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| 30 Apr 2008 23:33:57 |
| lal_truckee |
| 108 inches |
at the stake. Skiing's been good - had surface in the morning. Had the 215 DH skis out for a few runs this am while waiting for the bowls to soften - fast skis but they don't respond at all until maybe 50 mph and up, so you need some room. But at speed they act as if a switch was thrown and settle into a smooth groove. I put them away when the crowds showed (all 5 people) and went back looking for slush and crud on the P30s. Broke my dam adjustable poles between some rocks on the way to Beaver Bowl - borrowed a pair for the rest of the day. When returned home got the micrometer out and measured diameters of basement poles. We have 3 BD adjustable (one pair in pieces) and an ancient Leki lawisond probe pole and maybe a dozen other non adjustables. All have different diameters, so I couldn't put together a pair of good poles out of some junkers, leaving me with the kid's good adjustable pair as a replacement pair for tomorrow. Someone close to Black Diamond and all these other brands should explain why they change shaft diameter with every pole released. Just to screw us up? |
| 01 May 2008 09:25:19 |
| VtSkier |
| Re: 108 inches |
lal_truckee wrote: (snip) > Just to screw us up? Yes. |
| 01 May 2008 13:47:29 |
| Dave-in-Spokane |
| Re: 108 inches |
lal_truckee wrote: > at the stake. > snip > > Broke my dam adjustable poles between some rocks on the way to Beaver > Bowl - borrowed a pair for the rest of the day. When returned home got > the micrometer out and measured diameters of basement poles. We have 3 > BD adjustable (one pair in pieces) and an ancient Leki lawisond probe > pole and maybe a dozen other non adjustables. All have different > diameters, so I couldn't put together a pair of good poles out of some > junkers, leaving me with the kid's good adjustable pair as a replacement > pair for tomorrow. Someone close to Black Diamond and all these other > brands should explain why they change shaft diameter with every pole > released. Just to screw us up? > Have you contacted BD about a replacement? The airlines broke the carbon fiber section of my BD poles and BD promptly replaced the piece with no charge. I don't know if it made any difference, but BD sent the part to Mountain Gear, who had sold me the poles. -- Dave in Spokane |
| 01 May 2008 13:47:52 |
| Ernieman |
| Re: 108 inches |
"lal_truckee" <lal_truckee@yahoo.com > wrote in message news:GQ8Sj.334$3O7.104@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net... > at the stake. > > Skiing's been good - had surface in the morning. Had the 215 DH skis out > for a few runs this am while waiting for the bowls to soften - fast skis > but they don't respond at all until maybe 50 mph and up, so you need some > room. But at speed they act as if a switch was thrown and settle into a > smooth groove. I put them away when the crowds showed (all 5 people) and > went back looking for slush and crud on the P30s. > > Broke my dam adjustable poles between some rocks on the way to Beaver > Bowl - borrowed a pair for the rest of the day. When returned home got the > micrometer out and measured diameters of basement poles. We have 3 BD > adjustable (one pair in pieces) and an ancient Leki lawisond probe pole > and maybe a dozen other non adjustables. All have different diameters, so > I couldn't put together a pair of good poles out of some junkers, leaving > me with the kid's good adjustable pair as a replacement pair for tomorrow. > Someone close to Black Diamond and all these other brands should explain > why they change shaft diameter with every pole released. Just to screw us > up? > They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you get pissed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to buy. Ernie |
| 01 May 2008 18:11:50 |
| Mike Treseler |
| Re: 108 inches |
Ernieman wrote: > They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more > money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you > get pissed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to > repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to > buy. I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them out with my foot when they get bent. -- Mike Treseler |
| 01 May 2008 18:25:16 |
| lal_truckee |
| Re: 108 inches |
Mike Treseler wrote: > Ernieman wrote: > >> They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more >> money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you >> get pissed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to >> repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to >> buy. > > I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them > out with my foot when they get bent. Who bends them? I snap them in half. |
