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I liked his comment about having a "pretty fortunate career". THAT'S an understatement if I ever heard one...

Not according to their Web site. It's a short walk from my house as well...

Everyone should do this at some point, preferably in a skankier part of town. Warm summer nights are the best. Gives a whole new perspective on what cops have to face and put up with on a daily basis.

Me too. For Nikon's sake (and the sake of competition keeping everyone on their toes) I hope the D70 doesn't fall flat on its face like the Sony 828 has regarding image quality. The D. Rebel may be "stripped down" from the 10D, but it still takes some damn nice images. For the record, I'm a Dig. Rebel owner since December. Haven't really had much of a chance to use it yet in my typical environments, so I can't offer up too much in the way of an opinion. Have mainly just done the holiday season interior candids thing. Have taken a few shots at the Oregon coast that came out really nice.

We played both Smear the Queer and "Meatgrinder" in my neighborhood. Very similar concepts.

Sure it is. Since the Hubble is basically a KH-11 spy satellite turned around to look at stars instead of the ground, it's a fine example of introducing military technology into civil use.

You beat me to the punch with that comment. I agree. I'm certainly not one of the longest-tenured CC.com visitors, but the site has always seemed very "clubby" to me, much more so than the other forum-type sites I visit. Maybe some of these changes will indeed turn it into more of a broad-based community. One can only hope... I'd bet there's a hell of a lot of CC.com visitors out there, with potentially valuable things to contribute, who never post due to the risk of not being accepted as part of the club. On another note, I find it amusing that people keep pointing out that Spray is the "most popular" forum on CC.com. Highest number of posts, perhaps, but that doesn't necessarily equate to "most popular", at least not by my standards. It has basically been all noise recently, with little or no useful anything. Definitely the most used, least valuable part of this site. Counter-opinions are welcome.

Indeed. I figured that there would be about a half an hour of Kristin Davis boo-hooing about the end of her show, and then 5 minutes of Simpson. Was pleasantly surprised to see the time allocations reversed. I was in NYC right before Thanksgiving and went to a Letterman taping. Just my luck to be there on a night when Tom Ridge was the guest, and not Joe Simpson...

I usually keep my camera in a Dana Wet Rib attached to my pack. That makes for handy access, with a fair degree of protection. It also keeps the camera away from my body a bit, unlike sticking it in a pocket, so I don't have as many condensation issues as I would moving it back and forth between a warm pocket and cold air.

Even better is the limited availability Super Jubel, served on tap at the pub in Bend, especially after playing all day in the snow. Yum.....

I finally got a chance to play with an X1 the other day. Seemed to work fairly well, but I was indoors where there was a lot of noise, so it wasn't a great test. The only thing that annoyed me about the X1 is that the speaker made this little "tick" sound everytime the "distance" display updated. So if you're using the thing just by audio cues, the subtle ticking sound with each distance update kind of confused things with the real beeping signal. Not a problem once the signal gets louder, but for low volume, initial acquisition kind of stuff, it could be annoying.

Don't sweep so fast, then. You don't need to once the unit locates the initial signal and you've deterimed that you're moving in the correct direction. I never sweep after I've locked on the intial signal, and I've never experienced the problem to which you refer, altho I can see where it would be frustrating. I understand, and you're right, but the signal strength readout is updated so slowly that the sweep has to be agonizingly slow to be sure you're heading in the right direction. Kind of frustrating, I'd imagine, when you're in a big hurry to find somebody. With the F1 or M2 (especially the M2 with the LCD display), the faster display update rate allows me to do the side to side sweep much faster, which is ultimately a good thing.

There's no one place in Portland that has everything, but if you hit all the above-mentioned stores, you'll pretty much see the full selection available. The Mountain Shop, however, is generally regarded as having the best bootfitters in town, if that's an issue for you.

I was playing with both the M2 and the Arva this morning. I strongly preferred the M2, just because the Arva is so freakin' slow with its updates. Sweeping side to side with the Arva is very frustrating. The signal strength display on the M2 is updated much more quickly than on the Arva. Everyone I was with said they much preferred a plain old F1 to the Arva. The M2's nifty display was just gravy on top of the F1 functionality. Also had much better range with the F1/M2.

