> Avalanche.  Lots of avalanches...get's snowmachiners too.  I never got into
> either of those things, but knew 2 people who died from avalanches.  Like I

And what did their heirs and assigns learn from that?

> said he was a new guy, we'd just gotten back from Germany and I'd had some
> chest pains while I was there.  He ordered a Nuclear Stress Test, took
one look
> at the results and I had to argue to get to go home (went in a week
later and
> had a bypass).  This all the last week of December, just when the preferred
> provider was being switched on New Years, hence the reluctance to scoot
over to

It's a bit of a shame when the dictates of the insurance
company override medical best practice.

> the ER.  I did a lot of outdoorsy things back when I was in Colorado,
anyone
> for winter backpacking?  Now I have a RV, OK 2 RV's but neither moves
anymore. 

I hated that. If I'm not training to besiege
Stalingrad, why bother?

> But then again, I lived in Hawaii for 4 years (10-14yo) and never
learned how
> to surf, did a lot of snorkling and a little sailing.

We had our surfing kahuna here a few years ago.

>  ML> Scuba in Colorado? Some mighty deep swimming pools perhaps.
> Initially it was a swimming pool.  Later nice mountain lakes, a little
chilly
> but that's what a wet suit is for...jump in, go "YIKES", hop out and
lay in the
> sun (nice black suit that heats up fast), at that point I'd have a nice
layer
> of warm water in the suit so it made it pretty comfortable.  Clear mountain
> lakes, swim around and watch the trout dodge all the hardware being
tossed at
> them from the fishing persons.  Moved here and the only thing I've used
a lake
> for is landing on, don't even do that anymore.

Ever get snagged or almost snagged by the hardware? In
yesterday or the day before's New York Times crossword,
one of the clues was something like bad things for space
suits, and the answer was rips.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.01

      Title: Rip & Dip
 Categories: Dips
      Yield: 1 servings

      1 ea Bread; round, hollowed out,         1 c  Water chestnuts, diced
      1 pk Spinach; frozen, chopped          1/2 c  Cheese; cheddar, grated
      1 c  Sour cream                        1/4 pk Knorr swiss vegetable
soup m
      1 c  Mayonnaise                          1 ea Onion; small, diced

  Mix all ingredients except bread together and refridgerate until ready to
  serve.  When ready to serve pour into hollowed out bread and serve with
  inside of bread ripped up and crackers. (Auntie Kay's Recipe)

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