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I think that those who run at Greenlake must be undersexed. That place sucks for running. No parking, crowded, flat, boring. The chicks don't make up for it's other deficiencies. My favorite place to run used to be at Kelsey Creek Park in Bellevue. On the big hill behind the farm there is a trail system that is made using fir bark. It's really nice on the feet and knees. It twists and turns, goes up and down all over the place. One time around by the longest route is about 3/4 mile. Go around four times and you have an awesome workout, especially if you sprint the big hill till you want to die. It's all in the forest and quite beautiful. Check it out.

MTBE wasn't forced on anybody. If I'm not mistaken, it was ARCO that first pioneered its use. MTBE can be made cheaply from butylene, a byproduct of refining and methanol, produced from natural gas. It reduces carbon monoxide and increases octane rating. It has a very good toxicity profile. It is more miscible with gasoline than ethanol. It has few problems with water absorption in tanks. It doesn't easily form explosive peroxides on exposure to air. There are a lot of good things going for MTBE. The problem with it is that it is just soluble enough in water that when gasoline containing it leaks into the ground the MTBE dissolves in the water and migrates. It has a very strong and distinctive taste, such that even minute amounts can be detected. If it weren't for underground tank leakage we wouldn't have a problem. The gasoline refiners haven't done enough to monitor their retailers for storage safety. They should be held responsible.

It's facinating.

That's why the Dems are putting on a good old fashioned filibuster. The worst provision is one which gives blanket protection from lawsuits to gasoline manufacturers who use MTBE in their formulations. MTBE contaminates water and it's strong smell and taste renders the water undrinkable.

Dipshit, you mean glaucoma.

Stop spraying and get back to work. I expect an invite for grilled salmon.

Bronco, the resurrector of dead threads, may have words with you.

Set the rules but give him choice Rules 1) You get your hair cut at least once every three months. This is not subject to discussion. 2) You can have any style you like as long as it is shorter than----, nor skin head. 3) You can have it done where you like (within reason). 4) Dad will pay for it.

Now, now, don't forget about innocent until proven guilty.

Take him more frequently. He'll get used to it. The amount of hair that needs to be cut will be less, and his appearance will change less so there will be less resistance. Also, get your hair cut at the same time to show that you honestly believe the place you are taking him to is a good one.

Facism? You have only to look in your own back yard.

Like being flamed? Maybe not, but I tolerate it. I see it for what it is, mostly just reflexive macho posturing. Speaking of which, Dru said he was going away for a week. Did he say where he was going?

It gives new meaning to the phrase Pyrrhic Victory, doesn't it?

Trask, are you going for an all-trask Spray Forum? You only need a couple more posts and you will have all top ten.

Just out of curiosity, I went back through North Cascades Route Reports, scanning for TRs, looking for negativity and abuse. I went back eleven pages to August, 2003. Well, I found little evidence of it. There was just Klenke's crack about sewing it up on dryad's thread about the Beckey Route on Liberty Bell and that was pretty mild. I would say that recently, there just hasn't been a lot of problems. Maybe I should go back farther or look in Alpine Lakes (Tooth), but it's beginning to look to me like the problem has been overstated.

Have you seen this thread yet? As Off_White put it, how newbie are you?

The bastard! What a waste. I'll bet old One Eye was living the life of Reilly too, with a big harem. Those ewes are going to miss him.

My take is that all navigation tools have strong points and weak points and that you should use those tools most appropriate to the terrain and weather conditions you will likely encounter. A related thread on GPS versus Altimeters.

There goes your deposit, Gary.

The Kormona Mine is near Mt. Stickney. There are some cliffs on the south side of the basin. Map.

How difficult would it be to rig up a hidden camera in a tree and then go climbing? Just leave the tape rolling for three hours from 5 pm to 8 pm on a June evening. You'd have to be certain no one was around to watch you set it up. Heck, the news people might even supply the camera.

Ironic isn't it? She got to go to college, while so many others couldn't afford it.

Supposing there was such a thing as a nudist's license. What would the application look like? I mean, what sort of questions would they ask you?

The current flu vaccine doesn't even have the right strains, anyway. Besides, I've felt worse before as a result of the vaccine itself.

So if you continued to climb, you would have no audience for whom to chestbeat? I've thought about this nudist license thing and decided that it probably wouldn't be a good thing, UNLESS the licensing authorities were to deny licenses to those who are fat or ugly.