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Sunday Overnight Open Thread (3/19/17) Planes, Trains & Automobile Edition
Quotes of The Day
Quote II don't have a fear of flying; I have a fear of crashing. Billy Bob Thornton
Quote II
You know the actor John Garfield? In one movie he walked up to this train station, the ticket booth, and the guy says, 'Yes, where are you going?' And he says, 'I want a ticket to nowhere.' I thought: that's it. The freedom to do that. I want a ticket to nowhere. Wayne Shorter
Quote III
There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile. Richard PettyDid you stop by for educational links? Stimulating conversation? Soul searching questions? The meaning of life? NSFW
Željava Air Base, situated on the border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina under Plješevica Mountain, near the city of Bihać, Bosnia, was the largest underground airport and military air base in the former Yugoslavia, and one of the largest in Europe. During two decades more than £4 billion was spent on its construction.
Well, 8 miles high is an airplane song, amirite?
When you think of train songs do you think of Johnny Cash?
Queen sure was in love with numerous things from cars to fat bottom girls.
The DNC-Hacked!!!! Target-Hacked!!! Your Ford motorcar-Hacked?????
Have you driven a Ford lately? It turns out that the motor company that promises “There’s a Ford in Your Future” — one that’s “Built for the Road Ahead” — might be on to something. What is Ford’s “Better Idea” that allows owners to “Go Further” (to quote some of its past slogans)? Well, the key to your Ford might just allow you easy access to Ford vehicles owned by other people. And the company strikes me as unruffled that its keys might open other vehicles across its product line.
My truck is still so 20th Century. It even has a cassette deck.
The longest prison sentences ever served. No, your failed marriage doesn't even come close.
Richard Honeck (1879-1976), an American murderer, served what was, at the time, the longest prison sentence ever to end in a prisoner’s release. Jailed in November 1899 for the killing of a former school friend, Honeck was paroled from Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois on 20 December 1963, having served 64 years and one month of his life sentence. In the decades between his conviction and the time his case came to public notice again in August 1963, he received only a single letter – a four-line note from his brother in June 1904 – and two visitors: a friend in 1904, and a newspaper reporter in 1963.
You still have time on this Sunday evening to make yourself a FOIA drink. This next article is geared towards the 'ettes and/or 'rons new to the world of firearms. We all start somewhere. There are no dumb questions when it comes to ammo. Good-bye Winter, hello Spring.
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:30 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 09:31 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez, they are gaslighting us 24/7 at March 19, 2017 09:33 PM (9AVZA)
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at March 19, 2017 09:33 PM (X1ibk)
Posted by: teej at March 19, 2017 09:33 PM (6CZio)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 19, 2017 09:33 PM (Wj9HK)
Posted by: Kreplach at March 19, 2017 09:34 PM (+lv+r)
*clink*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:34 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at March 19, 2017 09:35 PM (b7fwp)
Posted by: Roman Polanski at March 19, 2017 09:35 PM (JZdsf)
Still tired from last night.
Posted by: teej at March 19, 2017 09:35 PM (6CZio)
There is a joke that floats around, about the first traffic accident. Only two automobiles in the county, and they collide with each other. Forget where, somewhere in Ohio I think.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at March 19, 2017 09:35 PM (X1ibk)
It cracks me up how tiny Spike Lee looks next to Charles Barkley.
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 09:36 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Anthony Wiener at March 19, 2017 09:36 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 09:36 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: David, Internet Deplorable at March 19, 2017 09:37 PM (2skQu)
Posted by: In Exile at March 19, 2017 09:38 PM (Z7AXG)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at March 19, 2017 09:38 PM (b7fwp)
is there any part of the economy Trump can't help?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-18/liberal- protesters-boost-trumps-economy-sign-making-supplies-sales-soar-30
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 19, 2017 09:38 PM (OOIol)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:39 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: The Yoko Appreciation Society, AoSHQ Chapter at March 19, 2017 09:39 PM (DMUuz)
4 Latinas Out to Eat Just Got Served a Cold Plate of Trump Hate
Al Franken may be the perfect senator for the Trump era - a deadly serious funnyman
George W. Bush Gave Us Donald Trump. Now He Wants To Be Forgiven.
Trump could fund homelessness agency for decades if he stopped visiting Trump properties
You could feed 5,967 homebound seniors for a year on what Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips cost so far
End of the World Headlines:
Philly Cinco de Mayo celebration canceled over immigration crackdown fears
Floating wheelchair built for disabled goldfish
Russian zoo's raccoon in 'erotic' video dispute
Another Death After Brazilian Butt Lift in South Florida
Shaquille O'Neal seriously believes the Earth is flat, agrees with Kyrie Irving
Posted by: Nathan R. Jessup at March 19, 2017 09:39 PM (TixTl)
Posted by: In Exile at March 19, 2017 09:38 PM (Z7AXG)
The State of WI is Round-About-Cray-Cray
I see this happening soon.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 09:39 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at March 19, 2017 09:40 PM (b7fwp)
--My Windstar is 2000, so it's technically 20th century.
It also has a tape deck, but I'm scared to use it (yeah, I still have some cassette tapes around) because if a player in a car eats a tape it's a lot hearder to disentagle it than in a normal player.
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 09:41 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: concrete girl at March 19, 2017 09:41 PM (pe9k3)
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at March 19, 2017 09:41 PM (X1ibk)
Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 19, 2017 09:41 PM (0mRoj)
Wait, don't, fast-forward eats the tape!!
Posted by: Bruce Willis at March 19, 2017 09:42 PM (wpC7C)
Posted by: In Exile at March 19, 2017 09:38 PM (Z7AXG)
Lanes.
Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 19, 2017 09:42 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:43 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: Jean at March 19, 2017 09:44 PM (zZb/S)
Posted by: Kreplach at March 19, 2017 09:34 PM (+lv+r)
--Yeah, a lot of them are Girl Next Door pretty. That even goes for curlers from places like Japan.
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 09:44 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:44 PM (JZdsf)
---
2 levels?
Posted by: buzzsaw90 at March 19, 2017 09:45 PM (PqqkK)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 09:46 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: Dave (in MA) at March 19, 2017 09:46 PM (/H3v4)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at March 19, 2017 09:47 PM (b7fwp)
Posted by: Kreplach at March 19, 2017 09:34 PM (+lv+r)
The women who do figure skating are also as a rule quite pretty. Unfortunately they're also usually wealthy, unapproachable and unattainable.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 09:47 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 09:47 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 09:47 PM (u8kLQ)
Shaquille O'Neal seriously believes the Earth is flat, agrees with Kyrie Irving
--Nathan Jessup, don't love that shit about Mar-a-Lago? DJT owns the place, so that saves taxpayer dollars. Are not a peep about all those times the Zeroes took separate planes to expensive places like Martha's Vineyard.
As for Shaq, that just cracks me up. There was also even a commenter on the Trump: All Your Base video who complained that the earth was shown as round.
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 09:47 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: buzzsaw90 at March 19, 2017 09:47 PM (PqqkK)
There is a joke that floats around, about the first traffic accident. Only two automobiles in the county, and they collide with each other. Forget where, somewhere in Ohio I think.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at March 19, 2017 09:35 PM (X1ibk)
I remember seeing that in a magazine ad many years ago. I have no idea if it's true or not.
Posted by: rickl at March 19, 2017 09:48 PM (sdi6R)
----
I live there. It's overrated.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 09:49 PM (tHwdc)
Ohio's state motto is "First in Rustbelt Irrelevancy, First in Car Crashes."
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:49 PM (JZdsf)
if anyone could figure out how to build a round runway, it would be that supergenius Barack Obama. Somebody ask him.
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken
I'm used to working in a circle.
I'm usually in the center.
Posted by: Barry at March 19, 2017 09:50 PM (/Nite)
Posted by: Jmel at March 19, 2017 09:50 PM (bIkwf)
Posted by: Jmel at March 19, 2017 09:50 PM (bIkwf)
Looks like a short night in Florida.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 09:51 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez, they are gaslighting us 24/7 at March 19, 2017 09:51 PM (9AVZA)
Posted by: Jmel at March 19, 2017 09:50 PM (bIkwf)
Latest Monmouth Poll has Hillary up by nine in Wisconsin.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:52 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 09:47 PM (tHwdc)
Ummmm...
Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 19, 2017 09:52 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 09:52 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at March 19, 2017 09:52 PM (b7fwp)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:52 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: Toad-O at March 19, 2017 09:53 PM (cct0t)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez, they are gaslighting us 24/7 at March 19, 2017 09:53 PM (9AVZA)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 09:47 PM (tHwdc)
Ummmm...
Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 19, 2017 09:52 PM (0mRoj)
PRO TIP: This is where you apologize and say it's never happened to you before.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:54 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: Toad-O at March 19, 2017 09:54 PM (cct0t)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess
That's why I wear these glasses.
Posted by: Marie Harf at March 19, 2017 09:55 PM (/Nite)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 09:56 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Original Jake at March 19, 2017 09:57 PM (dV8w+)
"He was inspired by watching scary crosswind landing videos on YouTube."
Uhuh. All the best ideas come from watching videos on YouTube.
Hey, the circular runway video is on YouTube. So it's a sure winner!
