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That's something that rational people do, Doug. Clearly, I am not dealing with a rational person here...

Yes, rob, we most certainly do. If you have kids, you can't finalize your divorce in this state without one. She just doesn't want to follow it. It says that she gets the kids from the day they get out of school for winter break until 10:00 a.m. on Christmas Day. Then I get them from 10:00 a.m. on Christmas Day until 5 p.m. the night before they go back to school after winter break. It alternates every year. She doesn't think that I should have the kids that long. It's stuck in her head that way. That's why I'm taking this to court. It has gone on this way for two years now. I'm just plain sick and tired of dealing with her shit. It's like I never really got divorced...

Anyone that knows me or has been around me will tell you that I'm a very unassuming, reserved, pragmatic and practical individual. I am dealing with the antithesis of that. It is quite frustrating for a person of my ilk, who follows the rule of law and expects others to do the same, to deal with someone who does not embody these same values...

Thanks, Kirk. Yeah, I'm aware it's a public board, but I didn't see anywhere in my posts where I threatened violence upon her. I'm not stupid. I'm just mad as hell, and I'm not gonna this anymore.

I'm doing my best to keep this away from the kids. But I have no idea what she's telling them, though. I called the kids around noon yesterday... "Hi guys! Merry Christmas! Did Santa bring you lots of stuff?" "Yeah, lotsa cool stuff, but how come you're not here? We miss you. When are we gonna see you?" "Well, I don't really know. Your mom and I haven't got that worked out yet." WTF am I supposed to say? You can't tell them the real truth, that their BSC mother refuses to bring them to me, or that she refuses to give them to me if I drive up there and park myself in her driveway. All that's left to me is to bring litigation against her. And that makes me the bad guy... Got an email reply from her last night. Now she says I'm just doing this to get revenge. Nooooooooooo, it's to get some justice and equitability, since you're incapable of doing that on your own. And she "says" she'll bring them down this Thursday, if I can believe that. Yeah, right... THURSDAY, ferchrissakes!!! Jeezus H Christ... WORST... CHRISTMAS... EVER...!!!

I saw what you did there, Tyler. Afraid Santa was gonna leave ya a lump of coal...??

is this the newer reverso (maybe molded or forged?) or the older folded metal plate kind? I thought the newer reverso looked very similar to the guide in the aspect of preventing the sharp edges from forming. It's the older, bent plate style thingy. Serial #04197C, if that means anything...

We all got it coming, kid...

In all of my life, I have never felt more abhorrence, disgust, and repugnance than I am feeling right now.

That explains why she hangs w Ivan so much... Yep, it is mutual... And here I thought it was because he's such a charming and erudite Renaissance Man...

A Putzl Reverso will work for that, too. Although the Guide is beefier and will last longer than the Reverso. Mine is getting those nasty edges where the rope wears the plate to a razor's edge.

Never tried it meseff, but I can see two scenarios where I think it would be OK: 1. The rope doesn't freeze at all, no matter what (temps above freezing or ice is super cold), so no problem, and 2. While rappelling, allow a little bit of rope to slide a wee more on one side of the rap device, then repeat with the other strand. The movement of the rope through the Abolokov keeps the rope in motion so it doesn't freeze, and alternating strands doesn't cause you to run out of rope on one side of the rap device before the other. All that being said, it may take some effort to perfect this second approach, it could be considered dangerous by some, and may even involve some sawing/wear action on the ice at the Abolokov, which is never good. But I would suspect that the rope freezing in the v-thread really isn't a problem, so the first approach works just as well. I've had ropes freeze on rappel from ice climbs, but they didn't freeze in the Abolokov. They froze to the ice itself. That is, the ice that we had just climbed. I would be more concerned with that possibility when setting up the rap. My $0.02

Merry Christmas, NOT. I can't believe she actually did it. Refused to give the kids to me. She reneged on our agreement yet again. But this time, upon the advice of my attorney, I've got her in writing. So I am alone on Christmas, and it was not supposed to be this way. I've called the cops, reported it, but they can't take the children from her without a court order signed by a judge. Good luck getting that today. So she's now in contempt of court, premeditated. I'm off to the lawyer's office tomorrow (or more likely Tuesday) to have action brought against the BSCX. One cannot even begin to assess the depth of my anger and frustration at this latest turn of premeditated events. I have not ever been without my children on Christmas, until now. This will be one to remember, in the worst of ways... Y'all have a nice Christmas. I won't...

Pfft. That's a standard morning...

I weres, but I ain't no more. Fixin' to go pick up me kids in an hour.

All right you poseurs, it's after midnight, and that makes it CHRISTMAS!!!1 Time to dive into that shit and rip the wrappers off. Oh look, I'll be damned, a dozen BD quickdraws, without the biners. Thanks, Santa!

Happy RamaHanuKwanzMas to all cc.com'ers, and to all a good night.

OK, I'll have to remember that one...

Merry Christmas, Kev. It'll be a lot merrier tomorrow once I have my kids wit'me. The presents are wrapped and beneath the tree, and I'm enjoying some egg nog, with a wee kicker of Appleton Estates to spice it up a bit... Merry RamaHanuKwanzMas to all cc.com'ers, and to all a good night. It would appear that a couple of kids have been more nice than they've been naughty this past year... Phydeaux "eyes" the snowmen disdainfully. He would be more fearsome if he wasn't totally blind...

Then air this grievance, Dave...

Is it time for the Airing of Grievances yet?

The BD QDs arrived in the mail today, just in time for Christmas. This is the only present I'm gonna get this year (besides a lump of coal), but I'm all good with that. Thanks, stiffler! Er... I mean, Santa!

Nastia loves the epic. She's an epicmonger...

Cool, Craig! I wonder how that thing hasn't been ticked in years past when things were really fat...