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Kirkwood! I will probably have a pass there and can get you a discount on a midweek.

Yup, ask for chains with the car. And snow tires. With any luck, I might be able to work a day in while you're in town to come meet you.

That's true, I haven't. Maybe one day? Course, my wife loves grits, so she'd be real happy to try 'em. The blacked shrimp were yummy (that's a technical term). But it sure generates a lot of smoke to make 'em. Need to make sure the exhaust fan is running or but the cast iron pan out on the grill.

The Yeti snowboards!

There isn't enough stuff you can combine hummus or avacado with to make it palatable. Grits either Tonight I'm making blackened shrimp in a garlic/butter/cream sauce served over angel hair.

Geeze! What a bunch of morons.

Michelle, I'll post a picture after. I went fishin today. Took my son. To the Silver Fork of the American River. Sure felt good to get the fly rod out! Ended up with around a dozen rainbow's and a few browns. My son caught his first fish today! A 14 inch 'bow. He followed it up with a 12 incher. Both on worms drifted. All in all, a good day.

I'm thinking about getting another tattoo. Went so far as to talk to an artist who is going to work up a picture for me. We're going to barter for it, he would like a smoking pipe and some shooting lessons in exchange. I love barter.

I have a wife, 2 kids, a dog, 2 cats, and a mortgage. And tomorrow I leave for the weekend for a camping trip, without any of them! I really need some time away by myself. Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

Justin, somehow I don't think saying no is a wise move! I've got one of those 22/45's, sent it off to Clark for some work. Great gun. I use it for Steel Challenge. Tomorrow is a Cowboy Action match. I'm looking forward to it. Fun stuff!

I shot a match today, I think I won! Had a great time. Now I need to reload more ammo for tomorrow.

Sounds good Justin. I'll make sure to post if the move happens. Right now, I'm figuring better than 50% chance.

I just spent $600 to get a new pump for my pool and installation. I hope we don't end up moving until after summer is over so that we can use it.

If we move to Vermont, it'll be to North Bennington or Shaftsbury. We kinda like being out in the middle of nowhere. Much prefer it to the more crowded city life. Considering the application I use delrin with, I'm either bonding it to briar (the root burl of a heath tree) or to lucite or vulcanite. I haven't had any trouble with it coming apart. The delrin is acting as the tenon or a mortise lining in a mortise-tenon joint in the shank of the pipe. Works great in that application. I find the superglue that I use (one of the industrial varieties) to work well.

We might be moving to VT before the year is out. It's got me concerned. I'd really like to make the move. Maybe I'll get certified to teach snowboarding and skiing.

Yes you can. I've successfully used epoxy and superglue on delrin rod. I use it in pipe making. I also like cigars. I'm smoking one now.

The above suggestions are good. Bumps just plain hurt my knees now. I try to avoid them. When I have to go through some, I just go aggressive. I find that attitude helps to keep me relaxed and in the fall line. But that's me.

Now what fun is that?

I don't buy the concept of Karma. It just doesn't jive with my experiences, or fit in with my view of the world.

And I moved here (to CA) about 4 years ago and can't wait until I can get out. Should be able to in another year or so after the business that we're building is stable.

I've read this entire thread twice now. Yup, I agree with you here. How do you figure this? It isn't my responsibility to protect the person who lives down the street, or across the street, or next door to me. Where do you draw the line? I think this is really where we are in disagreement. You are assigning to me a responsibility that I've neither agreed to take on nor am required or obligated to take on. I believe our legal system establishes this at ages 16, 18, and 21 for different actions. Once you hit 21, you're classified as an adult. If you can't accept responsibility for your actions by that point, tough. Learn to deal with it. You're no longer someone else's problem. Now that depends on the if's and why's and where's, etc. At a ski/snowboard resort, you accept responsibility for your actions by peeling the back off the lift ticket and afixing it to an article of your clothing and then using it. The ski resort has some basic obligations that go along with it, including making sure that the lifts work and are safe. They also take on an obligation as soon as they hire ski patrol. However, you use that facility at your own risk. There aren't always signs, nor should we rely on them. It is our responsibility to make sure that we don't get in over our heads (so to speak). You have to be in touch with your ability and make sure to take the needed precautions to ensure your own safety. That includes checking out the landing area before using it. It's no one elses responsibility. Regardless of whether the feature is man made or natural.

Justin, I'm kinda jealous. I'd love to be able to spend a little money and get a really nice 6 inch blade. I've got an 8 inch wustof something-or-other series and a matching pairing knife. But alas, no money to spend right now. Enjoy your new toys! And don't cut your finger off

My Head's do that with the step in TD2's as well. I just ground a little bit of the plastic away on the boot to improve the interface. Worked out just fine.

This is a good question. I'm interested in the responses. Also, no interest in racing for me.

Hey, go get some cross country skis and get out there!