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I wondered that as well. Maybe they were trying to be nice, figuring people would like to go an experience them and be half-way decent.
They called that wrong...

The demographic that visits the national parks, with their paved roads and facilities, is not the same demographic that visits the back country and has the "pack in, pack out" mentality.

My in-laws have been to a lot of the national parks across the country and have never set foot off of the pavement. Drive in, look over the edge, get back in the car, find a bathroom, and move on. Maybe Disneyland next! They can "do" Bryce Canyon in an hour! :p
 
The demographic that visits the national parks, with their paved roads and facilities, is not the same demographic that visits the back country and has the "pack in, pack out" mentality.

My in-laws have been to a lot of the national parks across the country and have never set foot off of the pavement. Drive in, look over the edge, get back in the car, find a bathroom, and move on. Maybe Disneyland next! They can "do" Bryce Canyon in an hour! :p

They were probably presuming more of those people would drive through, and NBD. Before the shutdown, we were planning on going this week.
 
During the last shutdown, didn't they close the parks? Or, am I thinking of the state closing state parks?
Either way, closing them makes the ordinary citizen more likely to be up in arms towards the .gov and puts the screws to them to get a bad deal done so that the parks are open.
 
Number fifteen is completely out of my head!





































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I got problems, but that tooth is no longer one of em. Thanks for years of service. See ya! Anybody need a crown? It's new. Or, like new. :D


This one's for you, @MolarM. Everyone else is like oh-kaaaay... :unsure::geek:
 
People suck. They just do. What possible reason could there be for doing this??? And they try to blame it on the government "shutdown." BS. Put the blame where it belongs - on the uncivilized human detritus that can't be bothered to leave no trace. F**ktards.



https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation...verflowing-toilets-during-government-shutdown

WASHINGTON — Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West’s iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty.

“It’s a free-for-all,” Dakota Snider, 24, who lives and works in Yosemite Valley, said by telephone Monday, as Yosemite National Park officials announced closings of some minimally supervised campgrounds and public areas within the park that are overwhelmed.

“It’s so heartbreaking. There is more trash and human waste and disregard for the rules then I’ve seen in my four years living here,” Snider said.

National Park Service spokesman Jeremy Barnum had said as the shutdown took hold that “national parks will remain as accessible as possible while still following all applicable laws and procedures.”

In practice, that meant on Monday that many park toilets were closed or filled to overflowing, despite holiday crowds.

Campers at Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California’s deserts were reporting squabbles as different families laid claims to sites, with no rangers on hand to adjudicate, said Ethan Feltges, who operates the Coyote Corner gift shop outside Joshua Tree.

Feltges and other business owners around Joshua Tree had stepped into the gap as much as possible, hauling trailers into the park to empty overflowing trash bins and sweeping and stocking restrooms that were still open, Feltges said.

Feltges himself had set up a portable toilet at his store to help the visitors still streaming in and out of the park. He was spending his days standing outside his store, offering tips about the park in place of the rangers who normally would be present.

“The whole community has come together,” Feltges said, also by phone. “Everyone loves the park. And there’s a lot of businesses that actually need the park.”

Some visitors have strung Christmas lights in the twisting Joshua trees, many of which are hundreds of years old, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Some are seizing on the shortage of park staffers to off-road illegally and otherwise damage the park.
Most visitors were being respectful of the desert wilderness and park facilities, Joshua Tree’s superintendent, David Smith, said in a statement.

But some are seizing on the shortage of park staffers to off-road illegally and otherwise damage the park, as well as relieving themselves in the open, a park statement said. Joshua Tree said it would begin closing some campgrounds for all but day use.

At Yosemite, Snider, the local resident, said crowds of visitors were driving into the park to take advantage of free admission, with only a few park rangers working and a limited number of restrooms open.

Visitors were allowing their dogs to run off-leash in an area rich with bears and other wildlife, and scattering bags of garbage along the roads, Snider said.

“You’re looking at Yosemite Falls and in front of you is plastic bottles and trash bags,” he said.
Frickin A man....this is the first I’ve heard of this idiocy! Some people shouldn’t be allowed outdoors:mad:
 
:gag: I have dental work in my future also, :cry:.
You can plan for it at least, yea? That helps!

Four days ago #15 started up and only got worse, just like a root canal job should. But that tooth has no real opposing tooth. And it’s in the back. So, damned if I’m spending resources maintaining a tooth for sentimental reasons. Yank it!!! I lucked out and got an older guy who has extraction dialed; no drop cloth, didn’t rip a hole in my sinus cavity. My best one yet!!!!!! o_O
 
You can plan for it at least, yea? That helps!

Four days ago #15 started up and only got worse, just like a root canal job should. But that tooth has no real opposing tooth. And it’s in the back. So, damned if I’m spending resources maintaining a tooth for sentimental reasons. Yank it!!! I lucked out and got an older guy who has extraction dialed; no drop cloth, didn’t rip a hole in my sinus cavity. My best one yet!!!!!! o_O

Ooof. Happy it went smooth. :) I on the other hand have been neglecting my teeth. I'm sure I have a long painful road ahead. :unsure:
 
You can plan for it at least, yea? That helps!

Four days ago #15 started up and only got worse, just like a root canal job should. But that tooth has no real opposing tooth. And it’s in the back. So, damned if I’m spending resources maintaining a tooth for sentimental reasons. Yank it!!! I lucked out and got an older guy who has extraction dialed; no drop cloth, didn’t rip a hole in my sinus cavity. My best one yet!!!!!! o_O

What the heck happened? Endo went south? Sometimes there are micro fractures in the root system that can’t be restored with a root canal procedure. If there wasnt any opposing dentition, that tooth was not being used anyways.

And judging by how much we all like titanium on this board, dental implants for replacements are wonderful!!!
- ps. I should use your pic for my avatar. :D
 
Only one thing better than ti parts: no parts!

@MolarM, just a dying nerve is all. Right answer?? I used to think of root canal as a definitive treatment...until one needed re-treatment when it went bad. Lack of teeth is not necessarily the answer, but a singlespeed is easier to maintain than a geared bike. :cool:

@mountaingirl sara, I’ll give you my mom’s number and you two can talk ad infinitum about the benefits of pulled oil... :p:)
 
Only one thing better than ti parts: no parts!

@MolarM, just a dying nerve is all. Right answer?? I used to think of root canal as a definitive treatment...until one needed re-treatment when it went bad. Lack of teeth is not necessarily the answer, but a singlespeed is easier to maintain than a geared bike. :cool:

@mountaingirl sara, I’ll give you my mom’s number and you two can talk ad infinitum about the benefits of pulled oil... :p:)
Lol, ok ;) She must be a healthy mama!
 
Hate- hate going to the dentist! I’m only gonna say this once cuz you’re gonna think I’m nuts...but oil pulling is amazing for teeth/ oral health! Research it if you’re not sure what I’m talking about, esp if you have any bad teeth issues.
Heyyyy! :mad: Mrs. Snake works in a dental office and I have several dental office accounts.

Dentists are our friends. :D:p

Our Snakelet had all four of her wisdom teeth yanked out over the Christmas break. She is on the mend. :thumbsup:
 
Heyyyy! :mad: Mrs. Snake works in a dental office and I have several dental office accounts.

Dentists are our friends. :D:p

Our Snakelet had all four of her wisdom teeth yanked out over the Christmas break. She is on the mend. :thumbsup:
I didn’t say I hate dentists Mr Snakes, I said I hate going to the dentist:thumbsup::inlove:
Glad you’re Mini is on the mend, that tooth pulling can be brutal for some!
 
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