[gardinrm]

Saw a new one today which made me laugh. A guy was practicing his juggling between attempts.

[Fiend]

 

[Oldmanmatt]

I didn't want to comment but it seemed very fake. Knowing a little bit about IT I know how easy it is to fake things like that. Either by spoofing/hacking an email account, Photo-shopping the image / screenshot, or things like text editing a web entry. Or as it turns out it could be a total hoax ala child on pile of coats in hospital. A photo tells 100 lies and all that.

Must have been a heck of a fun 5mins for the social media outrage junkies though! 

But you’re wrong on both counts.

The boy on the coats? Not faked, fact checked and  Tory party chairman insisting all candidates that shared the fake “outing”, apologise.

The email to the female setter, was not the product of hacking, nor mocked up by her. The statement implies the entire job offer, phone call and email rejection, was an elaborate hoax.

I spoke/ messaged her before posting here, before she knew it was a hoax. The original set up, was that there was a new wall opening in the city and the phone call was to offer her the position at the new gym.

I am unclear as to why Winhill believes that the bullying and sexism is less valid, in this instance?

Or, why he thinks defending others is in any way to be deplored?

Perhaps you need to take a good hard look in the mirror? You come across as quite the scrooge.

I’m not going to sit back and just accept the shit from people who don’t publicly wish to state their opposition to this statement.

Crzylgs misunderstood my post above, I only addressed the refutation of his claims, to him and then addressed Winhill’s attack on me. I called Winhill a scrooge, because he mockinly called me a “White knight” for getting involved. I hardly think Scrooge is a massive insult and it seemed the appropriate opposite to the “White knight”.

Honestly, I found the (to paraphrase) “Ha Ha, you’re and idiot for believing Moirah, because pictures on the internet are so easily faked” thing, in the same paragraph that the poster perpetuates a widely debunked (several days before) rumour that a picture of a boy on coats in a hospital and uses that myth to justify his criticism of me believing in an internet picture etc etc, pretty galling. How does no one else?

I am not going to apologise for trying to help, Crzylgs and if you call me an idiot, why am I not allowed to clap back? Pipesmoke? Dan?
I understand Winhill doesn’t give a shit what anyone thinks.

Pipesmoke, I am sorry you find my stating of the truth and my style of writing/speaking offensive.
I can’t really change that at this stage in life. But I’m not going to enter into a puntter war with you.
Dan, you I will, because I’m not going to be told to stop banging on after two posts and I don’t believe you even read the thread before it was deleted and didn’t know what it was actually about.

As I said. If you want a flame war or wish to keep slapping at me, carry on. Nothing I said was incorrect.
(Except the Snowdon thing, but, fuck sake, that was a joke).

I know what’s coming.

[Sasquatch]

Saw a couple set up and play their own music at the indoor wall on their iphone. And we wonder why they think doing it outside is not ok...

[tomtom]

Saw a couple set up and play their own music at the indoor wall on their iphone. And we wonder why they think doing it outside is not ok...

Don't give Fiend ideas.... He'll be bringing in his bluetooth speaker next and playing gabba topless..

[bigironhorse]

Saw a couple set up and play their own music at the indoor wall on their iphone. And we wonder why they think doing it outside is not ok...

 

I used to do this quite a lot when I climbed at a wall without any music, I don't think its unacceptable unless your taste in music is utterly unpalatable to the general population or you refuse to turn it off!

[Fiend]

Saw a couple set up and play their own music at the indoor wall on their iphone. And we wonder why they think doing it outside is not ok...

Don't give Fiend ideas.... He'll be bringing in his bluetooth speaker next and playing gabba topless..

TBH if someone set up a speaker and played music at Awesome Stockport, no matter how bad it was it would very likely be infinitely better than their dire stream of constant indie-bland greatest hits of rock-lite muzak 

Also as you'd expect from my kind, peaceful, and well-balanced personality, I've never proposed that the extremes of music (mine or anyone else's) should be in regular rotation at a wall. But it should at least be something vaguely energetic, cheerful, and balanced. I always liked The Works' well balanced selection of accessible techno, house, mild rap, bit of reggae and trip-hop etc etc.

[mrjonathanr]

Since Dave took over the music at the Substation there has been loads of Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, 60s and 70s rock..excellent. Just needs a bit of JJ Cale and Stevie Ray Vaughan to be perfect.