Posted by: rickl at March 19, 2017 09:57 PM (sdi6R)
Totally and completely family friendly! *um, not really*
http://tinyurl.com/l5j85ba
Posted by: Thrawn at March 19, 2017 09:58 PM (E/ibL)
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at March 19, 2017 09:58 PM (X1ibk)
Posted by: AnnaS at March 19, 2017 09:59 PM (l4l/z)
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at March 19, 2017 10:00 PM (X1ibk)
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/54383/54383-h/54383-h.htm
Or from 1911, The Motor Maids' School Days.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37434/37434-h/37434-h.htm
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 19, 2017 10:00 PM (DotZb)
Posted by: Withheld at March 19, 2017 10:02 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 19, 2017 09:52 PM (0mRoj)
That's what they all say.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 10:02 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:03 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 19, 2017 10:04 PM (pY+s4)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 09:47 PM (tHwdc)<<<
Please tell me we're still doing phrasing!
Posted by: Sterling Archer at March 19, 2017 10:04 PM (Tstsj)
Posted by: Sterling Archer at March 19, 2017 10:04 PM (Tstsj)
Phrasing is so 1999.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 10:05 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 10:06 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:06 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 10:06 PM (eeTCA)
It looks like a trip to Arkansas is in my near future. It would be the first time I've ever flown, and the farthest away I've ever been from home.
Am working it out with relatives I have there who are willing to help me out with costs, etc. Should be fun.
(And, I'll be visiting the nearby Choctaw Casino in Pocola as well.)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 10:06 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 19, 2017 10:07 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Eromero at March 19, 2017 10:07 PM (zLDYs)
Show was fun, as always. Not very many folks this time. Guess they all hurt themselves Friday night or were doing what is very normal in this state,,, college basketball crazy.
The ones there had a great time and for us, if there is only one you play your best. If he or she enjoys it,,, good time.
My guitar playing worked out well.
Time for sleep.
Love each other other fellow babies
Posted by: teej at March 19, 2017 10:08 PM (6CZio)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 10:08 PM (voOPb)
Flatt & Scruggs, Foggy Mountain Boys Orange Blossom Special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRMqHQBoJ88
Posted by: Kikkoman at March 19, 2017 10:08 PM (nIGPZ)
What could go wrong?
On yeah gusts, rain, sleet, and lightning.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 19, 2017 10:08 PM (DotZb)
I suppose it could be done, but I don't want to be the first to do it. Bawk...
Posted by: navybrat at March 19, 2017 10:08 PM (w7KSn)
Saw this earlier today- it's from the Washing (com)Post, so yeah....
Posted by: Twin Cities Daydrunk, getcher DQ cones free next week! at March 19, 2017 10:09 PM (1aMQH)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 19, 2017 10:09 PM (EZebt)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:10 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: navybrat at March 19, 2017 10:10 PM (w7KSn)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 19, 2017 10:07 PM (oVJmc)
... and bank while landing.
Posted by: Duke of Righteous WTF? at March 19, 2017 10:10 PM (T71PA)
Too damn many people think that life happens through the viewfinder on their phone/camera.
Somehow they think they're watching it on television rather than right in front of them.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 19, 2017 10:10 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: rickl at March 19, 2017 10:11 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 19, 2017 10:11 PM (DotZb)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 19, 2017 10:11 PM (C06tc)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 19, 2017 10:11 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: navybrat at March 19, 2017 10:12 PM (w7KSn)
/hot-takes
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 19, 2017 10:11 PM (oVJmc)
GENIUS!
Posted by: Duke of Righteous WTF? at March 19, 2017 10:13 PM (T71PA)
A roundabout for airplanes. I see no possible way that could go wrong.
Posted by: rickl
Complete with right of way signs.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 19, 2017 10:13 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: navybrat at March 19, 2017 10:08 PM (w7KSn)
I am a private IFR rated pilot, and no fcuking way I am landing in this greenie assholes "circle". He obviously knows nothing about Bernoulli principles, and does not realize you take off and land into the wind.
Posted by: Flyboy at March 19, 2017 10:13 PM (7coR9)
Concentrically.
Posted by: torquewrench at March 19, 2017 10:13 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at March 19, 2017 10:13 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: navybrat at March 19, 2017 10:10 PM (w7KSn)<<<
Mobius airstrip.
Posted by: an indifferent penguin at March 19, 2017 10:14 PM (Tstsj)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 10:14 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: Insomniac - sin valor at March 19, 2017 10:15 PM (0mRoj)
He obviously knows nothing about Bernoulli principles, and does not realize you take off and land into the wind.
Posted by: Flyboy
Set up fans in strategic places
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 19, 2017 10:15 PM (IqV8l)
I agree with Billy Bob. Probably the first and last time I'll ever say that.
Posted by: bluebell at March 19, 2017 10:15 PM (sBOL1)
Then one could possibly determine which piece of it is the most suitable for take off and landing.
Posted by: navybrat at March 19, 2017 10:16 PM (w7KSn)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:06 PM (8mO0Q)
Yo booknlass! did you get my email?
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 10:16 PM (tHwdc)
--Wow, that's cool. Arkansas is the easternmpst state I have never visited. I've been to or through every state around it, but nowhere in Arkansas.
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 10:16 PM (GsAUU)
Well, the circle is banked to match what the plane will be doing, but I don't think I want to fly into the first circular airport that no pilot in the world has experience on.
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 10:16 PM (ysprU)
Posted by: bluebell at March 19, 2017 10:17 PM (sBOL1)
"What got the 787-300?"
NTSB guy points, "Big Bertha there."
"Who put giant fans around an airport?"
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 19, 2017 10:17 PM (DotZb)
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 10:17 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles
I remember reading that one of the first bits of film was a train arriving in the station, and the audience flinched, misunderstanding the ephemeral reality of a picture of a train being unable to run over them.
i watched that young woman looking at her phone while standing on the platform. she looked up too late?
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:17 PM (8mO0Q)
What I do have is a fear of falling. I hate heights when I am not enclosed. I'm fine on a ferris wheel but get jitters climbing a ladder.
Posted by: Donna tan faded but with &&&&&&& to burn and so there at March 19, 2017 10:18 PM (P8951)
traffic accident. Only two automobiles in the county, and they collide
with each other. Forget where, somewhere in Ohio I think.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at March 19, 2017 09:35 PM (X1ibk)
They were the only two Stanley Steamers in the state of Iowa. IIRC
Posted by: Kindltot at March 19, 2017 10:18 PM (WQX/u)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 19, 2017 10:18 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 10:17 PM (GsAUU)<<<
Dammnit people.
Posted by: Sterling Archer at March 19, 2017 10:18 PM (Tstsj)
Sure, but why would he want homelessness? It's easier to just create jobs.
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 10:18 PM (ysprU)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 10:18 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 19, 2017 10:19 PM (DotZb)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 19, 2017 10:19 PM (IqV8l)
I can't tell if the noise is from a loose heat shield vibrating to the idling engine or if it is something in the transmission.
How big of a mistake am I about to make at $1200?
Posted by: Kindltot at March 19, 2017 10:19 PM (WQX/u)
Posted by: Demo Derby at March 19, 2017 10:19 PM (W6Ch1)
Posted by: Donna tan faded but with &&&&&&& to burn and so there at March 19, 2017 10:19 PM (P8951)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:20 PM (8mO0Q)
I'm going mainly to see where some family members live, and to join them doing some things they enjoy.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 10:21 PM (u8kLQ)
The Olympics have done it for years. Watch those intersections, though!
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 10:21 PM (ysprU)
Posted by: freaked at March 19, 2017 10:21 PM (BO/km)
Way back when Boeing was still proposing to get into the supersonic jet airliner business, their advanced projects research thinktank was going nuts trying to solve the range equation for the market that could really benefit, the Pacific.
(The competing Concorde could manage a trans-Atlantic nonstop but not too much more than that. Even the nearest trans-Pacific destinations? No chance whatsoever.)
Several different eggheads independently suggested catapult launch.
Aircraft carrier style. Except with, y'know, an airliner carrying hundreds of passengers, with a max takeoff weight of 750,000 pounds. Noooooo problem!
"Ladies and gentlemen, in preparation for the cat shot, please be sure your tray tables and your seat backs are in the fully upright and locked position, your parachute harnesses are snug, your helmet visors are down, and your ejection seat is properly armed. We know you have a choice in airlines, and we'd like to thank you for flying with us today."
Posted by: torquewrench at March 19, 2017 10:23 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: tu3031 at March 19, 2017 10:24 PM (qJhUV)
Posted by: bluebell at March 19, 2017 10:17 PM (sBOL1)
No, there was some issue and I got too annoyed so I gave up. I'll just continue to not answer the phone.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 10:24 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 19, 2017 10:25 PM (pY+s4)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 10:25 PM (tHwdc)
Because what happens when you're on approach and you overshoot even a little bit? Best case is you have to pull up and try again, as opposed to a real runway where you just land a little later.
Also ever seen footage of cars going over the banking and through the railing at the older configuration of Daytona? That.
So one circle can do the work of 4 real runways. What if you normally need more than 4? Or put another way, what happens when use of that airport grows to the point where a normal airport would expand and build one more runway?
You can't just make your circle multilane, for the same reason we don't have superwide runways allowing multiple simultaneous adjacent takeoffs and landings from the same strip of tarmac today. Plus, all activity has to be in the outside lane as you otherwise have taxi-ing planes crossing the path of planes who are arriving/departing (i.e. are at high speeds).