Must be a pretty thick layer of paint. Did a little more research: MSR 24": 369g OP 24": 526g MSR 36": 525g OP 36": 774g Pretty significant difference.

Are these a relatively new item, or have I just not noticed them before? My local gear shop now carries them, but I don't recall seeing them out and about on my adventures. Cheaper than the MSR pickets, plus they're curvaceous and are that fun yellow color...

Definitely gotta be the Whitewater for surface area, but doesn't Oregon High claim the Collier is the biggest? I can see the Collier perhaps being much thicker than the Whitewater, and hence more voluminous.

Ever since having some lower back problems a few years ago, I've been nearly obsessed with keeping my hamstrings happy and loose. Any time that my back starts acting up, I do additional hamstring stretching, and things get better. I can't see any way that climbing activities could aggravate it more than running. Running is the one thing I know of that definitely works them hard. Personally, I'd recommend giving them a good rest, with lots of stretching, before pushing them too hard again. Even if it's just a few days, it'll be worth it in the long run. You won't lose much training effect over a few days. As for the long-term thing, stretch, stretch, stretch.

whatever! the guy is a temp and he comes in a few days late... that is what happens in the real world... now i know why so many of you are jobless. Agreed. Reading the original article provides a bit more detail. It's not the first time for the guy. And besides, he apparently wasn't bright enough to check out the weather, and he apparently neglected to let anyone know when to expect him back. If someone had started a search for him promptly, perhaps he wouldn't have missed work. Sounds like a bit of a flake; not necessarily someone I'd want working for me.... Classic quote from the guy: "I didn't know the weather was due to turn bad and I thought I'd be back in Munich the next day"

IE6 and Netscape suck. I use AvantBrowser.. It is just an add-on to IE, but it is a million times better and it is free. Opera costs money... Opera only costs money if you want to eliminate the little ad window in the upper right corner. Not worth the $$$ to do so, since the ads just sit there and don't intrude, and the free version of the browser has the same full functionality as the paid one. I'm a big fan. Lots of nice browsing features, especially the tabbed windows. Here's some good reasons to switch

I just went through this comparison process over the past few weeks. Ended up getting the Cloudveil Enclosure. Reasons? 1) I'd say the DAS is the warmer of the two, based on the highly scientific method of wearing them both around the store for 20 minutes in street clothes. 2) I think the DAS might be TOO warm for stuff in OR/WA. 3) The two jackets have different kinds of insulation, so comparing insulation weights as a guide to warmth is pretty worthless. 4) The insulation in the DAS makes it less stuffable. 5) I liked the cut of the Enclosure much better. 6) The Enclosure hood has that nice elastic trim to help it conform over a helmet. 7) The Enclosure has the elastic skirt thingy on the inside. 8) One of the Enclosure's interior mesh pockets is divided, which is kind of nice. 9) At MSRP, the Enclosure is cheaper (just a bit). 10) I found an XL Enclosure in last year's shade of blue that was marked down 20% because of the color change from last year to this year.

Sure they do. I do it all the time (NE Ptld.). Just gave 'em another batch yesterday morning. Always in plastic milk jugs. And back on the topic of recyclable canisters, the Coleman stoves which use the Powermax canisters all come with a "key" which is used specifically for puncturing the empty canister to let the residual gas out for recycling.

Indeed. The loose rock on Jeff's south ridge is the only rock that has ever given me a sense of fear that the whole freakin' mountain was going to come crashing down if I stepped on it the wrong way...

I've used my Dromlite bladder for a couple of seasons now, and it has never leaked. I also use a regular Nalgene lid instead of the special one with the multiple pouring options. Just takes a little practice to get good with the pouring...

More normal force (if you can find a way to get it) will increase the total friction, thus slowing the slide. Friction = the coefficient of friction times the normal force (aka the component of the weight in the direction into the rock). The trick is to increase the normal force. I can see it now.... Quick!!! I'm sliding!!! Throw me some and !!!