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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:20:33 -0500, katy
scribbled thusly:



Like I said...Hollywood....

I don't believe Max lives in Hollywood.....

Not unless it's in Indiana.

Max

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:00:57 GMT, "Maxprop"
scribbled thusly:

Where was this/what part of which city were you staying in?

Are you really going to make me dig out my receipts?

Okay. We stayed last visit at the Marriott Sydney Harbour.

They warned you about going places at the Marriott?
It's a regular watering hole for me and friends who work in that part
of the city.
A very short stroll to the Rocks and some of the best dining in
Sydney.

I don't recall the parts of the city we were told to avoid, but yes, the
Marriott staff gave us a few caveats, when asked.

They were trying to make you feel at home...or get you to pay for a
limo :-)

We had a rental car, which they had arranged.

Prior to that
we stayed at the Sir Stamford, but couldn't get in on the next
visit--they
were booked. Their prices are excellent.

At Circular Quay or Double Bay?

Circular Quay, near the city center. Superb accommodations.

I have stayed there when we have been to a show at the Opera House.

Next time we're planning to stay
at the Shangri la. They're prices aren't.

I don't know about that.
Spent a night there a year back but don't recall what it cost

Rooms begin at about $300 per night.


Any recommendations?

Difficult to beat the Marriott...

It was nice, but we really liked the Stamford. Seems they book up before
most other hotels.

Max

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Maxprop wrote:
OzOne wrote in message ...

I love the west coast. Spent a month there last year all around Tahoe
but unfortunately it wasn't the best season there.


It wasn't the best season anywhere last year, sadly.
I went to Colorado and
experienced the worst snow I could ever remember. When I was a pro ski
patrolman at Breckenridge in the Seventies, we typically had in excess of
200" per season. Last year they'd had a bit more than 90" by the middle of
February.

You guys don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.


"2005-06 was the first season since 1998-99 with more ski areas having
above average snow than below. The Northern Rockies and Northern
Colorado had abundant snow from the start, with Utah similarly blessed
from early December and the Pacific States from the holidays onwards.
Only the far Southwest suffered, with minimal natural snow before
March." - http://members.aol.com/crockeraf/seas06.htm

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in
the season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time,
but last year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).


// Walt
//
// There is no Volkl Conspiracy

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Walt wrote:
Maxprop wrote:
OzOne wrote in message ...

I love the west coast. Spent a month there last year all around Tahoe
but unfortunately it wasn't the best season there.


It wasn't the best season anywhere last year, sadly.
I went to Colorado and
experienced the worst snow I could ever remember. When I was a pro ski
patrolman at Breckenridge in the Seventies, we typically had in excess of
200" per season. Last year they'd had a bit more than 90" by the middle of
February.

You guys don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.


"2005-06 was the first season since 1998-99 with more ski areas having
above average snow than below. The Northern Rockies and Northern
Colorado had abundant snow from the start, with Utah similarly blessed
from early December and the Pacific States from the holidays onwards.
Only the far Southwest suffered, with minimal natural snow before
March." - http://members.aol.com/crockeraf/seas06.htm

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in
the season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time,
but last year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).


// Walt
//
// There is no Volkl Conspiracy

The only "bad" thing about last years snow in CO was when we got that
dirty snowfall due to an Arizona dust strom that caused dirt to get
mixed in with the precip. It started out as pink snow and then the
dust/dirt seemed to accumulate into a layer of dirt. It was ugly, but
it was snow.
--
Marty

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Maxprop wrote:


Yeah, things were rather different back then. Thankfully we've evolved
since then.

Thanks for the specifics.

you're welcome, certainly weren't as bad as in Watts. Funny how things
get blown out of proportion when it comes to Chicago. Like the 68
Democratic Convention, which by some accounts was a Boy Scout Jamboree
compared to what happened in Miami, where there were several deaths. I
guess the Republicans were better at managing publicity even back then.



