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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 24, 2012 - 07:50am PT
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Have any of these people actually met him before?
My guess is no.
I was introduced to him seven or eight years ago by Grant. He took me on a tour of the SAR cache, showed me his office and chatted me up. He had plenty of better things to do but still took the time.
Stand up guy.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Apr 24, 2012 - 08:02am PT
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werner is a beacon
ships lost and ships merry are drawn toward him.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Apr 24, 2012 - 08:18am PT
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Same experience Fonda. Spent about an hour with us and Merry even offered her Martin guitar as I was hangin' out in their office. Next mornin saw me at the cafeteria early in the morning and offered to buy breakfast. Has always taken the time to make me feel like he wanted me there.
Peace
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 24, 2012 - 08:21am PT
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Yup, that's the guy!!!!
By the way, good for you Ron. I know what your up to these days and it's way beyond noble.
My hats off to you!!!
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Apr 24, 2012 - 08:24am PT
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SUPER bummed to miss the show, but got a good gig going right now and the people I'm working with.....well they HAVE paid the ultimate price and have to keep dealing with the life they've been dealt. Thanks for the good words Robert.
Peace
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Apr 24, 2012 - 08:27am PT
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A good ole parking lot beat down under the GTO..
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 24, 2012 - 08:51am PT
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Actually Walleye, that's the Joshua Tree version of Auto Shop...
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Apr 24, 2012 - 09:55am PT
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I think that ugly car was a Lemond...Lemans Le....something. Not a GTO. Probably worth a fortune today if he had it and it was running. Werner's a good dude. When he says stuff like "American's are so stupid", you just need to skim it (ie, pass over it) like Neebees intos "Say hey "
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elcap-pics
Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
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Apr 24, 2012 - 11:58am PT
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Slow winter brings out the lunies. Werner is A-OK in my book.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Apr 24, 2012 - 12:33pm PT
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If only Robbins had stayed on in the Valley like Werner...
But his ailments, you know, it makes you sad.
Let's be glad we still have old Wheezer around to poke.
Let's be Merry, who is glad, so glad, so glad, so glad.
To poke or not to poke is not a question, but a decision.
I just thought it might be fun to take a stab at analyzing this roast.
And don't tell me to "Analyze this" because in the final analysis, Werner has the most points. He's the Abdul Jabber of my generation.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Apr 24, 2012 - 12:40pm PT
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Probably because some people don't get the continuous comments about everyone being "pussies" or "stupid Americans." I'm ambivalent about it all--sometimes it's funny sometimes not--but can see how it rubs some the wrong way.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Apr 24, 2012 - 01:01pm PT
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This thread is just mental speculation by a bunch of stupid American pussies.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Apr 24, 2012 - 01:13pm PT
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you a US citizen now?
No. I thought about trying to become one, but I knew they'd find out I wasn't stupid enough and refuse my application.
Edit: Damn. I'm sorry. What I should have said was something along the lines of "Citizenship is just mental speculation. No one really lives in this world or its stupid countries."
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jahil
Social climber
London, Paris, WV & CA
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Apr 24, 2012 - 01:27pm PT
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People hating on Werner ? Must be all the bolt chopping gym climbers.
:)
I've never met Werner, but I've seen him from afar in the Yosar office after his lovely wife rescued my sorry ass.
It seems some people who post here have not developed a sense of humor. Peace to you all - when you have developed said sense of humor and hell has frozen over you will be worthy to talk to him.
Okay lets get back to the bolt wars - because you know how important that is.
steve
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jahil
Social climber
London, Paris, WV & CA
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Apr 24, 2012 - 01:34pm PT
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`If you had to be rescued, you are not worthy to talk DOWN to me ;-) '
Actually. I'm not worthy to talk down to anyone as I have learnt to my cost - my wife is 5 feet high and I am 6 feet.
Must get back to the gym to pull on some plastic and cut some bolts.
steve
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 24, 2012 - 01:36pm PT
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Could have something to do with his online "fisherman" persona perhaps?
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nature
climber
CO
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Apr 24, 2012 - 01:43pm PT
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werner is awesome and was a great help to me getting some sushi supplies back in '08.
but he comes off in a generally not so positive way on the taco.
I'm not surprised some have a problem with it.
but it's one thing when he trolls and calls us all stupid humans. it's another when he twists logic in his own special way (to the point logic is gone).
and nobody is or should be imune to criticism.
though I'd never ever call him a turd - i save that for blueboi and a few others.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Apr 24, 2012 - 03:11pm PT
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This thread is just mental speculation by a bunch of stupid American pussies.
Exactly what I was thinking.....
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Apr 24, 2012 - 03:18pm PT
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Awesome. Because three threads wanking about Werner just weren't sufficient, we needed yet another. Stupid azz mental speculators.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Apr 24, 2012 - 03:23pm PT
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But it is true...
That Werner does think we are all Stupid, right?
If all I saw was what we posted here, I'd probably think the same!
John
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