The main benefit of a circular runway also implies that you really only intend to do takeoffs and landings at two points (avoiding the side winds), which is really one (since you need lift, you want to take off into the wind, making the relative speed to the air larger than to the ground, I suspect you want the same for landings but don't remember). What happens when there's any kind of issue at all (doesn't have to be a crash, but anything that leaves a plane parked and surrounded by emergency vehicles)? Now your super circular runway which is three times the size of a normal runway becomes entirely useless.
Oh, and snow removal.
Posted by: Methos, back to Let It Burn at March 19, 2017 10:25 PM (3Liv/)
Posted by: JEM at March 19, 2017 10:26 PM (TppKb)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 10:26 PM (voOPb)
It's possible he was a complete rat bastard, so my sympathy is limited. But murdering a school friend, although terrible - well, there were people who have done much much worse and didn't serve a fraction of the time that guy did.
Posted by: Donna tan faded but with &&&&&&& to burn and so there at March 19, 2017 10:26 PM (P8951)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 10:26 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 19, 2017 10:18 PM (oVJmc)
There was once an idea to build them out of ice, but I believe they would have had straight flight decks.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ltr2za4
Round aircraft carriers made of ice? Now there's an idea for the 21st Century!
Posted by: rickl at March 19, 2017 10:26 PM (sdi6R)
Stephen Hillenberg, the guy who created Spongebob, announced he had the same diagnosis last week.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 19, 2017 10:27 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 10:28 PM (eeTCA)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:20 PM (8mO0Q)
Hmm - maybe I should reread it! I thought it was rather grim. But, you know, onward Christian soldiers, anyway!
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 10:28 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Eromero at March 19, 2017 10:29 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 10:29 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: Donna tan faded but with &&&&&&& to burn and so there at March 19, 2017 10:19 PM (P8951)
--I think he was bi, at least for a few years.
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 10:30 PM (GsAUU)
And in other Naval aviation news, glad I missed this. USS Lexington last October painted their F9F-8T Twogar in pink for breast cancer awareness.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/k6v3fme
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 19, 2017 10:30 PM (DotZb)
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 19, 2017 10:25 PM (pY+s4)
Our flight to Arizona was not fun since they're now packing them in 6 across. The flight was at 7 am, and breakfast was a couple of stupid cookies.
A far cry from the days when I took MidWest Express and the seats were 4 across and comfortable and the food wasn't bad either.
If they could strap people to upright boards and pack 'em in like sardines, they'd do it.
Posted by: Donna, tan now gone but with &&&&&&& to burn and so there at March 19, 2017 10:31 PM (P8951)
http://tinyurl.com/msulv92
Posted by: tu3031 at March 19, 2017 10:24 PM (qJhUV)
--That sucks. I wonder if it is football-related?
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 10:31 PM (GsAUU)
USS Lexington last October painted their F9F-8T Twogar in pink for breast cancer awareness.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/k6v3fme
Posted by: Anna Puma
Operation Petticoat was ahead of its time.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 19, 2017 10:32 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 19, 2017 10:32 PM (DotZb)
today during internet church we sang God of our Fathers AND a Mighty Fortress is Our God. I sang as loud as I could. I love those songs.
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:33 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 19, 2017 10:33 PM (nlbfN)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 19, 2017 10:33 PM (IqV8l)
Fortunately, Fairport Convention seized the mantle.
Missed gun thread...
S&W model 65, Ruger GP 100, Colt Government model 380, Winchester 1894 lever in 357 mag, 2 Yugo Mauser 48, Ishopore 308, Rossi model 62 pump, and SKS because Slick Willy wanted to ban imports. I reload 357, 38, 380, 8MM, 308, and without shame horde 22LR.
Posted by: colfax mingo at March 19, 2017 10:34 PM (PX+kj)
Martin Luther hymns are tough to sing
I really don't look forward to them in our church
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 10:34 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: kalneva at March 19, 2017 10:35 PM (vhW1R)
Posted by: Lawyers Everywhere at March 19, 2017 10:36 PM (ysprU)
Posted by: Kreplach at March 19, 2017 09:34 PM (+lv+r)
Yes the word "cute" always seems to pass through one's head when watching the lady curlers. The Canadian gals are consistently my favorite.
Evening all.
Posted by: Country Boy at March 19, 2017 10:36 PM (D2vc1)
all the audio lessons are archived, too, so one can study any time.
always for free.
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:36 PM (8mO0Q)
Look at California. 34 years. Crazy racist murderer Charles Manson has been locked up since 1971. 1971-2016 is about 45 years isn't it?
Or it just might be California is Californicated?
Posted by: rd at March 19, 2017 10:37 PM (iT57s)
thought of doing away with landing gear and experimented with a flexible
flight deck."
I'll see your flexible flight deck and raise you a flexible aircraft.
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/goodyear-inflatoplane-ga468
Posted by: torquewrench at March 19, 2017 10:37 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 19, 2017 10:37 PM (H5rtT)
I see this happening soon.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 09:39 PM (voOPb)
What a waste of money. Most of them are entirely unnecessary. It's like they said, "how can we make this intersection ridiculously complicated? Let's make it a roundabout! Plain old intersections are so boring."
Posted by: Donna, tan now gone but with &&&&&&& to burn and so there at March 19, 2017 10:37 PM (P8951)
apparently no math in Holland either...
Posted by: Original Jake at March 19, 2017 10:37 PM (dV8w+)
Posted by: radio church at March 19, 2017 10:37 PM (nlbfN)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 10:38 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Jack Sock at March 19, 2017 10:38 PM (IDPbH)
Posted by: Chuck C at March 19, 2017 10:38 PM (h99GH)
Which was 25 years by *1994*
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 10:39 PM (eeTCA)
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 10:39 PM (GsAUU)
it's just as fun to play it on the piano, too, again, if no one's around.
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:39 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 10:39 PM (eeTCA)
ALS is pretty much an equal opportunity disease. I doubt football had much to do with it. Tom Watson's late caddy had it and a golf caddy job is not a contact sport.
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 19, 2017 10:40 PM (pY+s4)
Drink enough and you can see the world without leaving your seat!
Posted by: cicero Kaboom! kid at March 19, 2017 10:40 PM (UYMK1)
Look kids! there's Big Ben
Posted by: Clark Griswold at March 19, 2017 10:40 PM (i8aHa)
Posted by: Capt Joe Biden at March 19, 2017 10:41 PM (eeTCA)
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-05/welcome-carmel-indiana-roundabout-city-usa
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 19, 2017 10:41 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Jack Sock at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (IDPbH)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: kalneva at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (vhW1R)
Posted by: Capt Joe Biden at March 19, 2017 10:41 PM (eeTCA)
I love this site.
Posted by: Duke of Righteous WTF? at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (T71PA)
In many cases 4-way stop signs work fine.
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (GsAUU)
?Que?
Posted by: jesus martinez, ONT gardener at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (nlbfN)
Other'n that, yeah, I got nothin'. They should have done it while the EU could just print them up some euros. Pounds, having some experience of that, would likely resent it. If you could just shave a fraction of an inch off the edge of each shilling and sovereign...
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (H5rtT)
You should see them in the middle of nowhere up,this way. Good Lord talk about a waste of money
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 10:43 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: logprof, sports tard at March 19, 2017 10:43 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Donna, tan now gone but with &&&&&&& to burn and so there at March 19, 2017 10:44 PM (P8951)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 10:44 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: Capt Joe Biden at March 19, 2017 10:41 PM (eeTCA)
Uh Control ...I just past you again . Please advise?
Posted by: Capt Joe Biden at March 19, 2017 10:45 PM (IDPbH)
============
African or European?
Posted by: andycanuck at March 19, 2017 10:46 PM (nlbfN)
Posted by: rickl at March 19, 2017 10:46 PM (sdi6R)
Piano? Oh God 2 years of lessons were more than enough. I couldn't play A Mighty Fortress and I can barely sing it.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 10:47 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:39
Well not so bad for me, I have to work the weekend, sometimes Mon. Maybe get Wed or Fri off, this needs to change.
Posted by: Farmer at March 19, 2017 10:47 PM (o/90i)
Of course, I'm an old redneck, so...
Posted by: Tequila Mockingbird at March 19, 2017 10:47 PM (e5sX6)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 19, 2017 10:48 PM (IcT7t)
The law that tells us just how hot air rises is called Charles' Law. It states that the volume of a gas is proportional to the number of degrees above absolute zero the temperature is. If the outside air is 65 degrees, and the air in the balloon is 120 degrees, the air in the balloon is only 10% hotter in absolute terms.
Air at 65 degrees weighs about 0.075 pounds per cubic foot. Inside the balloon it weighs only 0.067 pounds. The difference is 0.008 pounds per cubic foot. So to lift a 200 pound person, we will need 25,000 cubic feet of hot air.
That's a cube 30 feet on a side, or a sphere 37 feet in diameter.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 10:48 PM (LTHVh)
http://bit.ly/2mGlPUJ
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 10:44 PM (LTHVh)
Enough already
Posted by: Tom Brady at March 19, 2017 10:48 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at March 19, 2017 10:49 PM (b7fwp)
If you're building one out in the sticks on land already owned by The King, hey, go nuts. But even in a suburb, you're taking out acres and acres of real estate to change over. If you're lucky, that's just somebody's lawn (that made up 35% of their house purchase value and 90% of its curb appeal). In a dense suburb or a city, people lose their houses.
