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What happened to protecting the innocent child?

Football, Schmootball, I don't really give a crap but would enjoy watching Tom Petty play at half time. Suppose I would go if offered free tickets.

prolly about 30 seconds worth. 8D

breathing is aid

2003 Subi Outback wagon, great in the snow but not so great gas mileage. 22-24 mpg average. 4 banger, no turbo.

LOL Come on girl, shit or get off the pot. No car, whaaa . I don't like group instruction, whaaa . I just want to freeload, skip any learning curve and go climb Everest. WTF? Whaa, Whaaa, Whaa , , . Nobody likes a whiner. I should know cause I can whine with the best of them.

I'm hoping to get to Smith then next warm dry weekend. At least for a day, preferably 2 days or more.

How about for tying up the Gimp?

Wow, sorry for the tough choice. It sure seems like taking the job would be the best of bad choices unless your wife wants it other wise. Also, some of the things you are concerned about have not happened yet so maybe focus on what you and she can deal with now and worry about the other things when they come up. I know it can't be easy to leave her but the benefits could really help. You can always quit if and when she needs you more at home. If it were me, her wishes would be weighing the most though.

Now that's funny. Give me 2 please, hold the water.

I can get a hall pass for a couple weekends this winter/spring. We can also drive one of my cars. Prefer to go before it gets uber crowded there. Don't mind the cold but as long as it's sunny. What u think Ken?

word. but what am i, chopped meat?!? you hurt my feelings! there's more to do on hood for sure, though i don't know if the weather will ever improve enough to do it. let's work out on the n side of beacon this winter? on days it's dry enough we can hit up the o-zone too (it's silly fun, and a nice antidote to the intimidating beacon bigwalls) More like chopped liver, but I hate to think what that makes me. How about a 2 day trip to Smith when it warms up Ken? And Ivan?

Oh, now I get it...

Library?

Using carbon monoxide is aid.

the second part: as good as the adage sounds, some mountains (in this case, mountain ranges) wont always be there the next time. st helens comes to mind... Hmmm, last time I cheched, St. Helens was still there. Maybe a slightly modified version, but still there none the less. Chances are pretty good that MOST mountains are gonna be around for another shot. I guess on my next summit bid that will be one more thing I will have to weigh if it's a tough decision to continue or not. Let's see, weather coming in fast, zero visibility, but she might blow her top before next trip so lets go for it. ..

And, she's HAWTE!

Very Impressive!

I like the new avitar too tony.

Now that's impressive.

So I guess if Tony is successful and makes it back down, all the nay-sayers will have to come up with some other reason why he should not be climbing. After all, when someone can just go out and climb a big peak with out all the presumed prerequisite stuff everyone else is saying he do, I'm guessing that will be a crushing blow to some of the elitist egos out there. Climbing seems to be one of those sports that people like to think only themselves, and maybe certain others, are qualified for such "extreme" activities. If something goes wrong there will be plenty of "I told you so" armchair quarterbacks. But bad shit can, and has happened plenty of times, to some of the best and most qualified climbers out there. Sometimes I think more experience is not necessarily a good thing either. People start thinking they know it all and/or just get careless and sloppy. Good luck Tony. Do your homework, be careful up there and know when to heed to the mountain. It will always be there for another attempt.

mmmm poached wings and gulls, yummy.

LOL

Good times! Hoping the weather guys are all wrong and we can squeeze in a few more laps on Sunday. It never rains in the gorge.

Also, Julbo has an excellent warranty and service. I just sent an ancient pair of glacier glasses back to them that I almost threw away because they were totally trashed. I got an e-mail from them today, just 3 days after I sent them in, and they told me since they no longer make that model I can pick a new pair from the Julbo website and the glasses would be shipped to me next week. The pair I sent in were also replacements they had given me over 10 years ago when I sent an even older pair in. Sure keeps me loyal to them.