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so my wife just made and interesting comment. "look at those people on the wing....they should be thankful. the majority of them would never experience anything like this in life...because they are so stuck in the box. would they walk out on the wing of an airplane, one sitting on the ground, safety harness on...most likely not. now, they have just stepped, or have been pushed, out of the box." i have seen some of the interviews with the passengers. their reactions are very similar to those of tandems....like "its great to be alive" and " i cant stop smiling" ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

ok ok...so what i fly, is, well, not really an airplane. but when i had an engine out in my weight shift trike at 200 ft, even though i was over a dry lake bed and could land in any direction, it geave me quite a butt pucker and i landed. kind of like that post reserve ride adrenaline rush i would guess....since i have not had the pleasure of that experience....yet. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

Watching the news....pilot has more that 19000 hours....former F4 phantom pilot. The A320 has a "ditching" button, which when pressed, seals all out ports of fuselage to prevent water from entering. and, crew is trained not to open rear doors, this could sink the plane faster. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

I am sooooo glad i never really was victim to the "please look at me" identity crisis in life. For a short time, 3 years, I had a toyota 4x4 with the lift, tires, and stereo. I did like the looks I got, but I actually used the truck for work and beat the crap out of it 4 wheelin. Now I drive a 20 year old jeep, no lift, no radio, no doors....and no worries.

...she didnt get hit with the ugly stick, the entire damn tree fell on her. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

gonna be 70 F here today...i know, i know, living in so-cal really sucks. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

woah...felt like i just slipped through the time-space continuem. i'm outta here. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

the highest markup and resulting profit in fast food is beverages. Drink water. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

people signing mortgages that they didn't read or understand just might be the bigger problem. i blame our current economic affairs on the basic stupidity and need for instant gratification of most people today. i say, let the recession come, its when those who actually prepare for bad times get the reward they deserve for being smart and patient. Normally I would agree with you, but even those that prepare for the future are sometimes caught in the landslide. I have a conventional mortgage. To many I'm golden. My 1st and second mortgage combined are only about 600 a month, less than rent on many places here. Both are paid ahead about 2 months, and gaining more ground. I have a savings. It will get me through a short period without starving. I just went through a bankruptcy. I am going through a divorce. less than 2 months of unemployment and I'd lose everything. Period. No exceptions. In a recession, there's no such thing as planning for the future. All bets are off. Did the great depression teach this country nothing? Oh, that's right, our schools are too interested in hitting the graduation numbers, instead of actually teaching our children. I hated U.S. and World History in high school. But I did learn. And I'm not liking the way we are headed right now. an interesting statistic. money issues is the number 1 cause of divorce. my favorite money talk guy (Dave Ramsey) recomends 6 months emergency funds. I keep 12. everything changes in a year. I was building houses until bottom fell out. i did get stuck with my last one, like alot of builders, but my project was different. i built it with cash. yep, every time a sub contractors bill came in, it was payed with cash. its rented now, a very poor ROI, but its still mine, and not the banks. no income for TWO years, but being in the risky spec building business, i kept 100 grand in reserve...thats what my parents taught me. i burned through the 100 grand, living my life, re-adjusting our game plan, starting different businesses that are less likely to be taken out by recession. did the great depression teach us anything? you bet. it taught my parents to want what you have, act your WAGE, and dont use your house like an ATM. it taught them and they taught me to never have a car payment, (i drive a 20 year car that i keep running great by turning a wrench once a month) lock in your mortgage rate, use CASH, work on your car, fix your own washing machine, grow some of your own food, collect some scrap waste lumber to heat your home(its 35 outside, 78 inside using some scrap lumber in the wood stove, hell the heater on this house has a blown control panel, guess I'll fix it someday)....in other words...be as self reliant as you can, because there are storms and dust bowls in the future. my parents are well off now, but they still enjoy a spaghetti dinner. i agree with you than IN a recession it is the worst time to plan for the future, you have had to plan BEFORE the recession. then you can survive and thrive. i was selling homes for $150 SF, which cost me $85 SF to build. Now, I am buying homes for $75. Every 7 to 10 years this happens...not quite sure why people fail to see it coming...again, and again, and again. i am not lecturing you. i wish people would be more self reliant, more aware of their situation, and not so spoiled rotten. but then again, if that were the case, would i make a living off of them? would my wife be selling dozens of bank owned properties, making money off the "ass end" of the market? ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

people signing mortgages that they didn't read or understand just might be the bigger problem. i blame our current economic affairs on the basic stupidity and need for instant gratification of most people today. i say, let the recession come, its when those who actually prepare for bad times get the reward they deserve for being smart and patient. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

i heard that there is a high level of flamable gasses on the deck of tankers, so firearms are not an option. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyTEKhkB8OM 1:08 into video i might just jump out of the plane with no chute if i had to listen to Billy Mays all the way to altitude. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

Having spent some time on set with Clint Eastwood, he directs in a different way, which may be the reason the movie is the way it is. He will let the cameras roll as actors are rehearsing lines, to catch a more normal and realistic feel. He never shouts "Action!!" This to him throws actors out of character. In person, he is not a Dirty Harry type of guy, very nice and calm. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

i like this one recently. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18pelixcmvQ ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

Check local laws, that's illegal in some states. i am sure it was illegal where we lived, the bay area in California. but so is having a dog off the leash, and, well, so is breaking into my car. do believe THAT is illegal in all 50 states. thats why you keep the old knife to put in their dead cold hand. "officer, he came at me, said he was gonna kill me, so i defended myself." defending yourself against bodily harm is legal, but you cant defend property with deadly force. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

you could always do what my dad did to stop the local dogs from peeing on his beloved RV tires. He electrified it with a cattle fence system. I touch it one day and BAAAAAM! my arm flew back from the shock. no shit, this is a true story. so then one morning we are eating breakfest and all of a sudden hear all this barking and whining.... a dog is rolling around on the driveway, gets up and runs away. never saw the dog again....problem solved, no casulties.

the "right thing" to do is catch them, bound them up with duct tape and smack the hell out of them with a stick. hell, around here we just fire up the back hoe, dig a hole, load the gun....well, you get the picture. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

looks like a hybrid dive.

yeah....so what. the county that I went to school in filed bankruptcy...and nothing ever changed. I am going to give my CPA extra this year, and the next few, just to get me all the write offs possible....I am not going to pay for this stupidity. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

my new goal in life is to start a company, grow it really really fast to the point of being "to big to fail" then I can ALWAYS COUNT ON A BAIL OUT!!!! Do ya think a big ass DZ would qualify? ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

putting green ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

CNN reporting 3 people on the ground killed. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

I am having a cocktail tonight just to celebrate. Hell, make it a double. Did you know that this is the only Amendment that has ever been repealed? And I will add, its a damn great thing it was....yes sir! ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

charged in US dollars(i live in California)...so that means 998.07 right? that would be fine. I think they might have an inflated USD price for foreign purchases .... hmmm, maybe. but i did let them know where i was located in my first email. honestly, $1000 usd for a new wing sail is a fair price. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

charged in US dollars(i live in California)...so that means 998.07 right? that would be fine. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?