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Definitely not appendicitis. Though the location of the cramp is spot on for the gaul bladder. I did notice that drinking a small amount of 17% ABV spiced mead relieved the pain for a bit (no, didn't get me drunk). No jaundice, but still signs of the body fighting an infection. Rather than suffer ingestion of any mcdonalds food, I may just drink some whole milk or something.

Pink and purple, just like all liberals. Its normal but soft, and I bet it will be going fluid as the day goes on. That's my vote for this ailment, anyways. I do, but this isn't in near the appendix. Fever et al doesn't accompany appendicitis, though.

Anthony....you're avatar is fuckin creepy. That's all I have to contribute to this thread.

Fever: had that Weakness: always with fever. Sore throat: nothing new Gas: Ha, daily! Abdominal cramp....thats new. For the last 3 days, I've felt like I just ran a mile on a full stomach; persistent cramp-like pain just below the ribs on my right side. Not the usual diahrea-type gas pains. Anyone else had this?

Weak; "Come, enjoy the primitive beauty of natu...STAY ON THE FUCKING TRAIL!" I've been off many times, the fines should be in context with the violation. People munching on chips tromping around being idiots, slam. People taking pictures, leaving only footprints, c'mon. You should have told the rangers "I took some steps, you cut a trail and invited tens of thousands of people down here...who's doing more damage?"

"it's like throwing yourself off a cliff..."

Actually, he's spart enough to make a perfectly valid statement. He's talking about inflation, and the fact that it should be taken into account when setting the budget. $500 in 1995 would get you a fairly rust-free base model sedan in decent running order. My corsica was such a car. Also, Shawn said his car was an 84 cavalier, 10 years old'ish. In the intrest of fairness, the car he gets for his boy should be a 96. Though inflation hasn't changed the value of $500 much (would be $650ish now), the automotive market has significantly changed and prices are higher. With $500, you're may get something that will cost $1500 a year in repairs to keep on the road. I would agree that the budget should be raised, but to no more then a grand.

I'm in late, but here is the suggestion to end all suggestions: Get him a pickup truck, Ranger/S10/Dakota/Yota/Nissan/DIHATSU! Read on for the brilliance.... -No balls -RWD so he can lear a proper driving dynamic. -Who cares, fix the mailboxes, leave the truck beat up. -2 seats. This is very important, kids get into most wrecks when there are kids with them, i.e. distracting passengers. 2 seats means one passenger, this will help, trust me. If its shitty enough, he'll have no passengers. lol -IT'S A TRUCK! You can use it too! You know you want one. My 89 Dakota was a champ. I-4 that I could sit next to int he engine bay, seriously. 5 speed, no power, but snow was still challenging. Got rear ended by a hyundai doing 30, never had to fix the truck, just made the bumper crooked. And no one EVER wanted to ride in it. lol

Fuck 30 feet, I got taken down and rolled across a 3' deep sand bar by a 3some of 6 footers on fresh water. The first on took me down and the rest kept me rolling so that I couldn't get up. I finnaly broke the surface in about a fott and a half of water on the sand bar, I was rolled about 50 feet. Cuz it's a reef. There's some cool wave modeling data out there that goes over how the waves push up.

Every time I see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h3sPV9l_2c more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yX_uVQ9OKA&mode=related&search= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvufq6rzHTQ&mode=related&search=

I was going t post that car, too. The "tech" of contemporary fuel sipping cars is way overblown. Why spend $30k on a car full of expensive parts when you just need a good commuter? If the cougar sells, I'll be looking for a CRX HF. It will get every carbon fiber body panel on the market (There are many, will be painted of course) with lexan back glass. It will have a bigger yet quiet exhaust, a CAI, aluminum radiator, and a tune up (among other things). We'll see how far we can push that 50+ MPG. I've said it before and I'll say it again, new cars suck.

Biggest the world has ever seen? You'll have stiff competition: http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/photo/s1936a.gif

Everyone is posting this shit, I saw the title in a link and had to see what it was. http://www.youporn.com/watch/47703 Comedy gold. I almost woke people up.

This study was already done, it was an economic shock, the bad kind.

Still costs money to implement. Money we don't have.

After the last two terms of the Republican spend'o'crat, we cannot afford to implement this. Period.

Flagstaff. Humphreys looks fun, who would have thought that this picture was taken in AZ? http://www.summitpost.org/images/original/97645.jpg

They also never would have thought that a pistol would be able to kill 8 people before reloading, nor did they think anything affordable in the private sectre would ever dump out 200 musket balls a minute. Be careful when yo use the "what they thought" and "what they knew" arguments, that goes both ways. Forgot to ask, do you support the patriot act? You know, the one that violates many fundemental aspects of the Constitution? Your party does. "We don't want to change it, we just want to be exempt from it".

