JGowans

a) size difference- blazer and pickup trucks are not too far apart b) you're an idiot I may be an idiot, but at least I'm consistent which is more than can be said for you and your smarmy turncoat comments. You're a complete and utter fuckstick that sounds like a whiney bitch every time you post. Can I suggest that you go back and read your posts with an open mind. I think you'll probably agree that you really do sound like a negative whiney prick. You remind me of the pathetic little ultra-PC teacher on Beavis and Butthead. Go fuck yourself wankstain. How's that for negativity? Am I talking your language now? Are you going to call up your friends and whine about the mean people on the Internet that just don't give a toss about your issues and how they are oh so fucking wrong? Well, now that I've got that outta my system, it's time to

Did you sue him for all he was worth and try to have him charged with attempted murder? I have heard there's some folks on this board that'd take pleasure in doing that very thing...

We used to have something called the Chunder Mile. Every 100 metres, you had to drink a pint. That's 16 pints my friends. The winner was the first one to cross the line without puking.

I've done a brisk walk up to the top of Si in 1hr 17mins. I didn't bother with round-trip cos that hurts the old knees. I reckon if I bothered to run, I can get somewhere around an hour. In fact, why not have a cc.com Si challenge with a Keg at the top and the bottom?

I have a Handspring and quite honestly rarely use it. I'll remember it sometimes, synch it up and leave it lying around until the next time I need to install new batteries and do the the same thing all over again. I got mine free from my company, but in retrospect, I'd never buy one myself unless I were travelling a lot for my job.

I'm not even going to bother debating anymore because some of you shift your opinions to suit the context of the argument and backtrack and dodge what you may have said in the past. You'd make a great politician. Hypocrites.

If you now think that a Forester and a circumcursion are in the same ball park, you need to take your head out of your ass and stick your thumb back in. They're in two totally separate ballparks (actually, the circumcursion isn't in the ballpark, it takes up the whole soccer field!) So, let me get this straight. Ursa and Josh weren't talking about SUVs per say. They were merely referring to specific models of SUVs. Is that the party line now? So, earlier when Ursa branded all SUV owners as having 2" cocks and threatened to sue me should my SUV Land Rover crash into him, he really meant a Navigator. Is that what you're saying now? You dug yourself in a big fucking hole spouting your holier than though mantra against the owners of SUVs and now that you're contemplating buying one, you're saying, "Well, it's ok to own certain models but not others." Whatever.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is not a marketing company. Why can't you just fucking admit you're wrong and I'm right?

It's even on Subaru's site. If it's bogus, why don't you call up Subaru and tell THEM they're talking shite.

Fact is, IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A SMALL UTILITY VEHICLE...not a car. I own an SUV by the way so it's not me who argues against them. It was Ursa Eagle complaining about the size of them..not gas consumption. So, before you get your fucking knickers in a twist, it's not me who's complaining about them on one hand and buying one on the other. I own one and am fucking proud to. The Forrester is probably bigger than 90% of the "cars" on the road and therefore an added hazard (if you follow Ursa_Eagle et al's line of reasoning). So, you can all fuck off for that matter. My post isn't idiotic. It's fucking fact and to claim otherwise is fucking idiotic...wanker!

Hold the fuck up and stop the press. Aren't you the very wankstain that bitched and bitched about how stupid SUVs were and how those driving them had 2" cocks? At what point does a car stop being a car and become an SUV? I'd reckon that a Forrester is pretty fucking close. It's a lot bigger than most fucking cars which is what you whined about for fucking umpteen pages and at one point threatened to sue me should I crash into you. You're so fucking hypocritical! You can claim it's a car or a fucking crossover but it's semantics. It's classified as a Small Sports Utility Vehicle compared to vehicles such as the Ford Escape, Jeep Wrangler, and Rav4. Fuck off you wanker!!!

Hey Jason, That was some helpful info there. Thanks a lot. /j

I knew it was Gaelic but alas I'm not from the highlands & islands...only about 2% of the population speak the language these days. It's enjoying a bit of a resurgence but it's a bloody shame what has happened to our language. I'm from Dundee in the North-East. Are you Scottish as well?

Serious! You just need to pass the basic class. Yeah, but that's a volunteer position with a volunteer organization. Not exactly something I can put on my resume really although it would be a way to figure out if I enjoy teaching I suppose.

Funny

I have a Scotland flag on my right shoulder. Had it since I first came to the Seattle 4 years ago and still like it a lot. I got it done at Slave To The Needle in Ballard. The yellow & red paint they used turned out awesome. Not very creative I suppose but tatoos are all about personal expression and some folks get stuff that means something to them while others go for creativity. Yours is pretty cool. What does text say?

So, I got a good link regarding the Canadian version of the AMGA who in partnership with the University College of the Cariboo offer a pretty comprehensive course. I also heard some tidbits from friends of guides and climbers who think that guiding would prevent them from doing what they want to do and hence detract from the pleasure they currently derive from climbing. All good stuff. Thanks. Anybody actually done any guiding? Have ideas on logical next steps?...

I used to have a girlfriend who got 2 months off each summer and a week here and there. Not to mention the various learning days they had when there were no kids in school. That's pretty massive compared to most folks 2 or 3 weeks vacation in the corporate world. I know very few teachers who don't fill that two months with either the state-required professional development or a summer job to augment the table scraps tossed to them by the legislature. And those "learning days" aren't vacation days, they're work days. "Summers off" is a myth. I'm not trying to pick a fight with you mate, but I know of a fair amount of teachers who use the time to travel during those 2 months. Also, the URL you supplied makes some pretty broad generalizations about the private sector. One such example is the assumption that most folks in the private sector work only 7.5 hours per day. I already stated earlier that I think teachers are undervalued and underappreciated. I'm not about to trade barbs with you regarding how they spend their free time. Here's to teachers.

I used to have a girlfriend who got 2 months off each summer and a week here and there. Not to mention the various learning days they had when there were no kids in school. That's pretty massive compared to most folks 2 or 3 weeks vacation in the corporate world.

I alwys knew sparying on cc.com was valuable and would come in handy some day.

Yes, you're absolutely right mate. That's why I was curious about tagging along with an outfit in a low-key role and just learn that way as well as the obvious adage of there being no substitute for experience.

"Undervalued" as in "shitty pay". Better sell that Land Rover if you're looking to be a guide, unless Dad's gonna help you out. Necro, I don't have parents so there's no financial crutch amigo. I'm on my own here. By undervalued, I mean that teachers aren't empowered to make decisions nor truly teach anymore. The learning experience for kids these days has definitely receded in my opinion, and teachers are caught in a never ending bind of how to effectively educate with very little support. That's what I meant by undervalued

I think guide, and while rock instructor would I think be interesting too, I'm light years away from being able to legitimately function as a rock instructor.

Yes, I am talking about personal fulfillment. Teaching is definitely a worthy occupation but one that in my opinion is altogether undervalued in this day and age. Moreover, aside from the massive vacation time, I don't think I'd gain the freedom that I'm looking for. Hmmm.

That's actually a really good point. I wonder why they don't have such a stipulation in place? Then again, wouldn't that be akin to truckers having to spend 80 hours a year fixing potholes?