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Michelle
Trad climber
Fort Sam
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 26, 2008 - 07:43pm PT
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I remember the brew-ha-ha about opening it. Light pollution, etc. Now... Lobster toquitos and the cool chick that always hooks up my marguiritas. But really, is it worth it? I kinds miss viewing the basin 360 without all that light in the sky. Just rambling here- there's a shot of the lake in my dfac I see every day and I miss home.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jul 26, 2008 - 08:16pm PT
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Just a thought .... I'm thinking mango margaritas.
Actually, they make them pretty weak at the Mobil station, although very mango-y. Last time I was there, I brought my own tequila to "fortify" them [in the port/brandy parlance]
Hey! I thought you quit drinking?!
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Yonder
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Jul 26, 2008 - 08:28pm PT
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Weak drinks count as not drinkin', don't they, Pete?
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jul 26, 2008 - 08:42pm PT
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You've got yerself a point there, Capt. Kirk. So when are you coming back to Yos, anyway? Haven't seen you in ages, man! We need to like, hang out in the meadows and drink some beers, eh? Maybe you need to deliver an 18-wheeler full of pitons to the Mountain Shop or something. If so, say hi to my buddies Ted and Bernie.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 26, 2008 - 08:49pm PT
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So is there another Mobil station on the planet where you can get a marg? Probably not.
I was there a couple of weeks ago and the young lass behind the counter, without knowing squat about me other than I was headed to Tuolumne to hook up with some friends, starts to give me the beta to solo a 6 pitch route on Cathedral. Don't know another Mobil station with that kind of service.
It's too bad about the lights...
Mal
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 26, 2008 - 08:51pm PT
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The Mango Margaritas taste good, but where's the tequila? Beer's better. The food is good! Pricey!
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Indianclimber
climber
Las Vegas
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Jul 26, 2008 - 09:33pm PT
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Mmmmmmm
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 26, 2008 - 09:45pm PT
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Better mmmmmmmmmmm!
That was the lineup at the St. George SushiFest
Mal
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Yonder
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Jul 26, 2008 - 10:09pm PT
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Pete, lookin' at Spring for projects....trying to wrangle up some time in Sept. to go pick up trash....
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 26, 2008 - 10:56pm PT
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Where's the tequila?
Here's a few nice ones.
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klinefelter
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Jul 26, 2008 - 11:08pm PT
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Incidentally, the owner and chef at the Mobil was recently in a pretty serious kitchen accident involving a propane explosion. Most of his body received burns and he's in pretty bad shape.
I apologize for the buzz kill.
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Roman
Trad climber
Boston
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Jul 26, 2008 - 11:23pm PT
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That's terrible! I'll definitely pray for the dude. woah
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 26, 2008 - 11:28pm PT
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Is Matt going to be ok? How's Athena? Bummer!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 27, 2008 - 12:54am PT
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hey there blitzo... say, i was just going to thank you for all the neat shares of these bottles of tequila... i never see the "fancy stuff"... nice to know...
but now, more important... very sorry to hear about the chef's accident.... in texas, a man was injured that way when someone left a partially full propane tank at the welding place where he worked... very sad... he was never the same physically again...
i will pray too... very sorry to hear...
say----i do not know what the mobile station is...
when we were kids, mobile was a gas station, oh, my... .with the pegasus wings, etc....
i just dropped in here to see what it was in respects to this post... god bless to the man and his family....
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dmalloy
Trad climber
eastside
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Jul 27, 2008 - 01:21am PT
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re - the owner and chef being in a bad accident -
half true. The owner and the chef are two different people. So the owner has some very serious burns over a lot of his body, but the chef (Matt) is OK. Very sad.
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 27, 2008 - 01:34am PT
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So Matt Toomey is ok, but it is
the owner That got injured? Bummer! We have met, he's a good dude! Hope all will be well!
neebee, Mobil is a gas station/gourmet restaurant in Lee Vining.
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pimp daddy wayne
climber
The Bat Caves
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Jul 27, 2008 - 01:44am PT
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They have a new margarita mix this year. Last year they were receiving negative feedback about weak margaritas. So they added one hole bottle to a five gallon mix! They are now MEGA STRONG. I got one a couple of weeks ago that tasted like a shot of tequila every sip. I was so hung over the next day. Bad. Puked a couple times. Just tried to drink water all day.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 27, 2008 - 02:03am PT
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hey there blitzo.. say, thanks... say, it is based on the old mobile gas stations or not?
they had a red pegasus... (hmmm, at least i THINK it was red---was too long back, we were just kids---we liked seeing it on road trips, as perhaps, we wish we could of "rode" one) ... :)
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 27, 2008 - 02:57am PT
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Yeah neebee, something like that. I remember the red pegasus, long gone!
