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macherry
May 5, 2013, 5:09 PM
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edge wrote: Picked up the Tundra today, but now it needs an alignment because mechanic #1 doesn't have the equipment; the steering wheel is at 1:30 when driving straight. Going to get the AC checked at the same time. Went to Camping World which is an RV cash suck. The satellite receiver we need was on sale but sold out, so we got a rain check. Also picked up a bicycle rack for the tow hitch which will save a ton of space inside the truck bed. Considering a generator, just need to see if 4k watts is enough to run the AC. This whole thing is getting embarrassing, really. shameful really i've seen your type stopping at rest sites. never getting out of the goddam rv, except to put out the satellite dish and drop off garbage.
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macherry
May 5, 2013, 5:09 PM
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edge
May 5, 2013, 10:12 PM
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macherry wrote: edge wrote: Picked up the Tundra today, but now it needs an alignment because mechanic #1 doesn't have the equipment; the steering wheel is at 1:30 when driving straight. Going to get the AC checked at the same time. Went to Camping World which is an RV cash suck. The satellite receiver we need was on sale but sold out, so we got a rain check. Also picked up a bicycle rack for the tow hitch which will save a ton of space inside the truck bed. Considering a generator, just need to see if 4k watts is enough to run the AC. This whole thing is getting embarrassing, really. shameful really i've seen your type stopping at rest sites. never getting out of the goddam rv, except to put out the satellite dish and drop off garbage. If I have a "type," it's obviously a misprint.
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Kartessa
May 6, 2013, 12:37 PM
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About to set foot in a classroom for the first time in 9 years... There may be some 9599
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edge
May 6, 2013, 1:09 PM
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Kartessa wrote: About to set foot in a classroom for the first time in 9 years... There may be some 9599 You crazy college kids.
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edge
May 6, 2013, 1:20 PM
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Did a 5 mile hike this weekend; 5 miles! OMG!!! This was a favor to the wife, part of our leaving NH whirled tour of good-bys, hand wringing, and other necessary evils. A casual friend of ours got herself a new boy toy and wanted to show him off, problem was he wouldn't STFU the whole time; trying too hard to be liked. Arg. I dragged everyone up a trail with several class 3 sections on exposed rock and while they all hugged the rock and sweated profusely I walked up the slabs back and forth offering moral support, beta, and helping hands (literally.) It takes a lot more effort to modify my pace and go slow than if I was just able to hike. It took the group 3X longer than it should have. Boy toy kept spraying about how he loves cold water on the trail and he freezes his water bottles prior to the hike. "Oh, how clever. I just bring water and drink it no matter the temp," says I. He kept stopping to suck out the meltwater from a 16 oz bottle the whole way, and by the end of the day it was still 70% frozen and he was parched, too proud to accept liquid from my Camelback. Whatevez.
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edge
May 6, 2013, 1:56 PM
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I also got a blow by blow trip report of a full-on tourist trip to Italy (wow, you went to Rome? How unique!) He asks if I have ever been to Italy. "I only hiked into a corner of it so I could climb Mont Blanc." Blank stare ensues. "So did you have to go through a border crossing?" "Yes, the Italians have their entire Tenth Mountain Division stationed every 100 meters along the border to prevent terrorists from entering through the French alps." My wife thought that was rude.
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Kartessa
May 6, 2013, 1:57 PM
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edge wrote: Boy toy kept spraying about how he loves cold water on the trail and he freezes his water bottles prior to the hike. "Oh, how clever. I just bring water and drink it no matter the temp," says I. He kept stopping to suck out the meltwater from a 16 oz bottle the whole way, and by the end of the day it was still 70% frozen and he was parched, too proud to accept liquid from my Camelback. Whatevez. On the 90-100 degree days I love the ice cold water... trick is to fill the bottle half way, free it on it's side and top up with water before hitting the trail... n00b
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macherry
May 6, 2013, 2:08 PM
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edge wrote: Did a 5 mile hike this weekend; 5 miles! OMG!!! This was a favor to the wife, part of our leaving NH whirled tour of good-bys, hand wringing, and other necessary evils. A casual friend of ours got herself a new boy toy and wanted to show him off, problem was he wouldn't STFU the whole time; trying too hard to be liked. Arg. I dragged everyone up a trail with several class 3 sections on exposed rock and while they all hugged the rock and sweated profusely I walked up the slabs back and forth offering moral support, beta, and helping hands (literally.) It takes a lot more effort to modify my pace and go slow than if I was just able to hike. It took the group 3X longer than it should have. Boy toy kept spraying about how he loves cold water on the trail and he freezes his water bottles prior to the hike. "Oh, how clever. I just bring water and drink it no matter the temp," says I. He kept stopping to suck out the meltwater from a 16 oz bottle the whole way, and by the end of the day it was still 70% frozen and he was parched, too proud to accept liquid from my Camelback. Whatevez. get some new friends when you get out west. shameful
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macherry
May 6, 2013, 2:10 PM
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edge wrote: I also got a blow by blow trip report of a full-on tourist trip to Italy (wow, you went to Rome? How unique!) He asks if I have ever been to Italy. "I only hiked into a corner of it so I could climb Mont Blanc." Blank stare ensues. "So did you have to go through a border crossing?" "Yes, the Italians have their entire Tenth Mountain Division stationed every 100 meters along the border to prevent terrorists from entering through the French alps." My wife thought that was rude. your wife is correct.
