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Someone had a bed to get rid off and I found a new owner and a way to move it so I set out to connect the two.  I loaded the mattress into the truck frame and set about tying it in place with a sequence of clove hitches, two half hitches with a round turn, and what I thought was a constrictor hitch.  This impressed the bed donor:

Him:  Wow, you weren’t lying when you said you were a Scout.
Me: You do pick up some useful skills.
Him: So, you could like, survive in the wild for a week if you had to?
Me: Would I be able to get web access at some point?
Him: Probably not.
Me:  Survive, yes; live, no.

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I ran the January Roundtable and started out with a group activity where the participants had to tie a giant clove hitch around a garbage can at a distance of 10 feet.  I broke everyone up into groups and they stood around the perimeter and could move.  Each  of the three groups had to go as quickly as possible.  I started the clock and the following unfolded.

Laura Foulds: Okay, let’s start passing the rope around.
Douche bag:  Who said you could run this thing?
Laura: Well, I was just trying to get the game going.  I’m pretty sure everyone would start that way.
*Banter*
Douche bag: Do you know who I am?  I won the speed tying competition this year and I tied a clove hitch in under…
Group 1: Done!
Group 3: Done!

Good job, turbo tyer.

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I ran the January Roundtable and started out with a group activity where the participants had to tie a giant clove hitch around a garbage can at a distance of 10 feet.  I broke everyone up into groups and they stood around the perimeter and could move.  Each  of the three groups had to go as quickly as possible.  I started the clock and the following unfolded.

Laura Foulds: Okay, let’s start passing the rope around.
Douche bag:  Who said you could run this thing?
Laura: Well, I was just trying to get the game going.  I’m pretty sure everyone would start that way.
*Banter*
Douche bag: Do you know who I am?  I won the speed tying competition this year and I tied a clove hitch in under…
Group 1: Done!
Group 3: Done!

Good job, turbo tyer.