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Not very cool? What the hell? Suck it up boy. Take some responsibility for yourself. Now you're whining. Get off your ass and go do something.

Icefall - this is the best time of your life but you won't be able to see that till it's over.

Overheard at a restaurant in Washington - "What time do they let the animals come out?" 5 minutes later "Whose draining that big lake over there?" (the restaurant was by a large ocean bay)

We still kicked your ass in 1775 and 1812

Lance was 175 pounds, or thereabout, before cancer. 130 pounds after cancer. He's worked hard to maintain that weight. Now build up the muscle and stamina of a healthy guy, and all the sudden you have the same body frame with a shitload more power than any other guy that weighs 130 pounds. That'll give one hell of an advantage don't you think? Combine that with the worlds best trainers and nutritionists, and the worlds best bike (well, that's debateable) and you've got a rocket on wheels. I give my support to Lance. And I believe he is not a cheater. A bit full of himself, yes, but wouldn't you be?

Good idea. I don't have a couch, I'll have to invite myself over to her place. Failing that I'll grab her boobs

ok, I'll bite, what does TTFN mean?

So I'm trying to avoid becoming one of these stories. Been hanging out a few times with 'the girl next door' I think maybe she might kinda sorta dig me How do I know? When do I make 'the move'? And finally, do chicks really dig it when guys approach building relationships slowly or what? Pretty broad questions hey? sorry but she stumps me.

Thanks Ketch. I'll remember that one. The one that I'm currently using for setting up an anchor (IDEAS), I always forget what half the letters stand for. Srene makes more sense to my little brain, and I'll use it till I've created an automatic approach to setting up the anchor. And the rest of you are hilarious I should have known I'd get a response like that from you lot

So what acronyms work for those of you that use them? Sorry if this is already in the database.

Great, thanks for the replies. It is as I suspected, but being so green I figured better play safe with two trees. Also I felt rushed because my partners were waiting below me (and yelling up every five minutes), so I forced myself to take time and remember what I've learned. I understand that as a newb the most likely thing would be for me to improperly assemble the anchor. Which leads me to my next question, which I'll ask in another thread.

Ya'll ain't gonna get a more newb question than this. Just finished a top-roping course with ACC. Went to crag. Found one (10") tree as anchor. Found another 10" tree 12ft away as backup. Biner'd slings together to meet and equalized. Is this a typical setup, to use two solid trees as an anchor, or would one have done with two slings? I went with the two just in case.

Steve, I'll pass this one up. I could almost buy new with the exchange rate and shipping. Thanks anyway!

I'm interested. Where are you located? US or Canadian $$?

What's a touron? A cross between a tourist and a moron?