| 01 May 2008 22:40:30 |
| Not That Dave |
| Re: 108 inches |
On May 1, 3:25 pm, lal_truckee <lal_truc...@yahoo.com > wrote: > Mike Treseler wrote: > > Ernieman wrote: > > >> They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more > >> money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you > >> get pissed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to > >> repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to > >> buy. > > > I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them > > out with my foot when they get bent. > > Who bends them? I snap them in half. I only buy carbon fiber graphite poles. I can't bend them. I can't snap them. I have sheared them off at the basket though. Adjustable poles are for homos. |
| 02 May 2008 00:12:41 |
| The Real Bev |
| Re: 108 inches |
Not That Dave wrote: > On May 1, 3:25 pm, lal_truckee <lal_truc...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Mike Treseler wrote: >> > Ernieman wrote: >> >> >> They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more >> >> money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you >> >> get pissed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to >> >> repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to >> >> buy. >> >> > I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them >> > out with my foot when they get bent. >> >> Who bends them? I snap them in half. For use in full tucks? You carry two pair? Wow. > I only buy carbon fiber graphite poles. I can't bend them. I can't > snap them. I have sheared them off at the basket though. I retrieved a Goode pole from the trash. The previous owner said its mate broke somewhere "up there" and she just left it. All I have to do is find ONE more... > Adjustable poles are for homos. No. For persons with sexual identification issues. -- Cheers, Bev ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American Public." -- H.L. Mencken |
| 02 May 2008 16:26:49 |
| Walt |
| Re: 108 inches |
The Real Bev wrote: > Not That Dave wrote: (RSAM snecked) >> Adjustable poles are for homos. > > No. For persons with sexual identification issues. At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. NTTAWWT. //Walt |
| 02 May 2008 18:03:18 |
| VtSkier |
| Re: 108 inches |
Walt wrote: > The Real Bev wrote: >> Not That Dave wrote: > > (RSAM snecked) > > >>> Adjustable poles are for homos. >> >> No. For persons with sexual identification issues. > > > At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. NTTAWWT. > > //Walt NTTAWWT? |
| 02 May 2008 19:16:46 |
| Walt |
| Re: 108 inches |
VtSkier wrote: > Walt wrote: >> The Real Bev wrote: >>> Not That Dave wrote: >> >> At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. NTTAWWT. > > NTTAWWT? That's ok. Some of my best friends are acronym-challenged. NTTAWWT. //Walt |
| 03 May 2008 09:35:29 |
| ant |
| Re: 108 inches |
VtSkier wrote: > Walt wrote: >> The Real Bev wrote: >>> Not That Dave wrote: >> >> (RSAM snecked) >> >> >>>> Adjustable poles are for homos. >>> >>> No. For persons with sexual identification issues. >> >> >> At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. NTTAWWT. >> >> //Walt > > NTTAWWT? Well, fishing around for what it could be in context, I think it's that phrase that often goes after someone's had a go at someone else for being gay. I just buy the cheapest stocks in the sports shop, or whatever ones are lying around in someone's garage. And I dump them at the end of the season. -- ant Don't try to email me! I'm using the latest spammer/scammer's email addy. |
| 02 May 2008 18:41:05 |
| CBJack |
| Re: 108 inches |
On May 2, 5:35=A0pm, "ant" <eventmanager_verificationsd...@yahoo.co.uk > wrote: > VtSkier wrote: > > Walt wrote: > >> The Real Bev wrote: > >>> Not That Dave wrote: > > >> (RSAM snecked) > > >>>> Adjustable poles are for homos. > > >>> No. =A0For persons with sexual identification issues. > > >> At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. =A0NTTAWWT. > > >> //Walt > > > NTTAWWT? > > Well, fishing around for what it could be in context, I think it's that > phrase that often goes after someone's had a go at someone else for being > gay. > > I just buy the cheapest stocks in the sports shop, or whatever ones are > lying around in someone's garage. And I dump them at the end of the season= . > > -- > ant > Don't try to email me! > I'm using the latest spammer/scammer's > email addy. You dump them? Aren't you worried that you'll be branded a litterer, a litterist, whatever. CBJack |
| 02 May 2008 21:48:04 |
| VtSkier |
| Re: 108 inches |
