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    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Trump's own immediate ancestors were German immigrants; his actual family name is not even Trump. (It is Drumpf, changed because it is largely unpronounceable to any non-Teutonic individual). Two of his gold-digging trophy wives are immigrants as well, including the last one, the invisible...
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    Trying out my mini-wrench hook combo

    I usually do simply tighten it as tight as I can with my fingers and it has always stayed put for positioning, but if I think I am going to actually hang on it in a serious way, like after traverse, I have a little crescent wrench that hangs on my key chain that I can fish out my pocket and take...
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    Trying out my mini-wrench hook combo

    It looks as if the carabiner might work better for placing and retrieving the hook if it was at right angles to its built-in shackle? That is, when the hook is facing away from the limb or positioned to grip the limb, the carabiner would be flat as it slides over the limb. I also like using...
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    Closing Thoughts

    You will be fine, Steve. Things often fall into place when it is time, whether we even realize it. I know in my own case, when the Great Pandemic finished me finally and I went on my social security, I was all at sea for a while, feeling lost without daily producing paying work. But I still...
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    A love letter to climbing trees for the serious fun of it...

    The only thing comparable is "simply messing about in boats" together. I love that a tree is another living entity that we interact with when we climb it. I always get a warm feeling at height, as I did when I escaped up a tree after school as a boy.
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    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Trump quote: "Look what happened to our country when a crooked moron became president". Trump is a master of accusing others of exactly what he himself is, or of what he is doing. We are not even a full year into his second term and the country is a shambles. I wonder how long he can keep...
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    New device from ISC

    Might depend on the weight of the climber and gear load?
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    New device from ISC

    Maybe they will ultimately come out with a heavy duty, non-swivel version like we saw with the second generation ZZ's.
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    The 80+ foot 80th birthday climb went well

    Ditto from me too. Love you guys!
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    The 80+ foot 80th birthday climb went well

    This is exactly why I built my power ascender. I am about to turn 73 and can still climb regularly without it; but at this age I know the day will come when power assist might be great to have. I can recommend it as a fun project. And congrats on turning 80!
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    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    It is absolutely astonishing that so many millions of us still don't grasp how a tariff works, that it is a penalty or punitive tax added to the price of a foreign incoming product to artificially drive up the cost in order to force the customer (us) to buy the more expensive domestic made...
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    Watch out for underground bee and hornet nests

    I went to one of my favourite trees for a rec climb a couple years ago, a tree I had just climbed some months before with no issues, tossed my rope bag and backpack down in exactly the same place, and the little bastards had moved into a hole in the ground under one of the tree's big roots right...
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    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Weapons of Mass Distraction.
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    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Right, like how far can we expect other countries to trust us, with a president who has the moral fibre of a crooked used car salesman or small time mob boss. Our best friends internationally already feel completely betrayed with these idiotic tariffs. And with this bombing, we just showed the...
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    Owl video

    Wow, that bird could have done a real number on him with those claws. Surprised it did not bite him too; they have a strong beak. The bird must have sensed the compassion and desire to help.
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