with pick axe an' shovel!!!

[post'r boy]

i'm a goin' to the summit of washy. how far down do i hafta dig to get to the permafrost???

[Bill O]

Is there still permafrost on Mount Washington?

[Brad]

i'm a goin' to the summit of washy. how far down do i hafta dig to get to the permafrost???

I was figuring if you dig down with your bare hands you might find out the answer. Let us know.

[post'r boy]

Is there still permafrost on Mount Washington?

an' i thought you guys were smarter than me!!
i have heard in the past, that there is permafrost not too far below the surface. we need an expert here!
p.s. brad,my hands are very valuable to me,an' i'm not as stupid as your post might imply i am. plus i know how to use tools,just like a primate!

[bruno]

you'd hafta move over a lotta rocks to git to the ground 'for ya could even START diggin' fellers! i don't think it'd be worth it! plus what wif all this global warmin' an' all it'd all be melted an' soggy anyway. save yerself da trouble.