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    RANT

    Feel free to speak up if you think you’ve done something similar or something bigger.

     

    So what's the biggest thing you've done then? A hippo? A gorilla? Or do you just hump your big pillow at night? yellowsleep.gif

     

    Read this, oh mighty one, and learn from your betters: story time

  1. The Japanese eat little fat and have less heart disease than the British and the Americans.

    The French eat lots of fat and have less heart disease than the British and the American.

    The Japanese drink little wine and have less heart disease than the British and the Americans.

    The French drink lots of wine and have less heart disease than the British and the Americans.

     

    Conclusion: eat and drink whatever you want, all your problems come from the English language.

     

    <ducks> I swear I read it somewhere! wazzup.gifyellaf.gif

  2. I'm not from around here so don't know about any specific local etiquette. With that in mind: waiting until the leader below you is either at a belay or at a spot where they can tell you they're safe is common courtesy, IMO. Beware of just yelling 'rope!' without looking for feedback. I was once leading a traversing route, when a rope fell from above and whacked my ropes behind me, pulling down on me. Thankfully I was at a pretty good stance, so no biggie, but kind of scary. When the guys rapped down they swore they yelled 'rope!' but I sure didn't hear them.

    Anyway, just to say: play nice, kids!

  3. Hypothermia could just as easily have destroyed my chances of success. A cardiac surgeon and English Channel swimmer once warned me that it was impossible to swim for any length of time in water that is 32 degrees Fahrenheit. "A normal person will be disabled within seconds," he said, "and dead within two or three minutes."

     

    http://www.yukonman.com/cold_water.asp

     

    It turns out that a normal person can survive for a while in ice-cold water (with a couple provisos) -- watch that first video!

     

    Not that I'd want to do that, of course... brrr...

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