Jack M

Men don't let men drive Lezbaroos. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSe2VsHJcNo

They will have to pry my Madd 180 from my cold, dead hands.

FMI, click sig.

I was going to mention those boots with the killer name. There is no penalty for <i>having ridden</i> an asym, as I did for 4 years - but there is for riding one now!! :D

Yes, we've gone biannual in order to keep it fresh and to make it easier for the big sponsors to A) attend and B) attend in a big way. Plus, it gives you (and us) an excuse to make it to the SES in the off years. We encourage anyone to throw together a more informal carving get-together while the ECES hibernates.

Start in Barcelona. Drive up the coast, through the French riviera, finish in Cinque Terre, Italy.

huh? Yes, isn't it interesting that we are purposely denied knowing what provoked him. Not that it would excuse him, but still it would be relevant and helpful. It's part of the malaise that now it is only the <i>allegation</i> that matters, not the facts. Word. I also find it interesting that if you have it in your heart to call someone a nigger or a cracker, so long as you don't say it first, you're alright. Coincidence - I just heard a commentator the other day observe that any public figure is at all times merely one sentence away from total self-destruction.

I think you're confusing nigger with niggard. I don't know, but I always assumed nigger came from Negro. You're right that nigger was used more carelessly or freely years ago... back in the days of segregation and open racism. I am the last person to uphold political correctness, but you're really digging yourself a hole here, Justin.

uhh.... when was the N-word ever nice?

Oh Kramer. (warning - offensive language and profanity) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T7uKvpzVXI edit - the followup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dufHYw-W6j4

Yes, and furthermore, the head of the bolt gives you a false torque. Some people grease just the heads and some grease the whole enchilada. They have their reasons, but I just can't bring myself to grease the threads. It may be the right thing to do, but it makes about as much sense to me as the fact that hot water can freeze faster than cold water. It's true, but I still don't believe it.

is it just the seam in the middle, or is the front rider's stance about 30/45?

1. Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever. 2. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. 3. Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs. 4. The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain. 5. If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris, you may be only seconds away from death. 6. Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. Twice. 7. Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting implies the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing. 8. Chuck Norris doesn’t wash his clothes, he disembowels them. 9. Chuck Norris is 1/8th Cherokee. This has nothing to do with ancestry, the man ate a f***ing Indian. 10. In fine print on the last page of the Guinness Book of World Records it notes that all world records are held by Chuck Norris, and those listed in the book are simply the closest anyone else has ever gotten. 11. There is no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist. 12. Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over thePacific Ocean. 13. Crop circles are Chuck Norris' way of telling the world that sometimes corn needs to lie the f*** down. 14. Chuck Norris is ten feet tall, weighs two-tons, breathes fire, and could eat a hammer and take a shotgun blast standing. 15. The Great Wall of China was originally created to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably. 16. If you ask Chuck Norris what time it is, he always says, "Two seconds 'till." After you ask, "Two seconds 'til what?" he roundhouse kicks you in the face. 17. Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls. 18. Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Chuck roundhouse-kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month. 19. There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live. 20. Chuck Norris once ate three 72 oz. steaks in one hour. He spent the first 45 minutes having sex with his waitress. 21. Chuck Norris is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis. 22. Chuck Norris doesn't churn butter. He roundhouse kicks the cows and the butter comes straight out. 23. When Chuck Norris sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack. Chuck Norris has not had to pay taxes ever. 24. The quickest way to a man's heart is with Chuck Norris' fist. 25. A Handicap parking sign does not signify that this spot is for handicapped people. It is actually in fact a warning, that the spot belongs to Chuck Norris and that you will be handicapped if you park there. 26. Chuck Norris will attain statehood in 2009. His state flower will be the Magnolia. 27. Nagasaki never had a bomb dropped on it. Chuck Norris jumped out of a plane and punched the ground. 28. Chuck Norris originally appeared in the "Street Fighter II" video game, but was removed by Beta Testers because every button caused him to do a roundhouse kick. When asked bout this "glitch," Norris replied, "That's no glitch." 29. The opening scene of the movie "Saving Private Ryan" is loosely based on games of dodge ball Chuck Norris played in second grade. 30. Chuck Norris once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!" 31. Chuck Norris once bet NASA he could survive re-entry without a spacesuit. On July 19th, 1999, a naked Chuck Norris re-entered the earth's atmosphere, streaking over 14 states and reaching a temperature of 3000 degrees. An embarrassed NASA publicly claimed it was a meteor, and still owes him a beer. 32. Chuck Norris has two speeds: Walk and Kill. 33. Someone once tried to tell Chuck Norris that roundhouse kicks aren't the best way to kick someone. This has been recorded by historians as the worst mistake anyone has ever made. 34. Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship. 35. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is based on a true story: Chuck Norris once swallowed a turtle whole, and when he crapped it out, the turtle was six feet tall and had learned karate. 36. Chuck Norris is not hung like a horse... horses are hung like Chuck Norris 37. Chuck Norris is the only human being to display the Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- you can never know both exactly where and how quickly he will roundhouse-kick you in the face. 38. Chuck Norris can drink an entire gallon of milk in forty-seven seconds. 39. Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother’s womb. 40. If you say Chuck Norris' name in Mongolia, the people there will roundhouse kick you in his honor. Their kick will be followed by the REAL roundhouse delivered by none other than Norris himself. 41. Time waits for no man. Unless that man is Chuck Norris. 42. Chuck Norris discovered a new theory of relativity involving multiple universes in which Chuck Norris is even more badass than in this one. When it was discovered by Albert Einstein and made public, Chuck Norris roundhouse-kicked him in the face. We know Albert Einstein today as Stephen Hawking. 43. The Chuck Norris military unit was not used in the game Civilization 4, because a single Chuck Norris could defeat the entire combined nations of the world in one turn. 44. In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you, including the room itself. 45. Chuck Norris does not teabag the ladies. He potato-sacks them. 46. Pluto is actually an orbiting group of British soldiers from the American Revolution who entered space after the Chuck gave them a roundhouse kick to the face. 47. When Chuck Norris goes to donate blood, he declines the syringe, and instead requests a hand gun and a bucket. 48. There are no weapons of mass destruction. Just Chuck Norris. 49. Chuck Norris once challenged Lance Armstrong in a "Who has more testicles?" contest. Chuck Norris won by 5. 