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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 24, 2011 - 02:15pm PT
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Instead of ST you should have put the photo on ebay and auctioned the PJs for Flanders.
Unfortunately in Utah it is not illegal to feed bears, just stupid.
(And there is plenty of THAT in this state.)
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apogee
climber
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Aug 24, 2011 - 02:34pm PT
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Ya know, I don't really give much of a shite about some/most of the pics that get posted here. I figure it's pretty much caveat emptor for the viewer. Boobies, blue butt plugs, tub_girl....it's all good (as long as CMac is kewl with it).
If you post something that's kinda gnarly, you better be ready to stand by it unequivocally, and expect some yellow custard in your direction. Or don't post it at all.
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Dick Erb
climber
June Lake, CA
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Aug 24, 2011 - 04:00pm PT
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Here is a photo of another(?) June Lake bear. I was doing a remodel in the village a few years ago. One day I found out that the previous night a bear had broken the glass in the door of the house next door and gone inside. The occupant, a widow in her seventies, heard the noise and headed for the kitchen to investigate. There was this bear sitting in front of the open refrigerator scarfing down a big meal. She hustled back to her bedroom tried to barricade the door and called 911. By the time someone arrived the bear was gone. I screwed some plywood over the door opening. The next night the bear came back and tried to tear of the plywood. The owner of the house I was working on heard the noise, came out onto his third floor deck, took this photo and yelled until the bear went away. The next day I made a more substantial barrier.
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Gene
climber
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Aug 24, 2011 - 04:19pm PT
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They are very fearfull [sic] of humans, dogs, and {snip}. Which explains why the bear tried to enter Dean’s house.
Shows zero respect for a creature that was obviously young and for that matter not that large. Respect? Huh?
Dean stated:
After I yelled at him, the bear backed out of the window. I heard the deck rail get trashed, and figured he had gone right through it and jumped off the deck. And so he went outside and the bear charged. What was your point?
g
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Gene
climber
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Aug 24, 2011 - 04:54pm PT
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thaDood says:
Maybe I am a bit to sentimental or something for this day and age, but there seems to be a lack of respect, a lack of something sacred to life itself...all life. Once again i am not saying that it was not necessary, it is just what follows that seems to lack any sort of dignity...
I think, thaDood, that you, me, and Dean all view this whole episode as very unfortunate but necessary given how it went down.
Lack of dignity for who or what? This is where you lose me.
Is your concern directed at how Dean reported the event and/or the ambiguity of the thread title? The picture?
As an aside, any bear breaking into a person’s house is HUGE.
Cheers,
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blackbird
Trad climber
the flat water trails...
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Aug 24, 2011 - 05:29pm PT
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DANG!! Sorry that things had to end as they did, but they could have ended MUCH differently... That's some quick thinking and action on your part,Dean!! Glad you and yours are safe and sound.
To that, you sure you're not a born-and-bred southerner?! Those kind of reflexes are innate in these parts... :D
As a "sometimes poster, mostly lurker" over the years it absolutely astounded me how quickly Supertopo threads, on almost any subject, degenerate into name-calling, vitriol, personal attack, and anonymous internet swagger.
Really?! I've come to expect it on most threads (including the ones I begin) and am pleasantly surprised when things DON'T go sour.
It's the reason I spend only a trivial amount of time here. I come back for the good threads, the climbing TRs, and--hope springs eternal--the notion that the anonymous hacks and trolls will eventually go away. meh... the entertainment:filter required ratio's sometimes worth it, sometimes not. Pick your battles and figure out when it's time to walk away. Sounds like life to me!
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Aug 24, 2011 - 05:54pm PT
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Wow - i hadn't looked at this thread until now! I thought
it was just some typical OT joke thread....Wow - good shot
Dean. Sorry the bear had to go down but I can't see any other
way this pans out in the long run for that bear. Glad you and
your fam is ok.
kev
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 26, 2011 - 06:46am PT
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bump in the night
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Aug 26, 2011 - 09:10am PT
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Cragman is a blowhard
and it looks like he finally put a cork in his mouth after he removed his
foot.
Lets hope the crazy "Look at my gun " guy can keep it home and not take it to the Facelift.
Hey Dean, there are bears that show up in the campsites, maybe you should work on your blowhard techniques to scare them off.
Disgustingly,
Gregg Pusateri
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Aug 26, 2011 - 09:22am PT
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That is classical radical!
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Aug 26, 2011 - 09:57am PT
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Cragman is a blowhard
and it looks like he finally put a cork in his mouth after he removed his
foot.
Lets hope the crazy "Look at my gun " guy can keep it home and not take it to the Facelift.
Hey Dean, there are bears that show up in the campsites, maybe you should work on your blowhard techniques to scare them off.
Disgustingly,
Gregg Pusateri
.....speaking of blowhards.
Disgustingly,
Everyone else on this site
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Aug 26, 2011 - 10:23am PT
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Hey CM
speak for yourself.
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apogee
climber
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Aug 26, 2011 - 11:26am PT
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Ditto to FF.
PR, why did you bump this? Hasn't it run it's course? You bump it and add nothing new to the discussion, thereby opening it to still more criticism (and alignment) with Cragman...what's the point?
Or do you just enjoy watching fireworks? (Isn't that what trolls do?)
Edit: Just looked at the time you posted- 3:46 am- now I get it. You're bored. Kinda sad, actually.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 26, 2011 - 11:38am PT
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I'm curious about all the deleted posts.
And apparently Apogee doesn't get the pun in a thread about a bear going bump in the night.
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Aug 26, 2011 - 11:47am PT
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I agree with you Ron A.
Im not sure why this gets me so much but I (pinhead/sucker) have to let it go.
It is always hard to get an even mix of just humans let alone a mix of humans and other animals.
The only one who knows what happened is Cragman. He says he did what he had to do and I do believe him. Bears go down all the time up here on the Eastside. Seldom to never will you see the person who takes them down with a weapon in a photo . Its just not in good taste. Neither is posting a second smiling.
It bothered me, Its done. I will now let it go.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Aug 26, 2011 - 12:26pm PT
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Riley,
That was funny!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 26, 2011 - 01:08pm PT
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I am from the clan of the black bear.
Is the dingus on a black bear larger than other bears?
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Bronwyn
Trad climber
Not of This World
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Aug 26, 2011 - 01:14pm PT
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Is there any truth to the rumour that it was in fact LEB who pulled the trigger, and that she was standing on a grassy knoll in Area 51 when she did it?
Funniest post EVER!!!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 26, 2011 - 01:21pm PT
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And I think DMT knows Daryl Hannah.....
Without ron's bump in the night we would not have
then a romp through the Buttermilks killing skinny asian boulderers by the dozens.
And that would be shame.
Dean did what he thought best at the time, get over it.
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