KaskadskyjKozak

Amen to that! And talk about ridiculous - the funding for for parks pales in comparison to other budget line items. If you want to make government more streamlined - that's not the place to start.

Rob, I know you think smoking pole in public should be legal, but please refrain from said activities in the Muir hut. If you want to do it one of the solar toilets, I guess it's OK. Thank you.

TTK: you are on ignore. Respect that. Do not respond to my posts. Show some modicum of decency. Try for once.

WTF are you talking about? Do you think the NW Forest pass actually pass for anything other than the salary of the ranger driving around to give tickets? In any case, even someone who believes in smaller government, must acknowledge that one of the roles of the government is management of public lands. And that managements must be adequately funded and paid for by everyone. Just because everyone does not use it is irrelevant. There are lots of things our taxes go towards that each of us does not use. If we are going to go exclusively by usage fees for the NPS, NFS etc, then let's do it for every single thing, period. Gotta give you a for this post. A whole lot of so-called conservatives espouse the attitude of "if I don't see it or use it I shouldn't have to pay for it". There may be instances where this is valid, but around this state for example, it's most often heard in eastern Washington town meetings protesting against statewide dollars funding road projects in the Puget Sound area on the basis of "I don't drive there"; ignoring not only all the subsidies they receive but the fact that the state's economic center is there and if that slows down, so does everything else statewide. The forest pass is nothing more than a form of theft from the public, how this made it into policy is beyond me. Thanks, and for the record, I rarely used the NPS, NFS etc until about 2002, and I felt the same way before then as now. It doesn't matter that I now enjoy our NF's and parks more currently. Last weekend I took advantage of the warm temps and dry weather spell to go mountain biking up at Tolt-McDonald. There was no user fee whatsoever (there was an optional donation box). It was so nice to experience that - and believe it or not a surprise. A surprise! That says a lot about how things of gone south. One thing I give Gregoire credit for is dumping the stupid state parks fee.

I always suspected you were a tree hugger.

WTF are you talking about? Do you think the NW Forest pass actually pass for anything other than the salary of the ranger driving around to give tickets? In any case, even someone who believes in smaller government, must acknowledge that one of the roles of the government is management of public lands. And that managements must be adequately funded and paid for by everyone. Just because everyone does not use it is irrelevant. There are lots of things our taxes go towards that each of us does not use. If we are going to go exclusively by usage fees for the NPS, NFS etc, then let's do it for every single thing, period.

My reaction to this is that even if you are packing, a deranged psychopath who is bent on killing someone is not really going to give you a chance to a fair shootout, now is he? I would imagine said psychopath sniping you from behind some hiding place, or killing you in your sleep, so the gun wouldn't really help.

what was the caliber? a grizzly skull is pretty thick... Yep. I knew I wouldn't be employing the weapon unless and until the animal was on top of me, literally. I've had, compared to most, extensive experience with bears, at home and on trips. Many false charges, chasing them out of camp at night, when called for, surrendering to their whims, and incidences of mutual respect initiating mutual withdrawal from situations. Most of the time, they want out of the situation of an encounter more than I. Like any big animal, you can't count on a stopping shot to the front or top of the head. I'll say this - you seem to have led a very interesting life.

Or OCD. The best are the responses to people who are ignoring "it", followed by responses to the responses to the responses to the responses. All we see are "it's" stupid avatar with no text having a conversation with "itself".

FOAD you stupid cunt.

I don't see the need... Then again I haven't seen any pervs around my campsite taking photos to post on the internet. that might change my mind Gee, FW, a mosquito keeps buzzing around. Actually, more like a warthog's asshole with explosive diarrhea. Thankfully on the internet you can easily avoid such beasts with a simple click of a button or two. Of course such dumb animals don't ever get the hint or have any decency to go shit somewhere else.

I've never read any Rand... is it that... painful?

I don't see the need... Then again I haven't seen any pervs around my campsite taking photos to post on the internet. that might change my mind

what was the caliber? a grizzly skull is pretty thick...

worthless sacks of shit like TTK never change. best to put him on ignore. he thrives off the negative energy. as for challenges, let's not forgot how that puss backed down from Pope.

organic apples: $1.49 a pound at PCC this evening. I almost always find Org apples at PCC or Whole Foods for a buck fifty or sometimes less. that's higher than it was a few years ago cheapest apples i've seen recently is at a fruit stand on beacon hill. i stop when I'm in the area.

And the left is represented by equally low-brow dimwits. Damn you guys are so pathetic with your one-sided myopic delusions.

so, is that tome worth muddling through?

it's probably edible

No shit. Like I said - let's maintain the ones we have -with adequate funding, and not through increased usage fees.

I was better off every year until this year. I peaked last year. I'm sure America's best days are ahead of her though, unlike that peanut farmer.

How about produce? Apples are up to like $2 a pound, and I clearly remember them being more like $1 a pound a few years ago. And I mean the ones on sale, not the most expensive, out of season ones. Suddenly I feel a little like the frog whose water was turned up a few degrees until I boiled.

I cut out driving to work, carpool more to TH's, etc. Look, it's no fantasy - there is a price crunch for the basic living expenses. Gas, water, and electrical are higher too.

I have seen a price crunch in groceries and gas. More like $200-300 per month.

Than 4 years ago? Reagan's a propos question.. For the first time in 20 years, I gotta say "No" and this is why.