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Damn hippies...

This is one of my favorite self portraits of the year. Oh yeah, Mt Wila Waw (er some such) in the background. A few other keepers this year (sorry if I already posted these in other threads). Mt Adams with the Mrs. Yum, BACON! Stuart Range. Alaska Range. (Not so much "My BEST" pics, but more like a few of my "favorites" from 2010.)

Last time I flew, I carried-on rack and ropes. Be sure to pack nut tools and sharp stuff. Not sure about international flights though. Just call your airline and ask... Have a great trip!

Dooooohhhhh!

Yah....I've spoken...but you'll have to shut down the sporto scene yourself....I'm only adding perspective...which you don't seem to appreciate....so march on with the rest of them. Oh contrer, monfrer. I love you DAWG! I finally have all the CareBears. Where would spray be without you?.. Now, back on topic, where is the video?

"Cause every girls crazy bout a sharp dressed man"... (enter ZZ Top)

The DAWG has spoken, lets all take a moment of silence. Surely this upstanding young man was doing the draw leavers a favor by shutting down the sporto crime scene...

Refutiates!

You know spray is nearing the bottom again when this and the 911 conspiracy crap dominate the spray dept. Oh, the horror, the horror...

That dude was one of the baddest of the badasses.

You, I recon...

Well, gaaauuulleee. Surprise, surprise, SURPRIZE!

Looks like Boner got a new crack pipe in his stocking!

Well Larry, I'm glad you got that off your chest. But, to presume that less returns would equal pay raises for the pee-ons is simple absurd. (IMO) No matter how much you saved the company, the ones who benefit financially would be higher up the food chain. I'm sure they would be good at blowing sunshine up yer arse though. REI is just another corporate minded company pushing for a better bottom line, which is not likely to be manifested by giving the front line workers raises when the store has a better quarter. Just sayin...

If Chevron started giving out free gasoline, that still wouldn't mean we'd be better off driving as much as we wanted. REI's return policy is not some sort of mistake that we're "taking advantage" of - it makes them money, and there are economic, environmental, and social repurcussions for that. One can have an opinion either way about whether or not it's a good thing, but we consumers are the ones who ultimately condone it or not. If it continues to exist, we are the ones who let it. Taking consideration of this is called being a responsible consumer. True. However, I'm not going to lose any sleep for returning a broken item that they gave a lifetime warranty on. In the end we will all continue to be consumers. So yeah, try to use everything to the fullest extent of it's lifespan. Waste not, want not... When Chevron starts giving me free gas, sign me up. Does not mean I will drive more, just for the sake of driving. I'm sure most people in out greedy society would though.

Keep in mind REI can make whatever return policy they want. Always keep your receipts and take advantage of a policy THEY CHOOSE to implement. If it were not for the Return Every Item policy, I'd certainly rarely, if ever, shop there. Like Bill says, I too would not return stuff to the small gear shop (unless it was a factory defect or similar) as I know they can barely survive as it is.

Nope, been a couple months now ... Hoping you'll ropegun my fat arse up some epic 5.5 soon though.

Eternity with you will be awesome! At least we will be nice and warm together. MERRY CHRISTMAS BILL, many prosperous REI returns to you & yours...

I recently returned a 1996 era REI ice axe that I'd broken the adze off (using it as a pry bar to tighten a fan belt). I still had the original receipt. I thought they'd hassle me. Instead, the guy at the counter got all excited and started parading around the store showing it off and bragging about it's age. I'd been thinking of taking it back since I broke it back in 2001ish. Seemed like a great PR moment for them.

Sthuper! sickie! I'm just glad they have their backs turned to eachother...

As my Grandpa would have said... "You'd complain if you were hung with a new rope"... God rest his soul. Here is a shot of him in action. Funniest thing about him being in this commercial is we did not see it, or even know he was in it, till about a year AFTER he died. Pretty weird watching the tube and seeing yer dead Grandpa on TV. We never did figure out how he got in the commercial in the first place. Maybe your sig should be "I'm having , chest, chest, chest pains"... [video:youtube]

I think I finally found yer new sig... "It's not just a chicken, it's also a dinner" Le Cas De Pollo

Introducing, Le Casa De Pollo... [video:youtube]

SICK! Thanks!

Flip flops are AID!