rbw1966

DFA--is it true? Is Madrone now open again? Fess up and please no BS. I cant afford another trespassing bust. Smith is just fine this time of year--just head for the lower and upper gorges and chase the shade ya foos.

I got dobs on the purple bike. Its going ot take a tremendous amount of hauling to rid that place of trash. I'm game to help in any way I can though. Who's bringing the tyvek suits?

Mike's a pretty funny guy in person sometimes, too...Gaston, do you know him? I met Mike once at Alpental. Very nice guy.

This sounds similar to what one can rent for climbing on Mt. Hood called an MLU or Mountain Locator Unit. It used to be a requirement but now they forego that if you have a cell phone.

One time I flew from Portland to visit a buddy of mine in Bangor, Maine. Direct flight from Portland to Boston then a twin engine, 15 passenger plane from Boston to Bangor. Of special note: no bathroom. We had a great time and on the way back hung out drinking beer waiting for my flight. My flight was delayed so we consumed more beer. After the third delay I was soused and staggered out on the tarmac to board the plane. It was at this moment that I felt that first bladder twinge, which of course I ignored. The flight was a mere 45 minutes or so and hell, I can hold it that long right? By the time we landed I had contemplated everything from pissing in an air sickness bag to the cooler my neighboring passenger was using to transport live lobsters. I ran off the plane, grabbed the nearest ground crew person and screamed wild-eyed that I needed a bathroom NOW! I was chipping porcelain within 15 seconds.

When I was in Airborne school in the Army we were taking off for a jump. It was hellishly hot (August in Georgia) and as we basted in the plane waiting for take-off someone hurls into an air sickness bag, filling the cargo bay with the stench of vomit. Cue chain reaction. Well, when I was in Airborne school, you had to jump out of the plane with the bag. Little did the poor saps who hurled know that upon ejection from the plane the prop wash from the engines caused the bags to explode cascading vomit all over the lucky bagholder. You knew who these folks were--they looked like they had been puke wrestling at a Judas Priest concert. Another time when I was in the Rangers we were deploying on a field exercise to Florida that included parachute insertion. The pre-flight briefing included a primer on what to do if a crash is imminent. An alarm bell will ring and we were told to bend over and kiss our asses goodbye. As we hurled down the runway towards lift-off we hear a loud bang and the plane shudders as alarm bells go off. We all stare at each other as the plane slams down and comes to the fastest stop I had ever encountered. We disembark to see we are about 20 feet of the fence at the end of the runway, in the dirt. Down the runway is a huge mess of feathers from where a goose had flown into the engine. Final Army story: flight in a C-5 from Germany to England. Non-pressurized cabin + sinus infection=screaming misery. I thought my head was going to explode.

Dude, that 20 ft crack we did was at least A5 new wave. Count me in on helping with the anchors.

I didn't read it that way at all. More of an anti-news rant.

If I may respond to this blanket generalization, I thought you should know that I was alerted to this attack by a fellow cc.comer who thought that the public might be interested in knowing about this. Out goal is not to sensatinalize everything that happens. This attack is clearly something that is of interest to you guys (evidenced by the large number of postings on this topic) so if you're talking about it, don't you think others might be talking about it as well? 1. I specialize in blanket generalizations 2. The news entertainment industry specializes in blanket generalizations. 3. The only thing that's newsworthy is a topic that'll ultimately help you sell more ad time. Fear sells. Maybe you can tie this story in with baseball bats from Louisville Slugger on special at Big 5 sporting Goods. 4. You sentsationalize everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING. News entertainment sucks for how sensationalized it is, and how it is tailored to a third-grade educated individual. 5. This topic was interesting on this board because it affects most of us that may either live or climb in Squamish. Your average homeowner in Bellevue will just see the headline and say, "That's it honey, we're going to Wenatchee for vacation this year. There's too many rednecks in Squamish. Canada is SUCH a violent country. I say we boycott Canadian products and smash in the windows of the local Canadian grocer like we did with those sappy French when they refused to join in the fun in Iraq." Shut up! Goddamn...if that happened here (as in the usa) it would've made the news also...sheesh... Exactly Gowans point. Regardless of where it happens, news programs specialize in sensationalized accounts of events that happen worldwide. They breed fear.

"The hardest part about climbing Everest was getting two inches of dick through eight inches of down" Sir Edmund Hillary, in a lighter moment.

Well said Herr Wallace.

You are evil.

Leave the carmpons and just time it to hit the snow when its a little softer. There are more than enough steps kicked in to provide an adequate platform for ascending. DOn't really need an ice axe either. Have fun.

No, I am a dolt.

We got better weed on ours.

Best be damn sure the closure is still in effect or face to wrath of the Ranger. Last I checked it was July 15th.

Damn. Sorry to hear that.

I use a butter knife I heat on a stove. Works fine and ah. . cuts through it just like butter.

and taking pictures.

Doping.

They knew I was on vacation. I am back ladies.

Phoenix: where a baby's first words are ". . but its a dry heat"

Thanks for sharing Burp.

I never assumed it was BDs fault for the breakage but rather I called them to order a replacement and they offered it up free of charge.