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It must be exhausting to be you.

Nice job! Out of curiosity, what do you carry with you on a trip like this? Im guessing not much....

that's what she said

Or just upload an mp3 to soundcloud for free.

What's an ipod???

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Alt-J Unbunny

I think they should ban wilderness travel entirely, except for me and my friends.

That's true. But wanna guess what would happen if we added $$ to any school district's budget? The last people to get it would be the teachers. I don't know what the solution *is* but I know it is *not* throwing more money at a bureaucracy that has so many issues with it. Not a bad point but I bet the military industry has as much bureaucracy as education, and as much waste, and yet it's never underfunded. Priorities? Food for thought, no?

err, yeah -- lottery.

Actually, this isn't true. Switzerland pays more than us, and the statistic you're referring to is only among OECD countries, which doesn't include every country, and skips some big ones like Canada. And it's not "far more," -- many countries are close. We still spend a lot, though.

Actually, it's on an auction basis, not 1st come. You won't be the only one setting up camp waiting for the doors to open I'm glad that most people respect the permit system, goddamn it's already super crowded up there.

Labor day weekend is risky. I was just up there for 4 days and never saw a single ranger, but it was midweek, not labor day weekend. But on Labor Day weekend, there will almost certainly be rangers at Colchuck and maybe behond? I suppose if you got up into the upper enchantments and stayed off the beaten-path, you might get away with it -- out of sight, out of mind. If they catch you, I think they will definitely fine you and make you leave -- I wouldn't count on it "turning out ok" in that event. If it were me, I'd find a less populated place. Even midweek the enchantments are crowded, anyway.

I think it's cute how the government borrows trillions of dollars to give to the banking lobby, and then pretends that it's the social welfare programs that are bankrupting us.

I agree that 5mm is probably plenty strong but I think that in many rescue/hauling systems the force on the various parts of the system is not as static as you might think because of the mehanical advantage of the system, right? This is where this shit always got complicated in class. In a 5:1 system, how much does force multiplication of the system change the dynamic loading on the anchor and friction knots? I dunno, i think that's how it works, right? Food for thought, anyway.

I'm thinking of how many pounds I could save if I got rid of that "dead" weight. Just sayin. And your harness would fit better. Well, maybe not YOUR harness, but you know what I mean.

Lots of guys don't use their penis, either, but you don't see them getting rid of it. Just saying!

I don't think I could ever get rid of my climbing stuff. Climbing is life, and I think I'd rather die than accept a lifetime without it. At least now I can convince myself that it's only temporary! Maybe it's delusion, but keeping my rack in the closet is a necessary part of harboring that delusion.

Wait, if you stop climbing you have to get rid of your cc.com account? But then the place would be empty! Also, can we merge this with the poor me thread?

Yeah, stupid Constitutional Democracy. Checks and Balances and Separation of Powers - what pointless ideas. citizens united- now that is your idea of checks and balances? people writing a constitution did not have a clue about modern media, corporate culture, money in the politics of modern era, lobbying. If they had, they would be prophets predicting future. how the fuck can supreme court decide about constitutionality of something, that did not exist 200 years ago. That's why the constitution is able to be amended by the majority, to over-rule the supreme court. Congress has done this at least 4 times, as I recall (11th, 14th, 16th, 26th) -- as recently as 1970. Hell, that's why we even have an income tax -- the supreme court said no, and so congress amended the constitution. There have been many other attempts at amending the constitution in response to SCOTUS ruling, but not all of them succeed (obviously).

Jenny!

wait, I guess it's a 2/3 chance, not 50/50. Right?

If I switch doors, doesn't that change my odds to 50/50 vs 1/3? Or am I missing something

Does he open them at random? What if he picks the one with the prize in it, can I change my mind to that one?

GO Obama! Do you mean that literally?

I've never had this stuff. How does it compare to cock sauce (which I find too vinegary).