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LOL...at the answers so far. Seriously, though, I found an arial photo...I circled the beam structures, house and put rectangle around where the walls are. Note the very large structure being built (just under the race track). You’ll have to go to the web site to zoom in. http://www.surrey.ca/Inside+City+Hall/City+Departments/Engineering/Spatial+Information/COSMOS+External/ Launch the COSMOS - search the South Surrey - cross street 8th Ave and 184th Street

Take a look at the structures(white beams of varying sizes) seen in the attached photos. There are several of these configurations scattered along the road way leading into some property down the street from a friends place near 8th and 184th in South Surrey, BC. I have also included a photo of the building on the land. My question …Is this Art, a Cult related thing, or an Alien landing strip? There are 4 or 5 different ‘installations’ of the white beam configurations, scattered across the front of the acreage. Not sure if you get a sense of the scale, but these are huge beams. There are also some cement ‘walls’ that are randomly placed at the entrance to the driveway. I'll see if I can get photos of those. The walls are interesting in that they are very functional looking (similar to the walls of the house) – yet don’t have a clear purpose, as they are staggered and overlapping, rather than in any semblance of a straight line, so obviously not intended to block or restrict anything, but be more visually interesting. WTF?

My climbing hero is the one having the most fun.

Does your girlfriend know you are planning to bring climbing gear? Seriously, dude...your going to **Maui**...leave the climbing gear at home. Go snorkel with the turtles, drink fruity tequila drinks with the little umbrellas on the beach or go for a hike in Haleakela crater. If you really need some adrenaline, try surfing on the North Shore. Most of the rock is volcanic choss anyway. PM me if you want beta on the best snorkeling spots.

You'd be fine for Ranier, paved and plowed all the way to Paradise. Baker is another story...this dirt/gravel road may have swollen streams you need to drive across and will have patchy snow in many places that you will need to get over to more dry road on the other side...it will definately mean you have to park a bit farther down the road and have an extra few miles to walk.

Okaaaay....but did she get the HPV vaccine?

JayB - you seem well informed - i'm curious, what is your occupation? Being a new parent myself, EricB makes a good point - parenthood must activate the 'overprotective to the point of paranoia gene'.

Can you point me to these studies? I'm interested in seeing how in depth this has been studied.

Autism is pretty harsh, too. I think the feared MMR/Autism link is freaking alot of people right now. My wife works with children and has noticed a frightening increase in the number of kids with autistic tendancies. I'm not implicating the MMR, but something must be going on to cause this very real increase. How hard is it to get individual Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccines - that could be what it takes to get this group back on the vaccination train.

Zebra-Zion looks awesome...its on my tick list for next time I am there!

Can't believe nobody has posted this yet. There hasn't been a good vaccination thread for a while: http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_050408HEB_measles_alert_SW.caa3af67.html I think things are going to get worse. Much worse, since Jenny McCarthy was on Oprah promoting her book there is going to be untold millions of spawn out there running around not vaccinated. I think its time to take your tin foil hat off and get vaccinated. Discuss.

Thats my boy...i mixed that video right after the guests went home. Good times!

My son had his first birthday today. His uncle bought him a drum set ...at first I was skeptical how age appropriate this is, but in typical first-birthday sugar induced inspiration, he brought the house down with his first drum solo ...(Kevbone, you will especially appreciate this). myMVucf0H0A

Mountain Equipment Coop in Vancouver (Canada, eh, Kevbone). http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442620814&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302734821&bmUID=1209748415555

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Wife and I took the boy up Mt. Seymour today...what a great day out! We had lunch on the summit: Played in the snow:

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We were up there today between 12 and 3pm. The snow conditions were perfect for hiking. Firm enough to support our weight with just boots, soft enough to kick steps up the steep bits. Pics here: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/793416/Main/51882/#Post793416 and here: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/793414#Post793414

I am wondering what the conditions are up on Mt. Seymour. It is supposed to be sunny tommorow and 19c. I would like to take my family for a hike and am wondering if we will be post-holing up there? Or is it fairly hard-pack trail?

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According to this source, Brita filters contain no HDPE. http://thesoftlanding.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/are-brita-water-pitchers-made-from-safe-plastic/ Seems to be relying on info from the manufacturer though. If someone here knows either way, please post the info. I use my Brita everyday.

Seems a bit juvenile to me. And hilarious.

Speaking of Chuck Norris, here are some true facts about him: - If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you. - There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control. - Apple pays Chuck Norris 99 cents every time he listens to a song. - Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open. - Chuck Norris can eat just one Lay's potato chip. - Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise. - Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird. - When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. - Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants. - There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live. - Outer space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet with Chuck Norris. - Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. - Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs. - Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding. - Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice. - There is no chin behind Chuck Norris’ beard. There is only another fist. - When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down. - Chuck Norris is so fast, he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head. - Chuck Norris’ hand is the only hand that can beat a Royal Flush. - Chuck Norris doesn’t wear a watch, HE decides what time it is. - Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door. - Chuck Norris does not get frostbite. Chuck Norris bites frost - Remember the Soviet Union? They decided to quit after watching a DeltaForce marathon on Satellite TV. - Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship. http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com

Why does the currency exchange never have any small bills? When I tried to get British Pounds (was going to London) they only had 100 Pound notes. WTF? As I travelled around Africa, the smallest I could get were 20,000 Shilling notes (about $20US) at the local banks. Good luck trying to buy something small with that...all the local merchants have "no change". WTF? Also in Africa (Kenya/Tanzania), the favorite currency is American Dollars (not local currency). Yet to get American dollars, I had to cash my American Dollar travellers cheques into local currency and then to American Dollars (incuring twice the service charge. WTF? Rots of ruck, white boy!