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Everyone is telling me, "enjoy it while they're young" But I'm like, "fucking hurry and grow up already!" That's terrible, isn't it?

You must work for the government.

I heard on NPR that the CPI is up 5.6% since July 2007. So, basically, you're not giving them a 2% raise. You're giving them a 3.6% pay cut.

maybe life is giving me a performance review

So, my checking account has been compromised. I got a friendly call from BOA telling me about "irregular account activity" and logged on to find all of my money gone, and now I'm several hundred dollars in the hole, plus all the nice overdraft fees BOA gave me. I got the card cancelled, but since the charges all cleared, they can only "temporarily" refund me the amounts "pending an investigation." I guess I should cancel all of my other cards? I wonder what other little surprises I'm going to get in the mail now. I hope whoever it is is enjoying themselves. WTF! Did I kill someone in a past life or something? What a shitty year. Every time I think, "how much worse can it get?" life decides to show me. :anger:

Didn't you get your bonus in the mail??

NO HIRE

It's tough being someone's boss.

riding the lifts is for pussies and snowboarders

I think I bought in the summer of 06.

Well, my situation could be worse. I mean, at least I can afford the house, and have a (small) amount of equity. But, not much equity -- I'm already bringing a check to the closing table if I sell at my current price. At least I got a good fixed rate on my loan, so theoretically I can just suck it up and stay put for a while. My agent talked me into moving back in, but still keeping it on the market. I guess it doesn't hurt, and at least it will encourage me to keep it clean. Anyone want to buy a house in Snohomish? Close to Index!

Nice job! Definitely on my list. Looks like a great time

i'm doing something to myself right now want to hear about it?

Dru must have got tired of posting under his Minx avatar.

OK, stupid question? I'm trying to decide on whether I should pursue an opportunity to work and live in Kathmandu. Obviously, this would be a pretty cool experience, for me and my kids. Living logistics aside, what's the climbing like? I mean, duh, right? But, if I'm working, I'm not going to be able to take 2 weeks off to trek out to wherever and spend another week or two climbing and aclimating. So, what's the alpine climbing like there? Is there anything nearby I could spend weekends doing? Local cragging? Or, will I end up moving there and not getting a chance to climb ever, because everything is SO BIG and remote that I don't have anything to do on weekends? Advice?

whatever they say about me, it's ALL LIES except for the good stuff.

So, I've been trying to sell my house in Snohomish for a few months. I've lowered the price like $20,000, and still the damn thing won't sell. My neighbors just took a $40,000 loss selling their house. I think depreciation in Snohomish county was like 6% this year. It's getting to the point that if I sell it I'll have to go to closing with a check to make up the difference! I'm taking the damn thing off the market and moving back in. Guess I'll see if things are better in a year. (My agent says not to hold my breath.) Why did I buy a house again??? Oh well, at least my roses are blooming.

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the google streetview car drove by my house as I was outside washing my car with my shirt off. Can't wait to see that

that guy looks like me after the ship party last night

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A SPOT is not a PLB. A SPOT uses a GPS to determine your location, which means you have to be in a location where you can get a GPS lock to begin with, and SPOT uses the private globalstar network for communications (the globalstar network has it's OWN problems which is another issue). The 911 services are handled by GEOSalliance, a private concern in Texas. I was involved in a rescue mission in which the subject had a SPOT device and GEOS alliance spent several hours just trying to figure out who to contact to initiate a rescue -- and they gave incorrect coordinates right off the bat. I never spoke with them directly, but the Sheriff's deputies had lots of complaints about the call center which handled the 911 response for SPOT. That's the only experience I've had with them, and it was poor. (That said, at least they DID finally contact us....) A PLB (much more expensive) uses a 406 MHz digital transmitter, which is the exact same technology used by aircraft beacons. It is much more reliable, uses government based satellites, and will work where a SPOT will not. It also doesn't cost $100 per year to operate (service is free) and is monitored by a government agency (I think NOAA monitors the signals in the US).

Yes. From behind bars to a padded room. No. He should be taken out and shot four times in the chest. Even better. Technically, he has serviced his time. He was sentenced to 20-life. He could be released. If so….someone needs to put 4 bullets in his neck and then stand over him as he bleeds to death. Just so he knows what that is like. MFer took one of our great song writers in history from us. I wonder what Lennon would have said about this kind of sentiment, Kev?

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