Cheers
Marty
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Marty wrote:

The only "bad" thing about last years snow in CO was when we got that
dirty snowfall due to an Arizona dust strom that caused dirt to get
mixed in with the precip. It started out as pink snow and then the
dust/dirt seemed to accumulate into a layer of dirt. It was ugly, but
it was snow.

Ah yes, the brown snow. I encountered it at Copper - not too bad as
long as it was cold, but once it warmed up it had the characteristics of
Elmer's glue - no glide whatsoever.


//Walt

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Walt wrote:
Marty wrote:

The only "bad" thing about last years snow in CO was when we got that
dirty snowfall due to an Arizona dust strom that caused dirt to get
mixed in with the precip. It started out as pink snow and then the
dust/dirt seemed to accumulate into a layer of dirt. It was ugly, but
it was snow.

Ah yes, the brown snow. I encountered it at Copper - not too bad as
long as it was cold, but once it warmed up it had the characteristics of
Elmer's glue - no glide whatsoever.


//Walt

Yup, that stuff was VERY abrasive. Hope we don't see that again this
year.
--
Marty

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Walt wrote:
You guys don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.

No ****. Last year here in Colorado is one of the better years I
recall in quite a while. From Mid November, it just snowed all the
time, until about the end of March. We didn't get much from then
on.

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in
the season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time,
but last year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).

Fuggin A! Right on! And we are off to a decent start this year.
We will see how it goes, but a decent chunk of my Beloved is
open.

// Walt
//
// There is no Volkl Conspiracy

What? No Volkl Conspiracy? Hmm..... Oh, Walt, did I mention
just how much fun I had on MY Volkl's both days last weekend at
my Loveland? Damn fine ride indeed. Yummy good. Goin' again
this weekend.

Sam "Makin' turns at my Beloved this weekend" Seiber

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"Walt" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:
OzOne wrote in message
...

I love the west coast. Spent a month there last year all around Tahoe
but unfortunately it wasn't the best season there.


It wasn't the best season anywhere last year, sadly. I went to Colorado
and experienced the worst snow I could ever remember. When I was a pro
ski patrolman at Breckenridge in the Seventies, we typically had in
excess of 200" per season. Last year they'd had a bit more than 90" by
the middle of February.

You guys don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.


"2005-06 was the first season since 1998-99 with more ski areas having
above average snow than below. The Northern Rockies and Northern Colorado
had abundant snow from the start, with Utah similarly blessed from early
December and the Pacific States from the holidays onwards. Only the far
Southwest suffered, with minimal natural snow before March." -
http://members.aol.com/crockeraf/seas06.htm

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in the
season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time, but last
year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).

Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire week
we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the Colorado of
a parallel universe? :-)

Max

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"Marty" wrote in message
oups.com...

Walt wrote:
Marty wrote:

The only "bad" thing about last years snow in CO was when we got that
dirty snowfall due to an Arizona dust strom that caused dirt to get
mixed in with the precip. It started out as pink snow and then the
dust/dirt seemed to accumulate into a layer of dirt. It was ugly, but
it was snow.

Ah yes, the brown snow. I encountered it at Copper - not too bad as
long as it was cold, but once it warmed up it had the characteristics of
Elmer's glue - no glide whatsoever.


//Walt

Yup, that stuff was VERY abrasive. Hope we don't see that again this
year.

Well, at least you didn't have to polish your P-tex.

Max

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Maxprop wrote:

"Walt" wrote in message

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in the
season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time, but last
year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).


Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire week
we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the Colorado of
a parallel universe? :-)

Nah, just at a different time. I don't doubt that what you say is true,
but don't judge a season by one week, even if it's the only week you're
there. Like sailing, it's an outdoor sport, subject to natural
conditions. If you want perfect conditions all the time, take up bowling.


//Walt

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Maxprop wrote:
Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire week
we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the Colorado of
a parallel universe? :-)

Maybe you went to Wolf Creek. They didn't get anywhere near normal
snowfall
last season.

