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Preferably a 16 or an 18 footer with trailer. Condition is negotiable. Will pay cash for the right boat.

04/10/03 You: annoying Cascade Climber driving grey minivan with too many climbing product stickers and a large yellow KeXP sticker on the back. You were heading east on Mercer then north on I-5. Me: trying to pull up next to you and flip you off but you didn't seem to notice? Sometime between 8:30 and 10:00 AM Thursday.

5.7d? Sounds like WHACK M.C.s to me. Those silly muthafuckas oughta know better

Then you have to take your SO on every trip or they will be insulted that you didn't invite them. That is Hell in my opinion. Only date girls who are afraid to step off the pavement and keep your time in the mountains to yourself. I wouldn't be above climbing with or sleeping with climber chicks though-Adventuregal comment what do you think:

Cats are often louder than that. Drop it in first, floor it and aim just three feet ahead of kitty kitty

Sorry, they're all coming to Leavenworth with me tomorrow. My phone just will not stop ringing

In high school I used to go in the empty lots at night and find a stray. I'd nose my van up to it and romp on the gas, then hit the brakes. The cart would rocket across the lot and flip over the curb into the street, making a terrible crashing sound. Interesting cart problem: roll the cart backwards and jump on the front, then try to get it to do a 360. It's easy to get a 180 but the full spin takes practice.

Yeah, it had an effect on me. A while ago I shaved my beard and was planning on leaving the stache with handlebars intact. Thought twice about it and clipped those stiff, well cultivated bristles right off. Now my mullet stands alone: the party in the front just ain't same with only one.

Order of difficulty from hardest to softest (in my mind): 1. Joshua Tree 2. Index 3. Yosemite 4. Leavenworth (almost the same as Yosemite) Obviously there is a wide range of ratings in any one area. (say that ten times fast) Still, I feel there is a common thread and a common standard to most areas. Worst comment EVER!

Heading to Leavenworth tomorrow morning. Will be meeting others but have room for a partner of my own to bring. Trad, Beer and good times guaranteed. Will return on Sunday unless weather is unbelievably henious. In the case that weather is less than perfect Stevens Pass ski area is a second option. Will be leaving from Seattle/Capitol Hill area. Aaron 890-0090

Yeah, rumor is that everyone is gonna stop climbing on BD cams real soon. You should sell yours while you have the chance. What sizes do you have Mr. Cooper? And where did you read this? (seriously this time)

"GW's father was much better at negotiating" true dat, climba!

My point is that Bush comes off more than just a little bit blunt and scary to foriegn leaders (and quite a few Americans). Obviously the French were more than a little untrue, but I think a more articulate and well spoken leader could have dealt with the UN in a way that would have given us more world support in this war. Bush and Fleischer come off with an aire of superiority and cockiness that is not good in any world leader and that scares people. Bush's background and blunt speeches also smack of empire building to many who see them-not good when you're trying to build support for a war.

There would never be launching facilities. That would be far to difficult for the Iraqis to obtain with everyone looking over their shoulders. If Saddam had plans to deliver a nuclear, chem or bio strike against us it would have made use of our open borders and the ease with which such weapons can be brought into our country. It could be about to go off right now. That's what this is about, not the potential for ICBMs coming from Iraq (pretty unlikely).

There may not be a link between Saddam and 9/11, but that is not the issue here: there is an obvious link between Saddam developing and storing up weapons of mass destruction and his on-going hatred for America. He has been building up weapons and funding sneaky little projects since Gulf War I but we let it slide because we didn't think he could hurt our homeland. 9/11 is proof to both Saddam and America that weapons and plots can be used very effectively against us in our homeland. Given time he would surely have struck us in a similar or more devastating manner to 9/11, that is why we can no longer tolerate his presence. While war should always be the last resort in a conflict between countries, diplomacy is pretty much a waste of time with Saddam: we already had as much control over him in a non military sense through the 90's as was possible. War was the only option to disarm him. I detest Bush and his idiotic speechs, and I feel he could have handled the UN quite a bit more effectively, but I support this war and I think our military is doing a great job of protecting civilian life in Iraq while destroying Saddam's regime. If you do not support the war and the politicians at least support the troops who are over there making sacrifices to protect us: they don't make the decisions but they do all the work. Nothing is more sick than the video clips of people spitting on Vietnam vets as they returned home and I hope that doesn't happen ever again, no matter what the conflict is. "Telavision, the drug of the nation, breeding ignorence and spewin radiation. --Micheal Franti" www.dictionary.com

I'm glad I prepared for this holiday: I got wasted all fucking weekend! It's the best way to make sure I'll go to work tomorrow. One Guinness and I'll turn in. As far as the Black and Tans go I think they are safe to order in Seattle. I tricked Charlie into ordering one at Molly Maguires yesterday and they didn't even say anything to him. They did pour a shitty beagle though.

nICE!

Return it

Yes indeed. The Jack Russell Terrier is a fine animal, although somewhat primitive and prone to hyperactivity. But 'goll he's cute on Frasier!

Yeah, the poll showed what I thought it would: most people prefer Camalots. I bought all Camalots to begin with but now I'm finding that I like Metolius a lot, both small TCU sizes and the larger "Power" Cams. They're great to double with Camalots. My largest cam is a DMM #4 and I like it a lot for alpine climbs-it's very lightweight.

As Nelly said earlier: I took a look at the Dragonfly today and it is NOT the same material as my jacket. It is quite a bit lighter actually. The design, cut and features are identical though. I don't know why they went lighter, my jacket is very packable and lightweight (balls up a bit bigger than a fist), offers good protection and is tough enough to take some heinious chimneys and offwidths with very little damage. Looks like they made a poor "improvement" in the search for better numbers (ounces) to me.

I just bought some Oval Wires today and I think they are a really great biner design. They are easy to clip (I tested in the store) and still have the smooth oval design I like. They also seem to be larger than regular ovals and capable of clipping more at one time without hangups. They are also pretty lightweight. I think these are the best multi-purpose biners I've ever seen, great for aid, alpine or even sport if they were in quickdraws. And who asked what ovals are good for? The price ain't bad either. Here's a link: http://www.bdel.com/gear/rock/oval_wire.php

I don't think that's a very appropriate thing to say about someone you don't know. It also bad grammar. Clean up your act son, and stop being such a party boy yourself.

Update! He just yelled: "Children of the darkness, children of the light! Our generation will have to repent!" Then he ran into the street and pretended to be shooting a machine gun. A few minutes later he came back in with $10 and bought more coffee. I'd pretend to shoot a machine gun all the time if people gave me tens like that. Now he's on a computer and saying "gigobyte" and other computer nerd words in a fake cockney accent. -ScottP my autosig does make sense, it is describing an imaginary situation in which Ginger, Marianne and Mrs. Howell are robbing Mr. Howell, the Skipper and the male cast members of Gilligan's Island. The description is by popular rap artist "Methodman" and might prove difficult to understand for some.