KaskadskyjKozak

Most of us don't want to die period. But we all will. I think the point about "at least he died climbing" is as compared to some other comparable worse demise - say rotting away from cancer in a hospital bed, getting shot by a mugger, or getting t-boned by on the way back from the grocery store. Every one of us will go, and none of us really know when that will be. climbing is risky, but the rewards are enough for me to keep me doing it.

So most people don't actually summit Rainier? I've never climbed it, myself, but that's my understanding... it's another 45 minutes walk around the rim from the dog routes to gain like 8-10' to the actual highest spot, so most people just opt to call it quits at the rim. I dunno, I still tagged it last time even though it was a few minutes out of the way. There's a huge trough from the DC side to the side with the summit "bump" so, quite a few head there. As for pissing on the summit, generally, those that plan ahead piss a few minutes before getting there. Back to the OP - why not piss before the bergschrund on Hood? (or in it) :-)

But that for the most part involves subjective danger, such as running into a tree or accidently skiing off a cliff out of bounds, or falling into a tree well. Objective danger, one encounters in the backcountry or mountains, such as serac collapse or avalanche is different. Seems to me a cliff is an objective hazard. Just like a crevasse is.

+1 ;-)

HOLY MOTHER FUCKING SHIT!!! :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:

I have always believed firmly that Minx is cool. I am now reconsidering... sadly, you were mistaken. first time i've been in the office in a month and the fire truck just pulled up. clearly i'm hot. summertime's gonna be here babe, and you're gonna need somethin' to keep you coool....

Gee.... when and where have I heard this type of threat/promise before. The promise is never kept, of course.

amazon says it's been shippped

That croc otter be more careful!

I have always believed firmly that Minx is cool. I am now reconsidering...

Learn some self-control and you will not need to be reminded.

"don't be a dick"

Piss is ok, albeit suboptimal. The brown stuff, OTOH - not cool.

hardly! conservative or liberal, all economists are full of shit hasn't the historical answer for low employment/recession been government spending on a wide variety of projects? The project is 14 years old. Bubba was president when it began.

What were the temps like on the summit? Much wind on the upper mountain?

There are no surprises here. A few decades ago, countries had few examples to copy and work from, so they predominantly used our constitution as a basis for theirs. As countries created their own version, iterated on it, and had more and more other templates to look at, they moved away from the "original".

What is lame Rob is that YOU are choosing to attack me for not spitting out your party line on an unrelated topic, coupled with making personal attacks. We are discussing a (IMO) wasteful gov't expense. Have you chimed in and agreed that it is wasteful? No. Have you chimed in and stated why it is OK to spend 3.2 million on this toilet? No. You are changing the subject and demanding that I talk about my position on something completely different. The problem here is not insufficient tax revenue - it's spending the revenue we already get on stupid, inflated projects. How many 3.2 million dollar toilets in WA state would you like Carnival to pay for Rob? The one in Elbe? I guess where we differ here is I am OK with taxing Carnival more, but not to waste the money on boondoggle expenses.

You DO support them paying only 1.1% in profits because you vote for republicans who consider closing corporate loopholes to be "raising taxes." And when anybody points out that this company is a tax scofflaw, you just accuse them of being "jealous." So, from my perspective, you absolutely DO support them paying such a low amount. Otherwise, you wouldn't have attacked me, you would have said something like, "damn, that's messed up!" -- instead, you said something like, "good for them!" Also, taxing 1.1% (instead of the actual rate) on 11.3 billion IS throwing money away. LOL! I guess that kind of math is too hard for republicans to muster. Wrong on all counts. Having a bad day, Rob?

Yeah, but if you bought a 3.2 million dollar home, do you want people pounding on the door at all hours seven days a week asking to use the bathroom. That shitter is just one tiny example of wasteful gov't spending you can multiply a few 10's of thousands of times around the nation. And I am not excluding the military either.

meanwhile Carnival Cruises pays 1.1% tax on a cumulative 11.3 BILLION in profits. Sure....we're bankrupt because of the BATHROOMS. Right. Wink wink. Meanwhile Rob ignores wasteful spending because he's jealous of people making money... and it's as "if" I support Carnival paying 1.1% tax on profits. Hey, here's a concept - gov't lives within its means and doesn't flush money down the toilet - starting with the one in Elbe! And in their defense, at least Carnival isn't squandering millions on wasteful projects - they actually make a profit. What a concept!

Woahhhh... voodoo math. The cost of this facility is for the past 10 years. No shits have been taken here yet, period. That's 3.2 million/zero uses = . You can't amortize shit yet. ;-) The facility, once it becomes operational will incur additional costs - for the electricity and water bills, cleaning and TP restocking fees, maintenance and repairs, etc. So there is an ongoing expense. I still stand by the fact that for 3.2 million you could buy a damn fine mansion in Elbe. This is a simple shitter. How much should it cost? I'd say a couple hundred thousand. No wonder we - the state, the nation - are in debt up to our asses.

Remember j_b: "don't be a dick"

I hiked up Mt Si with my 10-year old on Sat. He was fueled for the 3300 foot gain over 4 miles with donuts and motivated for the descent by the promise of pizza.

It's almost 5:30... where in the solar system has your path of destruction lead to so far?