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microbarn
Jan 22, 2008, 1:56 PM
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the PTFTW
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microbarn
Jan 22, 2008, 1:57 PM
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oh man,
I squandered post 4000 somewhere yesterday.
I didn't even notice until now
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dr_feelgood
Jan 22, 2008, 2:14 PM
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microbarn wrote: oh man, I squandered post 4000 somewhere yesterday. I didn't even notice until now
Whoo!
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granite_grrl
Jan 22, 2008, 3:23 PM
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microbarn wrote: granite_grrl wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: Mountains? Maybe he meant the rockies? Maybe. What are the closest mountains to you? (east coast USA hills don't count) Quebec. I was GU. I thought he was trying to imply there were no mountains on all of the east coast. We are a long way from the East Coast. The real east coast. Japan? That would be the far east coast. I was thinking Nova Scotia/NFLD. So maine, New Hampshire, Mass, RI, and CT don't count? That's the North East. NS and NFLD do have a lot of coast, way more than all off those states combined. To be fair, they are directly east of you though. http://maps.google.com/
We do live in the Southern most region in Canada though. Further South than a chunk of the States too.
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snoopy138
Jan 22, 2008, 3:56 PM
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chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: Going to the cats tomorrow and monday. Gunna be cold. You is gonna freeze your balls off. good times doc! Don't forget your camera! It was cold out at the Bridge today. Hopefully we will have some climbable ice soon. by now there is ice formed up at the PA spots. I am surprised you don't have something somewhere in the mountains Mountains? It just got cold here the other day. We swung by the place close to home and it was still a long way from having anything solid enough to get on. All the ice there is hanging so it needs some time to get big enough that you don't knock it all down while trying to climb it. The 403 probably has some stuff, but not enough to drive all the way out there. Ice can form quick if the rock is already frozen but it has been so warm the ground had probably lost a lot of its frost. I doubt PA has much in the way of climbable ice yet. No mountains around you? That explains your recent road trip. It has been "very" cold here for around 5 days. I think it is expected to stay cold through the rest of this week. If there isn't ice yet, it should be close to forming. Well yeah we have mountains. Just right out the back door of our cabin. As soon as I'm done chopping wood today I'll try and take some pictures. I'll see If I can get a picture of an igloo too.  a while back you were telling okel to check the gullies off of a road for ice. Gullies cannot happen without some kind of incline. I guess you are saying there isn't enough incline, then? a 50 ft. road cut is not a mountain, retard. Hey!! Its 60'-70'.
my apologies to teh escarpment.
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:00 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: obsessed wrote: chossmonkey wrote: So when are we going? You've got the busy schedule so speak up. Doc, your weekends go Sat-Tues or Fri-Mon? Its damn cold there right now. -19c on its way to -26c tonight. Didn't you get the memo? I'm going to Vegas baby! Yes, but you work hard. You can take two trips. Vegas... PFFFTTTT!!!
Your'e just jealous
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:03 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: Went climbing sunday and today. Sunday tried to find a climb usually led from the top. Did not work so well, but were able to get on something. Had to rig a superman anchor with 40' extensions. Today, belayed a bail job on a WI4 that the guy wasn't comfortable with. Was kinda brittle. Cracks forming on ice he was climbing, so we rigged something.
dumb question coming. How do you lead a climb from the top? You down climb it?
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:07 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: kachoong wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: microbarn wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: microbarn wrote: I never hear of people traveling to WV for ice. Not ice, rock. Though my friend reportedly found some this weekend. I'm used to driving 4-5 hours each weekend...8 is kinda pushing it. That's what I was bitching about  yea, I know rock is what most people go for, but I know of at least one or two places that SHOULD form up at the NRG. Sure, it won't be as good as the dacs, but it seems like there should be some ice somewhere in that state this weekend. It would be cool for the novelty. That would be a bit far to drive for us for something as fickle WV ice though. What makes you think it would form? Ice formation is weird. A lot of places you think it would won't. Water seeping out of the rock then flowing down the face before dripping off into space is good. The flow has to be right to. To heavy and it needs to get super cold to start the formation. To light and it will lock up in the rock. Since I knew I was not expecting to come back, I didn't take strict notes, but my memory is: The first place was slightly sunny and straight vertical to slabby, but the whole wall had water leaking down the side at varying rates. So, as long as the sun doesn't kill it, one of the areas probably formed at least one climb. On nice long cold spells I could have believed the whole wall would freeze. No place on the wall had waterfall type of flow. The second place was shaded and fully overhanging. It had less water overall, but it was pretty constant too. Something tells me it would have difficulty forming because you would have to wait until it touched down to do anything. (I think there were climbs on the overhung part. So, mixed climbing is probably a no-go.) I think one was at Kaymoor and the other at Endless. I forget though. Then there are other places like the down climb ladder of summersville to orange oswald and Kaymoor where there are waterfalls that may form a route on the sides. If the waterfall at orange oswald is the only thing forming up it might not be worth the hike though. I remember it being pretty short for a climb. It would be more like ice bouldering. I don't know. I have a very hard time believing that in all of the NRG something doesn't form up. Perhaps it would turn out to be shit since it would be easy to access. Dbrayack has some good evidence of ice at NRG... check out J_ung on this ice. [image]http://www.rockclimbing.com/images/photos/assets/0/308560-largest_Junkyard_Ice_046.jpg[/image] I have photo evidence of J_Eff on ice. Will post some tomorrow. Maybe.
