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Havachatwithhexy... 18-Mar-2005 At 10:15:40 AM PN

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Meanwhile back at the ranch, Neilo's still holding court on the great debate
On 15/03/2005 nmonteith wrote:
>A grades all the way Simon. We don't have a big enough aid climbing 'sub-group'
>in Australia to warrant a seperate grading system.

and

On 15/03/2005 nmonteith wrote:
>For once the rest of the world has agreed on a single grading system for
>aiding - it seems a shame that we feel like we have to cling to our 'backwaters'
>grading system.

Then Neilo puts on his turncoat

On 18/03/2005 nmonteith wrote:
>Well we don't want to use a system that others use. I say we stick with
>my made-up Bogong system! We don't want those inferior foriegners tainting
>our hard-won Aussie traditions!

But The M8 climbing addax ain't backing down (the force is strong in this one)

On 15/03/2005 M8iswhereitsat wrote:
> No way Neil
>I can see I am going to have to send the hit squad of BA et al, around
>to remind you of our (sub)cultural and guidebook history Neil, cos you
>have been reading too many overseas magazines!
>:))

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Remedial class for d'Addax and Hex

"The Force is strong in this one" as remarked by Darth Vader about Luke Skywalker while in the Death Star trench. Ref Star Wars episode number four "A new hope"
http://pluto.spaceports.com/~lms/v10.JPG
In best James Earl Jones voice "Hexy, your nuts will be mine, you will see, the emperor, Damos, M8 and I will play marbles with them in the Death Star games room"