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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Nov 16, 2012 - 03:53am PT
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After years of eyeing the age 60 movie discount I noticed they moved it up to 65 as I was approaching that golden demarc - that got me grousing on the assumption they'll move it to 70 just as I hit 65. Then I went to see Skyfall last night and the girl gives me a senior ticket and change before I realized what was happening. Now I'm pissed that she would eyeball me as a senior before my time. Am I being unreasonable or just old?
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mountainlion
Trad climber
California
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Nov 16, 2012 - 08:56am PT
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don't join any club that will accept you as a member!
seriously tradman what do you get with the membership?
You already got partners and gear what else do you need
oh and herb and beer which the AAC won't provide.
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cuvvy
Sport climber
arkansas
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Nov 18, 2012 - 04:27am PT
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Its true. AAC is full of poop. Lets have a boycott.Strike.Call our congressmen. Magazine burning party. Constitutional amendments. March on Washington.
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Michelle
Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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Nov 18, 2012 - 04:52am PT
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Wait, seriously? This is the kind of sh#t that pisses you off?
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Nov 18, 2012 - 07:53am PT
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Perhaps Donini will chime in on this; being a past AAC president.
Seriously--the AAC is making a big effort to recruit members; which they have been very successful at-so far.
I was a member for a few years way back in my youth; when you had to apply, and have a resume. I stopped paying, primarily because the club back then didn't really offer any benefits.
The club has changed dramatically in the last few years. I re-joined just last year, when I visited the Teton climbers ranch.
I just came back from the AAC Yosemite climbers meet. I had a blast and met climbers from all over the world. They picked you up at the airport; all the meals were catered, and yes-there was FREE beer.
One of my climbing partners was just awarded a climbing grant for next summer. The club is changing.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 18, 2012 - 08:03am PT
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I was a member and donor for years.
They showed no appreciation and crapped on me.
I recommend not joining and, if you already have, quitting.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2012 - 09:15am PT
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Been climbing for 30 yrs now and thought I would join. it just kind of ticked me off that the cost is so much higher for an old half cripple than it is for a strong young adult.
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lucander
Trad climber
Shawangunks, New York
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Nov 18, 2012 - 09:44am PT
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While we're at it, let's protest ladies night at the local pub.
In all seriousness, the lower cost worked for me. I never made over 25k until I was 29 years old. I've been an AAC member since I was 22, and I never would have joined w/o the reduced rate.
dl
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Nov 18, 2012 - 09:51am PT
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Quit yer whining
At your age you should be gainfully employed and be able to afford to support such a fine organization.
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perswig
climber
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Nov 18, 2012 - 11:02am PT
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Tilting at windmills.
Or first-world problems?
Carry on.
Dale
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Nov 18, 2012 - 11:09am PT
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It's basically an attempt to balance out a membership that is skewed older. They are trying to defeat the image of the AAC as bunch of past-it fuddy-duddies who sit around drinking and yakking about the Golden Years.
An image that is at least partly true and goes back to the British equivalent, the Alpine Club.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 18, 2012 - 01:31pm PT
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bunch of past-it fuddy-duddies who sit around drinking and yakking about the Golden Years
Don't they know that's what the Taco is for!
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lucander
Trad climber
Shawangunks, New York
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Nov 18, 2012 - 04:03pm PT
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Why aren't the old guys griping about their damn near free National Park & federal land access passes? I sure hope that's around for me...and I'm around for it.
DL
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