worthless without pics
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:09 PM
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chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: Went climbing sunday and today. Sunday tried to find a climb usually led from the top. Did not work so well, but were able to get on something. Had to rig a superman anchor with 40' extensions. Today, belayed a bail job on a WI4 that the guy wasn't comfortable with. Was kinda brittle. Cracks forming on ice he was climbing, so we rigged something. How do you lead from the top? Downclimbing?
Holy shit, I just said that
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:14 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: obsessed wrote: chossmonkey wrote: obsessed wrote: granite_grrl wrote: chossmonkey wrote: obsessed wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: Going to the cats tomorrow and monday. Gunna be cold. You is gonna freeze your balls off. good times doc! Don't forget your camera! It was cold out at the Bridge today. Hopefully we will have some climbable ice soon. Christ, it was cold!!! And I don't think either Nathan or I dressed quite warm enough. The wind was what killed it. I made a good call to stay home and do laundry and housework then  Yeah, but you missed your chance to try out your cold weather clothing system. You need to bring your boots over this week so we can try some crampons on them. I think we have a set that will work. Thats the problem I don't really have a cold weather clothing system. And thursday is the tentative night. I will bring the boots Sent you a message on Facebook about you ocming over. I'll assume that Thursday is better for you and make plans to go over by Buffalo tomorrow (weds).
Saw your msg and I sent you a PM, which you already got and I already replied back to! hahah Good system we have going here.
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:21 PM
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wanderlustmd wrote: chossmonkey wrote: obsessed wrote: exactly. And the times when you can't relate it into text are normally the best times. There was this other time, when I went to a concert in Toronto on a party bus. Won't say what was ingested while on the way there, but it was on paper. Went to the concert, met some guys, missed the party bus back and ended up with these guys at a party in Toronto. Was there for 2 days before I was so burned out I needed to come home. This was in the days before cell phones (yes a loong time ago) and my friends who got back on the party bus had no idea where I got to. Thank god they didn't report me missing! Your kids PMed!!! What about the time you were smoking weed at that concert and Bruce got mad at you? haha, do tell. This already sounds like a winner 
Not much to tell. Bruce is the hubby who doesn't agree with the way I used to live my life lol He saved me from self destruction (huge exhageration but you get the idea) So when I slipped back to the dark side at a concert he was none too happy. But he got over it. Cuz he wuvs me 
It really isn't as bad as it sounds lol
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:23 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: Went climbing sunday and today. Sunday tried to find a climb usually led from the top. Did not work so well, but were able to get on something. Had to rig a superman anchor with 40' extensions. Today, belayed a bail job on a WI4 that the guy wasn't comfortable with. Was kinda brittle. Cracks forming on ice he was climbing, so we rigged something. How do you lead from the top? Downclimbing? Shaddup. Tried to find, from the top, a climb that is usually led from the bottom in the normal fashion of ice leading.
OHHH well why didn't you just say that??
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:24 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: chossmonkey wrote: obsessed wrote: exactly. And the times when you can't relate it into text are normally the best times. There was this other time, when I went to a concert in Toronto on a party bus. Won't say what was ingested while on the way there, but it was on paper. Went to the concert, met some guys, missed the party bus back and ended up with these guys at a party in Toronto. Was there for 2 days before I was so burned out I needed to come home. This was in the days before cell phones (yes a loong time ago) and my friends who got back on the party bus had no idea where I got to. Thank god they didn't report me missing! Your kids PMed!!! What about the time you were smoking weed at that concert and Bruce got mad at you? haha, do tell. This already sounds like a winner Yes!!! We want to hear!
You will be disappointed, boring story and already told
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:25 PM
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wanderlustmd wrote: Well, I have to do work. Later. Obsessed I look forward to the week story.
Shit you are so gonna be let down. maybe I will have to dig deep and find something interesting for you instead.
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obsessed
Jan 22, 2008, 4:27 PM
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dr_feelgood wrote: wanderlustmd wrote: granite_grrl wrote: epoch wrote: microbarn wrote: I got this coming in the mail. Should be fun to play with. [image]http://dailyclimber.com/system/assets/product_images/0000/0204/kongshockabsorber.jpg?1200271781[/image] ... Yet another useless piece of gear destined for the back of the gear closet... I'm afraid that I have to agree. I'm sorry MB, what possessed you to buy it? Petzl is breaking into the sex toy market. Gotta show some support, now. Looks pretty handy for suspension bondage and the like.... If i had to guess... I mean... Ummmm... Just puttin that out there, Yeah.
hahah Doc had a kinky girlfriend once upon a time.
