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<blockquote data-quote="zombiedude" data-source="post: 890489" data-attributes="member: 11060">&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&quot;That sounds like an impressive resume, indeed. Any experiences on the pole? I've heard it said that it's pretty cold down there...&quot;, he says, tongue in cheek, and taking a generous swig of the gin in front of him.&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&quot;Damn cold.&nbsp; I've been on several artic type trips, though none to Antartica.&nbsp; I've been studying the terrain, though, and it looks like a rough trip, what with all the greenhorns, er, no offense.&nbsp; I can't imagine how Moore and his partner ever managed to gather such a ragtag group.&nbsp; It makes things even more dangerous, and I get know thrill when I think of that.&quot;&gt;&gt;Do you have any idea what you're expected to do when we're down there?&quot;&lt;&lt;He says with a straight face, &quot;Keep us all alive.&quot;Polishes off his coffee &quot;We are headed into the roughest, most deadly terrain on the planet.&nbsp; I'm here to help lead this group through ice, glare, snow, wind, sub-zero tempertatures, and whatever else god and nature see fit to throw at us.&nbsp; I've seen men freeze to death.&nbsp; Some plunged into hidden crevasses, others from exposure, and others from the madness of the emptiness that is there.&nbsp; This is no summer outing.&nbsp; I just wish Miss Roxie realized that.&nbsp; Generally speaking, she's the most likely to die first.&nbsp; No experience, all attittude.&nbsp; She's headstrong, and won't listen.&nbsp; Mark my words, when we get out there make her listen, or she will end up like my wing walking ladyfriend.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zombiedude, post: 890489, member: 11060"] >>>>"That sounds like an impressive resume, indeed. Any experiences on the pole? I've heard it said that it's pretty cold down there...", he says, tongue in cheek, and taking a generous swig of the gin in front of him.<<<<<<< "Damn cold. I've been on several artic type trips, though none to Antartica. I've been studying the terrain, though, and it looks like a rough trip, what with all the greenhorns, er, no offense. I can't imagine how Moore and his partner ever managed to gather such a ragtag group. It makes things even more dangerous, and I get know thrill when I think of that." >>Do you have any idea what you're expected to do when we're down there?"<< [I]He says with a straight face[/I], "Keep us all alive." [I]Polishes off his coffee[/I] "We are headed into the roughest, most deadly terrain on the planet. I'm here to help lead this group through ice, glare, snow, wind, sub-zero tempertatures, and whatever else god and nature see fit to throw at us. I've seen men freeze to death. Some plunged into hidden crevasses, others from exposure, and others from the madness of the emptiness that is there. This is no summer outing. I just wish Miss Roxie realized that. Generally speaking, she's the most likely to die first. No experience, all attittude. She's headstrong, and won't listen. Mark my words, when we get out there [I]make[/I] her listen, or she will end up like my wing walking ladyfriend." [/QUOTE]

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