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56 Prefer to hang out off piste, in the bumps and steeps on plates and not too stiff carving boards, carving while in Duluth Mn. only. (Tacoma Wa is home base) Semi retired for 35 years, I work about 60 days a year. General Contractor on referral only. I get to pick and choose, (I love my work, much of which is fixing other people's screw ups, and working for very particular people). Surfing, climbing, trail running, carving all leave little time to have a regular job.

Brand new Burton Alp 150 $175 ALL BOARDS PLUS SHIPPING. Brand new Oxygen A153 $100 Oxygen KR56 very good $115 Air Walk Force 157 2runs. $125 Burton FPp157 Asym very good $125 Nale Speedster 157 a few scuffs, bottom good $115 Oxygen F67 All Mtn. Good condition. Great Graphics $165 I'll be in town today, and leaving tomorrow. I can send out immediately or it will be 3 weeks. Should have done this sooner. I'll take pictures before I leave, and will have access to email. I'll be in Duluth Mn., for anyone who lives there, and if I have enough forewarning, I can bring the boards with me.

We're in a bit of a mess. We're all guilty to some extent. We need to make restitution to the nation and the world in whatever way we can. We can start by driving as little as possible with the most gas efficient vehicle we can. How many trips can you eliminate a week? It all helps. By the way if you buy a hybrid after the first of the year, I hear you get a $3000 tax credit (which means if your total tax bill is $10,000 for the year, you subtract the $3000 and pay $7000 to the Government), and make sure you read the fine print. You need to act quickly because it will evaporate conditional on response. This is not to even mention how much you'll save on gas at $3/gal, not to mention $4 and $5 which is coming. Let's see 15000 miles / 17 mpg = 882 gals, 15000 miles/ 48 mpg = 312 gals for a difference of 570 gals at $3 = $1710 extra dollar a year, at $4/gal = $2280 extra dollars a year, and at $5 = $2850 extra dollars a year. Do the math on different miles, say 30000 and it's going to cost you up to $5700 extra dollars a year to drive that pig, and that's pretax dollars so let's figure you're going to take $7100 or so off your gross income. I drive a sissy car whenever I can 33mpg. I feel sorry for the people that can't afford it for one reason or another, but it will stretch out the worlds's gas supply and help clean up the air, so I'm all for it. It has always pissed me off to see all those shiney, never taken off the road, gas hog suv's (Stupid Urban Vehicles), lined up at the Dairy Queen. The Ford Excursions new motto: Go for a Sunday drive and take an excursion to your wallet Remember those SUV's may be taking $7100 off your gross income a year in the not too distant future. PS, It doesn't matter how many vehicles you own, just which one you drive the most, as I assume most people can only drive one at a time.

Hey Bobby Buggs, if that's how hard you use your boards, the Sims Burner I just bought from you probably hasn't even been fully flexed.

Just need your Paypal address and it's sold.

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Go ahead do it Sandman. We need some real life experiences, and even better if it involves lawyers.

Definitely not bitter. Hopefully a little smarter. I'd always use a person that I trust for selling my properties, though buying, I'd research myself and go to the listing agent. No sense in involving an extra stop in reaching the ultimate goal, especially if you're doing the homework yourself. Try the old "Pass the joke around the campfire", and see how it gets distorted. Much easier dealing with the one closest to the source, not to mention limiting potential conflicts that may arise. Now if I had a realtor that contacted me about a property, then it's a different story. I owe that person the right to negotiate for the property. If I were to have to call myself, that's a different scenario. It's 80 degrees, and it seems like snow is never going to come, but on the flip slide, you don't freeze your buns getting in and out of the wetsuit.

Totally agree that the Listing Agent is the Sellers rep. So why did the Listing agent demand that we eliminate the Escalator clause. That means, of course, no matter what the other fellow bid we would beat it, furthering the gains to the seller. The only reason the Listing Agent would have us drop the clause is so that he could give his buyer the heads up, and they could beat us by $500. It was and is, I might add, 2 acres of view property. Puget Sound and the Olympics. I will be reporting the Agent to the State. Not only did he screw me, but he screwed the owner of the property.

Here's a little tip for those of you looking for a house or property. If you're in a area where there is a tendency for bidding wars to develop, and you want a house badly, skip some agent you like, and go directly to the listing agent. He controls the access to the offers, and guess what, insider information may come into play. The Realtor gets a bigger slice of the pie if he sells it, or possibly if it's sold by another in his office, and guess who knows all the offers that come in. Just had a bit of bad luck. We bid $85,000 over the asking price, and were beat by $2000, but we had an escalator clause built in. The listing agent asked us to drop the escalator clause and proffer out best bid, because the owner didn't want to screw around. We bumped up the bid another $68,500, and guess what the listing agents buyers beat us by. $500. The asking price was $349,900. Our first bid was $435,00, and the last bid was $503,500. The listing agents buyers bid was $504,00. And get this, the listing agent at first refused to take a back up bid, for $510,000, until he was reminded of due diligence by the agent my partner had asked to submit our bid. So when you're looking at that Condo at Aspen beware. If at all possible go to the hand that you feed the most. Sour grapes? Yep. By the way, this was for raw land, I could never afford that kind of money for a house, and I will do things alone if my partner insists on making dumb moves again.

