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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.

I top roped Steel Grille and agree that it is a quality route. It's definitely 5.9, but with all the rests it has, it probably is something I can do on lead.

Thanks, guys for the tips. Lummox, I'd hazard to say that the 5.8's at Vantage are steep enough in most cases that you don't worry about hitting stuff when you fall. The bigger worry is getting good pro in that won't pull out.

We've had this discussion before. Yes, I can't wait to get to Squamish this summer. Tell me about 5.8's at Vantage.

I am aware of those Index and Leavenworth climbs, but I was referring to Vantage. There was a thread in the Rock Climbing Forum asking about crack climbs at Vantage in the 5.6 to 5.8 range. Why 5.8? That's where I'm comfortable leading trad at the moment.

There just aren't a lot of them at Vantage. Can anyone give me the names of some crack climbs at 5.8 that you have done that you thought were good enough you'd be willing to do them again, besides Crossing the Threshold and Party In Your Pants? In particular, I'm looking for single cracks, as opposed to double cracks such as the two mentioned.

Chapstick at Tilted Pillars is 5.6 easy. Stroken the Chicken, 5.6, is a chimney, but you can do parts of it like a crack climb instead. Seven Virgins and A Mule, and Shady Chimney are both 5.7 Chimneys with cracks in the back that you can climb instead of making the stemming moves. If you did just the cracks, it would feel 5.8-5.9 ish. There really aren't many good 5.8's at Vantage and it is a shame, really. There are lots of 5.8 climbs with no stars, mainly because the cracks are rotten, that is they flare or are full of rubble. Parts of Old Friends is quality, but the upper part is so nasty, I wouldn't recommend it. There are lots of good 5.9's, some of which are much harder than others. For example Pony Keg has easy moves, but is pumpy to lead. Tangled up in Blue has harder moves but more rests. There was a 5.9 at Tomato Wall that I just top roped, called Whale of the Wanapum which seemed pretty easy for a 5.9. It might be a good one for those just breaking into 5.9's, like me.

I think they ought to hire a witch doctor to lift the curse. There's got to be a bunch of them that want out of Haiti right now.

I sure hope so. Pretty sad they are trying to add this to a document that is supossed to protect rights not deny them. This has gotta be troll of the year. Bush knows it would never pass. Do you think he is some idiot? It has a purpose for the here and now. It's really brilliant, a wedge to drive into the heart of the democratic party. Every pol is going to have to take a stand on this one.

Dru, you've been so mean the "little" guy lately.

Of all the devices I've seen in this thread, this is the one I'd most like to give a try, other than the Reverso. It seems the most versatile, allowing you to vary the friction to account for diameter, weight of climbers etc.

They want to share the moment with you.