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May 6, 2013, 2:47 PM
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macherry wrote: edge wrote: I also got a blow by blow trip report of a full-on tourist trip to Italy (wow, you went to Rome? How unique!) He asks if I have ever been to Italy. "I only hiked into a corner of it so I could climb Mont Blanc." Blank stare ensues. "So did you have to go through a border crossing?" "Yes, the Italians have their entire Tenth Mountain Division stationed every 100 meters along the border to prevent terrorists from entering through the French alps." My wife thought that was rude. your wife is correct. After 27 years I am quite aware of the fact that she is always correct, even when she is wrong.
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Gmburns2000
May 6, 2013, 5:16 PM
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edge wrote: I also got a blow by blow trip report of a full-on tourist trip to Italy (wow, you went to Rome? How unique!) He asks if I have ever been to Italy. "I only hiked into a corner of it so I could climb Mont Blanc." Blank stare ensues. "So did you have to go through a border crossing?" "Yes, the Italians have their entire Tenth Mountain Division stationed every 100 meters along the border to prevent terrorists from entering through the French alps." My wife thought that was rude. It is rude. There's no freaking need for them to be there. It's been borderless for since 1995, ten years after the Schengen Agreement was signed. People should be able to cross that border without ever having to smell bad aftershave. In fact, that alone should be in the next agreement, but whatever. The Italians will always be rude like that.
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Kartessa
May 6, 2013, 5:24 PM
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edge wrote: Kartessa wrote: About to set foot in a classroom for the first time in 9 years... There may be some 9599 You crazy college kids. You ain't seen nothing yet
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edge
May 6, 2013, 5:26 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: edge wrote: I also got a blow by blow trip report of a full-on tourist trip to Italy (wow, you went to Rome? How unique!) He asks if I have ever been to Italy. "I only hiked into a corner of it so I could climb Mont Blanc." Blank stare ensues. "So did you have to go through a border crossing?" "Yes, the Italians have their entire Tenth Mountain Division stationed every 100 meters along the border to prevent terrorists from entering through the French alps." My wife thought that was rude. It is rude. There's no freaking need for them to be there. It's been borderless for since 1995, ten years after the Schengen Agreement was signed. People should be able to cross that border without ever having to smell bad aftershave. In fact, that alone should be in the next agreement, but whatever. The Italians will always be rude like that. Ha! Well, my wife is 50% DeLella (the other half is O'Bryan *fasepalm at the combination) so she has a soft spot for her peeps.
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Gmburns2000
May 6, 2013, 5:34 PM
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edge wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: edge wrote: I also got a blow by blow trip report of a full-on tourist trip to Italy (wow, you went to Rome? How unique!) He asks if I have ever been to Italy. "I only hiked into a corner of it so I could climb Mont Blanc." Blank stare ensues. "So did you have to go through a border crossing?" "Yes, the Italians have their entire Tenth Mountain Division stationed every 100 meters along the border to prevent terrorists from entering through the French alps." My wife thought that was rude. It is rude. There's no freaking need for them to be there. It's been borderless for since 1995, ten years after the Schengen Agreement was signed. People should be able to cross that border without ever having to smell bad aftershave. In fact, that alone should be in the next agreement, but whatever. The Italians will always be rude like that. Ha! Well, my wife is 50% DeLella (the other half is O'Bryan *fasepalm at the combination) so she has a soft spot for her peeps. Mine is Canalli Bona - 100%.
