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Hey, didn't the Spray forum have four moderators? What happened?

So, no specific law or traffic regulations can be cited. Good enough. Is a city or county liable when the use of this device in an emergency vehicle causes an accident? What if you're sitting at an intersection and you don't see any cars coming?

I gotta take the devil's advocate stance on this. Ignorance of the law is no defense but what is the particular federal code that is broken? What you're saying is that possession alone is prohibited?

"Philadelphia Police are investigating the robbery of a Wal-Mart store in Franklin Mills, where a man dressed as a armored car security guard fooled employees and walked out with a big payoff. According to Philadelphia Police Sgt. Roland Lee, it happened around noon Sunday when a man, dressed as an armored car guard, entered the store: "He went to the Wal-Mart store, posed as the person, and he took over a hundred thousand dollars in cash and checks in a deposit that was supposed to be deposited to an armored car carrier." Employees thought it was a regular pick-up until the real armored car guard showed up about a half-hour later." link to news story

ALL HAIL TO THE CHIMPY IN THE FEZ!!!!

I just gotta wonder how many of you break the law every single day while you're speeding in traffic. Not that I advocate such things, but to my knowledge this device is still legal and it also does not come under the jurisdiction of the FCC because it does not emit radio signals. Here's an example where the laws have not caught up with the technology. Maybe this goes against your basic sense of fairness but we all know that the world is unfair. Again, I do not condone the breaking of any existing traffic laws, but I think it is an insult to a person's intelligence to obey the law merely because it is the law. There are scores of bad or ridiculous laws still on the books, e.g., concerning oral sex in some states, that are best ignored. Bad laws make criminals of everyone and reduces respect for law in general.

I could use one of these things during rush hour. "Tired of sitting at endless red lights? Frustrated by lights that turn from green to red too quickly, trapping you in traffic?" "Now anyone can breeze through congested intersections just like the police, thanks to a $300 dashboard device that changes traffic lights from red to green, making nasty commutes a thing of the past and leaving other drivers open-mouthed at your ability to manipulate traffic." link to news story This device known as MIRT, mobile infrared transmitter, emits a beam with a 1,500-foot range to a receiver installed at the intersection, which changes the light immediately, allowing an intersection to clear before a fire or rescue truck approaches. More info here

Dryad Looks like there's a lot of variation in what one means by 'small alpine rack'. Sometimes you're given additional information in a route description such as rack to 2 inches. It's been in my limited experience that you have to evaluate what you know about the route (beta) to determine gear needs. It helps if you provide the name of a specific climb if you want gear beta.

WHAT THE HELL!!! Are those green whiskers hanging off of Hello Kitty?

Feigned outrage...that's rich coming from you since your posts tend to be mostly provocative. That's why I associated that song with your avatar. Don't take it so personal, piss wad.

"We take rock, paper, scissors about as seriously as you take something like rock, paper, scissors. We have a lot of fun with the concept."

Actually how about these? A team of Canadian researchers has found that an electrical current can be produced between the ends of a microscopic channel when a fluid flows through it. Discovery of new way to generate electricity means batteries could be powered by water OR Canada's budget surplus for the fiscal year ended March 31 was almost C$7 billion ($5.3 billion), more than double previous government forecasts, a federal official said on Tuesday. Canada's 2002-03 Surplus Close to C$7 Billion-Source

The article said that the saplings couldn't bear the weight of the stones so that wouldn't work as an explanation. Also, considered trundling but that would leave a mark on the tree bark. Or maybe it was their version of Bigfoot or some other freak of nature shown here at this site? freaks of nature

Necro I woulda figured that you'd post the lyrics to MC 900 Foot Jesus' "The City Sleeps" stealin' down an alley on a cold dark night i see a halo in the rain 'round a street light i stop and look and listen to the sound as the raindrops penetrate the silence all around alone, i gaze into the glistening street the distant thunder echoing my heartbeat urging me on to a secret goal away from the light from this lamp on a pole so i turn slip away into the rain drifting like a spirit through the shadows in the lane clutching the tools of my trade in my hand an old box of matches and a gasoline can --snip--

