haven't thought about that trip for many years....

It's my understanding that JP-5 is essentially diesel fuel with a few additives. Can you confirm that?

Ouch! and, mountain unicycling: http://www.unicycling.org/usa/oow/24-4/

Eating a raw pototo usually helps me. I was on some pain killers recently that stopped me all up. Time was the only thing that really fixed the problem then. see TR: Mt Constipation -- Solo

How about auctioning it on Ebay to finance another FA with Fred.... ...or to finance an outlet for his obsession with "boobs and womens underwear"?

updated link: http://www.cmedia.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/elderstatesman.wmv

or willy....