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BTW, I don't know who did the rusty steel stuff here, but it seems to still be real solid years and years later, despite the scary look to it. I was trying to get one of those 3/8" rust studs out and it was resisting all my attempts at yoinkage with a 2' Crowbar.

That would be the preferred way PP. I'm following historical precedent. I think that whomever put in the first round of pro elimanted the hangers because asswipes use to just steal them for their own projects. I don't know that for a fact though. It may have been done for cost reasons as well, since they didn't use any stainless originally either. My chain is primer-painted stainless steel and the bolt is 1/2 x 6-1/4 stainless. I have hangers coming out my ears as I get them in bulk at ClimbMax cause those guys rule. Even the chains were short, as if cost was an issue. I'm just guessing though. I do know that some of the plated steel hangers on routes seemed to just disappear seemingly almost the day or so after a route was done. That may have been the first ascentionist though, as one dude was known to place and remove all pins unless the pin was total shit, then and only then would it get left.

I figured it was because you needed $ to pay your bill and were late on the payment so they turned it off. I like your explanation better. Every post improves with some hot pussy in it. Porters IT manager:

Another amazing product of the great California edumacation system. It's funny once the headache that watching the entire thing gives you goes away.

That there is a 6 star post on the 5 star rating scale JH. Here's the cartoon version for Kevbone!

Or ban him again and then we don't have to listen to this infinite non-blissful same song rant? Baby Hitler is shaking his fist for banning again. I feel that's too harsh, Don is a valuable contributor, calm down BH, calm down. Yo Dawg, the Lil Dawg (seen below) and I just added some new chains (one seen above) in a public park inside of the city limits. I should be arrested for this affront to the general population. Lord knows that they should have plenty of time to ignore the hookers having public sex, hypodermic needles, assholes throwing bottles at people from above, murders and major trauma vehicle accidents nearby so as to prevent people from enjoying this form of recreational activity? Seriously?

Contact Tim Olsen. he's re-working the guide book and said he has a few new cliffs to toss into the book. Bet this is one of them, but if it isn't, he'd appreciate hearing about it I'm sure.

Wheres these pictures?!!!

Bedtime for Democracy. That was a fun little idea for a while... Well, I don't know. Anyone can go to any hospital emergency room they want anytime they want and get care. Then you pay for it, and in a big way. Seems to me that there is plenty of room for improvement. My biggest fear is that by the time everyone in big government all toss in their pet issues, then all the big pharmas rework that, then all the healthcare insurers have their way to revise the revisions: we wind up with something which doesn't resemble anything which truly makes economic sense for the citizens who will need the benefits and we all may be hosed in a big way. Our system is designed to produce that kind of an end product.

You misunderstand. 99% of the time, when climbers discuss "wasps", they mean Yellowjackets. They have poison sacs and they sting (repeatedly if they wish unlike honeybees who get a one time shot) as a means of defense. They can bite, but that's not what they are doing to you as you get chased down the trail.

Thanks JB! Good find. Speaking only for myself, I think I truly don't know enough to make any kind of a call on the healthcare issue. I hope those better educated will make the correct choices, whatever they are.

Damn things are resorting to biting now? Shades of Mike Tyson. From the Chalkbag accessory collection.

Question for Bill and anybody else who complains about Obama's remark: Did you actually listen to or watch the press conference? I listened to his answer to that Cambridge question and he specifically said (1) he didn't know the facts, and (2) that he was NOT calling the Cambridge police racists. Yes, he said "what we do know is that they acted stupidly" or some such thing, but if you actually listened to his answer you would know that his message has been more than a little distorted for the sake of a press mess. Seriously. Turn off Rush Limbaugh and George Will and listed to the actual press conference. Then ask yourself whether you might grow "agitated" if police officers were in your home and you proved it to them and they didn't then apologize for bothering you and then exit out your door. Especially you, Mr. 2nd amendment. One might argue he should not have offered any comment at all, but that is not what most "commentators" are saying. Certainly not somebody who said Obama offered a knee jerk response. In my view, it is THAT commentator who is offering the knee jerk response. Sorry, but unlike Obama, I considered my response first. I don't believe that you read it however. Th reality is that all of us, just like the 3 principal actors in this mini-drama, bring all of our baggage to this picnic.

If true, does this figure including the time private companies must spend filing government paperwork etc etc?

Well, the President is suppose to gather all the facts before his knee jerks up. In this case he didn't and is a bit embarrassed about it, Obama realized this screw up so he came out and both apologized and invited both the black Professor and the policeman over for a beer. Both of them have accepted the invite. I suspect this is one of the things which both parties would do the same if it were to re-occur, yet neither is comfortable with the outcome. Having a beer and a handshake is a good thing and a happy way to end it I believe. Good move on Obamas part.

This anchor isn't at Beacon. However, like Dave said: this was a memorable joke from the early Jeff Thomas guidebook "Oregon Rock: A Climbers Guide" which we all laughingly perpetrate. I brought out my more recent Thomas book dated 1983 and the exact quote concerning Beacon is "As the saying goes, it's the best place to climb in Oregon, even if it is in Washington". LOL! Here's another great Jeff Thomasism from the same book which I still hear (and use myself) all the time 26 years later. "Legend has it that it never rains at Smith Rock. The fact is that the surrounding area averages 10" of rain a year." LOL!!!!!!!!!!

The weatherman predicted 83 at Beacon yesterday. (NOAA forcast). The weather station at Cape Horn had 60 degrees when we cruised by at 2:42 pm to get in a Young Warrior lap yesterday afternoon. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/weather/recentweatherdata.aspx?id=2061 A lap up Rainer would cool you off too for that matter....

Lettuce gaze in wonder. http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Features/PETA-protests-National-Hot-Dog-Day/2095/1/ Can't beat that meat, it's veggie Dawg.

http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1553061.html $1.26 BILLION dollars of pot was captured in Fresno county? I'm calling bullshit. In related news: Mini-mart sales of chips, brownies, chocolate chip cookies and sodas has all but stopped in Fresno county seemingly overnight.

Well, we can ask: Looks like that's a go! Now you know how to fill out the form correctly. Next question.

Great shot Josh, when I saw the title I got trolled in as I was hoping you'd done a drunken upskirt pic of your girlfriend last night (not that you would, I'm jus' sayin') and was trying to delete it before she woke up, but that one is damn nice as well......... :

Awesome! Show up anytime with any climbing photos!!!! Appreciate you sharing these with an honest account of the days work. Sorry I'm lame at photoshop (I could fix red eye but red streaks, hmmm) or I'd help fix the pics. To me, this is a more impressive pic than the one that gets posted a lot. Good stuff all the way around though. I don't have any/many pics I can pull from the way back machine, so it's always nice to see others stuff.

How this hasn't been used as at least 3 peoples sig lines already is beyond me.