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If you DON't comment, then there is a one hundred percent chance that they will not consider your opinion.

Last I'd heard TNF let all of their tent designers go....so one could posit that, since they are owned by Vanity Fair, that they may have bra desingers designing their tents now. Heh. on topic: Patagonia=flawless REI=usually good but not always CD/MSR=excellent BD=excellent Marmot=excellent Deuter=mighty fine My favorite one of these stories is my Marmot Arroyo that I bought about three years ago. It never really kept me warm enough, and it had cold spots and stuff. It was just never quite the bag I'd hoped it would be. Well last year I was just about to shell out the cash for a new bag, but thought I'd give Marmot a try first. They put three ounces of down in the bag. Typical overfill is an ounce or two. They did it in just a couple of weeks door to door and paid the return shipping. It was after the company got bought too.

Someone who knows something about snow told me that this BS $#%!!!! warm weather killed the depth hoar that was causing all the problems in the hills. At least there's that, I guess. Screw skiing, I'm going to the South Pacific!

The annoying pop fiction writing style was enough to keep me from even starting the thing.

Whatever your take on this, here is another chance to comment. Apologies if it's already been posted elsewhere on the site. Revised Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Watershed Access and Travel Management Environmental Assessment Dear Reviewer: The Revised Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Watershed Access and Travel Management Plan is now available on the Forest’s website, www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/projects/. Alternative maps are 11”x17” and may be difficult to download and print at a readable size. In-office review copies of the complete EA are available at the Supervisor’s Mountlake Terrace Office and the Snoqualmie Ranger District Office in North Bend. We are requesting your review and comments on this plan. A 30-day comment period has been established. The period for comment is January 20 – February 22, 2005. The EA revises the March 2002 Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Access and Travel Management Environmental Assessment. The 2002 EA and associated Decision Notice/Findings of No Significant Impact were withdrawn in December 2003 to allow additional time to resolve private land and mining claim access issues. The revised EA proposes to decommission about 30.6 miles of National Forest System road no longer needed for administrative management of National Forest lands within the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River watershed. About 7.6 miles of these roads (Road 5600 from Dingford Creek to its terminus) would be decommissioned to a low-maintenance multi-use trail/private road and about 2.3 miles (Road 5600-50) would be decommissioned and converted to a multi-use trail open for hikers, pack and saddle and mountain bikes. Additionally, the proposed action would open the Middle Fork Trails 1003, 1003.01, 1003.1 and 1003.2 (about 13.8 miles) for mountain bike use on odd-numbered days on a seasonal basis, for a three year trial period. Five site-specific alternatives are analyzed in this EA. Alternatives include the No Action Alternative and four action alternatives. Alternative E is the preferred alternative. I believe it best meets the, purpose and need for the project, which includes: 1. Decommissioning roads no longer needed for administrative management of National Forest System lands within the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River watershed; 2. Providing more mountain bike user trails in the watershed. Through the analysis presented in the revised EA, we have determined that Alternative E would not be a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment; therefore, an environmental impact statement is not needed. This determination was made considering the factors of significance, as defined in 40 CFR 1508.27 (Council of Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act). Please send your written comments to Doug Schrenk, Attention: MF ATM, Snoqualmie Ranger District, 42404 SE North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045. Oral, FAXED and email comments will also be accepted. If you wish to submit oral comments call (425) 888-1421, extension 233. Comments can also be FAXED to Doug Schrenk at (425) 888-1910 or emailed to dschrenk@fs.fed.us. For further information, please contact Doug at (425) 888-1421 extension 233, or e-mail at dschrenk@fs.fed.us. Comments on this document need to be postmarked by Thursday February 22, 2005. Sincerely, JIM FRANZEL District Ranger Snoqualmie Ranger District Please note: comments received in response to this solicitation, including names and addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public record on this proposed action and will be considered part of the public record on this proposed action and will be available for public inspection. Comments submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered; however, those who submit anonymous comments will not have standing to appeal the subsequent decision under 36 CFR Part 215. Additionally, pursuant to 7 CFR 1.27(d), any person may request the agency to withhold a submission from the public record by showing how the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) permits such confidentiality. Persons requesting such confidentiality should be aware that, under the FOIA, confidentiality may be granted in only vary limited circumstances, such as to protect trade secrets. The Forest Service will inform the requester of the agency’s decision regarding the request for confidentiality, and where the request is denied, the agency will return the submission and notify the requester that the comments may be resubmitted with or without name and address within 14 days.

