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"It was so hot out, I saw a hound chasin' a rabbit and they was both walkin'!"

I guess we are all assuming that you don't need to work, aren't we? If that is the case, then only climbing access and cheap digs are the criteria. I'd live in Wenatchee or Twisp, probably. All the amenities, more sun than the west side. Close to good granite or skiing. There's fishing and water skiing too. Cost of living is less.

Well said. It's what it's all about.

That would imply either you are celibate or homosexual, wouldn't it? Welcome back Lummox. Where have you been-somewhere warm?

"Did I remember to tell you I hate face climbing?"- wrlwind

I just like it when I see people using their heads and expressing their views with logic and reason.

You have no idea how classic.

If trask were here, he'd be right proud of you.

Okay, so you are saying that as a tax payer, it all balances out. You pay for some other guy's use of the locks in Ballard, even though you don't use that service, so when some of his tax money goes to trails maintenance, it's even steven.

Get an earlier start than Leejams and I. 10:00 is not an early start.

Is it true or not true that Halliburton has not been paying its subcontractors on time?

They don't have a reasoned argument. They just don't like to pay. That's it. Let someone else pay. As far as they are concerned it is free land and it's already paid for, and it doesn't cost anything to maintain. The reality is it does cost money to maintain and the question is should taxpayers pay for 100% of the cost even though they may not derive any benefit from it? Formerly, FS lands were essentially all regarded as uncut lumber. The public in general benefited from its stewardship because affordable lumber benefits everyone. Now that many stands have been set aside for recreation, this is no longer the case. The cost benefit equation is now skewed in favor of those who actually use the land for recreation and against the vast majority who pay taxes, but don't use the land to recreate. Mark mentioned the RV industry. They have demonstrated an ability to get owners to pay license fees to raise money for the high cost facilities that are needed for their activities. It gives them a lot of clout that non-motorized users don't have. I don't like user fees any more than most of you do, but I realize that it is a lot more complicated than just saying NO!

We must wait another month: Whan that Aprile with his shoures soote The droght of March hath perced to the roote And Bathed each veyne in swich liqour...(beer)

This woman was so worried about a scar that she let one of her two unborn babies die rather than have a caesarean section. I think that with a face like that a scar isn't going to make a lot of difference. Story

Like no one saw it coming when the VP's company gets a no bid contract while he still has financial interest in the company.

I'd heard it opens as early as 8 if there is no new snow. Closes at 6 pm per the MORA website.

"Okay, I take BACK all the lousy, rotten, stinking things I said about you. You're all right." "His brain is so small that if you could put it in a match box, it would bounce around like a BB in a boxcar." "I see can see you must be going to the theater, you are picking your seat."

That is an unusually clear example of an MSDS. Usually they run to four pages, and they say you must wear goggles, apron and gloves to handle the chemical, even when it is something as innocuous as table salt.

Hear that Toast? DustinB?

Kurt, you are taking this a lot more seriously than I am since you are in a closely related business. You are damn right I'm better off not doing that sort of work. I'd either lose my shirt or lose my life!

Done! Thanks. Glad I could help. Oh, by the way, Al Qaida has come out and claimed responsibility.

This isn't insider information. The payoff, if there is one, would only come in about two years when the final results of the phase III clinical trials are made public. So here's my take. The phase II trials are large enough to show significant efficacy. The phase III trials will reveal if there are any relatively rare side effects. If it looks good, I'd say this is a drug worth $2-4 billion a year.

I don't normally dispense medical advice, but Alasdair should go smoke some weed. It would do him some good.

You got that right.

Thanks for that up-to-the-minute report from 6 years ago. I've seen the story before. I wonder if they have resolved their differences.