Ireneo_Funes

I don't think speed records are what the ladies are looking for... Same goes for observers, officially sanctioned or not.

Just having fun with you, Nolse. I like to know something about my partners, too. But the way you put it, it sounds like you've got a five-page questionnaire that you give to prospective partners.

kainsacad=007?

Sleepy LaBeef. And I have to second Bill's vote for Tammy Wynette's greatest hits.

I just finished "K2: The Savage Mountain." It was very good. And it was cheap too. I checked it out from the liberry!

When does Shane brush, floss, and rinse with flouride? For me it's post-shower, post-shave.

Those mesh long underwear models are guaranteed to have the opposite effect!

My father-in-law gave me a pair of vintage wool knickers a few years ago. They're actually great for XC skiing, but only if no one's around to point and laugh... Iain, your fey spidey is creeping me out.

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Yeah, let's beat that horse some more.

There's a huge wind farm down by Palm Springs, CA. Driving by it at night on my way to Joshua Tree it looked really eerie. I wonder how much they think about migratory paths when they're building those windmills.

Maybe I should hang out at the Meadows parking lot and sell folks in SUVs my "Guilt Pass" for $2. All proceeds will go towards tuning up my bike, buying new trucks for my skateboard, buying new shoes for my walk to work... supporting my sustainable transport program will magically cancel out all their bad karma. Seriously, though...are there bird species that are threatened with extinction because of windmills placed in their migratory paths? Are you saying it's on a par with what the dams in the NW have done to the salmon population?

Now you're talkin'.

That's an incredible photo.

Velveeta on Wonder bread?

Cheddar. Or Swiss.

So what's the highest (bovine) fecal coliform count you've ever recorded in a cc.com thread? Again, just asking.

No, I'm just asking. Is there more shit at the bottom of your "thermocline" or at the top?

So is the water cleaner at the top or the bottom of the lake? Whatever, I'm sticking with the magic dam theory...

But a lake's water quality isn't uniform, is it? I mean, it's going to be different at the shore vs. the middle, right?

You haven't heard about the magic dam? I guess my thinking is that lakes are going to collect more waste than a given spot in a creek, because they're not getting flushed out as quickly. Also because the spot on a lake that I'm likely to be collecting water (just off the shore) is also the place where there's most likely going to be waste from animals/humans camping nearby. And I don't usually take water unfiltered from streams draining lakes. The farther upstream the better I figure. I know it's not very scientific, though.

I filter when I'm taking water from a lake or pond. Otherwise I usually don't bother, unless it's an area that sees a lot of traffic.

Cluck -- was that your party trying this route on Saturday? We saw a group of 4 going up that way yesterday but I think they turned around, since we didn't see them on top.

Sounds like fun, Chris! Weekdays are probably better for me too. A throbbing headache the morning after really won't affect my productivity much at all...