KaskadskyjKozak

It's human nature, which is the main reason communism doesn't work. What can I say, we have different experiences and come to different conclusions. About 49% of the time I say the same thing about our war(s) and foreign policy in general - fuck'em, fuck the world - let them solve their own problems. We could better spend the money on ourselves. Close the bases in S. Korea, Japan, and Europe, pull out of every armpit where we have troops stationed (I don't even know half of them anymore - are we still in Haiti and Kosovo?). Cut all foreign aid - people can give through charities if they want. Good luck with your emigration. Peace.

I've talked with people from Scandinavia, and known Americans who lived there as well. I have a basis for my conclusion other than "dogma". If it's so great, move there yourself.

Cool, thanks. Puking is alright, it's getting stopped in my tracks that I want to avoid. I plan to spend the first night at the TH, and spend at least 12 hours at high camp.

Yakszczo ne hryb, ne vliz u borszcz.

Pryjszov Kozak na pole srav, Pryjszov kacap hiwno - ham!

Czuiut' wony dzwin a ne znaiut' de j vin.

Those suicide statistics are out-of-date, and may be more reflective of post-Soviet-era malaise than inherent societal (or seasonal/geographical) factors.

Yawn. Highest standard of living in the world. Those taxes end up paying for things that I pay up the yingyang here for - like college, student loans, etc. The Norwegians I've met have reasonable equivalent salaries, and equivalent disposable income - which in the end is all that matters to me. Seperate argument entirely high taxes = less disposable income = government bureaucratic waste = less freedom = lower incentive to work = less productivity = lower quality of life my quality of life would be shit in Europe - if it's a break even for you - go for it. Make sure you speak the language, and tell everyone you are Canadian, though.

Now you guys have done it... he's mad, really mad.

Astronomical taxes.

I'm only an intermediate downhill skiier and generally stick to groomed trails. What level of skill is required to ski this route? Are you skiing all the way from the summit?

Let's send him to mediate the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. I'd be glued to the proceedings on CPAN watching the comedy unfold...

I've heard that Germany is a great place to live.... for Germans.

On a day like this, how can you even think of leaving Washington?

General Patton was against it as well, but the only alternative was a continuation of the war - the bloodiest in history.

Granite Mountain is notorious for slides on the gully I think you are referring to. At least it is mentioned in the guidebooks. I'd recommended looking for such information in guidebooks, or route descriptions (or talking to a Ranger or someone knowledgable about the area). This does NOT replace independent avalanche evaluation on-site, but can complement this analysis, or even rule out a certain route depending on recent weather patterns.

The next time someone talks about some "imminent threat", it will take a hell of a lot of concrete evidence to convince me, that's for sure.

Govoryu, no predpochitayu razgovarivat' na soloveynom ukrainskom.

Thanks, I'll consider this option. I'd like to allow 2 days for the climb though. The purpose of the trip is to get to altitude on a non-technical climb, and see how I do. I've been at 12,000+ feet twice. The first time I just had a headache at the summit (Adams) and puked back at basecamp. The second time I had to stop and turn back (Rainier). Is there a decent high camp on the Clear Creek route?

Wow, JayB really knows how to push SC's buttons...

Ty v c'omu pomylyayeshsya. Bahato z nas v Ameryci nenavydyly kacapiv-komunyakiv. My stoyaly z polyakamy v solidarnosti protyv yikhnikh zlodiyiv.

In prior wars supply trains were staffed with military personnel - convoys were driven by soldiers, meals were fixed by soldiers, repair work was done by soldiers. In Iraq the fuel trucks are driven by US contractors, the meals fixed by contractors. Same roles, same duties, different "boss" than in the past, and one that to my mind places themmin the role of unarmed combatant. Thanks. Where are you reading up on these details? Our media doesn't seem to cover any of it.

Especially since those same jobs would have been performed by soldiers in past wars. We've outsourced the logistics of our army and somehow expect our enemy's to respect this. Please elaborate.

Assistance? Like intelligence? Collaborators? I'd say yes, but they need to *know* for sure that someone is doing it, not just suspect it. BTW, I don't think of all the insurgents as terrorists - only some, maybe even a very small percentage.