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My best ranger experience was doing meadow restoration at Silver Lake, up by Poodle Dog Pass. For dinner, one ranger brought strawberry cheesecake in a box, and cooked it up for everyone to share. The other made hot snotties--hot tang with whiskey. Nice folks, those. My worst experiences with LEOs were all the ones that gave me speeding tickets.

[quote Love conquers Judgement. Yeah, I know; I hate when that happens.

DeC, you know that's not a polite question to ask a woman. Jeez.

Oh, yeah, it's sweet. You can get chocolate, vanilla, chocolate *and* vanilla, or vanilla or chocolate with berry topping. What's not to like? At the food stand.

Definitely. And you practically need a small nation to store the stuff. But, the prices...they draw you in. That and the frozen yogurt.

I trust Costco to have my best interests at lard.

We gonna have a jail full a' naked Crispy Critters And a drip-dry space cadet.

[quote. Sort of, only otterbees are real, and jackalopes don't really exist--they're mythical creatures, like unicorns and Christ. Hoo boy, prepare to be struck by lightning! God's wrath shall smite thee.

an otterbee... is that like a jackalope? Sort of, only otterbees are real, and jackalopes don't really exist--they're mythical creatures, like unicorns and the anti-Christ.

Well, you otter bee.

I always thought he was saying "dancing on the lawn"... Actually, me, too, come to think of it. That makes a lot more sense. I got those lyrics from another lyrics site. The more to confuse you with, my dear.

Just got home from Illinois. Lock the front door oh boy. Got to set down take a rest on the porch. Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin Doot doot doot lookin out my back door. Giant doin cart wheels. A statue wearing high heels. Look at all the happy creatures dancing on and on. Dinosaur victrola listenin to Buck Owens, doot doot doot lookin out my back door Tambourines and elephants are playin in the band. Won't you take a ride on the flyin spoon doot doo doo. Forward troubles Illinois. Lock the front door oh boy. Look at all the happy creatures dancin on and on.

Because I'm a naive, trusting doofus, who believes pharmaceuticals have my good health as their reason for being and primary mission. Besides, anything from Costco has got to be good, right?

Um...um...

Yes, water, when used incorrectly, can be a very dangerous substance. Your warning is relevant and timely.

Sing it and they will hum--come?

Oh, *and* they contain silicon dioxide: "Today, the modern electronics world greatly depends on silicon dioxide for the manufacture of semiconductors, wire insulation, and fiber optic cables....Today the oil industry uses silicon dioxide gel to help refine crude oil into usable fuel such as gasoline. Silicon dioxide is used in glasses for windows (not to mention may other things made of glass), metal alloys, pipe flux, metal alloys, concrete, sand for foundations, sealants, sandblasting, and many more applications.... Some other uses include… Petroleum products Molds for castings Refractive pieces (lenses, prisms…) Thickening agent in medicines Precision measurement equipment (balances, gravimeters, galvanometers…) Detergents" (reference) Mmm, wanna eat me some of that! Maybe I'll just have an orange...

So, I buy a mega container of vitamin C at Costco, and it turns out they contain Yellow 6 Lake and Red 40 Lake! Um, isn't it counterintuitive to add coloring chemicals to a health supplement? I mean, I take vitamins in part to pretend I'm preventing cancer. Stupid to add junk that *may* cause cancer, and other maladies (Google). Now, Yellow 6 Lake in my diet Mountain Dew and sugar-free Red Bull, OK, fine, but in my vitamins?! Jeesh. Why do pharmaceutical companies think we need colorful vitamins and meds anyway? Maybe our resident chemist knows.

The latest song virus infecting my brain... Why do I read this thread? Why?

I agree. You have to consider the shape of the to-be-bagged, though. In the situation I was in, it seemed really ill-advised to leave her--if she was already cold, stopping all activity and lying in the snow in a bivy bag isn't going to warm her up. If someone was just tired and not able to make it, and in a safe place and *willing* to stay put and wait, OK. Although you still run the risk that they might be developing/will develop altitude-related problems. Not likely, but maybe. OTOH, there are so many people on the dog routes, they could get help if needed.

I was on a climb on Rainier several years back with a "well-known climbing club," and the dorky leaders decided to do this with a slender (I mention this b/c she was cold, and didn't have much body fat for insulation) young climber, on her very first glacier climb, who was complaining of being cold, not having enough clothing, and not feeling well. Jesus fucking Christ. I had stayed at camp with blood blisters on my heels from my climbing boots, and the person they "bagged" was my tent mate. I was outraged. They continued climbing for a bit, then turned back to get her and bring her down to camp. The leader didn't say that's why they turned around--only said, "It's not worth climbing when the route is this busy." Lousy piece of...grrr.

Aw, poor Zeke. He had a good long life. Good dog!

geez, mistere. why'd you have to go and ruin a nice thread full of cute puppy pics? Since this was posted on the cutest dog thread, are you suggesting she's going to give birth to a dog? A Great Dane, perhaps?

Que sierra sierra.

Uh-oh, am I about to get moderated? Mountains, I'm talking about mountains. No, really.