CBJack wrote: > On May 2, 5:35 pm, "ant" <eventmanager_verificationsd...@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: >> VtSkier wrote: >>> Walt wrote: >>>> The Real Bev wrote: >>>>> Not That Dave wrote: >>>> (RSAM snecked) >>>>>> Adjustable poles are for homos. >>>>> No. For persons with sexual identification issues. >>>> At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. NTTAWWT. >>>> //Walt >>> NTTAWWT? >> Well, fishing around for what it could be in context, I think it's that >> phrase that often goes after someone's had a go at someone else for being >> gay. >> >> I just buy the cheapest stocks in the sports shop, or whatever ones are >> lying around in someone's garage. And I dump them at the end of the season. >> >> -- >> ant >> Don't try to email me! >> I'm using the latest spammer/scammer's >> email addy. > > You dump them? Aren't you worried that you'll be branded a litterer, > a litterist, whatever. > > CBJack I have a pair I traded for back in 1994. They are the original Goode carbon which at that time had a lifetime guarantee, were heavy as hell, and terribly rugged. The have served me well and I plan to collect on the warranty before I die. |
| 02 May 2008 19:11:27 |
| Richard Henry |
| Re: 108 inches |
On May 2, 4:35=A0pm, "ant" <eventmanager_verificationsd...@yahoo.co.uk > wrote: > VtSkier wrote: > > Walt wrote: > >> The Real Bev wrote: > >>> Not That Dave wrote: > > >> (RSAM snecked) > > >>>> Adjustable poles are for homos. > > >>> No. =A0For persons with sexual identification issues. > > >> At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. =A0NTTAWWT. > > >> //Walt > > > NTTAWWT? > > Well, fishing around for what it could be in context, I think it's that > phrase that often goes after someone's had a go at someone else for being > gay. > > I just buy the cheapest stocks in the sports shop, or whatever ones are > lying around in someone's garage. And I dump them at the end of the season= . > > -- > ant > Don't try to email me! > I'm using the latest spammer/scammer's > email addy. =46rom Seinfeld, when pne episode's plot examined another character's possible homosexual persuasion - not that there's anything wrong with that. |
| 02 May 2008 21:21:27 |
| The Real Bev |
| Re: 108 inches |
VtSkier wrote: > CBJack wrote: >> "ant" <eventmanager_verificationsd...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>> VtSkier wrote: >>>> Walt wrote: >>>>> The Real Bev wrote: >>>>>> Not That Dave wrote: >>>>> (RSAM snecked) Why do people x-post to RSAM anyway? It seems excessive. >>>>>>> Adjustable poles are for homos. >>>>>> No. For persons with sexual identification issues. >>>>> At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. NTTAWWT. >>>>> //Walt >>>> NTTAWWT? >>> Well, fishing around for what it could be in context, I think it's that >>> phrase that often goes after someone's had a go at someone else for being >>> gay. Not That There's Anything Wrong With That. I hate to see a grown man cry. >>> I just buy the cheapest stocks in the sports shop, or whatever ones are >>> lying around in someone's garage. And I dump them at the end of the season. >> >> You dump them? Aren't you worried that you'll be branded a litterer, >> a litterist, whatever. > > I have a pair I traded for back in 1994. They are the original > Goode carbon which at that time had a lifetime guarantee, > were heavy as hell, and terribly rugged. The have served > me well and I plan to collect on the warranty before I die. I've got several pair of Scott #3 (whatever that means) aluminum poles, one of which is extremely pretty with red and purple splashes, and I can't imagine breaking one unless I try to use it as a pry bar on a vault door or something. -- Cheers, Bev ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American Public." -- H.L. Mencken |
| 03 May 2008 21:53:51 |
| ant |
| Re: 108 inches |
CBJack wrote: > On May 2, 5:35 pm, "ant" <eventmanager_verificationsd...@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: >> VtSkier wrote: >>> Walt wrote: >>>> The Real Bev wrote: >>>>> Not That Dave wrote: >> >>>> (RSAM snecked) >> >>>>>> Adjustable poles are for homos. >> >>>>> No. For persons with sexual identification issues. >> >>>> At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. NTTAWWT. >> >>> NTTAWWT? >> >> Well, fishing around for what it could be in context, I think it's >> that phrase that often goes after someone's had a go at someone else >> for being gay. >> >> I just buy the cheapest stocks in the sports shop, or whatever ones >> are lying around in someone's garage. And I dump them at the end of >> the season. >> > You dump them? Aren't you worried that you'll be branded a litterer, > a litterist, whatever. I leave them in someone's garage, usually. Nice shiny stocks, I'm sure someone'll find them useful. Or ditch them in the locker room, ditto. great thing about these kinds of stocks is, aparting from working just fine, no one steals them. -- ant Don't try to email me! I'm using the latest spammer/scammer's email addy. |
