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  1. uh oh, put on your chat hats, marylou is back at it again.
  2. we we're up on sunday, but might have seen some coming down late saturday as we were hiking in. the road is so much better than it was the last time i was up there a few years ago. the shittiest part of the road is to morrison creek, its just washboarded, no big deal, just annoying, the road to cold springs if fine and vehics of all types were up there, what a freaking mob.
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    Jon & Tim

  4. negative szy, never alone, i have 2 dogs remember? in fact, last weeks bend club was the highest ever in attendance. at its peak, 3 dudes (me, cletus, tapdawg) and 4 wimin.... hmmmmmmmmmm, lets see, that is more chicks than dudes, you guys up in WA should try that sometime!
  5. anybody up for some afternoon fun at smiff followed by $2.25 pints at the BBC? i'm sure i can convince cletus, anyone else?
  6. sorry couldn't resist saying stuff also, i'm a cheastbeater, EXCELLENT trip, and I agree that the traverse we took back was great. By staying up high, and hiking up a bit we saw a HUGE fox, this thing was monster, some cool terrain, and got to ride all the way back to our camp at ~6500 just as it started to drizzle a little bit. Perfect timing, great day, and we even snuck past the dude that was checking VOlcano permits, so we didn't have to pay any ca$h. Ahhh sweeet victory over the FS.
  7. great sunset, great climb, great hordes of crazed mazamas with O2 canisters (I shit you not), and great company. The trip went like this: Cletus at Camp, stoakage Why Cletus was stoaked: SW Chutes Sunset Sunrise Shadow of Mt. Adams, St Helens on the right Cletus, once again, surveying the booty, i mean bounty gaper-t and sw chutez One last shot Thanks again to cleuts and jon, a great time was had by all
  8. it is an oregon thing, but considering many of you wanks visit, maybe you could save a buck by buying yer PBR at the border
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    beer tax :@

    Lawmakers consider beer tax Published: June 28, 2003 Joel Fischer / The Bulletin By Chris Young The Bulletin Beer drinkers may pay as much as $1.50 more in stores for a six-pack from their favorite microbrewery if the state Legislature passes a bill increasing the tax on beer. All the money will go to local public and mental health services, especially alcohol and drug treatment and education, according to House Bill 2804. Both the microbrewing industry and local health officials are at ends in the debate, with the consumer in the middle. "We're trying to backfill some of the $100-plus million in cuts to local service providers," said Rep. Tom Butler, R-Ontario, the bill's sponsor. "This tax would assist in restoring these programs." The tax would bring an estimated $4.3 million per biennium to Deschutes County and its cities, said Gary Smith, director of mental health in the county. "The bill is the only life ring in the ocean," Smith said. "If it doesn't pass, we won't be able to sustain our programs." The county's outpatient program for alcohol, drug and mental health treatment lost 23 positions recently, 15 of which were clinicians, he said. County heath and mental health offices have cut down on service this year, closed on Fridays. The bill is currently in the House Revenue Committee, where it waits for a hearing. The committee may hear the bill along with other revenue bills before the session ends sometime this summer, Butler said. The original bill calls for a tax increase from $2.60 to $35.67 per barrel, or 10 cents per bottle. A barrel equals 2 kegs or 330 12-ounce bottles. If approved, the tax would be paid by the manufacturer, or for beer imported from out-of-state, the distributor. The bill would raise about $115 million per biennium, he said. As it stands in committee, the tax has been negotiated to 7 cents per bottle, but the amount is not finalized yet, said Butler. Microbrewers say the actual amount the consumer will pay will be 16 to 25 cents per bottle, or about $1 to $1.50 a six-pack, due to the mark-up put on beer by wholesalers and retailers. The microbrewing industry in Oregon, with 71 companies, accounts for 10 percent of the state's beer sales, by far the most of any state in the nation, said Jim Parker, executive director of the Oregon Brewers Guild. The next highest state is Colorado with 3 percent of the total, Parker said. The bill will hurt many of the state's microbrewers, they say. Proponents of the bill say that Oregon is due for a beer tax, having the 46th lowest beer tax in the nation, with the last increase 26 years ago. "I think it's time consumers chip in for law enforcement costs related to beer drinking," said Smith, the county mental health director. Microbrewers say the low tax is part of the reason their industry has flourished in Oregon in the first place. Gary Fish, president of Deschutes Brewery in Bend, said the tax would mean his brewery's beer would go up to around $9 per six-pack in stores compared to the current price, about $7.49. Otherwise, the company would have to absorb about $2 million in increased taxes, which isn't possible, Fish said. And with six-packs creeping up on $10, customers will look elsewhere, he said. "Customers are increasingly buying on price," Fish said. "They may say they love our beer, but they can't afford it (at $9 a six-pack). Large domestic beer companies, with more market share and national distribution areas, won't feel the increase as much as microbreweries, Fish said. They can afford to lower their prices to Oregon consumers and give a lower-priced alternative to craft beers long enough to push microbreweries out of business by the decreased sales, he said. Rep. Butler said a tax exemption for small brewers could be added to the bill and be phased out over time. Ron Kutella, partner in Cascade Lakes Brewing Co., said the tax would force the company to increase the keg cost to its distributors by 33 percent. "If there's a statewide budget problem, to pick on a single industry, I don't think it's right," Kutella said.
  10. mt eerie, outside of anacortes
  11. PLAB, and congrats!
  12. "there is nothing like a freshly ... " well you know the rest if i could hit "pause" on the seasons, it would have been like in late may, still perfect coverage on all the big mountains, plenty o corn, and perfect temps for craggin. AND the freakin resort is closed.
  13. i miss winter, but i love riding down multiple thousand feet of corn in the sun, with my chest hair waving in the wind
  14. there is no way that MN is erik
  15. DR PHIL IS SO SUCK
  16. MAN, great spray today!
  17. KY WRESTLING MATCH~!~!!!!!!!!!!
  18. inconcievable! there is no we she could tame iaxx, you have the title secured!
  19. classic trask!
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    trippy

    hmmm northern lights ain't bad. man, june is the only time i can eat the poo shrroms and not worry about getting tested
  21. Nice, thanks for the feedback, maybe i'll try to find a used one, $30 is a bit much for a topo book imho that i won't use all the time
  22. MN- you should try it, its fun, everyone is doing it... com'n take a hit
  23. HC + Black Butte = TOXIC ASS I'm training right now, by the time rope up comes around, i'm bringin my A Game beyotches, bess whatch yerselves.
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