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    Default Reading comprehension and replying to a thread

    How important is reading comprehension when replying to a thread?

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    I agree! Oh the craziness.

    Joking aside, though... it's the internet. I think comprehension and the like is sort of "optional" for the most part.

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    I would use dry comprehension sacks myself instead!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 10-K View Post
    How important is reading comprehension when replying to a thread?
    I don't see how reading applies to sewing thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leaftye View Post
    I don't see how reading applies to sewing thread.
    So you know how many g/cm the thread weighs. You know, he's trying to go uber-UL.

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    It is more important to interpret the general drift of the tread in a manner which supports your personal obsessions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAK View Post
    It is more important to interpret the general drift of the tread in a manner which supports your personal obsessions.
    I don't know about the AT, but the outslope of the tread is supposed to be about 2-3 degrees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAK View Post
    It is more important to interpret the general drift of the tread in a manner which supports your personal obsessions.
    What does this have to do with Calvin Klein's Obsession? I'm all for being clean but really?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 10-K View Post
    How important is reading comprehension when replying to a thread?
    Depends, If the thread title mentions hiking poles, guns, dogs/leashes or inexperienced hikers asking if they should bother carrying an extra pound of potentially life saving gear, then why bother reading the rest? It's more fun just to shout our opinions at eachother ;-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarcasm the elf View Post
    Depends, If the thread title mentions hiking poles, guns, dogs/leashes or inexperienced hikers asking if they should bother carrying an extra pound of potentially life saving gear, then why bother reading the rest? It's more fun just to shout our opinions at eachother ;-)
    You should get it in blue so it absorbs more sunlight. It'll keep you warmer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RWheeler View Post
    You should get it in blue so it absorbs more sunlight. It'll keep you warmer.
    Brilliant!
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    Quote Originally Posted by RWheeler View Post
    You should get it in blue so it absorbs more sunlight. It'll keep you warmer.
    I think green is the better color. Why pay $30 more when you can get the origional color.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarcasm the elf View Post
    Depends, If the thread title mentions hiking poles, guns, dogs/leashes or inexperienced hikers asking if they should bother carrying an extra pound of potentially life saving gear, then why bother reading the rest? It's more fun just to shout our opinions at eachother ;-)
    Right on!!!

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    condensation! condensation! what condensation?
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    Saw a bumper sticker the other day....."I dig thread drift"

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    sorry that's one for ....Whatthe

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    Before I reply, I do the following:

    Eat some Bacon
    Weigh my gear to see about reducing another gram
    Eat more Bacon
    Dig a hole and bury my TP
    Eat some Bacon
    Figure out my base weight
    East some Bacon
    Then reply to the thread... If I feel like it, I may check to see if my bananas are dancing...
    Then decide if I have some input

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    what was the question?

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    I could die before ever getting a chance to reply if I took the time to actually read a thread. Then I would regret it for eternity.

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