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I'm not the one who found the axe. The information is just what was given to me.

Dave, tell us how many cars you have!

You could learn something from this "friend".

I sure hope you bear lovers cook your meat well.

Arnold

Your tentmate says, "Damn, that was good chili. The beans were cooked just right. I think I'll have another helping."

If I lived nearby, like you, I probably would go there a lot more. Enjoy what you have.

What? In winter, the approach is half the fun.

Trask, you are so clueless. I took Physical Chemistry from the scientist who co-discovered the effect of chlorofluorocarbons on ozone, Dr. Sherwood Rowland. One of the things I remember is that bromine is far worse than chlorine in its potential to destroy ozone. There are other soil fumigants they can use besides methyl bromide. They just cost a little more. Do you want your kids to have an increased chance of skin cancer? I don't think so. The science is real. Believe it.

I flunked my first drivers test when I was 16. The tester used to love to take everyone past this blind alley to see if they would slow down. Of course you couldn't see the alley until you had gone past it and it was too late. So just about everyone lost points on the alley. I think you were allowed two gaffes. My other one was not getting far enough right before making a right turn. Anyway, I passed the second time around.

Oh, hi trask. I was just checking to see if you were awake.

Found a gray "Grivel Mont Blanc" ice-ax on the way up Mount Pilchuck yesterday (11/23). PM me if it's yours. I'll put you in touch with the guy who has it.

Ah yes, trask. Like walking down the street on a beautiful spring day... and stepping in a pile of horse manure. Eventually you learn to step over it or around it.

Well, who do you suppose she's talking to? Probably the guy she's going to visit after she's consumed the dinner you paid for.

What would this man say? Fight! John "Bluto" Blutarsky: "Oh, we're afraid to go with you Bluto. We might get in trouble."Well, just kiss my ass from now on! Not me. I'm not gonna take this! Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer . . . Eric "Otter" Stratton: Dead. Bluto's right, psychotic, but absolutely right. We gotta take these bastards. Now, we could fight 'em with conventional weapons, that could take years, and cost millions of lives. No, in this case, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture, be done on somebody's part.

I just liked this headline. This is the greatest thing that could ever happen to her. A real kickstart for her career, just like what happened with Pamela Anderson. She can claim to have been wronged, uphold her virtue, and reap the benefits of the added publicity. Story

A well-known radio talk show host likes to say that if you go out on a date and she answers the cell phone while you are at dinner together that's the ultimate in disrespect. He says you should excuse yourself to go to the men's room and then walk out the door.

It seems strange to consider that cc.com has been around long enough for nostalgia to come into play.

Michael's motto is "winners never quit; quitters never win".

The weather has been rotten for weeks now. Of course no one has been up there. Conditions are bad with poor visibility and lots of unconsolidated snow and avalanche danger. The point is even if snow conditions are good, getting a weather window long enough to climb at this time of year is pretty tough, not impossible, but it's rare.

Here's what you do. Hike up to Camp Muir on a Saturday in winter and camp in the hut. Wait for some dudes to light up some joints. Suffer from the smoke inside or sulk outside in the cold, but don't say a word. Then, as soon as you get back home, go online and complain about it on cc.com. Tell everyone how inconsiderate those people were. Next, wait for the replies to come in. Pour gasoline on the flames and supply oxygen. Fan, fan, fan. Burn, baby, burn. Umpteen pages later, you have Muir on Saturday. By the way, I suggest you PM Bronco and ask him about "thread resurrection".

Kurt treats his chainsaw like Yoyo Ma treats his cello.

I brought you back up to three stars. Feel better?

Okay, MisterE, it sounds like you need to know. What am I into? I have a wonderful wife and two bright kids just starting college and still living at home. Besides climbing, I enjoy working on my house: carpentry, remodeling projects, and gardening. I replumbed my entire house in copper myself, built a 400 sq ft addition, remodeled a bathroom, laid a hardwood floor, tiled the kitchen. Until recently, I was doing a lot of competitive sailing- climbing has taken over that place pretty much. I have a greenhouse with several hundred orchid plants that I show all over the northwest. I play trombone in the Shoreline College Concert Band and in a jazz band. Last year I put in several days as a trail construction and revegetation volunteer with VOW. And no doubt Kurt has told you I'm active in the Everett Branch of the Mountaineers, where I've served as Chairman for the past three years. My current project is starting a new climbing course, an introduction to leading on rock or "Crags Course" for those who not interested in the Intermediate Course.