[Fiend]

Shitting fuck I'm glad I've missed those times, it would be a shame to have to boycott a rather nice wall because my ears are trying to tear themselves off the side of my skull and run into the A523 to die. They've usually had a nice selection of chilled stuff with a bit of mellow jungle and old skool when I've been there. Thank fuck.

[kelvin]

Saw a couple set up and play their own music at the indoor wall on their iphone. And we wonder why they think doing it outside is not ok...

 

I used to do this quite a lot when I climbed at a wall without any music, I don't think its unacceptable unless your taste in music is utterly unpalatable to the general population or you refuse to turn it off!

The boulder gym in Meringen CH has a headphone lead that heads to amp and speakers, so you can happily plug into their system. Since everyone is usually in the rope hall, you can pretty much play what you want.

[Oldmanmatt]

Saw a couple set up and play their own music at the indoor wall on their iphone. And we wonder why they think doing it outside is not ok...

 

I used to do this quite a lot when I climbed at a wall without any music, I don't think its unacceptable unless your taste in music is utterly unpalatable to the general population or you refuse to turn it off!

The boulder gym in Meringen CH has a headphone lead that heads to amp and speakers, so you can happily plug into their system. Since everyone is usually in the rope hall, you can pretty much play what you want.

Yeah, we have that in the training room. There’s a Bluetooth hookup too.

This means we have to be on the ball, when there are kids in the place. You really don’t notice how much “Explicit” music there is, until you spot an unsuspecting family heading towards a regular cranking out circuits on the Lattice.

Anyway, someone complained and I’m not allowed to put System of a Down on a shuffle with Rage Against the Machine anymore.

Do you know what the young lads that run the place when I’m not in play? ‘80s pop and Queen ffs. People request that shit!

[sherlock]

A friend of mine once declared that Queen would have been much more interesting if they'd used heroin instead of poppers......

[mrjonathanr]

Shitting fuck I'm glad I've missed those times, it would be a shame to have to boycott a rather nice wall because my ears are trying to tear themselves off the side of my skull and run into the A523 to die.

I hear ya. I’ve asked him to put aside a bit of Neil Sedaka and the Carpenters for next time you’re in.

[SA Chris]

A friend of mine once declared that Queen would have been much more interesting if they'd used heroin instead of poppers......

Who, Queen or your friend?

[Fiend]

Did you hack into the Subby playlist today JR?? It was mostly dire, albeit quietly so. And the setters drilling and hammering away was more my style.

[tomtom]

Did you hack into the Subby playlist today JR?? It was mostly dire, albeit quietly so. And the setters drilling and hammering away was more my style.

Was there no dry rock out there today Fiendski?

[Oldmanmatt]

Did you hack into the Subby playlist today JR?? It was mostly dire, albeit quietly so. And the setters drilling and hammering away was more my style.

Was there no dry rock out there today Fiendski?

Nope.

Only Soft or Indy.

[tomtom]

Knob you nearly deserve a wad for that 😃

[crimpinainteasy]

Why is shirtless climbing at the top of the list of issues? People here very much need to get their priorities in order.

I think people who don't switch from ther climbing shoes when going to the toilet, and thus spread toilet germs everywhere are far far worse offenders.

[Fiend]

Because tomtom is a sensitive wee soul 

[Oldmanmatt]

Oh boy!

I’m just glad you guys weren’t around for the “Barefoot climbing” debate/argument, I had to referee a couple ofweeks ago.

[tomtom]

Because tomtom is a sensitive wee soul 

I thought we’d agreed that you’d wear nipple tape next time. 😍

[tomtom]

Why is shirtless climbing at the top of the list of issues? People here very much need to get their priorities in order.

I think people who don't switch from ther climbing shoes when going to the toilet, and thus spread toilet germs everywhere are far far worse offenders.

How about barefoot in the toilet - which I’ve seen a few times.

[Oldmanmatt]

I / we hadn’t really thought about it. It’s not a common thing.
The guy who complained most certainly had a good point and we actually made a rule.

The irony was, I went into the training room to tell him this, the next time he came in, to find him barefoot.
Because he prefers training barefoot.
Right next to people doing press-ups and floor exercises on the same mats/flooring.

[SA Chris]

Why is shirtless climbing at the top of the list of issues? People here very much need to get their priorities in order.

I think people who don't switch from ther climbing shoes when going to the toilet, and thus spread toilet germs everywhere are far far worse offenders.

How about barefoot in the toilet - which I’ve seen a few times.

worse is not washing hands!

https://www.climbing.com/news/study-finds-fecal-veneer-on-gym-holds/