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I'll wait until after I suffer a massive head wound....

Cool that you're doing it with your dad. Man, that's rare. Yeah, that's why I've loved doing the list, too. I've been to some really amazing places off the general radar.... ....with some really, really shitty rock!

How far along are you on d list, mon? Cuz that's the ONLY reason to climb Horseshoe LOL

Just for clarity - I not arguing that those unfortunate steps were not necessary, just that they illustrate that private enterprises can be as screwed up, if not more, than public run entities. 80% of all businesses fail within 2 years. As anyone who's worked in the private sector for any length of time can tell you, most private companies are managed poorly and therefore execute poorly. Public entities can be just as or more efficient and effective than private and vice versa. The type of organization is not the issue. Management is the issue. Shitty management will run any organization into the ground. The fundamental problems with hiring for profit private entities to support the public good are: Conflict of interest. Private entities cater to their stockholders first, at the expense of their clients if need be. This problem is greatly worsened with no bid contracts and the general lack of accountability and oversight. Private entities tend to cut services that are too expensive on a case by case basis, which is often not an appropriate type of triage when providing critical services. Given equal management, private entities inherently cost more than their public counterparts because they need to distribute profits to their shareholders to remain viable. They also need to grow. Public entities can remain effective and viable without doing either.

Trip: Horseshoe and Booker - Go to Buckner, hang a left, descend, hang a right Date: 7/28/2010 Trip Report: Josh and I went for #99 on my garbage pile list: Horseshoe, with Booker thrown in as a bonus. Horseshoe provides some exposed chosstacular fun near the summit. Booker probably holds some kind of record for false summits...be prepared for a good, long session of are-we-there-yet? The heat that weekend! Kinda wish we could have a dose of it now, though. Summit Hygiene by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Sahale Arm by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Pet Goat (Sahale Arm) by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Cirrus over Sahale by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Alpine Training by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Horseshoe Lake by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Snaffle by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Horseshoe Summit Sketch Move by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Descending Horseshoe by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Ascending Booker by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Buckner from Booker by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Josh on the buttress above Buckner Basin by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Climbing out of Buckner Basin by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Sahale Arm View by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Gear Notes: poons n poles

JayB has a blind spot when it comes to the cognitive nature of human communication. Brevity being the soul of wit and all that.

Pics.... kr.com/photos/45534410@N03/5007560886/]Cumulus over Golden Horn[/url] by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Cumulus (digital painting) by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Jack and Crater (digital painting) by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Mount Ballard by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Moron Diritissima by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Commence Firing by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Fire One by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Moron Gulley by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Josh on the Traverse by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr Topping Out by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr First Ascent by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr The Author Downclimbing the Top Gulley by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr

A guy should have the right to wave an assault rifle anywhere he chooses.

Only if chloroform is involved. My advice to SC is to love the one you're with, hooves and all.

BTW, that movie was shot in Maple Valley to keep the budget down. No set required.

Yeah, we saw the movie. No thanks, Fairweather. [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSROlfR7WTo I think the phrase "Ewwwwwww" pretty much says it all here.

A majority of homeless folks are mentally ill. Not a whole lot of options for them these days: our society doesn't exactly pamper them. Yeah, they should be blamed for their situation. It's all about personal responsibility. Homelessness and mental illness often go hand in hand. Kind of like being a tool and a moron, right Summitchaser? When are you going to tire of making an ass out of yourself? If not for us, how about for the minute possibility of your ever getting laid?

Being of Jewish descent, Josh is considered a national security risk. They take ZOG very seriously up there.

Good thing Josh doesn't have to worry about that particular problem.

Given the utter harmlessness of his victim in any scenario imaginable, it seems like the cop must have been primed to shoot somebody.

It takes a certain...resolve...to argue with someone you've never met about the details of their life. That level of need to be right...compassion compels me every now and then to hope that this need is occasionally met, if only to provide a moment's respite from a relentless state of embarrassment, but it just never seems to happen.

Here's a hint that'll keep him staring into a corner for a few days: First word isn't 'Washington'.

He got one out of three right. Way better than usual.

Wrong WAC, you fucking moron LOL

Hey, ladies, FW's braggin about his sperm count again. Come for a ride in his SUV. SEXY.

Glad you did your part. I guess you never mastered that whole fitness thing on so many fronts. You three should totally start a fitness club together. NUP_133995_0244 by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr 6a00d83451960269e201157095e3eb970b-800wi by PatGallagherArt, on Flickr

Yeah, you're right. A stifled press should solve that problem. I'm sure there was another, untold side to the story. The old geezer threw his walker at the cop or something. Any other problems you guys'd like to solve today?

The core of the problem, no doubt. So why don't American libtards seem at all concerned about the sole source of population increase here? You must be referring to the Mormons, the Duggars and "john and kate + eight", right? Yeah, I'd wager that large family size correlates pretty much exactly with conservatism/religiosity. You Rfucks simply need to get your fucking tubes tied at birth...thus solving two problems at once.

They were attacked by 84 year old indians with carving knives? Wow...those guys were really good with a blade.

I'll bet even the 2% could get away with 100-mile-range vehicles for a lot, if not the majority, of their driving. On those occasions when you need a longer range vehicle, you can rent one for pretty cheap. Most people don't need to own a long-range vehicle and drive it every day: they just need access to one from time to time. Very true. And agreed, FW, I don't see any possible substitute for petro in aviation in our lifetimes, barring some sort of unexpected and massive technology breakthrough. I'd love to see high speed trains make inroads in the U.S. since I don't enjoy flying at all and would like an alternative, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. Yeah, high speed trains would solve much of that problem. Let's see, how many do we have...oh yeah, that would be none.