Some people enjoy hell out of losing their houses. And then once in a while somebody from the state eminent domaining agency gets garrotted.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 19, 2017 10:50 PM (H5rtT)
That's because I---, well, I'm not very good. HA
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:50 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: The Wizard of Oz at March 19, 2017 10:50 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 19, 2017 10:51 PM (C06tc)
PV=nRT. Sadly, I can't tell you what n and R are.
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 10:51 PM (hBig8)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 10:51 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: Donna, tan now gone but with &&&&&&& to burn and so there at March 19, 2017 10:51 PM (P8951)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 10:52 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 09:39
Have my first ever jury duty tomorrow. Not really looking forward to it. Guess I need to pick out a nice fat book to take with me.
Posted by: Country Boy at March 19, 2017 10:52 PM (D2vc1)
Ha-ha Stringer, investigative reporter. Most retards have more curiosity than a reporter
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 10:52 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Jack Sock at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (IDPbH)
Here you go.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ov5w3bn
Posted by: rickl at March 19, 2017 10:52 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: lindarising on a beach for spring break at March 19, 2017 10:53 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:53 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 10:53 PM (bQxkN)
It could be made smaller with hydrogen.
Posted by: Herr Dr. Zeppelin at March 19, 2017 10:54 PM (hBig8)
Building stuff is dangerous.
Don't be a dumbass.
Enjoy the show.
All right, I want to see that smug, self-righteous prick and the Blue Devils lose, then off to bed.
Posted by: Tom Brady at March 19, 2017 10:54 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 10:54 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: logprof at March 19, 2017 10:55 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Capt Joe Biden at March 19, 2017 10:55 PM (IDPbH)
Indeed, Herr Doktor. Hydrogen is half the weight of helium.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 10:56 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 10:53 PM (bQxkN)<<<
No. Cocks blocking is always a foul!
Posted by: an indifferent penguin at March 19, 2017 10:57 PM (Tstsj)
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 10:57 PM (hBig8)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/843500125569859584
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/843500215730655232
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/843500311503355905
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/843500406844153856
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/843500495356465156
Posted by: kbdabear at March 19, 2017 10:58 PM (AOrEZ)
Posted by: logprof at March 19, 2017 10:58 PM (GsAUU)
Thanks for the reminder, my sister is flying in tomorrow.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 19, 2017 10:58 PM (IcT7t)
Make sure you paint it with a nice coat of aluminum powder and iron oxide to make it pretty!
Posted by: Herr Dr. Zeppelin at March 19, 2017 10:59 PM (TqmC9)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 10:59 PM (LTHVh)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/843500576080101376
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/843500682288271362
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/843500786764201984
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/843500877411487747
Posted by: kbdabear at March 19, 2017 11:00 PM (AOrEZ)
Posted by: logprof at March 19, 2017 11:00 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 11:00 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: Jack Sock at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (IDPbH)
One aluminium framed lawn chair, 236 Dollar Store helium ballons, one BB gun, one wing, and a prayer.
(Please take a go-pro camera along!)
Posted by: Tequila Mockingbird at March 19, 2017 11:00 PM (e5sX6)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 19, 2017 11:01 PM (C06tc)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 19, 2017 11:02 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 11:02 PM (LTHVh)
Photo drones have to be hurting their market. And domed stadiums, too.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 19, 2017 11:02 PM (H5rtT)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 11:03 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 11:03 PM (bQxkN)
How to produce 14,000 cubic feet of hydrogen?
http://bit.ly/2mGBiUI
Water and electricity are coming up, aren't they?
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 11:04 PM (8zL5i)
Posted by: Bawney Fwank at March 19, 2017 11:04 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 11:05 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: logprof at March 19, 2017 11:05 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 19, 2017 11:06 PM (vBeA5)
Posted by: John Carter at March 19, 2017 11:06 PM (UYMK1)
Posted by: lindarising at March 19, 2017 11:07 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: logprof at March 19, 2017 11:07 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 11:07 PM (LTHVh)
or do you plan on just farting your way across the friendly skies. lol
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at March 19, 2017 11:08 PM (aMlLZ)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 11:08 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: logprof at March 19, 2017 11:08 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 11:09 PM (bQxkN)
My idea of GAINZZZ is getting rid of this stuff, thus freeing up valuable floor space.
But I do play golf, which provides a lot more exercise than you might think.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 19, 2017 11:09 PM (xpfRn)
Posted by: logprof at March 19, 2017 11:09 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 11:09 PM (8zL5i)
We went to diamond crater state park two years ago. Nice grounds. It was hot and we didn't find anything. Kids loved it though.
Posted by: lindarising at March 19, 2017 11:09 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 11:09 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 19, 2017 11:02 PM (LTHVh)
Original GY blimp gondola weighed about 3500lbs empty. Held 7 people. Took about 200,000 cubic feet. So your estimate of 25,000 cubic feet seems pretty close.
Posted by: Jack Sock at March 19, 2017 11:09 PM (IDPbH)
Only you would vacation in a place colder than a witches elbow
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 11:10 PM (voOPb)
204 It states that the volume of a gas is proportional to the number of degrees above absolute zero the temperature is.
PV=nRT. Sadly, I can't tell you what n and R are.
n is the number of moles of the gas is question. R is the gas law constant in units g-cm per mol-K (or an equivalent based on the units used for the other terms).
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 19, 2017 11:10 PM (v1g1+)
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 11:10 PM (8zL5i)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 11:10 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: logprof at March 19, 2017 11:10 PM (GsAUU)
Were I starting a brewery called "Here Hold My" beer, I would sure want his picture on the label.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 19, 2017 11:11 PM (H5rtT)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 19, 2017 11:12 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Alf767 at March 19, 2017 11:12 PM (a1lZO)
That "Withheld" character sure had a multi-state crime spree to beat all.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 19, 2017 11:12 PM (v1g1+)
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I got nothing.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 11:13 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 19, 2017 11:13 PM (KP5rU)
When I booked the campground 6 months ago, I paid extra for good weather....I demand a refund!!!!
Half the campground was down from Missouri where it was snowing so they were fine. We were escaping SXSW.
Posted by: lindarising at March 19, 2017 11:13 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: Twin Cities Daydrunk, getcher DQ cones free next week! at March 19, 2017 11:14 PM (1aMQH)
Next year go to Ashland, Wi & check out the ice caves at the Apostle Islands
You'll be warmer
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 11:16 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Muldoon- Circular airline pilot. at March 19, 2017 11:16 PM (wPiJc)
--------
Go ahead. It's easy as pi.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 11:17 PM (JZdsf)
Quit speaking in circles
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 11:17 PM (voOPb)
I saw him in the car with his mom after I was done. I had him roll down the window. I told him "you don't know how close you came to going to jail. Don't ever do anything that stupid again." He said he wouldn't and I hope he didn't. He seemed like a decent kid.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 19, 2017 11:20 PM (Lqy/e)
At that point there is no reason to not just execute them.
And by the same token why is there any other punishment for murder in the first degree?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 19, 2017 11:20 PM (bxTKf)
If I went to WI I'd expect to freeze my ass off. Florida, not so much. I didn't even have a coat. Just a light sweater. Once we got there, we were stuck. My husband wasn't about to drivie the motorhome around looking for coat. Besides, probably couldn't find one in Pensacola. No one could even find firewood for camp fires.
Posted by: lindarising at March 19, 2017 11:22 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: Jmel at March 19, 2017 11:23 PM (bIkwf)
I read that the IAF hit a scud convoy in Syria that was going to deliver misses to Hezbollah today. Sporty
Posted by: ThunderB at March 19, 2017 11:25 PM (iU+t8)
Greetings, Horde!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at March 19, 2017 11:25 PM (v5iqM)
PRO TIP: understand English but have no opinions on anything.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 11:25 PM (JZdsf)
Posted by: lindarising at March 19, 2017 11:26 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: ThunderB at March 19, 2017 11:26 PM (iU+t8)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 11:26 PM (bQxkN)
hasn't popped yet!!!! It's been almost a month since she was due.
Someone didn't get the math right.....
Posted by: lindarising at March 19, 2017 11:26 PM (JNDQi)
Maybe its not April yet.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 19, 2017 11:26 PM (WQX/u)
Someday you'll laugh about Pensacola cold
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 11:27 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: lindarising at March 19, 2017 11:26 PM (JNDQi)
The amount of attention that giraffe has gotten on this blog has been an endless source of amusement.
Posted by: Country Boy at March 19, 2017 11:29 PM (D2vc1)
Guess I need to pick out a nice fat book to take with me.
Not if it is for federal juror service Cicero --
Reading materials...no newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, tabloids, paperback books, school books, crossword puzzles, or other printed items
No electronic items either, though they do allow a key fob.
So you might want to check your state/local juror rules before you go. Most everyone had to trek back to their car to get rid of 'prohibited' items when I went.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 19, 2017 11:29 PM (xpfRn)
Were I starting a brewery called "Here Hold My" beer, I would sure want his picture on the label.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 19, 2017 11:11 PM (H5rtT)/i]
Good song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcT8lKKpeXs
Posted by: rickl at March 19, 2017 11:29 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: rickl at March 19, 2017 11:29 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Country Boy at March 19, 2017 11:30 PM (D2vc1)
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 19, 2017 11:29 PM (xpfRn)
All I've read so far is electronics. Guess I should look again.
