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How did they get that video? Looks like the guy dozed off and rolled the car or at least went in to the ditch. "Hello, Mr. Smith. We'd like to make a video to make a point about seat belts. You don't use seatbelts, do you Mr. Smith?". "Huh, no. Am I supposed to?" "Mr. Smith, you don't have to change a thing about how you drive. Did we tell you that we give you a free 12-pack for agreeing to have the camera installed in your dash?" "Huh, really? When do I get the beer?" "Just as soon as the camera is installed". "Great, you're on!"

Nuclear power would be a good clean way to make the electricity need to make Bush's hydrogen. Somehow, I don't think the people are going to go for that. If we had fusion power right now, wouldn't that be great? It would solve all our energy problems. It seems that fusion power may be a century away.

In THEORY, since electricity is used to produce hydrogen from water, you could use renewable sources like solar and wind power to generate the electricity. But in practice most of the electricity would be generated by fossible fuels, including coal which produces more CO2 per unit heat, but which the US possesses in abundance. All we got to do is push a few more mountains into steams in Appalachia and we've got all the coal we need.

Party in Your Pants is really a great trad lead for those just reaching that grade. Sure it's long, but it has lots of rests and good pro on it's entire length. I agree that it would be silly to top rope it. Also if there is a line up, just walk off down gully #1 instead of rapping to get out of the way more quickly.

Seems like hybrid and electric is the way to go. There already are distribution systems for gasoline, diesel and electricity. Hybrid technology could cut oil consumption in half. The crisis then goes away in a hurry. I wonder why they don't make a diesel hybrid. If a gasoline hybrid can get 50 mpg, a diesel hybrid would get 75 mpg. Hmm. Okay, they are working on it. Diesel truck.

The reply that launched a thousand, "Ha ha Scotty you sure are one uptight bastard..."

The one thing I've always wondered is how does the alcohol know to direct itself to the belly and no where else?

I'd be willing to bet that a drunk driver is 2.6-4 times as likely to drive a pickup truck than a car...

You know when Scot'teryx started Muir on Saturday, he just KNEW it was going to be a huge flame war. Just TRY to start something like that now.

Schooled by Muffy.

That's a pretty comprehensive list IMO. Maybe Mods versus Whiners?

At least I can SPELL reciprocal.

Paul - Small or little, the Roman name for Saul, an Apostle, a great missionary Saul was the name of the Apostle Paul before he was converted

It is converted to acetate which is burned for energy or used to make FAT.

That doesn't sound right given that the liver is the organ that is largely responsible for removing alcohol from the blood. Relatively little alcohol is excreted in the urine.

Increasingly, the high tech jobs will be with small startups like the one at which I work. The companies will last either until they fail for lack of funding, or succeed and are bought up by large companies so that the jobs can be sent overseas. The workers move on to the next startup. It's been the story of my life.

I drive a pickup too. Who doesn't like being able to see over the car in front? The frame design carries loads better and makes repair less expensive, but the fact remains it isn't as safe. A 5 mph rear end collision to my Chevy could cause thousands of dollars worth of damage.

I didn't know that a hedden knot was an upside down kleimheist until I looked it up. Interesting.

Yes.

Sorry to burst your bubble Greg, but unibody with its crumple zones is much kinder to your body if you get into an accident than the frame construction of most pickups. There isn't a single pickup that has a good crash test rating.

God, the future sure looks bleak, doesn't it.

Damn that looks steep. Are the green insulation panels dense enough to hold weight? What holds them on? Probably just glue.

I think that safety has always been a red-herring used to justify the decision to buy a tank for status purposes. There are more and more new style SUV-like cars coming out that are lighter, better designed and more suitable for urban driving. More and more people will buy these, especially if gas prices keep going up.

From what I've heard you are not so little. Young, but not little. Paul, means "small", doesn't it?

Regular route, very early. If you come to hike after noon they'll all be gone.