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 27, 2008 - 02:59am PT
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Hey pimp daddy, you're light! If I puked from drinking, I wouldn't drink!
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jul 27, 2008 - 03:09am PT
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"They have a new margarita mix this year. Last year they were receiving negative feedback about weak margaritas. So they added one hole bottle to a five gallon mix! They are now MEGA STRONG."
That's what I heard as well. Used to be you could drink a couple margaritas there and feel nothing, after which, it wasn't worth spending more money on em. But I hear they are strong now.
Tip, the tufa special (which they always have) means you get two beers for the price of one. (not that I'm much of a drinker but a beer with dinner is nice at 1/2 price.
Hope the owner is Ok. Sorry to hear that
peace
Karl
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 27, 2008 - 04:06am PT
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Yeah, the tufa special, I forgot about that!
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 27, 2008 - 04:18am PT
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Tomas Huber rockin' out at Mobil Mart!
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pimp daddy wayne
climber
The Bat Caves
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Jul 27, 2008 - 03:47pm PT
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Blozo, your the f*#king lightweight. I challenge you to a drink off @ the mobil. You pick the time. Your f*#king going DOWN!!
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 27, 2008 - 05:29pm PT
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You're funny!
One bottle to 5 gallons?
That's super weak, not even an oz. of tequila per drink.
I like my drinks 50/50, with beer chasers.
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pimp daddy wayne
climber
The Bat Caves
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Jul 27, 2008 - 06:43pm PT
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No you tard. They added ANOTHER bottle to a five gallon mixture that includes Tequila. We should have a drink some time though........
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 27, 2008 - 07:16pm PT
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Oh, I see, but that is still weak.
I like using the Cuervo pre-mixed margarita and mixing it 50/50 with some good anejo tequila. On the rocks. The slushy ones always give me brain freeze.
I'll have a drink with you anytime. I won't be at Mobil anytime soon. It's a long expensive drive from here in Joshua Tree. Maybe late August or September.
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Strider
Trad climber
one of god's mountain temples....
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Jul 27, 2008 - 08:01pm PT
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WTF? Margarita mix?? True margarita mix is lime juice, thats it! The rest of the cocktail is alcohol. A true margarita is tequila (3oz), squeeze of lime(1oz) and some Cointreau(2oz). If you are a pussy you can add a little simple syrup. Freakin light weights around here...
-n
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WBraun
climber
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Jul 27, 2008 - 08:06pm PT
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Why you tards are light.
It's white gas mixed with Jet A fuel and a sprinkle of deisel #2 for flavor.
Kick ass .....
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Yonder
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Jul 27, 2008 - 08:08pm PT
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You're on the right track, Werner........
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 27, 2008 - 09:03pm PT
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You're right, Strider. That is the best margarita.
The margaritas at Mobil are Mango.
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pimp daddy wayne
climber
The Bat Caves
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Jul 27, 2008 - 09:31pm PT
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Werner when the hell are you going to come down to the Mobil? We'll smoke some cigs and eat pizza.
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 27, 2008 - 09:44pm PT
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You are funny, Pimp Daddy!
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Jul 28, 2008 - 12:22am PT
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Mobil Station blows assss. Weak drinks, overpriced food, poseur central, and no F'n soap in the windshield washing buckets... you would think at $28.50 a gallon for gas they could put $.12 cents worth of soap out a day. That and all the deadbeats "stealth" camping up the road make this roadside hell hole one to miss.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 28, 2008 - 12:24am PT
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Well, at least Russ spelt it correctly. A mobile gas station did seem an unusual sort of thing to encounter.
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 28, 2008 - 02:07am PT
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Russ Walling makes a good margarita!He's quite a chef too!
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 28, 2008 - 11:21am PT
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Strider,
Your recipe is a good one. Here are 2 more:
Recipe #1
2 parts Cuervo Gold
1 part Rose's Lime or Fresh Lime Juice
1 Part Triple Sec
Serve on the rocks. Frozen margs are for girls.
This one is the basis for Boulder's famous Rio Grande margs. Before you dis this becuse it doesn't use fancy tequila or Grand Marnier, try it. I save the good tequila for sipping with a squeeze of lime and Grand Marnier is for people who think they're drinking good liquor.
