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This is a perfect example of why we should provide free healthcare for everyone.

I know a verternarian who did an internship in a slaughterhouse. She didn't eat meat for a year after that.

Does anyone know how much it costs for health insurance for a child? I wouldn't expect it to be that much. It's not until you get older that the premiums go up.

Nice. Do you have two mast steps in there?

Portaging could be an option, but not ideal. There are usually too many portages on the day-trip rivers (shallow), and on the bigger rivers there is too much gear (usually mutli-day trips). FYI I...

Ha! Sorry about the delay in getting back to this thread.

The boat is a Discovery 158. I turned the boat upside down and sat on it, and it was fine. I'm afraid to jump on it, but I suspect in...

This is the description of the material from the manufacturer's website:

"A layer of closed cell foam sandwiched by layers of high-density polyethylene that provides strength, buoyancy and...

I have an Old Town 158 canoe which has seen better days. It has been "rode hard and put away wet" one too many times and has also been stored outside exposed to the sun for too long. With that...

Must have been smuggled in from the US. ;)

This is a long but interesting article. Worth bowsing through at least. Scroll down and you can download the pdf.

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6476

Hi Pat, this article seems to contradict what you have said.

http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55288

I agree, it would be a useful addition to the discussion if someone knew what he did/was suspected of doing. Anyone have any idea?

Come on George, lighten up. Pretend George Bush gave the exact same speech and made the exact same documentary and join in the fun!

He has a large portion of the population believing that large portions of his testimony were "relevant".

He goes to testify in front of Congress and the best he can come up with is a metaphor that would be an embarrasment if a 1st grader came up with it:

"The planet has a fever. If your baby has a...

He has absurdly ridiculous looking hair. Oh no wait - that's Kerry.

He uses more energy in 1/20th of a second than the average American uses in 1 second.

He's a politician.

qwe

If you are interested in rebutal's of Gore you should watch this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4520665474899458831

It is over an hour but It makes some good points.

My logic is of course not circular, however, I acknowledge your point. The real problem is that we draw the line in different places.

Some people, feel that that the risks associated with not...

(Sigh........................) By that logic conditions warrant never leaving the house.

(Sigh....) The poll is whether or not it should be MANDATORY to wear a helmet, under all circumstances, regarless of how minimal the risk. It is NOT whether it is a wise idea to wear a helmet when...

This kind of logic is getting to be a real problem. We can carry this as far as we want. For example, maybe we should just ban motorcycles all together? Why not, if we are paying their medical...

I disagree. It should be up to the rider to decide if the risk warrants wearing a helmet.

I was reading on CNN that the only reason they brought the dog was so that they could eat it if they got into trouble. I have the same understanding with my dog. That's why I keep her so fat.
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True. Since it is Thanksgiving we should all be thankful to WB for letting us get away with the things we do here.

I went and checked out that "grassroots" anti-Walmart website. I was surprised to see it is a .com, and not a .org. Anyway, here is the sponser:

2005 United Food and Commercial Workers...

If I don't like the way a business treats me, I shop some place else.

Most of the Walmart bashers can be traced back to unions which have outlived thier usefulness. For example, wakeupwalmart.org mentioned above. Which is worse? Who can tell.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/wtpapers/balko_whitepaper_2006.pdf

This is an interesting read about police tactics in these types of raids. It is long but it is at least worth skimming through to read...

I always found it amusing that the people who are responsible for the "do not call" legislation exempted themselves.

Mumbly Peg - Isn't that a variation of hopscotch?

Yeah Norm. For example, one time there was a kid in shop class who had a really cool pair of shoes that I wanted, but he wouldn't give them to me, so I had to cut him. Another time, in ceramics...

Absolutely, especially in shop and ceramics class. And definitely at my afterschool jobs. It is an extremely useful thing to carry if you have not tried it.

When I was in high school, I brought a pocket knife to school every single day. Nowadays you get expelled for a plastic butter knife.

I had a rickety one that I reinforced with two 2X3's to make a truss, i.e., they go from corner to corner on the diagonal. It is so sturdy I can sit on it and plane with my jointer.

Nice boat. It's nice to have another Whilly boat owner around.

I don't understand why can't a farmer just save his own seeds of something not patented by Monsanto? Knowing absolutely nothing about the subject except what is printed above, it sounds like they...

Or maybe Popular Mechanics is in on the conspiracy. . .

REI has a portable coffee grinder but I have never used it.
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You can also buy single cup french press coffee mugs. I have one that I use for camping. The problem with a nalgene bottle is that it isn't insulated.

I think we should riot in protest.

Matt J's post reminded me of the recent news story where a little 3 year old girl drown in a lake by her day care center. Apparently she got out somehow without anyone noticing and wandered off. ...

Yeah Wild your post is enough to make me want to join the jihad. :)

hisbula wants Israel to take over S. Lebanon's water?

Now that is interesting discussion! And I suspect you are right. Is anyone clear on exactly why hizbula provoked this?

I'm curious if anyone would care to make a similar list for hezbola. might spark some interesting discussion.

Although I infrequently post in the bilge, I have to respond to this thread. Foremost because, Ish, in responding to my many posts as a WBF infant, way back while I was building my first Wooden Boat...

Chad - you are 100% right. I used to ride on a bike/walking path that paralled a 50 mph road that few people used. The speed limit on the path was 15 mph. The path had a lot of stop signs, so I...