50. Chuck Norris was the fourth wise man, who gave baby Jesus the gift of beard, which he carried with him until he died. The other three wise men were enraged by the preference that Jesus showed to Chuck's gift, and arranged to have him written out of the bible. All three died soon after of mysterious roundhouse-kick related injuries. 51. Chuck Norris sheds his skin twice a year. 52. When Chuck Norris calls 1-900 numbers, he doesn’t get charged. He holds up the phone and money falls out. 53. Chuck Norris once ate a whole cake before his friends could tell him there was a stripper in it. 54. There are no races, only countries of people Chuck Norris has beaten to different shades of black and blue. 55. Chuck Norris can't finish a "color by numbers" because his markers are filled with the blood of his victims. Unfortunately, all blood is dark red. 56. A Chuck Norris-delivered Roundhouse Kick is the preferred method of execution in 16 states. 57. When Chuck Norris falls in water, Chuck Norris doesn't get wet. Water gets Chuck Norris. 58. Chuck Norris's urine was the main ingredient for balco's designer steroids. Therefore, Chuck Norris is actually the all-time single-season home run king. 59. Scientists have estimated that the energy given off during the Big Bang is roughly equal to 1CNRhK (Chuck Norris Roundhouse Kick) 60. Chuck Norris’ house has no doors, only walls that he walks through. 61. When Chuck Norris has sex with a man, it won't be because he is gay. It will be because he has run out of women. 62. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could Chuck Norris? ...All of it. 63. Chuck Norris doesn't actually write books, the words assemble themselves out of fear. 64. In honor of Chuck Norris, all McDonald's in Texas have an even larger size than the super-size. When ordering, just ask to be "Norrisized". 65. Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter. 66. If tapped, a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick could power the country of Australia for 44 minutes. 67. The grass is always greener on the other side, unless Chuck Norris has been there. In that case the grass is most likely soaked in blood and tears. 68. Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick. 69. Chuck Norris invented his own type of karate. It's called Chuck-Will-Kill. 70. When an episode of Walker Texas Ranger was aired in France, the French surrendered to Chuck Norris just to be on the safe side. 71. While urinating, Chuck Norris is easily capable of welding titanium. 72. Chuck Norris once sued the Houghton-Mifflin textbook company when it became apparent that their account of the war of 1812 was plagiarized from his autobiography. 73. When Steven Seagal kills a ninja, he only takes its hide. When Chuck Norris kills a ninja, he uses every part. 74. Wilt Chamberlain claims to have slept with more than 20,000 women in his lifetime. Chuck Norris calls this "a slow Tuesday." 75. Contrary to popular belief, there is indeed enough Chuck Norris to go around. 76. Chuck Norris doesn’t shave; he kicks himself in the face. The only thing that can cut Chuck Norris is Chuck Norris. 77. For some, the left testicle is larger than the right one. For Chuck Norris, each testicle is larger than the other one. 78. When taking the SAT, write "Chuck Norris" for every answer. You will score a 1600. 79. Chuck Norris invented black. In fact, he invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. Tom Cruise invented pink. 80. When you're Chuck Norris, anything + anything is equal to 1. One roundhouse kick to the face. 81. Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO. 82. On his birthday, Chuck Norris randomly selects one lucky child to be thrown into the sun. 83. Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee. Except Chuck Norris. 84. Chuck Norris doesn't throw up if he drinks too much. Chuck Norris throws down! 85. In the beginning there was nothing...then Chuck Norris Roundhouse kicked that nothing in the face and said "Get a job". That is the story of the universe. 86. Chuck Norris has 12 moons. One of those moons is the Earth. 87. Chuck Norris grinds his coffee with his teeth and boils the water with his own rage. 88. Archeologists unearthed an old English dictionary dating back to the year 1236. It defined "victim" as "one who has encountered Chuck Norris" 89. Chuck Norris ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one. 90. Chuck Norris and Mr. T walked into a bar. The bar was instantly destroyed, as that level of awesome cannot be contained in one building. 91. If you Google search "Chuck Norris getting his ass kicked" you will generate zero results. It just doesn't happen. 92. Chuck Norris doesn't bowl strikes, he just knocks down one pin and the other nine faint. 93. The show Survivor had the original premise of putting people on an island with Chuck Norris. there were no survivors and the pilot episode tape has been burned. 94. Chuck Norris brings the noise AND the funk. 95. You know how they say if you die in your dream then you will die in real life? In actuality, if you dream of death then Chuck Norris will find you and kill you. 96. Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door. 97. When Chuck Norris is in a crowded area, he doesn't walk around people. He walks through them 98. James Cameron wanted Chuck Norris to play the Terminator. However, upon reflection, he realized that would have turned his movie into a documentary, so he went with Arnold Schwarzenegger. 99. Chuck Norris can touch MC Hammer. 100. Little known medical fact: Chuck Norris invented the Caesarean section when he roundhouse-kicked his way out of his mother’s womb. 101. Chuck Norris can divide by zero.

