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Lyrics just makes you want to put the shotgun to the temple and pull the trigger.

KG dogged out! Must have slept in, everyone else almost got a pump. The highlights: There is a wasps nest at the base of Vertical Threapy. Right behind the big rock where you want to plop your ass and backback. Ask Nate, he'll tell you about it. Tonight is move Jimmy O night. 7118 SE Boise at approx 6pm or so in case you need a full body workout and didn't get it last night. We really could use the help and I really have a cooler full of beer in the back of the car right now. If you're running later and want to just show up anytime and perhaps get in on the beer, thats fine too. My cell # is 503-869-5772 - call it tonight and I'll tell you where the new place is as I don't have the address, I think he said it's suppose to be @ 58th and Pardee area though.

We'll look for ya, just yell down and rap any free line when you get there.

So the details are this: Jim's address which he is moving out of: 7118 SE Boise, Portland. (@ 4-6 blocks south of Powell off 72nd ave) Meet @ 6:00 pm after work WEDNESDAY -TOMMORROW 7/26/06 at Jims house. You want to get there earlier and help organize thats great too. Joseph says he's renting the U-haul, probably since the "helping Jim to move" thing was his idea , I'll bring beer since I was trying to shirk out of doing anything but Jim needs the assist from me and as many as he can get. Kev, looks like another opprotunity to move wood! Who's in for this? We could use everyone to make it easier.

It has been proven that GP's and surgeons really don't know sh*t about backs and necks despite their strong beliefs otherwise. A chiropractor is much better than wandering in the wilderness....in pain. I'd go with Layton on this one, good luck.

Too hot for TV, kiddy pool! ps, it's slow today, I can probably squirel out earlier if you want. Otherwise, 5:45 for me.

Heres hopeing that this is a life changing postive experince for you like it was for me. Congrats

I learned that sometimes just heading out to cruise some easy stuff with some other old timers is more fun than working some hard route and screwing up your wrist again. Till it hits close to 100 degrees...and then one of those old dudes asks for a belay "over there" to get some gear off the wall... which turns out later to be a FA which you figure out only after an hour or 2 of standing in the same place belaying watching all that hard work, risk, loose moss/dirt and rock raining down, piton wanging and sweat and the friggan thing feels harder to folllow than the 11C you toprope a few days later.

As I understand the old rules of the Beacon Rock Climbing Association as Opdycke explained them to me Saturday, you are currently an inactive member Peter. Like me most of the time. To be an active member, you needed to have climbed 3000 vertical feet at Beacon in the previous month. Any business needed to be done, like all of the acrimonious issues here recently, would be hashed out up on the "office" (ledge) at Beacon by active members. At least that was the old way anyway.

Total agreement Kev with everything you just said. God this is so much better than all the drama and acrimony. I even asked on CC.com about putting in anchors on NEW routes I was doing at the Butte for the same reasons. To try and include folks in the process. As far as I know they haven't been chopped yet, although some fat old dumbass I didn't know pointed right at them after I'd put some in and told me they would be chopped. (Not by him, but by someone else). Still there. I think a lot of folks issues and anger are this: it's all about THE PROCESS. My opinion: I'm pretty sure if JH and anyone or everyone were to meet up on the "office" ledge up on Beacon and discuss these issues, none of this yammering and anger would be happening. I suspect that the outcome/end result would be similar or identical to what is is now as well.

It's the truth, he's not kidding. You might seriously consider spending a day hiking up to Barrett Spur on the North side and hanging out for a bit. (it's safetly out of the way of falling ice and rocks). The first 200 foot high ice cliff which sluffs off and sweeps everything in it's path will make you happy to be alive.

You people just make me feel old. Nobody mentions CSNY, Van Morrison, Clapton, Hendrix, Joplin, Cat Stevens....... Old I say.....

Tue after work, John will be running laps on Toothpick. I will be dogging the same. You are all welcome to head over and climb all of those routes in that area with us. I hope to be there @ 5:30-5:45pm.

You begging? I thought Tue and Thurs were climbing nights? BTW, Joseph says there may be a person or 2 coming up from Tenn for a class or convention that climbed at the Butte last year and wants to join in this Thursday too. So blanket statement to everybody, and don't take personal offence: no farting, burping or rude noises and lets put on some damn manners and show these folks some NW Hospitality if they come along Thurs.

Hi JH, You and I had a brief talk this weekend concerning alienating people via writing style. This is what I was talking about. See you Wednesday. Johnny, almost missed those great Brie pics! Nice! You look like you must have woke up pretty early !

So Iain, I'll buy the beer if you show up. I'll probably buy the beer anyway:-)

Wow, impressive John. You must have loaned to to Ivan for direct aid? Or maybe like sleepwalking, except it's sleepclimbing? Do you wake up all worked and sore in the am and smell like sweat and old rope despite having gone to bed early? I'm curious, are you advocating buying Metolius? I see that a lot form smart folks who use to use BD cams. I understand Metiolius stuff is just super bomber. Just bought a Supercam today, it's waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy solid, but I still like BD camalots. Remind me to bring it along next time you're around so you can fondle it like I did your C3's the other day.

Mark, I'd be honored to belay you (or take a shot) if you haven't cranked it yet. If you haven't - call me at 503-869-5772 and lets get it done sat early before the heat, I'd prefer to be ass-deep in the river or lounging at Skamania with a 16 oz cold one by 1pm-2pm when it hits 104 degrees. BTW, righteous pictures BTW. Thanks for sharing.

Kevin asked first: Then Joe answers. blah blah blah Then Kevin responds, after JH replied to his first post: Well if posting here is such an issue for you Kev, why did you ask him on this forum? Did you expect him to not post a reply and then call you up personally? hmmmmmmmmm

When the pool of available buyers shrinks, and the ugly spector of inflation - or worse - stagflation -rears its ugly head, then, and only then will you find homes affordable. It's heading our way. A hard rains gonna fall. My pants are at least 1/2 way down right now with exposure and will be burned worse than most on this board. My opinion.

I don't think he's acting dude!

Nolse lost a shoe out there last year. If there was a neutrino attached to the gri gri.......

I forsee a need for those brass knuckles sooner than anticipated.

I'm not in the Senate: my special question is, when are you coming out to do some climbing? My wrist is healed enough that I can get in some easy pitches.

I was thinking we should send Sean up there to intimadate them. Seeing a fella who weighs 113 lbs threatening to kick ass should be enough to stop them right there in their tracks eh? Those wars were not won BTW, I suspect that they are trying to get revenge by breaking glass throughout our country. They see our weak spot as our pets, so this will cause your dogs to get cut paws at the bases of routes, and then you will cry Uncle and they will win. Course, if you go walking around with those lightweight nambie pambie gym shoes that have the 2mm soles, plan on a tentnus shot first.