Recipe #2 Try this one before you laugh:
1 part Cuervo Gold (or whatever)
1 part Lemon-Lime Gatorade
Serve on the rocks. Frozen margs are for girls
I've never ever had anyone deliver anything but complements when I serve this one up. Until they see the Gatorade bottle of course. My recommendation is to pre-mix and hide the Gatorade bottle. Your guests will kill you for the recipe. This one is courtesy of Brittany Griffith.
Drink safe,
Mal
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Jul 28, 2008 - 11:39am PT
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Light pollution from the mobil station?!
People will find any and every thing to bitch about to bring attention to themselves... Ugh!
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Jul 28, 2008 - 01:32pm PT
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She was talking about the Mobile Station, where ever that is.
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Jul 28, 2008 - 03:02pm PT
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Would that be "Mobile", as in a long "I", Blitzo? Like "I've got mo' bile in my stomach than alcohol right now, and that kinda sucks?" haha
Yeah, not sure where the mobile station is...
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
sunlight on the surf
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Jul 28, 2008 - 03:09pm PT
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yea... what's the mobile station... ?
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jul 28, 2008 - 03:10pm PT
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Yeah, why are we discussing a station in Alabama, anyway?
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Jul 28, 2008 - 05:54pm PT
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If there really is a signifiacant problem with light pollution,
have you looked at the fixtures to see if they could be fixed by adding better sheet metal shielding around the edges?
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klinefelter
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Jul 28, 2008 - 06:06pm PT
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"Mobil Station blows assss. Weak drinks, overpriced food, poseur central, and no F'n soap in the windshield washing buckets... you would think at $28.50 a gallon for gas they could put $.12 cents worth of soap out a day. That and all the deadbeats "stealth" camping up the road make this roadside hell hole one to miss."
I'd like to thank Russ for saying what I've always felt about that place, but feared retribution from such blasphemy. Classic.
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jiimmy
Boulder climber
san diego
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Jul 28, 2008 - 09:05pm PT
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Old vista far better than yuppie mobil. Now a new airport Mammoth? Egads!!!!
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caughtinside
Social climber
Davis, CA
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Jul 28, 2008 - 09:09pm PT
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Regardless of strength, mango margaritas are just a bad idea.
The food is terrific if pricey.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Jul 29, 2008 - 12:57am PT
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yeah... Mango? get a grip. The lightly breaded Placenta Fried Steak™™™ is good though... I'll give them that.
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Michelle
Trad climber
Fort Sam
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 29, 2008 - 05:59am PT
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Oops. My bad on the spelling, I found the OE on base.
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Tahoe climber
Trad climber
a dark-green forester out west
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Jul 29, 2008 - 12:08pm PT
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You can CAMP there too!?!
Why the f#ck would I drive to Alabama to camp?
That station's filled with nought but Eldo-prancers past their prime and lost pad people.
Mango margs are lite.
But I like the tequila recipes and the photos of all my new friends.
TC
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dmalloy
Trad climber
eastside
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update that was published in last week's Mammoth Times on Thursday -
Dennis Domaille, owner of the Tioga Mobil Mart, sustained second and third degree burns over 45 percent of his body when a propane tank he was filling ignited on July 9, 2008. The most recent update to his condition is from his sister who reports that he is now on 'assisted ventilator' - he intiates his breathing and the ventilator helps him complete it - and is continuing to heal. He has received skin grafts that are healing nicely. His kidneys are having difficulty and he is on a dialysis machine, which is very common with burn patients. Instead of flowers, which he can't accept at this time, his family requests that any well-wishers consdier making a donation to the UC Davis Burn Unit, which is over impacted and trying to build another burn unit next door. Donations can be sent to UC Davis Burn Unit, c/o Len Sterling, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817. For more information, email leonard.sterling at ucdme.ucdavis.edu .
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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The formerly respected Russ Walling wrote:
and no F'n soap in the windshield washing buckets...
So, finally, the day has arrived. I have no heroes left.
Russ, you don't use soap to wash windows. Egads, man, I thought you were omniscient. No, maybe just a drop in the water to help the squeegee slide. But never use soap to wash windows.
And the jambalaya there is really good, almost as good as mine.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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i was in school in santa clara in the early 90's, and i remember the entire city of san jose switched to orange tinted street lights so as not to interfere (as much) with the peering eyes up at the lick (sp) observatory.
maybe the owner of the gas station could be convinced to change from the typical flourescent lights to the orange tinted type?
yea. star interference sucks.
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atchafalaya
climber
Babylon
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Just back from spending a few days in the mammoth area and glad to report I did not stop by the Mobil. Last couple times there sucked. The foods decent. All the hype ended up killing the place.
For gas and pizza/food, this dirtbag supports the Crowley Lake Shell. Great service, low prices.
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