Sounds like a problem for some of the engineering types out there. "A helium balloon experiences an upward force that is equal to the weight of the air it displaces (the buoyant force on the balloon) minus its own weight. At sea level, air weighs about 0.078 pounds per cubic foot, so the upward buoyant force on a cubic foot of helium is about 0.078 pounds. A cubic foot of helium weighs only about 0.011 pounds. The difference between the upward buoyant force on the cubic foot of helium and the weight of the helium is the amount of extra weight that the helium can lift, which is about 0.067 pounds per cubic foot." How Things Work: Balloons At sea level, it would take about 6000 cubic feet of helium to lift a 400 lb boulder. Seems feasible with a balloon. Hover above the tree by anchoring, then lower the stone carefully and also use guide ropes by people on the ground to maneuver the stone into its cradle. Reminds me of the crop circles hoax that a couple of ingenious guys pulled.

Revolution or evolution? Slow change is almost inevitable with the effect of spreading technology, for example, the free flow of information from the Internet. Despotic governments are now seeking to limit the introduction of social effects due to exposure to the Internet. Consequently, information available to the masses is censored. I’ve read reports that the Saudi kingdom is on the verge of bankruptcy. That sounds preposterous but supposedly spending by the rulers is grossly excessive. If this is true, then the ruling government may collapse much as it did in the former USSR. Also, I heard a troubling development. Saudi Arabia recently entered a military alliance with Pakistan as a nuclear deterrent to attack. Personally. I believe that the current rulers are using religion as their pawn to control people especially since the most holy sites in Islam (Mecca and Medina) are located in the kingdom. The idea of mixing fundamentalist religion and nuclear weapons is frightening. I see small chance of sudden change imposed by external forces such as a US invasion. Again, the land is the center of their religion and that action would be the worst thing to do. In many cases, self-determination and resolve are only strengthened by attack. Covert action is undesirable. 'Blowback' from covert action is the reason many in the world direct their hatred toward the United States. 'Blowback' is a term first used by the CIA regarding the overthrow of the government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran in 1953. The most reasonable action seems to be to develop alternative sources of energy. If the energy companies (petroleum, etc.) do not lead development and implementation, then ‘the People’ should take the lead to force the issue. This, I think, will be the truly positive result of Gulf War II for Americans. This should be the impetus to direct our thinking to free ourselves from our self-imposed imprisonment to Middle East oil and their troubles.

Did anyone in your group have an arrest record? Some types of offenses are considered differently than here in the States. For example, if someone had a DWI or DUI that occurred within the last 10 years, then that person will have to pay a fee of about $150 and obtain a document for access into Canada. If the offense is more than 10 years old, then you're considered rehabilitated. And, don't lie to the border guards, they have ways of knowing. Weird law. Check the embassy site for more details considering certain legal hassles.

Yeah my first trip to Skaha (hopefully not my last) was in July of this year. Awesome. I think the drive was shorter than going to Smith. Did you stay at the campground that has the free waterslide or is that gone yet? The sign at the beginning of the steps is amusing.

I hear ya. That sucks. Damn leeches!

"Why is it that the government sanctions taking trips physically to places like Nepal but when it comes to mental trips induced by chemical means in a safe environment, they come down like a ton of bricks? Man, that's such a downer. Gotta go now, got a Floyd concert to crash."

Demand and consumption of goods and services increase. Which item would contribute most to the economy, a computer that does not go obsolete or one that must be replaced every so often? I'm not an economist so I basically do not care if I am right. I'm just messin' around with ideas. The details don't matter so much as the basic premise that the most efficient thing is not necessarily what is done.

It's not the sane people that have firearms that bother me. It's the small percentage of borderline cases that have access that are worrisome.

I blame the increase in violence to the increase in videotaping.

Fuck you, you fucking fuck fucker. Hey, someone found your baby picture in a trash can behind the Quickie Mart. Baby Trask Folks, don't get taken in by that baby face. Even then he was destined to become the bunghole clownpunch asseyes green choad that he is today. His one-line, crappy thread post assaults are like getting zapped by the Zeppelin of Death. Aaaaiieeee!!