Sam "Can't think of anything cute right now" Seiber

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Sam Seiber wrote:
Maxprop wrote:
Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire week
we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the Colorado of
a parallel universe? :-)

Maybe you went to Wolf Creek. They didn't get anywhere near normal
snowfall
last season.

Sam "Can't think of anything cute right now" Seiber

Well, last year was the third best on record (since something like
1880) for early season snowfall (Sept - Dec) in the central and
northern rockies. One of the best years I have seen in the close to 20
years I have been here. But the San Juan's did get below normal
snowfall so Wolf Creek and the Aspen area could have been bad at times.

snoig

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"Walt" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:

"Walt" wrote in message

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in the
season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time, but last
year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).


Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire
week we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the
Colorado of a parallel universe? :-)

Nah, just at a different time. I don't doubt that what you say is true,
but don't judge a season by one week, even if it's the only week you're
there. Like sailing, it's an outdoor sport, subject to natural conditions.
If you want perfect conditions all the time, take up bowling.

I'm well acquainted with the vagarities of winter weather, especially in the
Colorado mountains. Recall that I spent several years working with a daily
view of the Continental Divide just to the east. That said, the best snow
that I remember typically was to be had toward the end of the ski season,
around the end of March/first of April. By then we'd raised the tower pads
several times and they were still partly submerged. My particular love is
spring skiing, especially in wide open bowls on very steep slopes. Vail was
excellent in that regard. Probably still is.

Max

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"Sam Seiber" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:
Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire
week
we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the Colorado
of
a parallel universe? :-)

Maybe you went to Wolf Creek. They didn't get anywhere near normal
snowfall
last season.

We spent two days at my old stompin' grounds: Breckenridge. Then skied
Copper, Vail for a day each, and then Aspen (Ajax and Snowmass one day
each).

Aspen had the best snow, Vail and Copper the next best, and Breckenridge the
thinnest.

Max

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"snoig" wrote in message
oups.com...

Sam Seiber wrote:
Maxprop wrote:
Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire
week
we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the
Colorado of
a parallel universe? :-)

Maybe you went to Wolf Creek. They didn't get anywhere near normal
snowfall
last season.

Sam "Can't think of anything cute right now" Seiber

Well, last year was the third best on record (since something like
1880) for early season snowfall (Sept - Dec) in the central and
northern rockies. One of the best years I have seen in the close to 20
years I have been here. But the San Juan's did get below normal
snowfall so Wolf Creek and the Aspen area could have been bad at times.

Amusing. We thought just the opposite. Oh well.

Max

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On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:46:56 GMT, "Maxprop"
wrote:


"Walt" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:

"Walt" wrote in message

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in the
season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time, but last
year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).


Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire
week we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the
Colorado of a parallel universe? :-)

Nah, just at a different time. I don't doubt that what you say is true,
but don't judge a season by one week, even if it's the only week you're
there. Like sailing, it's an outdoor sport, subject to natural conditions.
If you want perfect conditions all the time, take up bowling.

I'm well acquainted with the vagarities of winter weather, especially in the
Colorado mountains. Recall that I spent several years working with a daily
view of the Continental Divide just to the east. That said, the best snow
that I remember typically was to be had toward the end of the ski season,
around the end of March/first of April. By then we'd raised the tower pads
several times and they were still partly submerged. My particular love is
spring skiing, especially in wide open bowls on very steep slopes. Vail was
excellent in that regard. Probably still is.

Max

I tend to repeat at Winter Park about the same time each year, because
my wife likes to visit with others that have been going back for many
years. The snow last year for that March week was the best in ten
years. I also watch the Winter Park cams during the season, and I
think the whole season was the best in a very long time.

Frank

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"Maxprop" said:
"snoig" wrote in message news:
Well, last year was the third best on record (since something like
1880) for early season snowfall (Sept - Dec) in the central and
northern rockies. One of the best years I have seen in the close to 20
years I have been here. But the San Juan's did get below normal
snowfall so Wolf Creek and the Aspen area could have been bad at times.

Amusing. We thought just the opposite. Oh well.

