RE:[Paddlewise] Disposal of human waste

At 10:21 AM 08/25/1999 +0700, Dave Williams wrote:
>Some of you might remember Jean Philippe Soule of CASKE 2000 fame.  He
>written an entertaining story about how other cultures deal with disposing
>of human waste.
>
>One day you might run out of paper or your TP might be wet. You might be
>forced into trying something you would have never considered otherwise. 

Hi All!
This brings to mind a sad/funny non-paddling story. 
As a result of dedicated over-indulgence at a local Mexican food restaurant
the night before, my visiting rock climbing partner was overcome with "the
need" about 300ft. off of the deck on a fairly challenging (at least for
us) route in Eldorado Canyon, CO. I was on the sharp end of the rope, and
thankfully had just whined and sniveled my way past a frightening crux when
my partner communicated his desire to take me off of belay. I managed to
wedge myself a little tighter into the crack I had been ascending and place
a reasonably secure nut, then told him to go ahead and take care of
business. Several long minutes later, a much happier voice from below
informed me that I could resume. 
At the next belay, I jokingly asked my bud if he had finally found a good
use for his trademark bandana. With a satisfied grin he replied that he'd
considered it, but had found a sacrificial shrub just around the corner. I
couldn't recall seeing much of anything growing on this particular bit of
verticality, aside from an occasional piney tree and infrequent patches of
. . . OH NO! 
"Um, say dude, this bush, did it have like shiny green leaves, perhaps a
kinda woody stem?" 
"Well, yea, pretty much like that."
"And you used it to wipe yer butt."
"So what?!? It was better than my fingers! Don't worry, it'll grow back, I
only took a handful of leaves! Sheesh, I never would've figured you for a
tree hugger . . ."

Guess they don't get much poison ivy in Texas.
ByeBye! S.
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