I see some of you guys talking about pistolas for home defense. Let me see; house wall-studs 2 layers of sheetrock-bullet like butta through the walls and right into whoever's on the other side. Chances it ain't the Burglar. Be smart use a shotgun. Less chance of missing and a lot less chance of being lethal on the other side of the wall. Other pluses. Your kids are going to have a much harder time cocking it, or playing with it, or sneaking it out of the house to kill the neighbors kid because he dissed your kid. You have the option of cracking the burglar over the head and not spend $80,000 in attorneys fees, trying to get out of a manslaughter charge. Of course you lose all bragging rights to your friends about how you blew the guys head clean off, and miss all those sessions with the Shrink trying to get the thought of brains and eyeballs splashed all over your home, not to mention the $80,000 you spend in Psycoanalysis. Let us not forget the neighbors as they cross the street in order to avoid having to pass you, and look you in the eye. 44 Magnum $1200. Box of Cartridges $52. Blowing someone away and ruining your life Priceless. I own a Stainless 12 guage Winchester with an 18" barrel and Pistol Grip. I can pretty much guarantee that firing it at someone will be a last resort, and it will never go out of my house, unless for target practice. (Exception: When the Government comes to tell me to go to church.)

I only know 2 people who have had these beds. Both got rid of them. One of them was my favorite cousin, and she waited till her SO left the house and threw it out. The other just got rid of it. The best alternative that I've found is to get the 21/2" memory foam pad at Costco for about $120. For that both my Fiance' and I got a bed that doesn't bounce when the other person moves, and total rest. You get out of bed feeling like-well nothing. You don't know that you just spent 5 to 8 hours on you back or side. She says that when she sleeps on her side, it doesn't hurt in the morning. And as for other activities in bed, there is nothing that get sore if a person happens to be in any particular position for any length of time. (I tried to make that as PC as I could, but she said it was a real plus).

Do I have to smoke to be that cool?

The best storage method, without a doubt, is to Stone Grind, Sharpen the edges, and apply the best Winter Wax you can afford, after you purchase your ticket to New Zealand or Chile.

Sandman, you're so right. I'm stuck in the middle of Wisconsin, and I live in Seattle Tacoma area. I've been here two months taking care of my Mom, so anything I can get going, that is a little distraction, is worth it. Aside from that we all make little faux paux', that are sometimes picked up by others, that we totally missed ourselves. This was just kind of one of those cases, and it just fit so well. And Retro is just another one of those things that you can do to distance yourself from the crowd. After all how many baggy pants and oversized olive drab, tan and navy jackets can you look at, without seeing the "Hordes of Hell", sideslipping down the hills. Cya and enjoy the summer.

When you say try something different, and upon closer examination of the Boarder looking at the Skier, is it my imagination or is he looking at the Bunzone, and back to your statement about trying something different--what are you saying?

D sub. Wasn't sure if you were talking to me about durability, but the first board that I had that I put contact paper on, has had the same paper on it for 9 years, about 3 of which were 40 plus days. I guess that isn't too bad, considering it cost about $8 to do 3 boards. That was with the Jersey Cow pattern. The clear matte finish (not the high gloss which didn't last too long-I think the adhesive is weaker) has been on my primary board for the last 3 years.

I'm sure some of these other products are very good, but I can do 3 snowboards for $8.00

No can do till I get back to the Seattle area.

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I just started a new thread that was supposed to be a response to this one, under the above heading.

I've been covering my boards with Contact paper for 9 years now. Primarily I've used the Jersey Cow Pattern that has been discontinued. I just bought 3 more rolls off of ebay. This paper has stuck very well and the upside to using it, is I get more complements from kids 12 and under on my cool board. After experimenting with the different kinds and patterns, the only other one that has worked really well is the matte finish clear. The gloss clear delams after a couple of usages, whereas the matte stays on. When applying it to the board, peel it half way down, and leave the backing under the other section, and start from the middle of the board to the end with a sweeping motion from side to side to get all the air bubbles out of it. Then go back to the middle and peel the backing off slowly to the other end with the same sweeping motion. Then take one of those small breakaway razor knives, hold it at a 45 degree angle and cut using the edge of the board as a brace for the razor. Make sure that you don't leave any section of the paper over the edge of the board. Any excess will be sure to collect snow and peel it off. I have one board that has had the same paper on it for 9 years, and the matte finish one that I used it has seen at least 120 to 150 days in the bumps, and has not delamed either. Hope this helps you out. The other upside to this is that barring a catastrophic slice, the stuff can be peeled off and the board topsheet will be like new, and hardly even a mark from the bingings.

Was that sex in the powder, with a male/female/or whatever. I'm hoping it's not the later, something that would make my board stick. Of course there's the old Woody Allen quote that ends with "It's with someone I love." That leads me to the unappealing thought of why he took the nickname "Woody"?

This is of course a decision that no normal person would ever have to face, nor one that a normal person would ever contemplate. Ask me whether I'd rather starve to death or die of thirst. Equally painful. Think not of what you have to give up, but rather what you can do to improve what you have. Speaking of meaningless sex: The perfect joint advertising campaign: Hummer and Viagra. "When you need a little hum in your tank, and a place to park it. The perfect combination for those who value image over substance."

Sure did. Just sent you big photo file, and look at a newer thread with specs on it.