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Good, we should drink then (hic.) Another drink for my friends (hic.) n' sssum horse cock too

Kick a guy when he's down, whydontcha nuf said

NEWS FLASH Second Ascent rents the Voile Split Decision board for $25 a day. they have a 166 in stock and plan to have a 172 also available to rent. Rental fees can be applied to purchase. I luv these guys.

Wait... this IS survivor

I think we're all missing the point. The state run free press concept is all about lack of diversity, a lack of divergent viewpoints, a lack of choice about what to listen to, evaluate and form intelligent, informed opinions about. Whether the mainstream press is left or right, it's all spewing out essentially the same, not-so-objective, brain candy. Somebody hit right on it earlier... media is consolidating as a result of changes in FCC regulation being steered by Dubya's appointee, Michael Powell. These changes are near-stealth. They get little press as there is no sex, money or scandal associated with their headlines. However, the changes they will lead to will likely be an undermining of the fundamental building blocks of and informed democracy (brain candy = mind rot.) Now that's worth fighting for.

Traditionally there have been two incumbent carriers in each market. In Seattle it was McCaw Cellular (now AT&T Wireless) and US WEST Cellular (now Verizon.) With the Telecom Act of 1996 the way was paved for additional carriers to build new networks in each market. This was billed as "PCS" and the players range from Sprint, Nextel, QWEST Wireless... The incumbent carriers, AT&T and Verizon, had a significant advantage in coverage by the fact that they had a mature analogue cellular network on which to expand while the newer PCS carriers had to build out a network from scratch. That lead has eroded a bit since the late 90's. However, it's still true that the incumbent carriers do have an edge in overall coverage. All carriers, both incumbent carriers and PCS, now operate digital networks. However, to date, the incumbent carriers still operate analogue networks as well. Analogue network coverage is far more pervasive, especially in rural markets. Regardless, you'll find that wireless coverage is mainly constrained to densely populated areas and major highways. However, you can get coverage in remote areas within line of sight of a cell tower (i.e. top of Rainier pointing towards Tacoma and I-5.) Quality of service is a factor to skew perception with digital networks. While the incumbent carriers have far greater coverage with their analogue networks, their digital networks are often over capacitied (this also applies to the PCS carriers as well.) This essentially pops you over to a more distant cell tower that has capacity... but it often translates to a shitty, unreliable connection. Only if there is no digital signal will a multi-mode (digital/analogue) handset shift into its analogue mode. Though, you can force a call into analogue mode in some handsets... if you know how. I've had service with both AT&T and Wireless and Verizon, and I've used handsets on most of the other networks in the area... and I've bitched about all of them. The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence (sigh.) However, the net/net is if you want the highest probability of coverage in rural areas, go with service on one of the incumbent carrier networks (AT&T Wireless or Verizon along the I-5 corridor,) and make sure it is analogue capable. Hope this helps.

Thanks freeclimb, I already got a LibTech Jamie Lynn XL that'll get me by for the lifts. It's great in compact conditions but I need a big stick for the POW.

Oh Greg_W, I ditched the two plank approach seven years ago and have never looked back. Give it a try, dude. You might gape your first year, but once you ride the steep and deep in the glop we have around here you'll come to your senses.

Yeah, I got a bunch of Christmas cash, but I was hoping to drop that on a down jacket or a digital camera... oh well. Who has recommendations on boards? I'm looking for something in the neighborhood of a 170, all mountain, free riding board. Send your reviews in.

My snowboard took a bad, nasty, awful, icky rock hit this weekend. The fiberglass resin in the sidewall has a very defined crack that will let moisture creep into the wood core. A while back I took this same stick into Mervin to fix a delam on the tip. They squirted some kind of liquid in a bottle into the split and clamped it. About an hour later it was good as new. First question, what was this miraculous liquid? I don't think it was epoxy... was it a solvent of some type that softened the resin? Second question, what can I do to fix my stick or minimize the damage? I figure I'll widen the crack, inject some epoxy in and clamp it. Hopefully this'll seal out the moisture for the season. Any better ideas? Thanks in advance...

Soooo fucking true.

Yah dude, smart move... but I was smarter... I stayed home.

I'd happily spank TLG with (insert (blank) here).

Ditto all the rest... I'm good weekdays till I get a job.

I dunno Allison... a new moter will run you a couple grand installed. You're not apt to get that back in resale value when you do sell it. In the meantime, you are apt to get nicke and dimed to death one at a time (I mean couple hundred bucked to death) every few months on all the other little things likely to cash themselves in about now... a water pump, alternator, battery, heater, timing belt, clutch, brakes... My advice would be to bite the bullet and get a new(er) Subaru.

Off to the folks'. Call me if you want to head out tomorrow. 206-459-9398.

ski tour...?

Shit Col., dig out that snwoboard. It's dumpin'.

Here's one for Jee'sus Merry Christmas everyone

Now that's my kinda kink

A creepy soundtrack of heavy breathing set to minature images of bodies and buildings being blown to bits

I'd rather get a split board like this

Thanks Jerry!

Well, my point is they're all pretty shallow with little or no base developed yet.