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I truely think most of us do not realize how close to being clinically insane we really are. It's a thin line I suspect for almost all of us. I had to keep on top of what was in the back of my head too. Some of the total bullshit that I got in childhood would want to come back out as an adult onto my kids. Constance vigilance and it gets better for sure as your kids age. My 21 year old daughter is home for a week right now, a reminder that I never had Chose to hit or beat the kid in her life, and she grew up to be a sweetheart and a good person.

I'd like to just move the hair on my back up a bit and then I'd be fine.

Couple of things: Are you saying people will pay to hit a tire with a hammer? Cause I have a Friggan goldmine in my back yard. Some old batteries too in case theres money in that too. 2nd) Are you suggesting that people don't get out of town, and thats why the Sat. BBQ? 3rd) If this is what you are doing to get in shape, then sign me up cause it must be working. 4th) Beer is free you say? You gonna be there?

Joe Garland from Mad Rock has generously offered RC.Com users a $2 off coupon if they will buy and provide feedback on their new biners. Damn things weigh 32oz! I figured it would be better served over here with experts who will actually use the damn things instead of just fondling them under the covers with a flashlight and a box of Kleenex under there. Use jimdavis as the code. $4 each and they pay shipping if you buy enough. These lil guys look nice. Link BTW, they are selling yesterdays shoes at below yesterdays prices if you like that "Made in China" kind of thing, - under $30 for a pair of shoes is cheaper than a resole! Click "outlet" on the site.

But the sum is very good. Heavier than a Cinch but lowers better and is better for lead falls than a Gri Gri or a cinch I suspect. Goes down further on rope size too for thos lil 9.1 skinnys. Check the specs.

I think that the Eddy is the Bomb.

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ok ok ok, but I want to see those pics of her peeing on the bushes OK?

Bad call, wrong thread, it was this one. I could feel it coming..... somewhere No move over and share that popcorn.

I did, so did Rudy, check out that "Edit" button down low eh. But you think he'd hit that title " Public Knwolege". Is it me, or am I only person catching that spelling? AND HOW ABOUT THIS CLASSIC? TIPS FOR MAKING POLISH BOB ANGRY FROM THE ALLCAPS WAYBACK MACHINE

'cuz like everyone's so anti-yosemite around here??? It looks like it's about to go horribly wrong as predicted. Link here I feel an "I told you so" on the way.

Damn straight Pope. Totally agree, especially lookin around at the cube I'm in, so make sure you save some room for me in that car:-). Fox, it's on the base of the Captain just to the left of Sacher Cracker like 40 feet or so which is just up a short bit from the Salethe start. If you go up there with Andrew you will additionaly get a virtuoso display of technical prowess. Sorry about the pic size. Will, it's one of the things we elders do poorly and do often: give advice. I think it gets worse as we age too. Dave's a super fella, like very, very, top notch in every department, and has only the best intentions. I'm sure he'd feel horrible that folks were offended that he tried (unsuccessfully it appears) to help out. People ask him for advise or to come over and do a free slide show for this organization or that organization all the time. He seems to remember everything......and I like to hear about all that old stuff, and appreciate him freely sharing. Wills friend on Catchy Interestingly enough, it makes me remember 2 stories. First- (pictured here unroping off Catchy) the other Dave (English) wouldn't climb with me for @6-8 months cause I was giving him advice (uhhh, 3 attempts-all ignored) to put pro in as he was climbing directly above me (I was hanging on P2 of White Satin at Smith at the time if you know that route). He'd been climbing a lot at that time, not cube farming like now, and was signifigantly climbing better than me at that time, and felt that I was being condensending by repeating the advice and I should have STFU. Least he seemed pretty clear about all of it when I caught the non-verbal cues that he was steamed and asked what the matter was. -So- I have since shut my yap somewhat, but it is a fine line sometimes. I'm trying. However, habits being what they are.......I am really trying, but if thats ever me yammering off into sprayville: would any of you guys just tell me that the advice is unwanted or unneeded if my mouth goes off and just save me the embarrassment? The second story is this. There were 3 dudes jabbering to the left of Catchy when I got down, and while the Daves TR'ed Catchy, I moseyed over to see what they were on. One guy had an aider (single aider hanging off his backside) They showed me the topo and told me they were on Catchy. I pointed to the route to the left on the topo and tried to explain Catchy was to the right. Giving advice again. Maybe I should have minded my business. Who can say. Anyway, getting to the story, (these get longer and more hot-winded as you age too.) We were under you folks on Catchy, didn't recognise you, and as the Italians went by, I said Chao, and pointed up to Catchy to show them that route. They came over and I took another moment to show them some Poison Oak, and mimed how to avoid it (pretty condensending of ME to assue they didn't know what it was but they seemed interested), and what would happen if you got in it (mimed scratching and grimacing) They thanks us, waved, said chao, and left. We get to the cars and they're still there. They come over to me and are trying to ask how to get to a discount grocery store cause they think the valley store is too much $$. I shuck them off on Dave since he's lived there for 25-30 years or whatever, and he tries to describe a bunch of possible scenarios and locations to them on local stores in Groveland and Mariposa and blah blah blah blah blah blah with directions and arrows and paragraphs on the back of each picture - and also to try and understand what they really needed. I walked off to stuff my crap in the car, and later, Andrew told me that when I was doing that: that Dave tried to give these guys $40 so they could afford the valley food and save the money on the gas they would use to get to an offsite store. He figured that they could stay in the states and climb longer. See how Dave is? Thats just 1 story I'd almost forgotten. I wouldn't offer to give some strangers money, but Dave had no problems trying to help some perfect strangers who's English was shit but for sure were climbers. Will, check your PMs for the link, I got some pics for you. Chao dudes

I have a sense that this is a trick question. Went back and re-read Motomagics rant. DOHHH (Homer Simpson noise) I do not think the government needs to baby sit either you are me. I believe in freedom, and see that govement being "forced" to get involved to help idiots, causes the govenment to want to "force" the terms and conditions on folks like us. I do NOT think they should be involved before or after the fact, or making up the rules, as long the people we are affecting with our own poor decision are ourselves. My poor reading comprehension skills are to blame for not finishing Motomagics full paragraph. The "So are you an asshat" comment you note at the end might go either way depending who jumps in to spray so let's save that for a later thread.

Opps, sorry to have intruded, I thought that the title said "Autofellatio" but it says Autobelay. nevermind

Only adding that IT'S NOT THE F*EN GOVERMENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO EITHER GO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED, OR TO REGULATE THOSE US US WHO CHOOSE TO GO IN THESE PLACES.

I'm in love

This has the additional benefit in that it helps with the downclimbing skills development.

You might try heading there, might broaden your horizons and change yer tune.

Is that whats known as a "full value" bivi? I might have to pass, I hear that Astroglide is bad for ropes.

Maybe they were "working the route", and like a seal pup, you should have left them alone and in situ? In eithercase, good on ya for posting it Sam.

"I say puke. If you hurl and she comes back, she's yours. If you blow chunks and she bolts, then it was never meant to be." - Wayne Campbell Good luck with it E.

Hot damn you folks did some great TR'S on that mountian. Tag team picture taken rules! That shit is schweet! Thanks for sharing it!

Anybody thinkin of after work for a short few laps?

I'd might be interested EXCEPT that Fish sells these units with a rainfly, and doesn't sell the rainflys as a standalone unit.

Damn: you pay extra for that or what? And enquiring minds want to know if you share it with bivy partners? ___________________________________________________________ Holy sheepdip I gots to get me one of dos'