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catbirdseat

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  1. Yes, it took out two or three routes with it, among them a chimney climb called Tammy Faye's Dildo. It must have been three years ago. There is a new 5.10a crack climb exposed that has seen a FA.
  2. Dave_Schuldt - a chauffeur, ready and waiting to whisk him to and from Pub Club, wherever it may be.
  3. I know there are a lot of poor students and bachelors up in Bellingham. It wouldn't be too bad for a climber except for the weather and the skiing not really in yet.
  4. Grapefruit contains Naringenin which inhibits one of many Cytochrome C isozymes. The result of which is that certain drugs may be metabolized more slowly than normal. This could lead to higher blood concentrations and potential toxicities.
  5. Are there any of you climbers stuck at home alone for Thanksgiving? Maybe too far away from family and can't afford to travel? If so, perhaps if there are there are those who would offer to share their table?
  6. She once posted as OneToole, didn't she?
  7. Nuts to size 11, hexes from size 4 or 5 up.
  8. I just want to barf. God, I hope you are kidding.
  9. It would seem to me that the wings, being swept back significantly, and being of significantly lower mass than the fusilage of the plane would fold back on impact. The Pentagon was constructed of reinforced concrete. It is hard to compare the damage to the Pentagon to damage created by airplanes in other buildings. It is quite possible that the wings may have begun to fold back even before impact.
  10. catbirdseat

    Dating at Work

    First ask yourself the question, "How would I feel about getting fired from my job or being forced to quit?". If the answer is, "I don't care", then by all means, go for it.
  11. Word was he was turned away and came back with the assault rifle.
  12. Knock on wood or something.
  13. catbirdseat

    chat... how?

    The following URL doesn't work anymore. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/jchat.php
  14. That is very interesting! So I assume that the fractures spread at right angles to the direction of pull. If the screws are aligned horizontally, the fractures spread from one screw to the other. Can you remember where you saw the testing results published?
  15. Nice photos. They tell the story and catch some good moves.
  16. This would be true if you used the rope to equalize as Jason describes. If you used a cordellette, it wouldn't matter.
  17. I wondered when someone would bring this up but I wouldn't have guessed where. What we are seeing right now is a direct effect of the Bush Administration. The Republicans made it known to the FDA that not enough new drugs were being approved and that the FDA was overly concerned with safety. Vioxx was the first of the COX-2 inhibitors to be submitted for approval. The safety problems have been known for a long time. My understanding was that since COX-2 inhibitors have fewer gastric side effects than older NSAIDs, they were considered a step forward in safety. Since sales of the drug have been very good, the company has been against taking it off the market even as the evidence built over time. The company no doubt has other safer molecules in their pipeline to replace it, but didn't want to spend the 100+million dollars to get it on approved.
  18. Eric Simonsen lead an expedition this year which wasn't publicized beforehand. Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate and they were not able to search the entire area they had planned. Asked whether he would go back next year, he said that he didn't know and he wouldn't tell anyone if he did.
  19. My understanding is that if you put all of the proceeds from sale of a house into a home of equal or greater value within six months, you will not be taxed on those proceeds. If on the other hand, you sell and decide to house of lesser value you will pay tax on the difference in value. If you decide to rent for more than six months then you must pay tax on the full amount of the sale. You've never owned a home, have you?
  20. He should learn how to use quotes.
  21. I for one would lose out under this plan. Why is interest income inherently more virtuous then wage income?
  22. Property taxes are a tax on WEALTH, not income. You don't want income taxed either. You don't want to pay any taxes.
  23. If you say it smells all right, be prepared to eat it.
  24. If you had that much cow dung you'd try hard to come up with a use for it too!
  25. Exactly.
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