-Sabos never ceases to disspoint me. I always regret wasting the time to go in there. -However, wandering around The Outdorr Source is a pass-time. I'd recomend going there for your stuff, they know their stuff. The short guy with the beard is a good guy to start with. -Dicks and Gander Mountain: go there ONLY if you know exactly what you're looking for. They have good prices and some decent stuff, but don't rely on the sales people to inform you. I got a great ultralight down sleeping bag there for $100. If I'd listened to the salesman, I would have left with a heavy synthetic that was too warm for what I needed. Clintonvill outfitters? Never heard of them, where are they? I may have to stop in some time. Elena's tips are good, though some may be overkill for the summer. The nights shouldn't get below 20. Here's the equipment I had: Tent: Eureka Solitare, as you can see it a bug net with a rain cover (it will rain, trust me). It's a drafty one person, and I was plenty protected. http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21R6JP4JA7L._AA160_.jpg Sleeping bag, $15 "Everest". Got it at Galyans from bin, Wal Mart carries them now. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2581360 I usually say "Never skimp on gear", but that bag is honestly the best money I've ever spent on camping. Had it for years, and it's never left me cold. Stuffing we clothes in your bag makes them less wet, and your bag more wet. It's a distribution of moisture that is helpfull in sever cold. However, summer int he rockies should give you plnety of warmth to dry them out. You could see high 70's or 80's in the E/W running valleys. You "can" get away with cotton. I'm only saying this because you're on a budget. But you WILL be uncomfortable, and if anything extra-wet happens, you could find yourself with trenchfoot....like me. You dont want it, stick with wool. Sock liners are worth the cash, too. Again, gear depends on how uncomfortable you can be. I've had winter packs upwards of 60lb, and summer kits under 15. The first time I tried out my 15lb kit, I almost got hypothermia. lol (I've since perfected it) My first time on the recomended hike, I took 4 shirts for 3 days, 2 pairs of pants, as many socks as I could fit (burned them in the camp fire after use, shhhh), and 4 pairs of undies. That's allot of clothes and weight, but I was young. With proper wool and synthetic quick-dry stuff, you could wear the same stuff every day and not hate it. I would recomend at least one extra pair of everything, so that one can dry out while you're wearing the other. If you've enver done this before, I recomend giving it a shot some where here in Ohio first. Take a weekend and go down south and do one of those backpack trails. I personnaly recomend this one: http://www.thebackpacker.com/trails/oh/trail_472.php For a few reasons. It's going to be very tough, lots of ups and downs, the trail is almost never level. This will not only give you a chance to try out your tent and such, but it will test you as well. You will know how good your boots are, and what shape you are in. If you can complete this in 2 days, you will have no trouble with the mountain terrain, and the trip will be a dream for you. Notice that no where in my recomendation did I mention nice vews or anything...there are none. I like it because it feels like jungle down there, very thick forest. The first time I tried this trail, 3 out of our party of 4 had to stop short because of gear and fitness issues. We had to navigate a bit and take a road out. It is honestly as had or harder than the mountain trail I recomended. Like I said, by the time you are done, you'll know if you're ready for the mountains. I'll post more on gear later as it comes to me.

Sumbmission for a new amendment: No Fags! I.E. The push by the neoCons to have gay marriage specifically banned by way of a constitutional amendment. Also, if you recall the 90s, there was a feirce conservative push to have it altered to allow Bill Gates and others to have monopolies "because they earned them and make better stuff anyways". Nevermind that Bill essentially stole the only thing that made Msft attractive to IBM. But I digress

Then why do you want to change it?

Just put out an APB on "Some guy who's swollen as fuck". That had to hurt. lol

You got it: No 56k http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/national_parks/rocky_mountain_map.jpg Trouble Maker / Jess on here did a trail with me, we did it in 3 days. But stay tuned... Point your eye on the Kawanchee Visitors center areal of the map, to the right is the trailhead for the North Inlet Trail / Tonahutu loop. -Day one will take you through the thick of the valleys of the park. You'll be near rolling water most of the time, great views, great nature. I believe the camp that we used was "Pine cone", but I could be wrong. We made camp early, so if I were to do it again, I'd have camped as far east as possible. This will place you in a good spot to highpoint the next day. -Day two, we camped near Granite falls, and still made it there early. So here is what I suggest: Camp night 1 as far east as possible (helps aclimate, too, as you'll be higher up). Day two, you'll have all day to get up on the continental divide. The Summit of Flattop Mountain is practically on the trail. Hallet peak is baggable from Flattop in an hour (depending on your pace), and it one of the best summits of the park. No gear needed, though I always grab crampons (see footnote 1 below). Hallet Peak and Flattop. If you make a good pace, day two will be hard, but you'll make it to your next camp without issue. A tip for picking your last night of camp; do it close to your car. Day Last is always the longest, if you can ease that, do it. -There are a few camps in the Granite Falls area, I like to stay close to the water. Day three will be downhill most of the way, and you'll see the third "mana" of the park, the meadows. "Big Meadows" earned it;s name, luckily the rail skirts the side, so you get good shade. There are also ruins out there. We made the car by lunch time. It's only 3 days, and you wanted four. But, with a highpoint of 12,700ft it will feel like 4 days. If you have the energy, spend it on a day hike to Black Lake in Glacier Gorge. It's where you go to feel small. http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/j/d/jdelaub/dcp_33003ah.jpg Footnote 1; Crampons let you travel over snow and ice. This is not needed for most peaks out there in the summer, but, it can open up shortcuts for you. Gimme a list of what you have, I'll see about what gaps you may have. Ever done a multi-day hike?

I love you Ricky!

Yes; it was slow, it rusted immediately, and no one bough them. The kajigger above is exceeds it in every way.