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Nov 6, 2003, 7:23 PM
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I am a top physicist working on Black Budget projects for the Government. To date, I have developed anti-gravity propulsion, secret weapons at the center of the earth/on satelites, and a hyperdrive engine for fighting the martians. I climb every day for hours on end by using my time expansion device to create extra time in every day. I don't need to rest for recovery for the same reason.


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I am a Rock climber and in my free time I masquerade as a Laser Engineer.


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I work at a hospital as a Telecommunication specialist, then go to school at night, working on my Tcom degree. I've got a part time job and school on the weekends, and climbing? what's that? oh yeah, you mean what I get to do at the gym when I have free time. :lol: I get to climb outdoors occasionally, we'll go to Devil's Lake. I'm also working on getting a crash pad for Christmas to I can boulder at the harbor wall when I want to by myself. That's spring, winter and fall.

Summer consists of sailing regattas, school and climbing when I get some time. I'd love to get out more, but while I'm in school, that probably won't happen.


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Nov 6, 2003, 8:53 PM
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Work in a lab and set my own schedule. Climb as I please. Of course everyone in the lab including the boss climbs as much as they please so it isn't like I am getting away with much. Nice part is there are half a dozen peolple to go climbing with at the drop of a hat.


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Oh..and i take care of my daughter and wife too. Dad type stuff..cooking cleaning, earning the ol' income.


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Well, I've been a climber for the past 6 years. Weekends, weekday nights, and trips. However, the house just got sold and it's time to let go of the job. Bought myself a cheap mini-van and started packing up all my stuff. I've always dreamed of climbing full time, but it's kinda weird being forced into it. I'm sure all will be cool.


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I work 4 eves, 10 hrs shifts for a hospital(nights and weekends) for screwed up folk, and I've worked 2 jobs for the last 20 yrs. I can finally quit my second job, have a stable looking checkbook not riddled with white-out, and have some great parents who've provided me with some great opportunities to get to my adultood. I own my own home, have a nice new car and a pretty cool cat,even though she is now old and crotchety at times. I don't live anywhere near the crags and many times bitch that I must live in pergatory..... but... I do get to take trips every so often, have a great home wall to play on, get to bike, run, swim and play in the mornings and days' off. Most persons make a wretched face about my work schedule, but I never hesitate to bring up the fact that I don't have to wake up early Monday mornings for the traffic grind. I'm busy grinding my coffee! Life is pretty good.....and it just gets better. To note< today is payday and I've got direct deposit-so by the time I woke up for my coffee.....I'd already been paid. :lol:


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I've got the best of both worlds...that is the two worlds that are most important to me. Music and Climbing. Band director that works at a school with a 35 ft. textured wall and runs the climbing club. 3:10pm kids scamper off leaving me with a work-out. And plenty to choose from weekend wise: Josh, Stoney, Pine Mountain, Wagon Wheel, Williamson, Horse Flats, Swimhole, and yes even Bishop.
Now if I could only fit my Fiance' in that equasion! :lol:

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