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If I remember correctly it was actually Ralph Waldo Emerson's house, and land. Thoreau was a bit of a squatter - so to speak! But I think you picked a great spot!

Thoreau would have been proud! In fact, I think you may have just discovered the true meaning of this passage from, Walden, Life in the Woods "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, to discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and to be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion." - Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862) ...umm, "sucking out all the marrow of life"? Safe swoops Sangiro

Try the help link at the top of any page...search for "Forum Status" Safe swoops Sangiro

From the Websters dictionary.....

No advertising in the forums please... Feel free to use the Classifieds or Auctions to sell your stuff, they're both free!

Oops...I meant 700! Also, you don't have to write about yourself... creativity always welcome and encouraged...

Heya all, I'm in the process of re-thinking the pub pages. I'd like to propose that everyone who turns to Addict must write a story for the Pub - similar to the one skreamer wrote! I think if you can find the time to post 1000 messages to the forums you should be able to grab some time to write us something...what do you guys think? (Zennie is excused because he wrote the Dropzone.com Gathering update...unless he wants to write more!) C'mon folks...let's see the stories come in. I've got one from Jessica so non-addicts are obviously more than welcome to contribute as well.... Who's next? Clay? Safe swoops Sangiro

Ok - I'm going to close this thread. Just a quick note to rgoper and the likes of him. If you want to whisper little sweet nothings to me, know that I'm standing in front of a really loud microphone, and others will hear your BS. Don't threaten me, and don't call me "friend", unless you are. You can not come into my house, piss on my carpet, threaten my friends and then run to your lawyers for protection. That doesn't fly with me. I always try to be nice, but please don't confuse kindness with weakness. To the rest of you guys... you crack me up!

Bwaahahahahaa! That's too funny. Thanks Dave. Safe swoops Sangiro

Hey - anyone who've seen the November issue of Parachutist. I got an email from Mike Turoff saying he hopes I like the article he got into the November issue...and that's it! Now, being in the UK I have not received my parachutist and have no idea what he's talking about. He's somewhere in Norway...I'm curious... what did Mike get in there? Safe swoops Sangiro

Hehehe! Hey guys, don't stoop. Have fun with it if you want, there are few things sharper than a bit of wit and sarcasm, but don't stoop... Safe swoops Sangiro

Dude, I'm going to give you some advice that all your corporate lawyers won't... The first rule of holes: When you're in one, stop digging! Safe swoops Sangiro

.....no not that kind of flame! If profanity offends...please don't read further. I'm thinking of starting a "hate mail" page like the one I've seen on some other sites...hehehee! Anyway, the latest is from mister rgoper. You guys will remember, he's the guy who decided to take some pot-shots at clintonradloff's disability and then got his hand slapped...anyway, he sent me his memoirs. I'll summarize it for you and then you can read it yourself if you have the stomach. He basically started a nice laid back conversation with a dizzy display of ignorance which included a brief discussion about his financial status and a promise to start his own Country Club. Then proceeded with another jab at my "soft spot" for disabled people, we briefly discuss the politics of Fascism, then took a little detour into his own homophobia (in which he refers to my "British Ass", which I take exception to as mine is an "African Ass"!) and rounded it off with him laying out my family tree...

Heya all, I've implemented a new Search Engine and Frequently Asked Questions to help you find the answers and information you need on Dropzone.com. The search will spider all the areas of the site that does not have its own search functionality (Dropzones, Gear, Classifieds and the Forums each have their own search) It's great to find articles, news and general information. I will add to the FAQ's as time allows. You can get to the FAQ's by clicking on Help in the new secondary navigation in the header of each page. I've removed the FAQ forum. Safe swoops Sangiro

Remember to read Lisa'a article Some Tips on Buying Your First Rig

Hehehehe! Don't worry, your dirty little secrets are safe with me...nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more, say no more.... Safe swoops Sangiro

Thanks Jimbo! I completely agree with you. To make sure there's as little as possible spill-over and to wrap up this whole topic, I'm closing down this threads too.

[qoute]i was patient with him long enoughAnd I with you.... Safe swoops Sangiro

Richard, I think you are mistaken. This ain't no damn democracy! All those rights you think you have here...you probably don't. This is a moderated forum with very few but very basic rules. Just like any other community people are entitled to expect participants to respect the community rules, or move on. Your posts has been wholly unacceptable for the past few days and it's starting to annoy not only me but also a lot of other people who've been contacting me. Everyone is welcome here, clintonradloff included! If you wonder what happend to some of your posts or threads, I excercised MY rights on them.... You can not use these forums to launch personal attacks on individuals. Safe swoops Sangiro

...not really. Safe swoops Sangiro

Yup - I used Photoshop for these ones....

Go to the myDROPZONE page (link in the top right corner). Log off and log back in again...then check your mail again. Safe swoops Sangiro

Thanks Lisa - I always wondered what it was! Safe swoops Sangiro

Nope - none of the new ones were taken with the little Canon. Some of them are actually pretty old - part of the reason why I wanted to scan them as they seem to be losing some quality. They've been taken with a variety of cameras - a very old Nikormat, a small pocket Olympus and my dad's Nikon F401. Can't even remember which with what, except the Yosemite climbing pics which I know was with the little Olympus (as I had to haul it up the rock with me!) The Vegas and New England pictures were taken with the stills feature on my Sony Digital Handycam! (even this picture, one of my favorites was taken with the Sony, arguably the worst tool for the job!) The Hawaii and Alaska pictures was taken with the Canon 101 ELPH.

Heya all, As you know from time to time I drop a few images online for friends and family and share them here as well. I did 3 new sets last night. They are all from the past. You're welcome to check them out. It just so happen that some of my all-time favorite photos are part of these sets... Namibia - Roots Yosemite - Climb New England - Fall Click here Hope you like it.