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Well it's ironic in that the dood has been pushing McDonalds as a healthier place for the last couple of year. Smaller sizes, salads, skip the bun, etc.

Corn at Stevens...boarding in short sleeves rocks.

Got a $60 BD harness for my gf for $12. w00p!

Snowboarding

Tortillas are great because they go with everything....tuna, pnut butter, nutella...

not IS SHE DEAD? i mean, think of the audience this is for.

Psych Test Because I'm type C. "You are way more optimistic than him/her. and you are very demanding on him/her this is the major erason of break-ups. you should listen to athers' suggestions and advice. you should nod regularly while listening to him/her. you have a bad habit of cutting through his/her line to add your comment. pay extra caution whon you say But or However I love Japanese stuff. I'm leaving for Tokyo on saturday! schweet

eh? Somebody asked about the pocket rocket and I replied that I liked it. Did I miss something?

I have the mitts (the MT Baker?) and the less clunky gaiters (Flex-tex, long) and I have to say I've not been super happy with either of them. They aren't bad, but it's not gear that I'm constantly impressed with, especially for the price. This stuff isn't cheap. I use the mitts for climbing and snowboarding. The biggest plus is that the combination of fleece inner mitt and waterproof outer shell keeps my hands warm. But, soon after I started using the mittens, the sew-back loop on both of the upper straps came undone, meaning that the strap continually comes out of the little buckle. It's a pain having to feed the strap thorugh the buckle every time I put the gloves on. Especially since you have to do it with the mittens on. I'm also seeing that the shell is separating at the seams and in some other places. I've heard you can take them back, but I've yet to try that. The gaiters use a thin cord (kinda like the laces you'd find on loafers. I think. I haven't owned loafers since I was 12 and my mom made me wear them to church) to wrap around the boot, followed by an initial snap and then velcro all the way up. At the top is a 1" wide strap that runs around the top of your calf to keep the gaiters high on your leg. It's almost impossible to snap together that snap in the morning after your boots and gaiters have been freezing in the vestibule all night. I'm not sure what you'd replace the snap with though. I've also noticed that the velcro seems to come apart as the day goes on. Additionally, I've never been able to tighten the top strap enough so that the gaiters stay up just under my knees throughout the day. In fact, I've never had much luck getting that strap to even stay closed. It tends to undo itself after a few minutes of walking. POOR DESIGN. I'd be interested in the zipper backed ones and a better strap system at the top. Amazingly enough, that thin cord around the boot has never broken or come undone. Good thing too because it would suck to have to tie it in the cold. I don't think I've ever untied it since the first time I put them on.

is going to be plab. pow pow pow. 1-2 ft today and tonight. Heading up to Baker tonight. Hit it while it's fresh, ladies.

Afterwards the snow level goes crazy. here's hoping it doesn't rain all weekend long.

Sweet!!

Maybe this week? Di some Xc in saturday by baer and it was a slush fest. THe forecast looked horrible on Saturday for this week, but now they've completly revised it. Hopefully we'll get a foot or two midweek. Crossing my fingers.

i'm gonig to go grab the poacher. it's not much lighter but i'm going to work on the theory that i'll just waste that extra space (with weight) if i have it available. Thanks!

Anybody have this pack? What do you think? Is it too big for a day of touring?

Really? That storm looks pretty warm. We need the Canadian storms!

OK. Almost March here. Where are the big storms? I'm heading up to Baker for each of the next three weekends and this 1" stuff ain't cutting it...

I'm looking to take the girl and some friends up to do some XC. I've never XC'd before (skin yes), so something easy wolud be ideal. But i'd trade some frustration for awesome views. Ideally a ski-in out cabin with a hot tub within 3 hours of seattle. A general area is fine if that's all you got. Everyone says Meathow Valley, but it's a bit far (I'll be leaving friday night, returning sunday afternoon/evening). Leavenworth a close 2nd?

or go hit olympus for another glacier climb through beautiful rain forest.

Funny. i get the impression he's thinking ABOUT the box, not outside it.

I was going to buy this girl I'm dating a harness (I'm such a romantic!) but I have no idea what her waist size is (and I'm not going to ask). She's 5`7 and pretty thin. Can one of you girls speak up and help me out? The sizes are Sizing information: waist sizes: 4 (XXS) = 23-25", 6 (XS) = 24-26", 8 (S) = 25-27", 10 (M) = 26-28", 12 (L) = 27-29" I was going to buy the BD Calypso Thanks

That is fuxoring sweet! where at?

i'm sure you know what you're doing but this is on the NWS site: ...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...EXTREME AVALANCHE HAZARD ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY...

Great snow here and on the way. WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... TODAY...RAIN AND SNOW... BREEZY... SNOW ACCUMULATION 12 TO 18 INCHES SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. AFTERNOON PASS TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WIND IN THE PASSES 15 TO 25 MPH. TONIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW... BREEZY... SNOW ACCUMULATION 8 TO 14 INCHES SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. WEST WIND IN THE PASSES 15 TO 25 MPH. THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW... SNOW ACCUMULATION 12 TO 18 INCHES... SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. AFTERNOON PASS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND IN THE PASSES 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW... SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE NORTH CASCADES AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL CASCADES. SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET. EAST WIND IN THE PASSES 5 TO 15 MPH. FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS... SNOW LEVEL 1000 FEET... AFTERNOON PASS TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S. FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS... SNOW LEVEL 500 FEET SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY... SNOW LEVEL 1000 FEET. SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY... SNOW LEVEL 1500 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY... SNOW LEVEL 500 FEET MONDAY...SNOW... SNOW LEVEL 1500 FEET MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS... SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS... SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET

Lame...i'm waiting until you can just buy add-on blood vessels. --tim