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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Edge,
What an awesome story. I think we can all relate in one way or another to what you've gone through. It takes a sh*tload of courage to pull yourself up, decide it's time (for whatever) and do it. It's hard! Talk about timing - the universe listened. Good luck to you both, sounds like an awesome adventure with much fun along the way.
And to top it off, two corgis! The most wonderful dogs - love the face peaking out from the canoe. I grew up in a "corgi" family.
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Wow!!! Sounds like you have been fortunate indeed. Best for the road ahead!!! :-)
pam
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Cole
Trad climber
los angeles
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Great story Edge! Wish you and your wife the best of luck on your new adventure, sounds like a lot of fun.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Never too late man, never too late.
Congratulations!
Let the adventure begin! (After some serious hassles...heh..heh...)
Just remember the survival mantra. Getting rid of stuff is liberating!
Or rule number one of an old climber buddy: "If you haven't touched it or looked at it for over a year, you don't need it!"
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perswig
climber
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Way to kick at the darkness...
Welcome back.
Dale
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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TFPU...
Your work is always amazing & I have enjoyed seeing it here on the taco.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Awesome Edge-admiraton galore to you for opening up to ST with your saga and best of luck in the new direction.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 11, 2012 - 12:45pm PT
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Whew, just survived the home inspector's visit with the buyers. I was projecting too much apprehension into the inspection, knowing our home so intimately, but it was all for naught. It looks like this is finally going to happen...
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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How goes the adventure Edge?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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How's life on the edge, Edge?
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 9, 2012 - 10:51am PT
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How goes the adventure Edge?
Well, I spent all of last week moving our belongings in the rain. I cobbled together a Beverly Hillbilly cab for the truck out of some left-over plywood and the canoe racks, problem was the ply had been saturated with red mahogany dye which the rain reactivated and it would drip in through the one seam in the top.
The ghetto truck cap and the new (unheated) shop space.
It took us two 16' trailer loads and about 15 pick up truck loads to fully move, plus about 7 pick up truck loads to the dump; we also had a massive yard sale that netted a fair amount of cash for our unwanted junque.
We've now spent 4 nights in the new rental, and the dogs have transitioned perfectly. The cat, not so much. He was the king of our old neighborhood, and he cries here constantly to go out. He will return after 12 hours at a time to eat, and so far we have been able to get him in at night to protect him from the fisher cats that populate the area. The people who bought our old home have graciously offered to take him in, and in the long run it would probably be best for him as we can't imagine carting him cross country and letting him outside in a more urban setting.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 2, 2012 - 10:05am PT
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Time for an update.
Last night we sealed the deal on our future road trip chariot and brought home a gently used Toyota Tundra 4x4 and Nomad 24' RV. I never thought I would be one of those RV people, but three months road tripping with two corgis can have its own special challenges, so why not? The Tundra should be perfect for Colorado, and we can always resell the camper once we have completed the trip, or maybe not.
We've been in the rental house for a full month now, and while its comfy, it's not exactly our style. Still, it will only use all winter the same amount of oil that our old circa 1850 home used in a month. The unheated shop space is getting cold, but I am now crating my last furniture project for delivery to Sacramento and after that should only have smaller projects (like something for the Taco Secret Santa exchange) to draw me out there. I will probably do some small jobs to pimp out the RV as well.
We are looking forward to hunkering down this winter with maps and ideas to plot our big trip beginning in May, once our son graduates from UMass. So far it looks like we will be doing a big loop through South Dakota, WY, MT, ID, OR, CA, and the Four Corner states before rolling into the Front Range and looking for a new home, or perhaps another temporary rental.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Edge, if you wander up to the great northwest and Hood River, be sure to look me up and stop in! We have a driveway you can camp in for a few days.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - May 16, 2013 - 01:53pm PT
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UPDATE:
Our departure for the open road was delayed due to my wife's job, but we are now planning on leaving NH on the 24th or 25th. After a brief stop in NY, PA, and OH to visit family, we will be making a beeline to the desert SW.
The storage POD is slowly filling up, and my climbing partner is helping me load up the shop machines tonight.
The dogs are getting squirrelly as our belongings diminish, and Friday night we bring our cat of 13 years to a loving new home with my oldest friend from childhood. Anything we haven't used in the 6 months since we sold our home and moved into the rental house is getting sold, donated, or off to the dump. It feels great to rid ourselves of "stuff". The RV and truck have been set up with a 12V TV (why not?), a trailer hitch bicycle rack, and we still need to get a bumper mount for the spare tire. Clothes for the trip are starting to be packed in the RV.
My son graduated from UMass last weekend and is looking to stick around New England, he is now loaded up with job interviews. He'll be fine; he graduated top ten in his Sports Management major and has options to couch surf until he gets an offer.
I just scrubbed a 150' pitch at Longstack Precipice that should go at .10+/.11-. I will equip it with 3-4 bolts on Tuesday, then hopefully have time to send. The working title is "Edge's Swan Song"; New England climbers will get the reference.
To be continued...
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micronut
Trad climber
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May 16, 2013 - 02:17pm PT
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What a poignant story. Thanks for sharing your journey. May the sun keep shining for you both and may God give you strength and resilience when you have not enough of your own. If you're in Central Cal and looking for rock, let me know....we got plenty to show you around.
Scott
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perswig
climber
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May 16, 2013 - 02:34pm PT
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Whoo-hoo!
Fair winds and following seas, Loran.
Thanks for your work at Longstack. Planning to get there this year, just gotta retrain the horse not to follow its nose to Conway.
Hopefully, your Swan Song doesn't get the sinister rep of Sam's (any loose blocks we should know about...).
All the best, and write when you get work...
Dale
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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May 16, 2013 - 02:45pm PT
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Corgis: AID
active, intelligent, determined!
Love 'em
;>)
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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May 16, 2013 - 02:46pm PT
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GO GO GO GO!!
ON THE EDGE!!
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - May 16, 2013 - 03:16pm PT
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GO GO GO GO!!
I think Jasper is going to take a little time getting used to the idea.
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