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what is wrong with you people?

Actually, she' breathing, isn't she? She's not wooly with horns and hooves. you clearly haven't met her. bahhhhhh bah bah bah bahhh baaahhhh

now if that's not a troll, I don't know what is! no it would've been a troll if i had said that i'll just have to go grab my bush...not tree

that's it i can't wait for november, kill me now. i thought everyone was trask's type.

i don't have any wood to grab i guess i'll just have to go hug my tree

nope, got that covered, but thanks for offering, the mercedes still hasn't been delivered so you'll just have to wait

BUT THEN YOU WOULD MISS OCTOBER... NOT YET WOMAN there are still things to do... rocks to climb ok- but can i schedule a time for sometime in early october. what is wrong w/today?

You never had anything original to add from the beginning, dicksmoker. like any of your right winged rhetoric is orignal, thought provoking or even pertinent to life? cripes, i just got back from having that splinter removed i got from hugging my tree hoping to find some new ideas about becoming even more liberal. all i find is this nastiness. comeon everyone....group hug, everyone grab a tree

somebody just kill me now....please

neither the bible nor atlas shrugged are anything other than mediocre works of fiction imo. having read them both and having found both philosophies lacking in application to the natural world, i've wondered if a solid life philosophy could be captured on paper. so my question is...are there any books (besides the bible) that have captured your view of the world and/or spirtuality or at very least deeply affected your outlook? btw-i've wondered about that blonde hair/blue eyed thing myself. what j&m were from N. Europe eh? no about that seat in hell? will it be labeled with my name or do i have to kick someone's ass and take there's or do i have to actually believe in hell for any of that to really matter? have a nice w/e y'all

Even more so because you're supposed to do that three times a day! that was the implication

quick trip to the ER again last night...damn those fingernails, a tad bit of work today, easy alpine today/tomorrow, smith for the sun-tues and then who knows? i love summer

again, why does this have to be all or nothing? you folks seem a bit rigid in your views. maybe i don't spend as much time with my kiddo as some of you would think is appropriate but in my house he gets to participate in his activities of choice and i'm there for nearly every practice and event. he climbs with me sometimes and i find plenty of time to climb w/o him.

i like my privacy. there's a few freaks out there. should one of them take a shine to me they don't need to know if i'm a) online b) surmise that i'm at work

One liter of water weighs 1 kilogram, which is over two pounds. If you have to use chemicals to purify the water, you have to either sit and wait for it to work or you have to hike while waiting for it to work, carrying the extra weight in the meantime. If you have a filter, you can drink up instantly, and not have to carry any water. In fact, for those people arguing volume, if you have a Platypus, your volume can be less when using a filter because you don't ever carry the liter of water. Anyway, I'm not saying a filter is for everything... I really like a filter on long approaches and for climbs that are not carryovers. But it seems the general attitude of people here is that filters suck, which I think is a tad overblown... gary so what happens when you start to climb with no water source? i still dont think your logic makes much sense to me. yeah you fill your bottle and then put the little tablet in it and then walk for 10 minutes.....sounds a tad more efficent as you keep moving as your water/tab does its magic. stop. take pack off un pack filter find suitable source drop filter in run some water thru it drink/fill your bottle continue to pump water thru dry repack pick up pack walk repeat every hour? i tend to think i like to constantly drink water and not at predisposed stops. more flexiable to carry your own water and then to be a slave to plans. couldn't agree w/erik much more. went out a few weeks ago with someone who was depending on a water filter. turns out we ran short of water and he'd left his where w/our gear where we camped. glad i had tablets. he didn't carry his filter b/c it was bulky and heavy but didn't bother to have tablets w/him.

good point i suppose it is tame. but come on! coffee jello?!? yes i have. for example i will not consume anything blue. food does not naturally come in blue. (except for blueberries )

i just got back from lunch and the restaurant was offering coffee jello for dessert!?!? this doesn't sound remotely appetizing. jello comes in colors not flavors doesn't? and who wants to eat brown?

sorry pp, my pretty pink lycra is at the dry cleaner. don't think i can make it

the sad thing is that they had to pay for that!

i fail to see the problem?

last time i checked (this morning) there weren't any towing signs there. maybe they came down this winter. regardless, people park there regularly w/o getting towed. but no harm in parking down below and walking up to avoid the shrubbery.

brushing your teeth. you should do it everyday.

why does it have to be one way or another? i know the type of person and the type of relationship that works for me. robbob and rumr have views and standards that work in their relationships and that's great for them. their marriages are working. i've been married briefly. it failed miserably and it had nothing to do with me going on overnighters w/members of the opposite sex. i have been involved with someone with out the formality of marriage for much longer than i ever managed to stay married. problems in that relationship never had to do with o/n outings with the opposite sex. i think it's about communication no matter what the potential issue. either the two of you come to an understanding that you can both live with or you don't and you move on. forever is a beautiful concept but not always feasible. we make mistakes and sometimes we grow and change in opposite directions. 2 people close to me were divorced after 20yrs of marriage. they are now friends and share many common bonds. when asked about they laugh and say "we were young and in-love but we didn't raise each other right" sort of funny thing to say but they like to point out that neither of them was the same person at 40 as they were at 20. there are no absolutes when it comes to what makes a relationship work.