Anyone found a good cheap source for this stuff? It's great but I want it to be cheaper than at Fred Meyer.

More slab, and more of that modular Entre Prises wall stuff. They used to have some in the Fremont VW and they may still have some at the Redmond VW, though I haven't been there in years. In any case, it's the best fake rock stuff I've climbed on. Several years ago I climbed at that gym in Dallas with the 100' routes in the grain silos, and there wasn't much I liked about it. The acoustics, the shape and (lack of) texture of the wall...me I'd rather climb something smaller a few more times....

My 1987 4WD GL is called Bridgit, and she likes boy cars.

Heh, I have a little free time at work this evening.

This is how I would have replied. I have made up some details for clarity. Dear (name deleted), Hey, sorry to hear of your frustration. A couple of things might need clarifying here, so let me address that first. The Climbing Club does not have XC boots available for rent, as stated in the XXXX. We’ll be adding this to the price list in the brochure and on the blackboard outside the gear room that lists the rental prices. Mike was in the Gear Room for his regularly scheduled shift on Wednesday. I dropped by and chatted with him myself. If you missed him, he may have stepped out to attend one of our mandatory safety meetings. Sandi is in the IMA at the climbing wall, which might explain why you couldn’t find it her in the HUB. I can’t be sure if we gave you the wrong information or if you perhaps went to the wrong spot by mistake. If you need anything from her in the future, she is there on Monday and Wednesdays from 3-3:15. As far as a refund, it’s possible, but will take 4-6 years to process. This is due to being part of a large beauracracy (the University) and is completely out of my hands. The UW Climbing Club has much to offer and I hope you will look into our programs before proceeding with your refund request. Let me know if there is anything else I can do. Otherwise, I look forward to seeing you at our Exotic Meat Cookout and Jello Potluck this coming Sunday at the outdoor climbing wall. We’ll be firing up the grill at about 4 pm if it’s not raining. Sincerely, Gary Yngve

Seems like if people were so skeert of their kids learning about evolution, they might think about private school.

The travel advisory has not been updated, but there is information about the tsunami on the site. In any case, I apologize for causing a shitstorm about the State Department website. I am traveling to that part of the world in a couple of weeks and just did some research on Indonesia and Malaysian Borneo recently, and was surprised to see that there are numerous political problems besides the obvious with the tsunami and stuff in Indonesia that has been widely reported.

The State Department website is updated daily or as needed as well.

Keep an eye on the State Department website. It's not a great time to travel in Indonesia.

You guys sure bring a lot of outfits to Pub Club!!

I might try to drop in 10 ish if people will still be there.

I got me a brand new of nordork skis and bindings mounted for about 100 bucks. Good shop, give them money. Oh, and make it snow. TIA.

I had it as a teenage distance runner. At that time, they gave me cortisone shots in the bursa, which helped. I also did some "rengineering" of my footwear with a mat knife. After I stopped running it went away....eventually.

Just a quick werd that it would be great to get the chat hack restored. Thanks

Okay, what about Tioman? Anything to recommend there?

Tracker

Whatever.

I miss the chatter here too, and I am not going to chat elsewhere. Can we get it back?

They might not be Yahoo bots. There have some BB worms and things squirming around on forums lately and breaking them.

A few from ML's soop kitchen Hot and Sour Senegalese (look in "joy" for the recipe I use, and garnish with green apple slices and peanutz) Smoked Sammin Chowder (my own) Turkey Rice (that's what the extra parts from the Thaxg/Xmas dinner are for Corn Chowder (Tim Buck's recipe) Grizzly Bear Stew (mom) Pot Roast Soup (my own) Chicken Tortilla Soup (Rick Bayless) Chile Blanco Minestrone (grandma) Bastard Chili (my own, all from stuff you have around the house, including a bttl of stout) CALDO VERDE (go to Portugal and you will know why) Soup, what a great way to eat! PS. I will share recipes if anyone's interested, shoot me a PM.