| 03 May 2008 21:56:37 |
| ant |
| Re: 108 inches |
The Real Bev wrote: > I've got several pair of Scott #3 (whatever that means) aluminum > poles, one of which is extremely pretty with red and purple splashes, > and I can't imagine breaking one unless I try to use it as a pry bar > on a vault door or something. I think I had Scotts last season, pale blue with red bits on them. They were the cheapest at the sports warehouse. The good thing with aluminiums is, if/when you bend them, you can heat them up in a gas flame and straighten them (unless they're kinked). -- ant Don't try to email me! I'm using the latest spammer/scammer's email addy. |
| 04 May 2008 19:57:19 |
| Harry Weiner |
| Re: 108 inches |
On Thu, 01 May 2008 18:11:50 -0400, Mike Treseler <mike_treseler@comcast.net > wrote this crap: > >I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them >out with my foot when they get bent. > > -- Mike Treseler What? Ski poles are hollow aluminum poles. If they bend, they break open, and can't be bent back. They're not plastic straws. I sharpen my old ski poles, and use them for weapons. Horvath@Horvath.net My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
| 04 May 2008 21:21:03 |
| Mike Treseler |
| Re: 108 inches |
Harry Weiner wrote: > On Thu, 01 May 2008 18:11:50 -0400, Mike Treseler > <mike_treseler@comcast.net> wrote this crap: > >> I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them >> out with my foot when they get bent. >> >> -- Mike Treseler > What? Ski poles are hollow aluminum poles. If they bend, they break > open, and can't be bent back. They're not plastic straws. Depends how far I bend them. I can straighten them 3 or 4 times if the angle is less than the elastic limit. > I sharpen my old ski poles, and use them for weapons. en guard -- Mike Treseler _________________________________________________ 3 synchronized swimmers faint in pool at same time "... while practicing holding their breath" "This was a very fluke thing" http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004366553_apwasynchronizedfaints1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss |
| 04 May 2008 21:46:31 |
| Harry Weiner |
| Re: 108 inches |
On Sun, 04 May 2008 21:21:03 -0400, Mike Treseler <mike_treseler@comcast.net > wrote this crap: >>> >>> -- Mike Treseler > >> What? Ski poles are hollow aluminum poles. If they bend, they break >> open, and can't be bent back. They're not plastic straws. > >Depends how far I bend them. >I can straighten them 3 or 4 times >if the angle is less than the elastic limit. > >> I sharpen my old ski poles, and use them for weapons. > >en guard > > -- Mike Treseler I spit on the floor, and challenge you! Prepare to die! Fool! Horvath@Horvath.net My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
| 04 May 2008 19:30:04 |
| Scott Abraham |
| Re: 108 inches |
On May 2, 1:26=A0pm, Walt <walt_ask...@SHOESyahoo.com > wrote: > The Real Bev wrote: > > Not That Dave wrote: > > (RSAM snecked) > > >> Adjustable poles are for homos. > > > No. =A0For persons with sexual identification issues. > > At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. =A0NTTAWWT. Dumbfuck. They are back. I love them. Of course, I could give a shit what someone thinks of what I am wearing. Indeed, I have a few one piece suits I wear just to piss off snowboarders and dipshits. Nothing better on a really cold day or on a powder day. Which you would not know, because you are too cool. A lying dickless freak, but one that thinks he has style. DFC |
| 04 May 2008 19:31:38 |
| Scott Abraham |
| Re: 108 inches |
On May 2, 4:35=A0pm, "ant" <eventmanager_verificationsd...@yahoo.co.uk > wrote: > VtSkier wrote: > > Walt wrote: > >> The Real Bev wrote: > >>> Not That Dave wrote: > > >> (RSAM snecked) > > >>>> Adjustable poles are for homos. > > >>> No. =A0For persons with sexual identification issues. > > >> At least I've never skied wearing a one-piece. =A0NTTAWWT. > > >> //Walt > > > NTTAWWT? > > Well, fishing around for what it could be in context, I think it's that > phrase that often goes after someone's had a go at someone else for being > gay. No one here has ever accused you of being gay. Bestiality, maybe. But not a lesbian. Too fucking ugly to be a lesbian. > > I just buy the cheapest stocks in the sports shop, or whatever ones are > lying around in someone's garage. And I dump them at the end of the season= . Given your history, I'm surprised you aren't bragging about stealing poles. Or using them on the lonely nights. Especially the ones with the big baskets. |