Are you sure you were in Breckenridge - Colorado-? One of the best
years ever. Here's photo proof:

http://homepage.mac.com/saemisch/Pow...Of/BestOf.html

Mike...

--


See my ski photography at http://Powderday.us
Carpe powder-diem

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"Let Mikey Ski It!" wrote in message
...
"Maxprop" said:
"snoig" wrote in message news:
Well, last year was the third best on record (since something like
1880) for early season snowfall (Sept - Dec) in the central and
northern rockies. One of the best years I have seen in the close to 20
years I have been here. But the San Juan's did get below normal
snowfall so Wolf Creek and the Aspen area could have been bad at times.

Amusing. We thought just the opposite. Oh well.

Are you sure you were in Breckenridge - Colorado-? One of the best years
ever. Here's photo proof:

http://homepage.mac.com/saemisch/Pow...Of/BestOf.html

Mike...

Majordomo brain fart, guys. When I looked at the photos from the trip to
Colorado, the date stamps showed 2004. I thought, "How can this be? Did I
set the camera wrong?" My wife overheard me and asked what I was whining
about, and she confirmed that our trip was two years ago, not last winter.

Time flies when one is having fun. (Or facing incipient Alzheimer's, I
guess.)

Max

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"Bob Lee" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:

Walt wrote:

Maxprop wrote:

OzOne wrote:

I love the west coast. Spent a month there last year all around Tahoe
but unfortunately it wasn't the best season there.

It wasn't the best season anywhere last year, sadly. I went to
Colorado
and experienced the worst snow I could ever remember. When I was a
pro
ski patrolman at Breckenridge in the Seventies, we typically had in
excess of 200" per season. Last year they'd had a bit more than 90"
by
the middle of February.

You guys don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.

"2005-06 was the first season since 1998-99 with more ski areas having
above average snow than below. The Northern Rockies and Northern
Colorado
had abundant snow from the start, with Utah similarly blessed from
early
December and the Pacific States from the holidays onwards. Only the far
Southwest suffered, with minimal natural snow before March." -
http://members.aol.com/crockeraf/seas06.htm

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in
the
season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time, but
last
year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).

Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the entire
week
we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the Colorado
of
a parallel universe? :-)

You were fooled - one entire week (or even a month) does not a season
make, Maxprop. Perhaps you should have claimed that it wasn't the best
week of skiing you'd had or whatever, but as Walt and a couple of
Colorado residents have pointed out, last season was very, very good to
Colorado (the *******s) and California. Your problem here is projecting
from that one week to the entire season.

FWIW, I was skiing in Colorado as late as Father's day:
http://hyperion.usc.edu/~jrredho/Ind...6/100_0079.jpg

See my post to Let Mikey Ski It. I could have sworn it was last year, but
it turns out we were there in 2004. Oh well.

Max

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"Scout" wrote in message
. ..
OzOne wrote in message
...
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:47:21 GMT, "Maxprop"

scribbled thusly:

The rest of the world gets a rather distorted,
over-dramatized view of
America's gun issues. Oz must think we lurk in shadows,
holding our
defense
weapons in front of our bodies, constantly wary of
attackers. That only
happens in paintball arcades, to the best of my
knowledge.

Max


Max, I think you need to come over here and see just how
different our
lives are.

I doubt that you would find a single hotel concierge who
would tell
you that it wasn't safe to walk anywhere in our city at
night..even
our Hyde Park or Botanical Gardens.

I have been asked a number of times as I walked out of
US hotels where
I was going and had suggestions about which areas I
should not venture
into.

Come over...you will be enlightened

Oz,
Come to Atlantic City.
No need to worry about sharks and stingrays.
We inject them with random leftover bits from NY
hypodermics.
Calms them right down.

Seriously though, there's a lot of anger here in the US.
Can't you feel it in ASA?
We don't take any ****!
Have a great day motherf***er! ;o)


Yeah, just go to an Eagles game. :o

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"Bob Lee" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:

Bob Lee wrote:

Maxprop wrote:

Walt wrote:

Maxprop wrote:

OzOne wrote:

I love the west coast. Spent a month there last year all around
Tahoe
but unfortunately it wasn't the best season there.

