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I figured that about you...

Righteous! Rawk on, Pandora!

Granite in the Dry-Shitties? Surely you jest, Kurt. Those boulders are in Renton, near a school... jvesquire: The Oklahoma Dustbowl of Washington is frought with nothing but friable, chossy basalt, period. If that's your cup o' tea, then bust a law and go pebble wrestling at Two Sisters on the Columbia River, on SR 730 just west of the Wallula Gap. Now, be aware that some old survivalist asshole (adjacent property owner) got his panties in a twist about 5 years ago and convinced the spineless Walla Walla County Commissioners to close the place to climbing. However, I bet you could hop the fence at the parking lot and no one would be the wiser (did I just suggest breaking the law? ). They still allow hiking in the area along the few trails, but I would think that if you were discreet, and packed all your (obvious) boulder gear out of sight in a pack on your approach and departure, you'd come off looking like a (legal) hiker in the area. My $0.02 Photo of Two Sisters from Kevin Pogue's website: Otherwise, go climbing at Spring Mountain, Vantage, or Tieton (all three are better basalt and/or andesite). And as wazzu said, Banks is the closest place for granite bouldering, and there's a few longer lines there as well, and in Northup Canyon across the highway from Steamboat Rock and up the dirt road a short piece. You couldn't miss it even if you tried. Here's a link to Kevin Pogue's climbing website that should help you get oriented to nearby climbing areas. Click the top link for the map, and then select the area from the list below the map that pops up. Clicking on the numbers on the map doesn't work. PM me if you're interested in doing longer routes, but know that I'm not around as much as I used to be (new kid). Enjoy!

AT LAST! I finally get to see the horrid cartoons in question! Thanks, DeC! Now, watch your back...

Posting "Hmph! " twice within a half hour was never cool. Hmph!

That's what I'm worried about...

arch, My comment was not meant to allude to any faux pas that you may or may not have committed. It was intended solely for my own inadequacies, and bears no reflection upon you. As for self-denigration, if we can't laugh at ourselves, then at whom can we laugh? I wasn't passing on a "kudo" for your s-d remark, but only noting that s-d humor is an admirable trait, and by inference, indicative of an advanced intellect. From what I have read of your posts, I find that to be true.

foreshopping

But wait - she missed three stores, and two of them were side by side! The horror!

Why men are born with two hands...

Why women are born with two hands...

Classic! I'll have to remember that one to explain some of my own faux pas. Self-denigration is an admirable trait.

I think that then we'd see a rise in bladder infections on longer road trips...

Yeah, this shite is not new. These phisher-fuckers make sites look exactly like the real thing, except it directs elsewhere, then you're fahqed once they get your ID info. I do not think the death penalty is too strong a sentence if they catch these fuckers.

I'm in! Happy 44th, Erik! Kick the cat for me, too! On second thought, Wrecks would whoop your ass, you ancient fuck!

We're called Baby Boomers. Hear us roar!

Of course they do, just ask this guy...

He used evil Sith mind tricks on the editors...

KM, The Abalokov sandwich (aka: V-thread) is [almost] exclusively used in rap/bail applications. In my experience (which is BY NO MEANS exhaustive), one V-thread of 5 or 6 mm perlon is the preferred cordage diameter and number of anchor points. It is more than adequate for static loading of the magnitude applied by gear-laden ice climbers. The newer the cord the better, because newer cords are stiffer, which helps in the stuffing of the cord into the hole. Older, "fuzzy" kerns make it harder to stuff the cord into the hole and retrieve it, because the stray fuzzies grip the surface of the bore, especially if it's really cold out. Slicker is better.

Then you must not have been an early fan of Steve Martin.

Got through all 30 questions with "coffee mug". He's pretty smug and sassy early on, but ince you get past #23, he warms up towards you as a worthy ally for the Dark Side.

Nope, this guy...

Those are Venusians. Venusians don't like Klingons.

O_W: Sadly, I haven't. But now I'll have to go where many a nerd has gone before and download. ivan - re: mikey as a ST character - Counselor Deanna Troi. Go here and insert your "online knowledge" of mike if you don't believe me. Use any answer that revolves around "sensing hostility"; it's only 10 questions.