Posted by: Country Boy at March 19, 2017 11:31 PM (D2vc1)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 11:32 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: lindarising at March 19, 2017 11:32 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 19, 2017 11:32 PM (IDhUW)
I also can't believe that damn April the giraffe
hasn't popped yet!!!! It's been almost a month since she was due.
Someone didn't get the math right.....
Posted by: lindarising at March 19, 2017 11:26 PM (JNDQi)
Maybe its not April yet.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 19, 2017 11:26 PM (WQX/u)
Did anyone check to see if the storks at that zoo are still locked up?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 19, 2017 11:33 PM (cuZZW)
"The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said it detained 444 Mexican nationals between Jan. 1 and March 8, compared with 410 for all of 2016, 351 for 2015, and 399 for 2014.
The CBSA can detain foreign nationals if it is believed they pose a danger to the public, if their identity is unclear or if they are deemed unlikely to appear for removal or for a proceeding.
The number of Mexicans turned back at the airport has risen, too - to 313 in January, more than any January since 2012 and more than the annual totals for 2012, 2013 and 2014."
Snowbama's a heartless bastid racist then. But he's like ever so dreamy, so he gets the Che exemption I guess.
Posted by: Twin Cities Daydrunk, getcher DQ cones free next week! at March 19, 2017 11:33 PM (1aMQH)
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 19, 2017 11:34 PM (OOIol)
https://tinyurl.com/m9def33
links to a jpg on conservative treehouse
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 11:35 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 11:35 PM (tHwdc)
Check to see if your Judge Dredd "I AM the law!" t-shirt is on the list, too.
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 11:35 PM (HwVbl)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 19, 2017 11:36 PM (xLbie)
Posted by: Twin Cities Daydrunk, getcher DQ cones free next week! at March 19, 2017 11:36 PM (1aMQH)
So, who came out on top, 9mm or .45 ACP?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at March 19, 2017 11:37 PM (v5iqM)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 19, 2017 11:36 PM (xLbie)
---
so, he didn't play "Dark Star"?
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 19, 2017 11:37 PM (OOIol)
It's possible he was a complete rat bastard, so my sympathy is limited. But murdering a school friend, although terrible - well, there were people who have done much much worse and didn't serve a fraction of the time that guy did.
Posted by: Donna tan faded but with &&&&&&& to burn and so there at March 19, 2017 10:26 PM (P8951)
My great grandmother was born in 1877 and died in 1976. When we would go to see her on Sundays, my 10 year old self didn't know what she had gone through in her life. Now that I'm in my 50's, it blows my mind.
Born before automobiles
Married to a Civil War vet
3 Presidents assassinated
no electricity
no telephones
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korea
Viet Nam
First flight
First jet
Man into space
Man on the Moon
Numerous recessions and depressions
End of slavery
Civil rights
Women getting the right to vote
US going from 38 to 50 states
Television
Radio
American League baseball
NFL
NBA
NHL
NCAA
Just all of that, and much more in one lifetime.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at March 19, 2017 11:37 PM (1JnAL)
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 19, 2017 11:38 PM (OOIol)
Posted by: Chuck C at March 19, 2017 11:38 PM (h99GH)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 19, 2017 11:39 PM (xLbie)
Posted by: Country Boy
Yeah, I read the list of no nos before I went, and frankly I was pissed off. They treat jurors worse than the criminals. Who the fuck are they to declare you can't bring a fucking book? Defendants and lawyers got to bring cell phones, but jurors be damned. And so on.
I'm supposed to be there performing my civic duty, and was treated like shit. Bite me, assholes.
/rant mode off
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 19, 2017 11:39 PM (xpfRn)
Posted by: Ladylibertarian at March 19, 2017 11:39 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Ignoramus at March 19, 2017 11:40 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: PaleRider at March 19, 2017 11:40 PM (Jen0I)
----
When I went to jury duty, everyone got a number and was taken into a room. They called numbers; if your number wasn't called, you sat in the room. All day. One tv. You needed reading material.
Posted by: shibumi at March 19, 2017 11:41 PM (FkAXz)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 11:41 PM (voOPb)
Look at California. 34 years. Crazy racist murderer Charles Manson has been locked up since 1971. 1971-2016 is about 45 years isn't it?
Or it just might be California is Californicated?
Posted by: rd at March 19, 2017 10:37 PM (iT57s)
It's from 1994.
Back in the 70's there was a big movement to get prisoners that had served long sentences paroled because it was inhumane to imprison multiple offense murderers to long prison sentences.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at March 19, 2017 11:41 PM (1JnAL)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 19, 2017 11:42 PM (Itid8)
/rant mode off again; hopefully this time it will stick
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 19, 2017 11:42 PM (xpfRn)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 19, 2017 11:43 PM (tHwdc)
Yahoo News was whining that the Duke-USC game in Greeneville, SC was "practically a home game for the Gamecocks because of the NC bathroom law boycott.
I suppose it would have been just peachy and not at all an advantage for Duke had it been held in Greeneville, NC. Duke ass kissers make me puke.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 19, 2017 11:43 PM (v1g1+)
My grandmother 1911 to 2012. She- like anyone born back then- knew people who knew people who were in the Revolutionary War.
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 11:43 PM (HwVbl)
Posted by: iSoothsayer iPro iLX at March 19, 2017 11:44 PM (wkP6G)
Also thanks to anyone else wishing me well for Arkansas. Going in June, most likely.
I also hope to be going with family to Laughlin for Easter.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 11:44 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 19, 2017 11:45 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 11:45 PM (u8kLQ)
Kudos to the morons who stood on the railway platform too close to the snow-covered tracks as the Joey Choo-Choo Limited came into the station.
Hadn't any of those asshats ever witnessed a snow plow in action? What did they think was going to happen to all that snow?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 19, 2017 11:46 PM (v1g1+)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo
But enough about '50 Shades Of Grey'... ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 11:46 PM (u8kLQ)
My grandmother 1911 to 2012. She- like anyone born back then- knew people who knew people who were in the Revolutionary War.
Posted by: t-bird at March 19, 2017 11:43 PM (HwVbl)
Paternal granddad born in 1900 died 1995
Maternal granddad born in 1890 died 1971
Both told me of their amazement of what had transpired in their lifetimes
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 11:47 PM (voOPb)
OMG, it really does come out well if you're just patient and keep nuking it for 40 secs, stirring, nuking for 40 secs, stirring, nuking for 40 secs, stirring...
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 11:47 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 19, 2017 11:48 PM (Itid8)
twice, sent back to the main waiting hall. You can read anything you
want there. I found my future kitty reading the local paper.
Posted by: Miley
I was referring specifically to federal jury service. That's why I suggested he reread the rules if it is for a state/county court.
They are probably not as dickish as the feds.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 19, 2017 11:49 PM (xpfRn)
Posted by: iSoothsayer iPro iLX at March 19, 2017 11:44 PM (wkP6G)
Kirk saved his whisper-talk for indigenous females on the planet below and yeomans who didn't file sexual harassment reports to Starfleet
Posted by: kbdabear at March 19, 2017 11:49 PM (AOrEZ)
I'll look at the gun thread, tomorrow. Likely won't be able to comment there though, what with the auto-bannination on ye olde threades.
Hasta la nite nite, Horde!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at March 19, 2017 11:49 PM (v5iqM)
Posted by: booknlass at March 19, 2017 11:51 PM (8mO0Q)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 11:51 PM (u8kLQ)
If you're building one out in the sticks on land already owned by The King, hey, go nuts. But even in a suburb, you're taking out acres and acres of real estate to change over. If you're lucky, that's just somebody's lawn (that made up 35% of their house purchase value and 90% of its curb appeal). In a dense suburb or a city, people lose their houses.
Some people enjoy hell out of losing their houses. And then once in a while somebody from the state eminent domaining agency gets garrotted.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 19, 2017 10:50 PM (H5rtT)
Some people in my neighborhood wanted make an intersection a 4 way stop. The city wouldn't do it because they go by "Federal guidelines" to make these decisions. I'm guessing the Feds want to stop putting up stoplights every where and decided that roundabouts are the best way to deal with intersections.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at March 19, 2017 11:51 PM (1JnAL)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 19, 2017 11:52 PM (Itid8)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles
****
So we need a pilot that is a former NASCAR driver...
Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale at March 19, 2017 11:52 PM (hVdx9)
Guess I need to reconsider what I think of her.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 19, 2017 11:53 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Tequila Mockingbird at March 19, 2017 11:56 PM (e5sX6)
No food, drink, gum, candy, snacks (except for medical reasons, after approval)
Okay mommy. Grrrrrrrrrr...
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 19, 2017 11:57 PM (xpfRn)
18 year old girl got kidnapped by a drug dealer. After he drugged, raped, and beat her some, he called over 5 of his clients to have fun with her.
A good Samaritan rescued her from the house where all this was going on and took her to a hospital. The people at the hospital thought she was DOA when they first saw her.
All the other idiots involved cut deals. The scumbag in this case gambled and lost. He got 60+ years. The drug dealer got that much time too.
Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale at March 19, 2017 11:58 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: Bernoulli at March 20, 2017 12:00 AM (JZdsf)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 20, 2017 12:00 AM (C06tc)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 20, 2017 12:00 AM (Itid8)
raped, and beat her some, he called over 5 of his clients to have fun
with her.
Was that the girl that they kept in a dog crate?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 20, 2017 12:00 AM (IcT7t)
I want to trust the Treasury Dept with info for direct deposit? Is it a
mute point if I have done the direct deposit in the past?
Posted by: PaleRider at March 19, 2017 11:40 PM (Jen0I)
Of course if you ever move and forget to tell them, and they decide you owe them money and the letters never get to you, that is the account they will garnish first.
But of course, the second one is the one you have been writing checks to them on for the last 20 years.
The third one is the one you cash that check into if you take a physical check instead.
And if you send them a money order, there is no guarantee that they will apply it correctly, and you won't be able to tell until you start getting letters.
Have I set your mind to ease?
Posted by: Kindltot at March 20, 2017 12:01 AM (WQX/u)
Posted by: Nathan R. Jessup at March 20, 2017 12:03 AM (TixTl)
I hate the fucking mail. It is a harassment. I'm thinking about filing the mailbox with cement to send a message.... Although I'm positive my mailman knows how I feel about the mail.
And who gives those assholes permission to litter the end of your driveway with those newspapers that are all coupons. On what planet can you throw trash on every property in the neighborhood without their permission?
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at March 20, 2017 12:03 AM (2qHjF)
HOWEVER
Too many American drivers are either chickenshits who have a massive inflated idea of how much road real estate they're entitled to, or absolute uncooperative assholes who will barge in even if it means getting flattened by a semi.
We should establish a program for sending Americans overseas to drive for a month. France is good for that.
Posted by: JEM at March 20, 2017 12:04 AM (TppKb)
The kicker? $60 in parts and 15 minutes of extra work would have made it pretty decent, instead he built a fucking bomb. A $50 Timken bearing and a $10 dollar set of wrist pin bushings would have gave it a decent life. I would have thrown the dude out before doing this crap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IYN-KuZUQM
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at March 20, 2017 12:05 AM (aMlLZ)
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Wait, was that wrong? Should I not have done that?
Gonna have to plead ignorance on this one.
Posted by: The Yellow Pages at March 20, 2017 12:06 AM (OVUYQ)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 20, 2017 12:07 AM (Itid8)
Well, the good news is the potential buyer probably watches youtube videos too
Posted by: JEM at March 20, 2017 12:08 AM (TppKb)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at March 20, 2017 12:09 AM (dnWSK)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at March 20, 2017 12:09 AM (dnWSK)
What about a giant net. Would that work?
Posted by: Kindltot at March 20, 2017 12:10 AM (WQX/u)
Visit me and I will show you a waste of millions with round abouts in rural areas of WI
Utter ridiculous bullshit
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 20, 2017 12:10 AM (voOPb)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 19, 2017 11:52 PM
I've been called 3 times. First time was dismissed for planting on the farm. Second time was dismissed.
Now I'm due on 4/3. Should be fun
Posted by: Farmer at March 20, 2017 12:10 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: Dutch euthanasia supporters at March 20, 2017 12:11 AM (IcT7t)
I would imagine that a roundabout costs more than a traditional with light. So it depends on what's more important to you. Of course to the gubmint the answer is...... graft.
Posted by: Vlad the Impaler, whittling away like mad at March 20, 2017 12:11 AM (eGPQr)
The absurdity of a circular runway is absurd in so many ways. It's got to be a joke.
Posted by: iSoothsayer iPro iLX at March 20, 2017 12:11 AM (wkP6G)
Maternal granddad born in 1890 died 1971
Both told me of their amazement of what had transpired in their lifetimes
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 11:47 PM (voOPb)
When I was a kid I asked my grandmother (born 1895) if she had ever imagined men would walk on the moon in her lifetime. No! But I think she was more impressed with antibiotics. As a kid she had a bad cut on the tip of her finger. Her parents and the doctor were very worried about an infection setting in.
Posted by: JuJuBee at March 20, 2017 12:12 AM (dargh)
Other than wind direction mentioned above, there's a reason why Traffic Patterns exist.
Plus, it's not a circular runway isn't a runway anymore, it's a RACETRACK.
Posted by: iSoothsayer iPro iLX at March 20, 2017 12:14 AM (wkP6G)
No, but a giant, plane-sized parachute would. Cut the engines above the airfield and deploy. Bonus points to the pilot who comes closest to his gate.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at March 20, 2017 12:14 AM (dnWSK)
PRO TIP: understand English but have no opinions on anything.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 19, 2017 11:25 PM (JZdsf)
Years ago I got a couple of jury summons. Jury duty would have made it impossible for me to transport my young children to and from school. When completing the jury form, I wrote on each: "my theory of justice is don't try 'em, fry 'em." Needless to say, I did not serve.
Posted by: Ladylibertarian at March 20, 2017 12:15 AM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 19, 2017 11:52 PM
I've been called 3 times. First time was dismissed for planting on the farm. Second time was dismissed.
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What guy doesn't "plant on the farm" every now and then? But it's hardly an excuse for getting out of jury duty.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 20, 2017 12:15 AM (JZdsf)
No need for any circles if it works.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at March 20, 2017 12:15 AM (d76uN)
Yahoo News was whining that the Duke-USC game in Greeneville, SC was "practically a home game for the Gamecocks because of the NC bathroom law boycott.
I suppose it would have been just peachy and not at all an advantage for Duke had it been held in Greeneville, NC. Duke ass kissers make me puke.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 19, 2017 11:43 PM (v1g1+)
Every year, and I mean every year, whatever Regional that Duke was put into, the first round was always in Raleigh, always.
I mean, it was on NCSU's homecourt, and Duke did have to make the 30 minute bus ride from campus to the game, but it wasn't on their home court.
I even remember one year the ACC champs got sent out west while Duke was able to stay in Raleigh.
The NCAA tournament loves them some Coach K that's for sure. Fucking cocksucker.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at March 20, 2017 12:16 AM (1JnAL)
No need for any circles if it works.
Asia Air tried it at SFO a few years ago, used the sea wall as an arrestor cable.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at March 20, 2017 12:17 AM (dnWSK)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 20, 2017 12:19 AM (Itid8)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 20, 2017 12:20 AM (nlbfN)
I want to trust the Treasury Dept with info for direct deposit? Is it a
mute point if I have done the direct deposit in the past?
Posted by: PaleRider at March 19, 2017 11:40 PM (Jen0I)
Of course if you ever move and forget to tell them, and they decide you owe them money and the letters never get to you, that is the account they will garnish first.
But of course, the second one is the one you have been writing checks to them on for the last 20 years.
The third one is the one you cash that check into if you take a physical check instead.
And if you send them a money order, there is no guarantee that they will apply it correctly, and you won't be able to tell until you start getting letters.
Have I set your mind to ease?
Posted by: Kindltot at March 20, 2017 12:01 AM (WQX/u)
The second you deposit that check at your bank, the bank puts your account number on it, and then the IRS has your bank info.
So, unless you change your accounts every year, the Feds know your banking info.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at March 20, 2017 12:21 AM (1JnAL)
No need for any circles if it works.
Or those rockets they attached to a Hercules for possible use on the Iran rescue mission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PynuaDOmt9g#t=0m42s
Posted by: your Nomex bodysuit is stowed beneath the seat at March 20, 2017 12:21 AM (wpC7C)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at March 20, 2017 12:17 AM (dnWSK)
I don't think that was intentional.
How about catapults for take offs? Think of the space savings.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at March 20, 2017 12:21 AM (d76uN)
Maternal granddad born in 1890 died 1971
Both told me of their amazement of what had transpired in their lifetimes
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 19, 2017 11:47 PM (voOPb)
You must be about my age, MisHum. Maternal granddad born 1899, died 1994. Maternal grandma born 1907, died 1975. My dad was born in 1920 (he was middle aged when his children were born). He is still among the living. His parents were born in the 1870s, I believe. Unreal.
Posted by: Ladylibertarian at March 20, 2017 12:22 AM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 20, 2017 12:23 AM (pY+s4)
Posted by: iSoothsayer iPro iLX at March 20, 2017 12:23 AM (wkP6G)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 20, 2017 12:23 AM (nlbfN)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at March 20, 2017 12:23 AM (Itid8)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 20, 2017 12:25 AM (nlbfN)
No need for any circles if it works.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at March 20, 2017 12:15 AM (d76uN)
C130 landed on a carrier back in the 60's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-poc38C84
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at March 20, 2017 12:25 AM (1JnAL)
And how much of the airframe do you expect to remain on the carrier post-trap?
Posted by: JEM at March 20, 2017 12:27 AM (TppKb)
The absurdity of a circular runway is absurd in so many ways. It's got to be a joke.
Posted by: iSoothsayer iPro iLX at March 20, 2017 12:11 AM (wkP6G)
It's *Green*. That's the only thing that matters.
Also, it redistributes the noise equally to all the people who live near the airport.
Phooey to your white colonialist heteronormative physics.
Posted by: rickl at March 20, 2017 12:30 AM (sdi6R)
End of slavery
Your great grandmother was from Brazil?