It wasn't the best season anywhere last year, sadly. I went to
Colorado
and experienced the worst snow I could ever remember. When I was a
pro
ski patrolman at Breckenridge in the Seventies, we typically had in
excess of 200" per season. Last year they'd had a bit more than
90"
by
the middle of February.

You guys don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.

"2005-06 was the first season since 1998-99 with more ski areas
having
above average snow than below. The Northern Rockies and Northern
Colorado
had abundant snow from the start, with Utah similarly blessed from
early
December and the Pacific States from the holidays onwards. Only the
far
Southwest suffered, with minimal natural snow before March." -
http://members.aol.com/crockeraf/seas06.htm

Colorado had record snowfall. Tahoe absolutely got *pasted* late in
the
season. Sorry you were't in the right place at the right time, but
last
year was a *very* good year (except New Mexico).

Could have fooled me, Walt. The snow was lousy and icy for the
entire
week
we skied. And there were bare spots everywhere. Were we in the
Colorado
of
a parallel universe? :-)

You were fooled - one entire week (or even a month) does not a season
make, Maxprop. Perhaps you should have claimed that it wasn't the best
week of skiing you'd had or whatever, but as Walt and a couple of
Colorado residents have pointed out, last season was very, very good to
Colorado (the *******s) and California. Your problem here is
projecting
from that one week to the entire season.

FWIW, I was skiing in Colorado as late as Father's day:
http://hyperion.usc.edu/~jrredho/Ind...6/100_0079.jpg

See my post to Let Mikey Ski It. I could have sworn it was last year,
but
it turns out we were there in 2004. Oh well.

Ah well, *that* is perfectly understandable. A little temporal
disorientation, after all who among us hasn't suffered from that? I
once thought I was like the Billy Pilgrim character from Slaughterhouse
Five and I kept revisiting various summers in my life, worried that I
might never have winter and skiing again.

My sympathies for having to expose your foibles to your better half.
Who knows what that will cost you over time - you'll be lucky if it's
only another ski trip.

Her last comment: "Europe on odd years, domestic on even years. Can you
handle that?"

Sheesh. I'm really going to screw up the plan and suggest we ski Canada in
'07.

Max

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"Maxprop" said:

Majordomo brain fart, guys. When I looked at the photos from the trip
to Colorado, the date stamps showed 2004. I thought, "How can this be?
Did I set the camera wrong?" My wife overheard me and asked what I
was whining about, and she confirmed that our trip was two years ago,
not last winter.

Time flies when one is having fun. (Or facing incipient Alzheimer's, I guess.)

I get CRS sometimes too (Can't Remember S**t). If glodal warming has
indeed taken over the patterns, then it should be another great one at
Breck this year. You have to come back and ski the new Imperial lift -
it changes the whole Breck expert experience. And this year, there is
new terrain open south of the Lake Chutes (Snow White?). I am already
getting a woody thinking of those long steep pitches on a good powder
day.

Mike...

--
See my ski photography and Breckenridge photo ski blog at http://Powderday.us
Carpe powder-diem!

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Let Mikey Ski It! wrote:
I get CRS sometimes too (Can't Remember S**t). If glodal warming has
indeed taken over the patterns, then it should be another great one at
Breck this year. You have to come back and ski the new Imperial lift -
it changes the whole Breck expert experience. And this year, there is
new terrain open south of the Lake Chutes (Snow White?). I am already
getting a woody thinking of those long steep pitches on a good powder
day.

Mike...

Must be that CRS kicking in. It's the Seven Dwarves but Snow White is
close enough.

snoig

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"Let Mikey Ski It!" wrote in message
...
"Maxprop" said:

Majordomo brain fart, guys. When I looked at the photos from the trip to
Colorado, the date stamps showed 2004. I thought, "How can this be? Did
I set the camera wrong?" My wife overheard me and asked what I was
whining about, and she confirmed that our trip was two years ago, not
last winter.

