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    Superstitions

    in Spray

    Posted

    Before every trip, I always swing by the same AMPM to buy a cup of coffee. And every time, the lady has always given it to me for free. I'm afraid it's become a superstition. I'm afraid NOT to stop by. I don't know wtf I'd do if she ever charged me.

     

    Does anybody else have any stupid shit like this that they do?

    BC Boarding recommendations

    in the *freshiezone*

    Posted

    I've been riding inbounds for quite a while and I'm pretty OK. But since my board was stolen :mad: I'm in the market for a new one and I'd like to get into BC riding.

     

    So...got any recommendations on a board/bindings that will do well off piste? I imagine I'll want something lighter, etc...

     

    I've got snowshoes, and I'm taking an avy class this month, so I figure I got that angle covered.

     

    Any tips?

    Fluoride Good,Bad Why?

    in Spray

    Posted

    Why do you need thimerosal (mercury) in your vaccine?

     

    From the FDA's website:

     

    Since 2001, all vaccines manufactured for the U.S. market and routinely recommended for children < 6 years of age have contained no thimerosal or only trace amounts (< 1 microgram of mercury per dose remaining from the manufacturing process), with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine. In addition, all of the routinely recommended vaccines that had been previously manufactured with thimerosal as a preservative (some formulations of DTaP, Haemophilus influenzae b conjugate (Hib), and hepatitis B vaccines) had reached the end of their shelf life by January 2003.

    Fluoride Good,Bad Why?

    in Spray

    Posted

    So can you really trust the "studies" that say fluoride is safe? You have to believe that science can not possibly be corrupted. Which is always in question when BIG money is involved.

     

    When multiple double-blind studies refute your conspiracy theories, I guess the next best option is to claim that they were faked. :wave:

    Fluoride Good,Bad Why?

    in Spray

    Posted · Edited by robmcdan

    Are you guys saying that in a perfect world, each country would have the same incidence of cancer?

     

    Seems to me, in a statistical model, somebody has got to have the most.

    2 person sleeping bags

    in The Gear Critic

    Posted · Edited by robmcdan

    My wife and I have a pair of synthetic 15F bags that zip together (one is a lefty and one is a righty). No complaints yet, and they work well-enough by themselves. They zip together nice even though hers is regular and mine is long.

     

    I don't remember the brand, I could check if you're interested.

     

    I have a friend who used a "permanent" two-person bag on his PCT trip. I think it was this one. He loved it.

    Dying is NOT worth it.

    in Spray

    Posted

    jonmf76 , who are you? You keep mentioning "the old days" as if you were one of the founding members or something. You should back up your chest-thumping with some kind of credibility, before you pontificate to us young whippersnappers about how climbing should be, and about the good old days when everybody did everything right.

     

    I don't remember anybody thinking it is glorious to die, or that taking obscene risks was cool. Danno got a lot of crap, for example.

     

    The climbing world you live in seems way different than the climbing world I live in. Except that in your world, mistakes apparently never happen to the prepared, and badluck never strikes the undeserving. It must be nice over there. :wave:

    The most important course is never taught.

    in Climber's Board

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    I disagree. This year, I have only summited about 50% of my alpine climbs (3/6). The first was because I ran into my turn-around time, the second because the rope got stuck and we had to cut it out of the crack, and the third was because we didn't like the look of the last pitch.

     

    Yeah, sure I'm a newbie and all, but when I tell people that I retreated, I never get any disrespect from people, nor feel any embarrasment or shame. In fact, I've always found that retreats are generally respected, when well-considered.

     

    Likewise, I've never had a parnter try to talk me out of my decision to retreat. Or vice versa.

     

    It's unfortunate that the climbers you hang out with don't seem to understanding. You should find new partners.

     

    :)

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