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We don't yet know that the US government sucks at dealing healthcare to the people. At least give them a chance to fail.

When the solution to the problem is to have everyone purchase medical insurance, wouldn't it be easier to have it provided by the government? If you trust the government to protect your civil liberties while fighting a global terrorist threat, why wouldn't you trust them to remove your malignant tumor? I mean, they are doing a good job, right?

Vintage bikes are too much work. If you are not mech with a preternatural ability to track down rare replacement parts, you are hosed.

F*ck that. you are delicate flower. You are special and as unique as a snowflake.

"I got my Harley up to 100 mph the other day" "Oh yeah?" "yeah, but I had to slow down. The truck was shaking too bad."

Big companies like Boeing are killing the marketability and the salary of engineering fields. To be more marketable anywhere - get your PE. This could be difficult due to the work requirements. It is worth the effort. Product design is very cool stuff, but it's like architecture. It's hard to break in to and when you do get there, the pay sucks for a while since it is such a desirable field. Manufacturing is less glamorous, but there are lots of opportunities all over the world with all of the automation going on. Same goes for machine design. Hours, work environment, etc all goes with where you are working, not the job. Long term prospects are varied but usually come from the larger companies/firms. These are the places where the work will (generally) be less interesting. If you chose to contract you will make good money with an uncertain future. Contracting is a good way to open doors and gain experience in multiple areas while you are younger and less worried about health issues and retirement.

For hooman powered stuff, I build my own cheap bikes. Road Bike: No-name AL frame built with Shimano 105 stuff. Speed comes from the motor, not the frame. Mountain Bike: Access XCL frame with Shimano Deore XT and a Mazocchi MXR pro coil in front. I just sold it. Looking to build a 29er in the next year or two.

2000 BMW R1100R Likes: My dad's bike (inherited), Versatile, Sturdy, easy maintenance, Shaft drive Dislikes: EFI limited 120 mph

Way to go after it. You never know if you can until you try.

what do you ride?

...my rack is a little thin. Can we take yours?

twenty beautiful women were pounding on my bedroom door last night. Damned if I was going to let them out.

Is that some kind of fat crack?

Prusiks are the way to go. It will take way less time to prusik back up a rappel and to go down the correct route than it will to place one bolt.

By all means, please kick their asses.

absolutely not. I couldn't imagine anyone on this board knowing what movie that might have come from. I'm pretty sure we are all stumped on this one.

BD Testing Fatly notched biners still held 20+ kN

Again, people are trying to slow down the fatties.

He's surprisingly capable for being so big. He made it to the top of the Chief (Squamish) in reasonable time.

This ain't the IRS. You can carry your children up if you wish, however. If you carry a child, you can count the weight as body fat on the BMI scale.

No. I think BMI is all the handicap anyone could need. I have a friend who clocks in at BMI 47+. He could make it and win.

(time to summit) / BMI would make more sense... you get credit for being fat... Wait - that doesn't work, because if you have a higher BMI, your score would be lower... 120 min. / 25 BMI = 4.8 120 min. / 30 BMI = 3.6 Sorry. That's the point. It's called a handicap.

High score wins? It should be Time to summit / BMI = Score Low score wins

sorry, I uhh... had some fried food last night

Pre-race Cheeseburger at Triple-X for added difficulty