Time flies when one is having fun. (Or facing incipient Alzheimer's, I
guess.)

I get CRS sometimes too (Can't Remember S**t). If glodal warming has
indeed taken over the patterns, then it should be another great one at
Breck this year. You have to come back and ski the new Imperial lift - it
changes the whole Breck expert experience. And this year, there is new
terrain open south of the Lake Chutes (Snow White?). I am already getting
a woody thinking of those long steep pitches on a good powder day.

I worked Breckenridge for two seasons, and we never had any powder like that
in your photos. Must be nice.

I taught a couple of avalanche seminars at Jackson Hole while I was
patrolling at Breckenridge, and got to ski at least one day each trip. Both
trips had the sort of fluff that billowed over one's head in turns. I
thought I'd died and gone to Heaven. That was about as good as it ever got.

Max

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Maxprop wrote:
... If
being conservative and a traditionalist means I'm mentally ill, so be it.


Nope.

Being conservative means believing in principles & values,
and sticking to those principles & values even when they're
not convenient & easy.

Question: what is the proper term for a person who claims to
have traditional values, yet wants to be nannied; who wants
to take all the benefits of a high level of social
organization yet pay for none of it; who wants to suppress
other citizen's rights yet claims he is promoting freedom &
liberty?

DSK

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"katy" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:
"Scotty" wrote in message
...

So? I was around when Kent State happened. I'm not
afraid
of college campuses.

SV


You should be. The way colleges charge for credit hours
these days is
highway robbery. g

Max


That's for sure...Mr Sails pciked up 6 credit hours this
past
simmer...at the post grad level....wow....

didn't his school reimburse him? Lisa's does.

Scotty

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Scotty wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
...

Maxprop wrote:

"Scotty" wrote in message
...


So? I was around when Kent State happened. I'm not

afraid

of college campuses.

SV


You should be. The way colleges charge for credit hours

these days is

highway robbery. g

Max



That's for sure...Mr Sails pciked up 6 credit hours this

past

simmer...at the post grad level....wow....


didn't his school reimburse him? Lisa's does.

Scotty



A little, but not even half....

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An asshole? A liar? Certainly not the president of the United States!

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"DSK" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:
... If being conservative and a traditionalist means I'm mentally ill,
so be it.


Nope.

Being conservative means believing in principles & values, and sticking to
those principles & values even when they're not convenient & easy.

Question: what is the proper term for a person who claims to have
traditional values, yet wants to be nannied; who wants to take all the
benefits of a high level of social organization yet pay for none of it;
who wants to suppress other citizen's rights yet claims he is promoting
freedom & liberty?

DSK

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DSK wrote:


Being conservative means believing in principles & values, and sticking
to those principles & values even when they're not convenient & easy.

Question: what is the proper term for a person who claims to have
traditional values, yet wants to be nannied; who wants to take all the
benefits of a high level of social organization yet pay for none of it;
who wants to suppress other citizen's rights yet claims he is promoting
freedom & liberty?

"Republican".

HTH. HAND.

//Walt

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No. Most Republicans are decent people.

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"Walt" wrote in message
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DSK wrote:


Being conservative means believing in principles & values, and sticking
to those principles & values even when they're not convenient & easy.

Question: what is the proper term for a person who claims to have
traditional values, yet wants to be nannied; who wants to take all the
benefits of a high level of social organization yet pay for none of it;
who wants to suppress other citizen's rights yet claims he is promoting
freedom & liberty?

"Republican".

HTH. HAND.

//Walt

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Question: what is the proper term for a person who claims to have
traditional values, yet wants to be nannied; who wants to take all the
benefits of a high level of social organization yet pay for none of it;
who wants to suppress other citizen's rights yet claims he is promoting
freedom & liberty?


Personally, I'm thinking: "fascist troglodyte"... but many
consider that an insult (no matter how technically accurate
it is).

"Walt" wrote
"Republican".

HTH. HAND.


Capt. JG wrote:
No. Most Republicans are decent people.


