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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:17pm PT
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If dogs aren't allowed, you should tell them. But it's all in the way you do it. Sounds like your GF didn't handle it very well.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:17pm PT
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Whack that motherf*#ker with yer Grigri!
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:23pm PT
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Perhaps GF should consider charm school...
Information about rules and standards can be passed on without insulting or attempting to reign over other folk
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Travis Haussener
Trad climber
Salt Lake City
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:27pm PT
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Thanks for the responses...charm school good one. Yeah she was polite at first but then when they disrespected her she got offended.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:30pm PT
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Tact can go a long way sometimes. Just the other day my pard told a guy about how he shouldn't be parked where he was. He said "heads up on the parking ,dude" while he really meant "yo dipsh!t grow a brain!" I know this because I speak and understand N.Carolinian. ;)
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:31pm PT
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You did the right thing by not letting it get out of control.
GF may not have been so vocal had she been alone. Something to ponder.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:32pm PT
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No punches or ice axes thown then not a fight.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:39pm PT
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Wow! I can understand your need to vent.
I can only remember two occasions when I felt so strongly about something climbing/in a climbing area that I felt the need to vent. Once was in Yosemite Valley when I saw a chinese grandma walking with her family and picking every fiddlehead fern she saw. I explained politely that it was not allowed and was ignored. So I followed them to their car and wrote down the license number and reported it to a ranger. I was pretty upset.
You shouldn't try to enforce laws but if you honestly think someone doesn't know a law you could mention it to them. But you always speak to strangers at your own risk. Your gf should think about the risk. People can react in unpredictable ways.
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Tan Slacks
climber
Joshua Tree
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:41pm PT
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In my youth I dated two different women who created situations that caused me to fight ...
you were lucky the guy backed down since you did not seem prepared for what your girl friend started .....
tip ..... find a new girl friend
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Anastasia
climber
Home
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:42pm PT
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She probably would have said it even alone too! At least I would and... I probably would get myself beat up for my efforts/stupidity, etc, but hey... I believe people should respect the laws. I wouldn't take my dog in places that the law states is illegal. I think there are good reasons for certain laws that I might not obviously see. Respecting the Law is respecting yourself, (at least that was the Greek ideology during Plato's time.)
Good of you to be calm and get the heck out of there... Proud of you too. It shows a whole lot of maturity and that you have a good head on your shoulders.
Next time just call the Police... Much easier to let the folks who get paid to do that job than you folks.
FYI... Cosgrove doesn't carry a purse. He's a big guy, he just looks at most folks and they wilt away.
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Tan Slacks
climber
Joshua Tree
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:43pm PT
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GF may not have been so vocal had she been alone. Something to ponder.
Good point, but perhaps she was only vocal because he was there ..... scary
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:48pm PT
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Your GF was within her rights to inform the other party, but her mistake was in becoming confrontational. She could have simply smiled, shrugged her shoulders and said "It's YOUR a$$." These days it's not good to confront strangers unless you have some means of (1) egress, or (2) a means of dissuading the other party; you mentioned concealed carry. But really, is that worth the complications? She did her thing, and should have then dropped the subject. Then called the cops.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:51pm PT
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Yer 6'3" and 205?
How big was he?
How big was his dog?
Where was yer roscoe?
Pepper spray?
Did she at least take some video or pics?
Did they KNOW about the dog ban and were just scofflaws?
Did the dog act aggressively too?
Did they even know how to place pro?
Questions, questions.
One thing I don't wonder about, though; how big yer gf's pussy is.
My guess is 6'3" lol
(can I get a rimshot)
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:53pm PT
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Bring in the Sherpas...
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:53pm PT
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That's tokers best post ever!
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
Potemkin Village
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Jun 16, 2013 - 09:57pm PT
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Yeah, in this day and age, be esp careful.
In this day and age, you can confront someone, they reciprocate a bit, you confront further, even in the slightest way, and then they can shoot you dead with their conceal carry. Six months max. Zero with a good lawyer. It's a different world out there, even at your local crag.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 16, 2013 - 10:01pm PT
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the shortest path from gf to ex-gf is making you uncomfortable in public
cardinal, unpardonable sin.
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Jun 16, 2013 - 10:04pm PT
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Step 1. Zap em with your can of Bear Spray.
Step 2. Kick them in the nads while they are writhing on the ground.
Step 3. Look at GF and tell her she's an obnoxious ahole.
Step 4. Run like hell to the car and split.
step 5. Update your Facebook page with tales of derring-do.
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John Butler
Social climber
SLC, Utah
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Jun 16, 2013 - 10:13pm PT
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I tell them no dogs in BCC or LCC and they will get fined if Canyon Patrol catches them. Weekends after 11am are a zoo up BCC. Get up earlier.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 16, 2013 - 10:19pm PT
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Law enforcement is not your responsibility
If you chose to try to be the enforcer, you get what you deserve
I would politely inform the offender about the rules
They may be nice people but ignorant of the rules, that's all
If they get nasty, inform law enforcement at your earliest convenience
Pepper spray in self defense, if necessary
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