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In Sierra Leone and Liberia guns are everywhere. Everyone has an AK47. Are they a free people?

I agree that the thread should be cleaved after the part where it began to deal with transmissible diseases. Whether to Spray, I don't know. It's off topic, but relevant to climbing and of a serious nature. We're also talking about emotional trauma on the part of the care givers. Having been through something similar I know that it takes a while to get over something like that. It just sort of dominates your thoughts and you can't help thinking about it.

Yep, either give the whole thing to the cops or keep the whole thing. In for a penny, In for a pound.

I have the BD Positron Keylock and I like it. As it is made of antimatter, one must constantly take care to avoid contact with ordinary matter.

No, no, you didn't read it. You heard it on Rush Limbaugh.

It may all be a huge bluff to force the N. Dakota legislature to change the liability laws and thus avoid the planned flooding of the existing facility. It would be best if they could stay right where they are, but the flooding if allowed to proceed will cause (if I recall correctly) $30 million in damage.

CBS has been working since last September. What I know came from listening to the news on the radio. KOMO and NPR.

That would be the dumbest thing you could possibly do. The drug runners know exactly how much is in there. As soon as they find out it isn't all there, guess who they are going to go after?

Indeed I have. It is indeed a beautiful area. I would point out that the geology is totally different in Italy than it is here. Many of the Italian mountains are dolomite and limestone which is like a giant sieve. Of course a tunnel through such mountains would affect the flow of water. Cashmere is a granite batholith. It has no water table. This is validated by the two cascade tunnels which did not result in alterations in water flow.

There is irony in that photo that is lost on the many of you.

I'd say that lately they have been overestimating job creation by about a factor of ten over the last couple of periods.

Brings to mind the phrase "to stick out like a sore thumb".

A buddy of mine tells me that JY is working on a new guide, but at present it consists of a binder he keeps in his RV.

Have at it, my dear.

That would be a mighty strong test of anyone's character. You know, that the guy that found it will probably get at least some of the money. So if the money is "claimed" by a criminal is it the same as unclaimed money?

Route #8 in the photo

Just to flog a dead horse some more: Supposing you goofed and for whatever reason you backclipped and knew it. What is the best way to deal with it: leave it be and try not to fall, unclip the rope and do it right, or rotate the biner? I suppose the answer would depend on the situation. If it was the second bolt, I'd take the time to get it right. If the last one, I'd blow it off.

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Where is lummox? He should be loving this. Don't tell me he got banned.

I don't think it would be a serious impediment to climbing. The only thing you would notice is when they buried the utility cables and of course trucks going back and forth on weekdays.

How's that for something "completely different"?

Anyone willing to tackle the terms: "thin fingers" and "offwidth"?

That's the group fighting the "Science Geeks" over the proposed underground laboratory.

Tell me what is a "stick clip"? Okay, I got it. A chick who is way taller than you.