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 20, 2017 12:30 AM (H5rtT)
Both my parents were born in 1923 both passed in 2004. Both grew up in rural WI during the depression
Learned a lot from them as well
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 20, 2017 12:32 AM (voOPb)
That was before the Mabus Navy expanded the islands for tranny heads.
Posted by: JEM at March 20, 2017 12:32 AM (TppKb)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/mgjgkms
Posted by: RioBravo at March 20, 2017 12:38 AM (OmhcY)
"
Hey now. I'm the idea guy. It's up to the engineering types to work out the details.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at March 20, 2017 12:40 AM (d76uN)
Posted by: Willy J. at March 20, 2017 12:40 AM (W6Ch1)
The scary part was the discussion during deliberations. Several persons fabricated evidence out of thin air (well this must have happened because it is most likely) and when called on it, said they were sure it happened the way they thought it did. It scared the hell out of me and now I think if it happens to me a trial by judge may give me better acquittal odds.
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at March 20, 2017 12:40 AM (FtrY1)
Both my parents were born in 1923 both passed in 2004. Both grew up in rural WI during the depression
Learned a lot from them as well
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 20, 2017 12:32 AM (voOPb)
Wow. Both were born and died in the same year. 2004 must have been a rough year for you. My condolences. My mom was born in 1931 and died in 2004.
Posted by: Ladylibertarian at March 20, 2017 12:41 AM (TdMsT)
I can't tell if the noise is from a loose heat shield vibrating to the idling engine or if it is something in the transmission.
How big of a mistake am I about to make at $1200?
Posted by: Kindltot at March 19, 2017 10:19 PM (WQX/u)
If the noise originates in the transmission, and is heard at idle only, and in neutral, it might be the input shaft bearing, or the roller bearings on the countershaft. Also possibly the clutch throwout bearing.
With the engine idling, press your ear against the knob on the shift lever. If the noise originates in the transmission, you should hear it loudly that way. A loose heat shield, more likely to be loudest heard with the engine hood open, or from beneath the vehicle.
Some models of Jimmy required that the engine be removed to work on the clutch or transmission. Look up the "flat-rate time" for clutch replacement for that model. If it shows about 12 hours, assume that engine removal is required.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 12:43 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 20, 2017 12:45 AM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Tequila Mockingbird at March 20, 2017 12:46 AM (e5sX6)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 20, 2017 12:46 AM (C06tc)
Posted by: Locke Common at March 20, 2017 12:47 AM (mNd+3)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 20, 2017 12:46 AM (C06tc)
The Congressman with 10 kids? That guy?
He sort of disappeared pretty abruptly, considering that he was such a darling of the left.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 20, 2017 12:53 AM (zc3Db)
F*** you, copper! Y'll never remove me engine, swine!
Posted by: Jimmy Duggan, uncooperative replicant at March 20, 2017 01:02 AM (wpC7C)
I do remember Kweisi Mfume. Congresscritter from MD? Something like that. His star sure fell quickly.
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 20, 2017 01:11 AM (pY+s4)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 20, 2017 12:46 AM (C06tc)
I haven't heard that name in years. What became of him?
Posted by: Ladylibertarian at March 20, 2017 01:12 AM (TdMsT)
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They also seem to have forgotten about their brilliant scheme of dumping barrels of nuclear waste in the English Channel.
Seems like every day I learn something new about how f-ing stupid Europeans are.
They won't be missed.
Posted by: RKae at March 20, 2017 01:12 AM (4DpAT)
Posted by: Willy J. at March 20, 2017 01:16 AM (W6Ch1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 01:24 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 01:27 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 01:29 AM (zFzxj)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 20, 2017 01:30 AM (voOPb)
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 01:30 AM (zFzxj)
What blew my mind was having it take back off again.
Posted by: torquewrench at March 20, 2017 01:32 AM (noWW6)
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 01:29 AM (zFzxj)
This one isn't really that bad. Fan whir, with a gurgly rumble undertone, which I think is the refrigerant boiling in the evaporator coils. But not really loud. I can still hear normal traffic in the street outside. And the neighbor kiddo's rooster.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 01:34 AM (WDdjT)
and in neutral, it might be the input shaft bearing, or the roller
bearings on the countershaft."
I had the devil of a time tracking down a weird irregularly present manual trans noise once. Should have just checked the fluid level (which I had been assured was correct, but was low). The racket was coming from the input shaft.
Trans lube added back in the proper quantity, noise vanished.
Posted by: torquewrench at March 20, 2017 01:37 AM (noWW6)
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 20, 2017 01:37 AM (5sxz6)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 01:27 AM (WDdjT)
I thought that was my job.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 20, 2017 01:38 AM (tHwdc)
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 01:30 AM (zFzxj)
I have another window-shaker here, an old Electrohome I brought down from Canada. Probably has the eee-bil R22 in it, but it still blows cold. Probably going to loan it to some friends here (more Canucks) who have no A/C in their otherwise quite nice house about 3 miles from here.
When they are done with it, I will put it in a through-wall mount in my front room here.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 01:38 AM (WDdjT)
I only ever heard of it on that Joe Namath episode of The Simpsons.
Criminally, none of this is mentioned under the wikipedia entry for "vapor lock".
Posted by: who writes this shit anyway? at March 20, 2017 01:41 AM (wpC7C)
happened because it is most likely) and when called on it, said they
were sure it happened the way they thought it did."
One of the purported "eyewitnesses" to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson turned out upon investigation to have been (provably) a long way away at the time.
When this embarrassing fact was brought up, his story changed to say "Well, that's the way it WOULD have gone down if I'd been there to see it, dog."
Posted by: torquewrench at March 20, 2017 01:41 AM (noWW6)
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 20, 2017 01:37 AM (5sxz6)
That's a concern for me as well, here, although AJ police have managed to run a lot of the meth-heads out of town, and crime is down a lot. I figure welded-steel burglar bars, with a "pocket" formed to accept the A/C unit, would work pretty well. For the time being, I remove the A/C, and board up the windows when not in residence.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 01:42 AM (WDdjT)
If anyone really wants to get in a house there isn't really anything you can do. Going in through windows is about as easy as it comes - boarded up or not. And they can always just make bump keys and walk right through the front door (though many alarm systems make going through windows a better plan).
I don't know how it is up in Canada but the only really effective deterrents are some booby traps ... and that sort of defense of property was made illegal in most US states long, long ago - for what reason I have no idea.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 20, 2017 01:48 AM (zc3Db)
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 01:50 AM (zFzxj)
A/C unit, would work pretty well. For the time being, I remove the A/C,
and board up the windows when not in residence.---
if i wanted to live in a ghetto, i'd move back to my parent's house.
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 20, 2017 01:52 AM (5sxz6)
***********
Except it's usually hit and run artists. If it takes too long, too much effort or makes noise they will move on to the next house.
I have lights at 3 corners and also motion lights.
My neighborhood is so lit up at night it looks like a movie set.
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 01:55 AM (zFzxj)
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 01:50 AM (zFzxj)
Say what?!
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at March 20, 2017 01:56 AM (tHwdc)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 20, 2017 01:57 AM (zc3Db)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/mrn42o9
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 02:05 AM (zFzxj)
I only ever heard of it on that Joe Namath episode of The Simpsons.
Criminally, none of this is mentioned under the wikipedia entry for "vapor lock".
Posted by: who writes this shit anyway? at March 20, 2017 01:41 AM (wpC7C)
Heh. It really is a thing, and older cars, with carburetors, and mechanical fuel pumps on the engine block, are particularly susceptible when obliged to run on modern "fuel".
Modern fuel, especially that
Now the fuel pump will still move the vapor, but not efficiently, and the vapor, even recondensed to liquid on the pressure side, doesn't add up to enough volume of liquid fuel to meet the engine's demands. So I was cruising down the 202 freeway at about 65 mph, and the car just slowed down. Press down on the accelerator, and the engine makes that sort of gasping sound that indicates fuel starvation, and it slows down even more abruptly. Let up on the accelerator, and the engine resumes running, but as the vapor lock progresses, it will only sustain running at increasingly slower speeds.
So I bailed off the freeway, and made it back by way of surface streets at about 40 mph. If I had gotten stuck in a traffic jam, the engine probably would have vapor-locked badly enough to quit outright.
The sure cure for this problem is to ditch the mechanical fuel pump, and mount an electrical pump of the proper pressure/volume rating back near the tank. That way, the column of fuel between the tank and the engine is under slight pressure, not suction, and its boiling point is raised, not lowered. All modern cars have high-pressure electrical pumps inside the tank, and are not subject to vapor lock, which means the fuel sellers don't have to worry so much about vapor pressure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 02:06 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Angela Merkel at March 20, 2017 02:06 AM (W8bn5)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 20, 2017 01:48 AM (zc3Db)
Criminals are lazy bastards. All you have to do is make it marginally harder to break into your house than into the neighboring house, and you are good. Of course, "pro" burglars who are targeting your house because they know or suspect that certain valuables are stored there; that's a different story.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 02:10 AM (WDdjT)
And, according to my mechanic, always keep the tank at least 1/4 full. The fuel cools the pump.
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 02:11 AM (zFzxj)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 20, 2017 02:13 AM (zc3Db)
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What guy doesn't "plant on the farm" every now and then? But it's hardly an excuse for getting out of jury duty.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 20, 2017 12:15
No seriously, it was early 80s. I called in an said /I was farming and it was planting time. They connected me right to the judge and he personally let me off.
