KaskadskyjKozak

it's nice to make things accessible to people with real disabilities - caused by no fault of their own. but I always get a little pissed when I see some fat f*** park in a disabled spot (albeit with the correct license plate), whose only obvious disability is extreme obesity caused by sloth and lack of self-control. these are the same people who own 30+ foot RVs that they drive up to NPs, along with a loaded 'fridge and everything including the kitchen sink - to go "camping".

Has it? The "Euros" pay something like $5 / gallon: link And at least they have real mass transit systems so you don't have to buy the stuff.

This is a good point. Of course, I am usually not to happy to watch a bunch of fat fucks meandering around a good climb. But to each his own. sounds like a good segue to start another fat kid thread!

Nice sig, Dave.

not bad ,he's mine back in the day, my friend parked the wrong way on a one way street, one of the main streets going through port angeles, and we went in to a friends house came back down stairs and sure enough a cop was running the plates. my buddy didn't have a licence at the time, he said he was driving and the cop already ran his plates and knew he didn't have a licence, and told my frined that and so i said he wasn't driving it's his car but i was driving, this happened a few times then the cop asked for my licence so i gave it to him he went and sat in his car and started telling me what a bad person i was for parking backwards and probly lieing to him, so after he gave me my licence back as i was walking away i said, "well in my opion your an asshole and can suck my dick" he flew out of his car and statred screming in my face his face was beat red he was asking what i said, i just turned to leave and said" nothing man" he grabed my arm and scremed at me again this time we were practicaly touching noses. i calm but sharply said" i said in my opion your an ass hole and you can suck my dick" he grew even reder and just stood there shakeing with rage then said i wasn't allowed to say that to him, and that i was threating him, my reply was simply im alowed to express my opion and he can't keep me from doing so at this point in time there were about 6 or 7 people on the sidewalk and they all were laughting there asses off and saying in my opion your an ass hole and what not to the guy. i kinda felt bad but he finally just said if we didn't stop he'd press obstruction charges on us then he just left. probly helped that i was only 17 at the time on the ride to detox, the officers made a stop in Mission Beach to pick up some drunk guy who had been causing problems (disturbing the peace?). Anyway, this guy looked like a rich snobby white-bread type with designer slacks and shirt and obviously expensive hair cut. they threw him in the car, and the whole way to detox, he was screaming at the cops about how they could shove their handcuffs/night-sticks/mace/etc. straight up their asses. And the lady cop kept getting more and more pissed and answered "you're going to jail tonight!", which just got another round of "stick *** up your ass, bitch". I kept chuckling, and they asked me if I had anything to say. To which I said "no, sir". I guess they were full of crap, because they put him in detox not jail, where he immediately started talking about "making a jailbreak". About an hour later he ran for it... and got away. To which the cop on duty said, "it's ok, he'll probably get raped" (this was in a bad part of San Diego in the middle of the night).

I used to love her, then I had Te-qui-la

yeah, I wish. She stuck my butt with her big black stick Yeah, I could skip that part. The Chili Peppers are freaks.

yeah, I wish. I got stopped by a lady cop In my automobile She said get out and spead your legs And then she tried to cop a feel That cop she was all dressed in blue Was she pretty? Boy I'm tellin' you She stuck my butt with her big black stick I said "what's up?" now suck ...

is that why I got cuffed and thrown into a cruiser, followed by 4 hours in detox?

Add sloe gin and beer, get in a sleeping bag and vomit all over yourself in an unconcious state, along with peeing multiple times in your sleeping bag of course, and I got that one covered a couple of times. But those don't even barely make my top stupidist things I done list. How about grabbing my crotch and flipping off a female officer of the paramilitary San Diego Police Department... to her face...

Logan's Run?

something involving 17 shots of vodka in under two hours, some gange, resulting in a black-out and intermittient puking from about 2 am through noon the next day...

I work in software - hygiene is not high on the priority list.

so... I picked up 1.5" tires for my Mtn Bike and hauled my fat ass across the I-90 this morning. Not bad. Now it's just a matter of building it in to my regular routine. Sweat was not too bad. Had to change in the bathroom though (nasty).

like a human snow-bridge.

Valence Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion Theory pv = nRT 6.02x10^23 someone please help me clear this junk from my brain

Well, I almost got hit by a bread-loaf-sized rock last weekend, and that's not the first time I got lucky myself either.

I meant as "great a climber". my impression is that you have some good skills, but I don't know you. you once talk ed with authority about climbing Liberty Ridge and being comfortable downclimbing the steep ice, or you shouldn't be there. based on what little I know about the route (never been there, and it's probably not in my future if I want to stay married), I get the impression that you are pretty good. Also based on people I know who have met you.

Maybe I'm just a pussy who is afraid of getting hurt or killed, so I take it more cautiously. When I mentioned Accidents in Mountaineering, it just seems that some people don't take things seriously enough, or take chances that they shouldn't. That doesn't mean I'm talking about you or matt or dirty harry or anybody else here. maybe you all did things the right way - on your own. but I don't thing everyone does it so well on their own. btw, I freely admit that when it comes to rock climbing, "I am so suck"

I never took a shot at you. I just said I would never be comfortable learning on my own, without the benefit of a more experienced person. That person, could be a friend, a relative, a guide service, or some instructor in a climbing club. who said I was promoting the Mounties? see above - my PERSONAL feeling is that *I* would not be comfortable learning to climb on my own, and if someone asks my advice (or posts such a question here), it would be to get instruction or mentoring from someone with experience. Someone like YOU for example - doesn't have to be the Mounties, Boealps, or whatever

you can learn routefinding skills on your own. just go on "safer" outings - off trail scrambles for example. There are lots of good ones in the PNW. doing route research is smart, and knowing what to expect is a good idea. On Hood, for example, some people get lost in whiteouts coming down. Just plan for how you'd deal with the conditions coming down (i.e. what compass bearings and landmarks are important). you can invest in a GPS and learn to use it to set way points. but don't rely on it always working - still need map and compass skills. but wait, I guess that's 10 essentials, so we should just leave it behind, so we can be cool - unlike those mounties

who ever said that? you guys jump to conclusions and a few here aren't saying just that not everyone needs "regimented instruction" - they're piling on personal attacks, and blasting the mounties. I don't give a rat's ass if someone doesn't like the Mounties. Everyone has their own opinion. I don't like regimented courses either, or rules, or authority, whatever. Again, you guys jump to conclusions. For climbing, I don't like planning every detail and going up in a large group. I prefer doing stuff on the spur of the moment in a smaller group (3-4). And I don't wear shorts of poly-pro and gaiters and all those other stupid cliches that get posted over and over. get over it, guys

guess you have the same mediocre goals as me. how boring. for an off-trail approach, or on a glacier? many climbs in this area have boot-paths to the summit during prime season, and there are lots of great route descriptions out there. just curious what you had in mind...

not everyone can (or should try to) be as great as you Be a good comrade and don't stand out from the herd, now. does everyone have to aspire to grade IV and V climbs to be in this sport? FOTH has a great picture showing "sphere of acceptable risk" - everyone has their own limits and goals. Some of us are perfectly happy and satisfied climbing Grade II and III routes on blue-bird days.

not everyone can (or should try to) be as great as you