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edge
May 6, 2013, 5:41 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: edge wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: edge wrote: I also got a blow by blow trip report of a full-on tourist trip to Italy (wow, you went to Rome? How unique!) He asks if I have ever been to Italy. "I only hiked into a corner of it so I could climb Mont Blanc." Blank stare ensues. "So did you have to go through a border crossing?" "Yes, the Italians have their entire Tenth Mountain Division stationed every 100 meters along the border to prevent terrorists from entering through the French alps." My wife thought that was rude. It is rude. There's no freaking need for them to be there. It's been borderless for since 1995, ten years after the Schengen Agreement was signed. People should be able to cross that border without ever having to smell bad aftershave. In fact, that alone should be in the next agreement, but whatever. The Italians will always be rude like that. Ha! Well, my wife is 50% DeLella (the other half is O'Bryan *fasepalm at the combination) so she has a soft spot for her peeps. Mine is Canalli Bona - 100%. Does that mean her parents are first cousins?
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May 6, 2013, 5:42 PM
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edge wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: edge wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: edge wrote: I also got a blow by blow trip report of a full-on tourist trip to Italy (wow, you went to Rome? How unique!) He asks if I have ever been to Italy. "I only hiked into a corner of it so I could climb Mont Blanc." Blank stare ensues. "So did you have to go through a border crossing?" "Yes, the Italians have their entire Tenth Mountain Division stationed every 100 meters along the border to prevent terrorists from entering through the French alps." My wife thought that was rude. It is rude. There's no freaking need for them to be there. It's been borderless for since 1995, ten years after the Schengen Agreement was signed. People should be able to cross that border without ever having to smell bad aftershave. In fact, that alone should be in the next agreement, but whatever. The Italians will always be rude like that. Ha! Well, my wife is 50% DeLella (the other half is O'Bryan *fasepalm at the combination) so she has a soft spot for her peeps. Mine is Canalli Bona - 100%. Does that mean her parents are first cousins? When did I pick up this rude streak?
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May 6, 2013, 5:44 PM
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That giant sucking sound eminating from the northeast is the sound of money exiting my wallet and sticking to yet another mechanics pocket.
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May 6, 2013, 6:31 PM
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May 6, 2013, 6:34 PM
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edge wrote: edge wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: edge wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: edge wrote: I also got a blow by blow trip report of a full-on tourist trip to Italy (wow, you went to Rome? How unique!) He asks if I have ever been to Italy. "I only hiked into a corner of it so I could climb Mont Blanc." Blank stare ensues. "So did you have to go through a border crossing?" "Yes, the Italians have their entire Tenth Mountain Division stationed every 100 meters along the border to prevent terrorists from entering through the French alps." My wife thought that was rude. It is rude. There's no freaking need for them to be there. It's been borderless for since 1995, ten years after the Schengen Agreement was signed. People should be able to cross that border without ever having to smell bad aftershave. In fact, that alone should be in the next agreement, but whatever. The Italians will always be rude like that. Ha! Well, my wife is 50% DeLella (the other half is O'Bryan *fasepalm at the combination) so she has a soft spot for her peeps. Mine is Canalli Bona - 100%. Does that mean her parents are first cousins? When did I pick up this rude streak? Heh, no. And just because my parents were Burns / MacLeod / Cunningham that doesn't mean my parents were sheep either.
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May 6, 2013, 6:48 PM
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feeling lazy at werk... heading to zion eaaarrrrllyyyy on thurs... then time for a long run! On a side note, I need to stop this running stuff and get out for some climbing! been going to the gym, but have been seriously slacking on the climbing weekends
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macherry
May 6, 2013, 7:25 PM
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erisspirit wrote: feeling lazy at werk... heading to zion eaaarrrrllyyyy on thurs... then time for a long run! On a side note, I need to stop this running stuff and get out for some climbing! been going to the gym, but have been seriously slacking on the climbing weekends what is this climbing you speak of? it's been over a year for me
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May 6, 2013, 7:36 PM
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macherry wrote: erisspirit wrote: feeling lazy at werk... heading to zion eaaarrrrllyyyy on thurs... then time for a long run! On a side note, I need to stop this running stuff and get out for some climbing! been going to the gym, but have been seriously slacking on the climbing weekends what is this climbing you speak of? it's been over a year for me If I manage to swing through WA later in the summer, I will rescue you! I have a new rope and some shiny cams! We will just need to find a GoPro!!!!!!1111!!
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May 6, 2013, 9:26 PM
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edge wrote: macherry wrote: erisspirit wrote: feeling lazy at werk... heading to zion eaaarrrrllyyyy on thurs... then time for a long run! On a side note, I need to stop this running stuff and get out for some climbing! been going to the gym, but have been seriously slacking on the climbing weekends what is this climbing you speak of? it's been over a year for me If I manage to swing through WA later in the summer, I will rescue you! I have a new rope and some shiny cams! We will just need to find a GoPro!!!!!!1111!! i have duct tape and can always mangle something on top of my helmet.
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