When I was an instructor at Sugarloaf in Maine, we'd have an annual meeting with the president of the company. He'd tell us how they were in direct competition for vacation dollars with Disney World, and that we need to think about that and make sure the paying guests get their money's worth. So, if you're looking for a destination ski resort in the east, Sugarloaf is hard to beat. They consistently get high marks for kid friendliness from Snowcountry mag and others, and the terrain is tops. However there's not a week's worth of entertainment for non-skiers. More like 3 nights worth.

Yes, you have to do what works for you. My article here http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/canting.cfm says "outward cant to the back foot may sound strange, but it can be a real eye-opener for anyone who is not knock-kneed." So it is NOT commanding you to use it, just try it. The article espouses personal preference, and that is definitely what canting is all about. I've actually settled on a stance that involves toe lift and inward canting on the front foot and heel lift and outward canting on the rear foot. Mike, I think your front leg being 1.5cm longer explains why you like a flat front foot!

I'm surprised they went back to the big gaping holes in the sides of the fairing for radiator venting. Perhaps riders legs are getting cooked by the vents on the trailing edge of the fairing on the 999? Also the exhaust looks vintage '94. However I'm thrilled to see a proper swingarm. I'm betting the front end looks a lot nicer in person (not that it looks bad in pics, just a little funky), from the perspective of standing up, not "eye-level" with the front end. The Triumph 675 is the same way.

Fin, can I get a ruling here? Does the top picture count as obscene? :p

I dunno, but Zinal is in Switzerland, and from here it looks pretty darn good: http://www.extremecarving.com/films/2003/wmv/stoked1.wmv

Bob indeed has the footage from the 06 SES and ECES. I believe he still intends to make a DVD out of it eventually, but he has been occupied by an unfortunate crisis. He's sending some footage to me so that I can put together a 5, maybe 10 minute online clip in a similar style as the EC stuff. This will probably be ECES footage only, which based on the conditions should be much better than the 04 footage. Bryan, I'll pass your offer along to Bob.

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=39480&provider=top

Well yes, it's cultural. By "population" I meant the sheer number of people in race programs in each region. I'd say the "world class" resorts are in the minority in NE. As for access, any slope you could seriously train at are hours away from most people. I've been to Switzerland. Saying there is at least one chairlift in every town is not much of an exaggeration, if at all. Off the top of my head I can only think of a handful of world class programs. CVA, SMS, Gould, Holderness... below that there are certainly other programs, but again it's a matter of culture, and definitely what Bob said above. Agreed. Heh, I'm thinking Seinfeld is a bit too much of a dandy to last long on a ski slope!

No, it's a matter of population. In Switzerland, the percentage of kids who are brought up skiing is probably similar to the percentage of American kids brought up playing baseball. The best talent rises to the top. That's why the best baseball players in the world come from regions where lots of people play baseball (America, Japan, Dominican Republic...) There might be dozens of Bode Millers walking around New Hampshire who have simply never skied. In America, most kids who ski do so just for the fun of it, and if their parents can afford it, not because there is a "Little League" they can join. Then within the relatively tiny American skiing minority, it is a minority of kids who realize "hey, I'm pretty good at this" and whose parents want to make the lifestyle commitment of joining/paying for a racing program. By that time, those kid's Swiss counterparts probably already have a 5-10 year head start in the gates.

RTFM. ;) Depends on the grout, usually about a day to cure, possibly 12 hours. But it will say so in the directions on the tub of grout. Same for the sealer. I recently used some "all in one" grout/adhesive for a tile project and a week later I can still dent it with my fingernail. So I wouldn't recommend that stuff. Hey, get my board out of your avatar! :)

Apples and oranges. Skiing in Switzerland is like baseball here. There are chairlifts in every town. That region is a factory for skiing talent. No comparison. No surprise there. Western riders can huck their carcasses at will, knowing they will probably not get hurt. The idea of even attempting a 900+ rotor or anything inverted here is simply unfathomable to most eastern riders. Interesting. Is the ratio of east/west snowboarder populations 5/7? Doubt it. Give it up. When an east coast rider goes west, it's like Superman leaving planet Krypton.