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I have been told this by my mother for years. Butter will melt at the bodies temperature, where as margarine will not. Butter tastes better too! Margarine is made using hydrogenated vegetable oil. Hydrogenation produces trans fatty acids which are worse than the saturated fat found in butter. Sorry if that sounds like a catbirdseat post, but I can't help myself.

"It's a little known fact that smartest animal is a pig. Scientists say if pigs had thumbs and a language, they could be trained to do simple manual labor. They give you 20-30 years of loyal service and then at their retirement dinner you can eat them."

Yes, but only if you allow enough time for it to freeze solid.

I'll go. Then all you have to do is follow the avalanche debris to your objective. Don't trip over my foot if it is sticking out of the snow.

I'll have a large order of fries with that...

I saw this in the this morning's Seattle Times, but my browser won't go to www.seattletimes.com.

My dad had a heart attack ten years ago. He awoke early one morning, feeling lousy, so he took an aspirin, but he felt worse so my mom called an ambulance. The doc said that aspirin may well have saved his life, although it would have been better had he taken two. He had a small obstruction in one coronary artery. They did an angioplasty and he has been fine ever since.

Chuck, a worthy effort, without a doubt. Watch out Iain.

Check for skid marks, then, wash before wearing.

Lots of snow on the East Face, that's for sure.

Ballard was the first suburb in the Pacific Northwest, I believe.

There is an expression: be careful what you wish for...

Klenke, the Post Like Catbirdseat thread can be found in spray. Nice job, anyway.

That doesn't sound good at all.

I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy, now, AND I HATE THAT!

MntGuide's buddy, the cowboy. How come you don't get your own login name?

You got that right, Muffy. George Orwell was 20 years early.

If you go to a doctor who happens to be a surgeon, he will say, "in order to cure we must cut". If he happens to be an internist, he will say, "here, take these pills". Send a Texan to Mars and he will say, "we must drill".

Fixed Anchors in Wilderness (1) Preserving and protecting wilderness values for future generations is the primary purpose of wilderness. All other uses are subject to this primary purpose. All management actions should enhance, rather than degrade, wilderness values as defined by the Wilderness Act of 1964. (2) Climbing, including the use of fixed anchors, is an historic and can be an appropriate use of wilderness, consistent with the purposes of the Wilderness Act. However, fixed anchors that cannot be placed or removed without altering the environment were not specifically addressed during the passage of the Wilderness Act. These should be regulated as installations in wilderness; their use in wilderness may be authorized under Section 4© of the Wilderness Act, which provides that installations can be allowed where "necessary to meet minimum requirements for the administration of the area for the purpose of this Act." Within designated wilderness areas, or areas otherwise protected for their wilderness values, climbing, including the use of fixed anchors, should be subject to the same standards as all other activities that are consistent with the preservation of the wilderness character of these lands. (3) Climbing, including the use of fixed anchors, should be addressed in wilderness management plans, subject to public review, and managed as necessary to protect wilderness resources. The full range of management options, including but not limited to resource monitoring, voluntary use limits, restrictions, permitting, area-specific prohibitions, and the establishment of Limits of Acceptable Change criteria for specific areas, should be considered and implemented as necessary to protect wilderness character when regulating climbing and the use of fixed anchors. Where climbing occurs, all relevant management plans, informational signs and wilderness permits should address guidelines for climbing and the use of fixed anchors. (4) Site-specific wilderness management plans should include certain minimum requirements for climbing. Climbing should not occur where fragile, rare, threatened, or endangered plant or animal species may be impacted, where human presence may interfere with essential wildlife behavioral patterns, where recreational activities may interfere with religious or cultural values, or where it would compromise the scenic resource. Fixed anchors should not be used where there is a removable equipment alternative. To minimize visual impacts, slings and other removable equipment should be removed whenever and wherever possible. The use of power drills is prohibited in wilderness areas. Any alteration of rock should be prohibited, except as minimally necessary for the placement of fixed anchors. Impacts from climbing on vegetation should be subject to Wilderness regulations and the removal of vegetation should be prohibited Adopted by the Board of Directors, May 9-10, 1998; amended November 17, 2000.

I don't know where you are coming from. Everett Mountaineers Intermediate trips are usually just two people, sometimes four, almost never more than four.

Iain is winning.

Jim Fixx knew he was going to die sooner or later from heart disease. As I recall, he had some sort of hypercholesterolemia similar to what Arthur Ashe had. At the time they didn't have drugs like the statins.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/2764233/detail.html Police are looking for the ex-boyfriend who drove off in a blue 1988 Buick LaSabre, license number 886 MWO. The wounded man was shot in the stomach but was conscious when taken to a hospital.

I guess what I am saying is that if you carried such a kit it would most likely be for saving the life in someone else's party. Since medicines expire, this represents a significant expense, and potential libility.