Posted by: Farmer at March 20, 2017 02:13 AM (o/90i)
I didn't think freepers would put out junk like that.
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 02:16 AM (zFzxj)
Posted by: gNewt at March 20, 2017 02:11 AM (zFzxj)
That is absolutely true in the case of an in-tank fuel pump. Now, a few cars with mechanical pumps on the engine, they added a small "Tee" on the outlet line, with a restriction in the one leg that fed a return line to the tank. So there was a constant small circulation of fuel through the pump to cool it, with enough capacity still on tap to meet demands of the engine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 02:16 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Farmer at March 20, 2017 02:13 AM (o/90i)
I believe that is basically enshrined into law, dating back to the time when America was an agrarian country. Everybody simply knew that seeding and harvest had to be done when weather and soil conditions were right, and that Mother Nature brooks no delays. And everybody also knew you had to farm if you wanted to eat.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 02:21 AM (WDdjT)
I want a ticket to no penis.
Posted by: Lana Wachowski at March 20, 2017 02:22 AM (W8bn5)
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 20, 2017 02:27 AM (pY+s4)
Posted by: totally not Tex Beneke at March 20, 2017 02:31 AM (WDdjT)
I've served on juries twice, once a criminal trial through to conviction and one a 'special' grand jury which met Tuesdays and Thursdays for 6 months; regular grand jury duty is daily for one month. The special grand jury was for conspiracy cases and the like, not regular street crime. One case, after indictment, made the papers, a car theft ring. We only no-billed one case, so that whole 'the grand jury is the last barrier to judicial overreach' is just so much hogwash.
My takeaway from serving on that criminal trial is if one is ever in court on trial, do not go with a jury of one's peers; take a bench trial. That criminal jury I was on had an honest-to-goodness mentally deficient person seated, as the pool was so thinned by the time of the last voir dire batch that both attorneys were pretty much stuck. Deliberations were 'interesting'. Thankfully, the guy was convicted on 5 felony counts and probably got 25-to-Life, though I was never made aware of the sentence. But after the trial was over, the judge came to speak with us. It was then we found out the defendant was on parole at the time he shot at two people, hitting one in the arm and the other in the ass (we got to see the pictures; what joy).
Being on jury duty is akin to watching sausage being made: You don't ever want to eat sausage again.
Posted by: RickZ at March 20, 2017 02:42 AM (L0PQJ)
That is terrible. I have been a 49ers fan since before Walsh and Montana (though suspended for a while thanks to Colon, glad he is gone now) so "The Catch" is probably the greatest highlight for me in my life as a sports fan. Prayers for him and his family.
Posted by: FOAF at March 20, 2017 02:54 AM (p0JMG)
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 20, 2017 02:54 AM (5sxz6)
Posted by: RickZ at March 20, 2017 03:01 AM (L0PQJ)
Mis H demonstrated Awesome once again, Thank You.
The Longest Sentence Served chart needs a Dollar figure for housing /etc....versus the cost of a single round/injection/noose/etc.........
Life in Prison is a CRIME Against Law Abiding Taxpayers. Seriously.
But, when STOCK can be had in "corrections corporations".....For Profit Incarceration is a reality and how fucked up is that?
If there was EVER a system with Inherent Potential For Abuse....
FUBAR.
Apologies y'all, the octane gets me a bit bitter on some subjects.
An yet, the difference we can make is there to see if we'll just look.
A thought costs nothing. Action, can change the World.
All the BEST y'all....till next time.
Posted by: Hillbillyking at March 20, 2017 03:03 AM (elKA0)
Posted by: RickZ at March 20, 2017 03:01 AM (L0PQJ)
AFAIK, he has stopped in occasionally.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 03:04 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: RickZ at March 20, 2017 03:09 AM (L0PQJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 20, 2017 03:30 AM (WDdjT)
Good morning horde
Posted by: Skip at March 20, 2017 03:43 AM (GPaiX)
Posted by: Capt Joe Biden at March 19, 2017 10:41 PM (eeTCA)
I love this site.
Posted by: Duke of Righteous WTF? at March 19, 2017 10:42 PM (T71PA)
heh
Posted by: m at March 20, 2017 03:50 AM (3jGss)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 20, 2017 03:50 AM (v1g1+)
Posted by: Tickled Pink at March 20, 2017 03:56 AM (smD62)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at March 20, 2017 04:15 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Adriane the Music Critic ... at March 20, 2017 04:31 AM (AoK0a)
Posted by: Adriane the Music Critic ... at March 20, 2017 04:32 AM (AoK0a)
Searchin' my soul
Tryin' to find a little truth
The things a man needs to know
I didn't find it in a book
Or a faded magazine
I found it in my daddy's old records
Oozing amphetamines
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 04:32 AM (6CZio)
Hellbound Train, Savoy Brown
Catch A Train, Free
Standing At The Station, Ten Year After
There's so many more.
Posted by: RickZ at March 20, 2017 04:34 AM (L0PQJ)
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 04:40 AM (6CZio)
One of my all time favorite guitarists
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 04:42 AM (6CZio)
ROFL.
My friends, I've been to the abyss and back.
Posted by: Tickled Pink at March 20, 2017 04:44 AM (smD62)
He was dressed in black
Walkin' that line
Tearing through life
On Folsom time
He found his way
One hot night in June
Let by a voice as big as thunder
Slightly out of tune
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 04:48 AM (6CZio)
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 04:50 AM (6CZio)
One of my all time favorite guitarists
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 04:42 AM (6CZio)
'Ten Years After Recorded Live', a double album, is one of the best showcases of Alvin Lee. His version of 'Help Me' on that album is simply untouchable.
TYA gets no respect these days. I was surprised to find out their 'I'd Love To Change The World' is no longer played because of the 'Everywhere is freaks and hairies; Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity' lyrics. It would be to laugh if it weren't so maddening.
TYA is one of those bands I most regret not ever having seen live.
Posted by: RickZ at March 20, 2017 04:55 AM (L0PQJ)
Posted by: m at March 20, 2017 05:07 AM (3jGss)
One of those at the Vogue Theater in Indy.
No one on the dance floor and so I walked up to the stage and stood right in front of Mr Lee, less than ten feet away, for a few songs.
Damn. Just, damn.
Was tough to tear myself away and go back to the table with the first witch and couple of coworkers.
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 05:09 AM (6CZio)
He throws that kind of stuff into a number of songs.
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 05:11 AM (6CZio)
that is rolling down the tracks
to the junction.
lotsa curves, you bet
even more, when you get
to the junction.
(petticoat junction)
there's a little hotel
called the shady rest
at the junction.
it is run by kate
come and be her guest
at the junction.
and there's uncle joe
he's moving kinda slow
at the junction.
(petticoat junction)
all aboard!
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at March 20, 2017 05:12 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 05:13 AM (6CZio)
Posted by: Tickled Pink at March 20, 2017 05:14 AM (smD62)
Billie Jo, Bobby Jo or Betty Jo?
Once again, the answer is yes.
Only one? Meanie.
Bobby Jo
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 05:16 AM (6CZio)
The other band I most regret never having seen live is Humble Pie. I've seen a ton of others, some twice (CSN&Y and Stephen Stills solo, e.g.). I saw Foghat before they hit it big with 'Slow Ride', a song I absolutely detest; they opened for Mountain with Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi. One band I am most grateful to have seen live is Little Feet with Lowell George on their 'Time Loves A Hero' tour, but they played a lot from 'The Last Record Album', another favorite album of mine. What a great show. The audience booed the opener off the stage. The opener was Bonnie Raitt.
Wiki 'In Flight':
http://preview.tinyurl.com/k5f6oy8
Posted by: RickZ at March 20, 2017 05:21 AM (L0PQJ)
I've never had a time in life where spending much money on albums or even a decent stereo was an option. Don't know the In Flight album.
I blame radio.
And yeah, Humble Pie had a fair to middlin' guitarist as I remember too.
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 05:33 AM (6CZio)
Have a good one.
Posted by: teej at March 20, 2017 05:43 AM (6CZio)
Maybe the next ONT can have songs about women's hoohas. I've already started the list with two songs.
Posted by: RickZ at March 20, 2017 05:43 AM (L0PQJ)
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at March 20, 2017 05:55 AM (ul9CR)
Posted by: RickZ at March 20, 2017 05:59 AM (L0PQJ)
Posted by: City of New Orleans at March 20, 2017 06:14 AM (bc2Lc)
its first appearance was in "the virginian" with gary cooper (1929) and more recently was the engine in "back to the future III".
it's still operational and can be found at rail town 1897 state park, jamestown, cal.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at March 20, 2017 06:18 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at March 20, 2017 06:19 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 20, 2017 06:22 AM (J+eG2)
Wifey gets 'the vapors' every 28 days. Trust me, it's locked.
Posted by: cicero Kaboom! kid at March 20, 2017 06:26 AM (UYMK1)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 20, 2017 06:31 AM (Uohrc)
it was also in a couple of eastwood flicks, "pale rider" and "unforgiven".
it had an appearance in "high noon".
dozens of movies and tv shows.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at March 20, 2017 06:31 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at March 20, 2017 06:32 AM (WTSFk)
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