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Jan 22, 2008, 4:34 PM
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microbarn wrote: granite_grrl wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: granite_grrl wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: Mountains? Maybe he meant the rockies? Maybe. What are the closest mountains to you? (east coast USA hills don't count) Quebec. I was GU. I thought he was trying to imply there were no mountains on all of the east coast. We are a long way from the East Coast. The real east coast. Japan? That would be the far east coast. I was thinking Nova Scotia/NFLD. So maine, New Hampshire, Mass, RI, and CT don't count? That's the North East. NS and NFLD do have a lot of coast, way more than all off those states combined. You're just bitter because we have better clam chowder. I wouldn't know. I don't really like seafood (yes, I understand the ironing here). I don't get the ironing, but it isn't the first or last time I miss something.
She is from the east coast and doesn't like fish. Now you get it?
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Jan 22, 2008, 4:36 PM
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microbarn wrote: oh man, I squandered post 4000 somewhere yesterday. I didn't even notice until now
good job. means you don't care
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Jan 22, 2008, 4:37 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: microbarn wrote: granite_grrl wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: Mountains? Maybe he meant the rockies? Maybe. What are the closest mountains to you? (east coast USA hills don't count) Quebec. I was GU. I thought he was trying to imply there were no mountains on all of the east coast. We are a long way from the East Coast. The real east coast. Japan? That would be the far east coast. I was thinking Nova Scotia/NFLD. So maine, New Hampshire, Mass, RI, and CT don't count? That's the North East. NS and NFLD do have a lot of coast, way more than all off those states combined. To be fair, they are directly east of you though. http://maps.google.com/We do live in the Southern most region in Canada though. Further South than a chunk of the States too.
You are correct. You know that peele island is further south than california?
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Jan 22, 2008, 4:38 PM
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obsessed wrote: microbarn wrote: granite_grrl wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: granite_grrl wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: Mountains? Maybe he meant the rockies? Maybe. What are the closest mountains to you? (east coast USA hills don't count) Quebec. I was GU. I thought he was trying to imply there were no mountains on all of the east coast. We are a long way from the East Coast. The real east coast. Japan? That would be the far east coast. I was thinking Nova Scotia/NFLD. So maine, New Hampshire, Mass, RI, and CT don't count? That's the North East. NS and NFLD do have a lot of coast, way more than all off those states combined. You're just bitter because we have better clam chowder. I wouldn't know. I don't really like seafood (yes, I understand the ironing here). I don't get the ironing, but it isn't the first or last time I miss something. She is from the east coast and doesn't like fish. Now you get it?
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Jan 22, 2008, 4:39 PM
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All caught up. Now off to lunch with mom and my aunts. Fun wow.
Trying to change my diet. had a protien shake for breakfast today. yogurt, frozen blueberries, milk and protien powder. Was pretty tastey and surprisingly filling.
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obsessed wrote: You know that peele island is further south than california?
news to me. Is there anything touristy on the island worth visiting, or is it all farmland like this image seems to show?
http://maps.google.com/...=h&z=13&om=0
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obsessed wrote: All caught up. Now off to lunch with mom and my aunts. Fun wow. Trying to change my diet. had a protien shake for breakfast today. yogurt, frozen blueberries, milk and protien powder. Was pretty tastey and surprisingly filling.
on a serious note, when I used protein powder I gained a lot of weight, and the weight wasn't as much muscle as I would have liked. To burn off all that requires a lot of exercise. So, I recommend less then the full dose of protein powder. Even if it is your goal to put on weight, it seems unhealthy to change that quickly.
What is the reason for the change in diet? I have been paying stricter attention to my diet. Now, since I am aware, I am making better decisions without any extra effort. I guess you could call that a diet.
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microbarn wrote: obsessed wrote: You know that peele island is further south than california? news to me. Is there anything touristy on the island worth visiting, or is it all farmland like this image seems to show? http://maps.google.com/...=h&z=13&om=0
Wine and migratory birds, but if just want wine you could just come visit me and Nathan in the heart of wine country.
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dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: Mountains? Maybe he meant the rockies? Maybe. What are the closest mountains to you? (east coast USA hills don't count) Quebec. I was GU. I thought he was trying to imply there were no mountains on all of the east coast. We are a long way from the East Coast. The real east coast. Japan? That would be the far east coast. I was thinking Nova Scotia/NFLD. So maine, New Hampshire, Mass, RI, and CT don't count?
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dr_feelgood wrote: granite_grrl wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: dr_feelgood wrote: chossmonkey wrote: microbarn wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: snoopy138 wrote: chossmonkey wrote: Mountains? Maybe he meant the rockies? Maybe. What are the closest mountains to you? (east coast USA hills don't count) Quebec. I was GU. I thought he was trying to imply there were no mountains on all of the east coast. We are a long way from the East Coast. The real east coast. Japan? That would be the far east coast. I was thinking Nova Scotia/NFLD. So maine, New Hampshire, Mass, RI, and CT don't count? That's the North East. NS and NFLD do have a lot of coast, way more than all off those states combined. You're just bitter because we have better clam chowder chowdah.
The one thing that I have learnt since living in New England is that it isn't chowder.
It's chowDAH!!
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