Well, within the range of averages for decency, let's say.
Except for an accident of geography & history, I'd probably
be registered as a Republican myself, most of my family
considers themselves "hereditary' Republicans.

BTW what does HTH. HAND. mean?

DSK

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DSK wrote:

Question: what is the proper term for a person who claims to have
traditional values, yet wants to be nannied; who wants to take all
the benefits of a high level of social organization yet pay for
none of it; who wants to suppress other citizen's rights yet claims
he is promoting freedom & liberty?

Personally, I'm thinking: "fascist troglodyte"... but many consider that
an insult (no matter how technically accurate it is).

"Walt" wrote

"Republican".

HTH. HAND.


Capt. JG wrote:

No. Most Republicans are decent people.

Well, within the range of averages for decency, let's say.
Except for an accident of geography & history, I'd probably be
registered as a Republican myself, most of my family considers
themselves "hereditary' Republicans.

Although most of my family have realized that the main-street-business
limited-government Republicanism is very much a thing of the past.

BTW what does HTH. HAND. mean?

HTH is a TLA that means "Happy to Help".
HAND is an FLA that means "Have a nice day".

HTH. HAND.

//Walt

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Except for an accident of geography & history, I'd probably be
registered as a Republican myself, most of my family considers
themselves "hereditary' Republicans.


Walt wrote:
Although most of my family have realized that the main-street-business
limited-government Republicanism is very much a thing of the past.


Well, once the KKK'ers and the witch-burners realize how
badly they've been fooled, they will go back to fielding
their own candidates (or smoldering in the closet) and the
Republican Party will return to more mainstream politavics.

Unfortunately, the last few campaigns seem to have shown
that the one who flings the most mud, wins... the Democrats
seem willing to play this game but aren't very good at it,
even when abetted by the comical misbehavior of a lot of
high-profile Republicans.

I hope the next few election cycles show that Agrown-ups can
win elections in this country, or else we are in for
troubles that will make the past 5 years look like a
footnote in history.




BTW what does HTH. HAND. mean?


HTH is a TLA that means "Happy to Help".
HAND is an FLA that means "Have a nice day".

HTH. HAND.


Got it. Thanks.

FB- DSK

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"DSK" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:
... If being conservative and a traditionalist means I'm mentally ill,
so be it.


Nope.

Being conservative means believing in principles & values, and sticking to
those principles & values even when they're not convenient & easy.

Question: what is the proper term for a person who claims to have
traditional values,

Duh. A traditionalist.

yet wants to be nannied;

A Democrat.

who wants to take all the benefits of a high level of social organization
yet pay for none of it;

A welfare recipient.

who wants to suppress other citizen's rights

A fascist dictator.

yet claims he is promoting freedom & liberty?

Saddam Hussein?

Did you see yourself in any of those descriptions, Doug?

Max

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OzOne wrote in

Okay. We stayed last visit at the Marriott Sydney
Harbour.
They warned you about going places at the Marriott?
It's a regular watering hole for me and friends who work
in that part
of the city.

That's what they were warrning them about.

Scooter

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OzOne wrote in message
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On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:25:17 GMT, "Maxprop"

scribbled thusly:


OzOne wrote in message
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On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:12:51 -0500, katy

scribbled thusly:

They base their opinions of us on what Hollywood
presents...

Nope, I base my opinions on my time in the US.

Really?? How many times were you mugged here?

Narrowly avoided it by pulling out my official Paul Logan
replica knife
and saying, ''that ain't a knife, this is a knife''. Works
every time, mate.

Oiy!

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"Maxprop" wrote in message
nk.net...


What I find amusing is that I've lived my entire life
here, visited all of
the major urban areas as well as many of the mid-sized
ones, and I've yet to
have any of the experiences you've had. I can't help but
believe you're
venturing into the wrong neighborhoods. We have plenty of
those.


it might be the way Ozzy walks, more like ,sashays down the
street holding up his hankie and saying ''goo 'day mate'' to
everyone.

Scooter