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yes, an apology would be appropriate - amazes me how Sunrise can end up with a bad name here just because you never bothered to post the facts in the first place. Break down the shipping and get the real prices. If you ask for something overnight UPS and pay the brokerage charges and customs - can easily add hundreds of $ to an order as well. Sounds to me like they came through as opposed to screwing you.

you did not in fact - it was my sarcastic remark towards the collective 'you', as opposed to the sigular 'you' hard to define in print

OMIGOD - you are not promoting 'ideology' are you? I tried that in the gun thread but was shot down by most everyone....... TK I agree, hogwash, through and through - almost any intelligent person and come up with a few good points, but overall - hogwash. Just like my uncle Fred - nice guy, church goer, family man, but gropes young girls. Has a few good points, but he still gropes young girls. TK

geez - did he enact any of that into law? Seems GWB was pretty quick to enact the 'patriot act', giving them the right to trample on everyone's rights and freedoms (as I said earlier, in the 'name of freedom') http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=12126&c=207 Oh, but that's right - you will not have any effect from the patriot act (nor will I) because you are white, (and likely from some Christian background), so why should you worry? Afterall, if we just eliminated everyone that opposed us in any way - would life not be so much easier to live? But then we DO need to keep some of them around, especially the people that make those cheap toasters and car parts for us..... As long as we do not affect MY freedoms, it will be OK I guess. Want some quotes from Bush to compete with quotes from Clinton? Go to the "American Jokes" thread. TK

hey YOU asked for jokes and you got 'em. That fact that you do not seem to get it is a joke in itself and makes the whole thread even funnier to read....

OK, I'll bite - start naming the instances please

http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/thismorning/sites/a&e/mercer_010330.html Canadian making fun of Americans - exTREMELY funny, especially if you are a Canadian, since the Americans don't get it...... So funny in fact, they made a one hour special that is worth it's weight in gold. TK

we have 3 or 4 empty trailers at Z-Hills - people are welcome if they need a place to stay until they get back on their feet. Call TK at 800-404-9399 and we will set you up TK

sadly no, I am not suffering from that delusion, but i am seeing a republican party that seems to be willing to take away many of our freedoms in the name of preserving our freedoms. I do not remember Clinton or Carter doing that. Maybe your handgun is next, no? TK

maybe the subject should read " Why Republicans should not be in charge of the CIA" might be more appropriate - afterall, what do you propose - that we privatize the CIA?

bottom connectors are still done up and tight. I watched a video of a TI hooking up the top ones in freefall. Hey - we are human, and we fuck up - like i said, how many fatalities have you heard of about that? Now how many times has it happened? More than you think - how many admit it? Just the ones who have video usually. I sent mine to Bill Morrisey for training purposes.

the rig that says "I'm cheap and I don't care who knows it!"

MANY tandem instructors have done that I expect, even me. Plus I heard of many similar stories over the years of tandems exiting with the top snaps undone. It was the result of the first tandem fatality but I do not think any tandem was ever killed since then brcause of someone not doing up the top snaps. My story was typical, long day, many tandems, tired, changed the way I do things and left that part out. remembered when I got to the door TK

Cool, at least that's what you believe in - If I could vote, I would vote to get George Bush out of office before he removes all my freedoms with the 'patriot act' and before we become a police state. Not to mention all the lies about war and the deaths of thousands because of it. Can't wait to get THAT tax bill

I fail to understand why it is important at all - I hope americans aren't voting based on whether or not someone served in the military exclusively and/or whether that service was 'honorable' or whatever you want to argue it is or is not. I would hope americans are going to vote based on their judgement of the candidates and whether they can run the country.

Our Annual Screw Rantoul Party this weekend at Z-Hills. Since we usually have Wednesday Night cookouts, we decided to make it Saturday instead, everyone is away. Bring a dish if you can, we will toss some burgers and such on the BBQ and have a bit of our own fun Hope to see you there - supposed to be a great weekend for weather! TK

I had to 'reel it in' at Skydive City a few years back. Some staff started askign for tips, and I thought that was crude - they did not since scuba operations do it all the time. We met halfway. Posted around the dropzone, signs say something like: TIPPING: There is no set standard for tipping in skydiving. Instructors are paid for what they do, but like any service industry, if you feel you received great service, then you may tip. It is not expected, but it is appreciated. Since that time, we do see more tips, anywhere from $5 to $20 seems to be the norm, $50 once in a while. TK

http://www.nrdc.org/ only started to look into them, seems like they have a lot to say about those very issues.

correction - MOST of the GA airports are loose. It is sill yto say that we can even control it.

Please check the 'reality' of your story He was shot in the vestibule of his own apartment, not on the street. No such thing is said in any of the stories or court documents published regarding the case. No I cannot prove it. Can you prove that he did not? Can you prove that bullet holes in the bottom of his feet were "defensive shots?" If he was 'fetal' and in fear as you describe, then surely they were out of danger, if only for a moment, so they could reassess the 'threat' to themselves. No, they continued to shoot until the 'threat' as they saw it was removed. Sadly the law allows this. This only supports the argument of this entire thread - that excessive force is acceptable, as long as I think I am still threatened. And I still may not be held accountable for it. His family got $3M, the guy picking beetles has just as much right to compensation since we need to remind the police in those situations that there are other outcomes possible. A valid scenario. Would I shoot? If I was a trained cop in today's environment, believing what you appear to believe? - yes, probably But in a world of MY ideology, in MY perfect world with a culture that shares MY belief structures, I might not think that the guy has a gun, because guns are heavily restricted. and it would be odd for someone to be driving around with a gun in their back pocket. I might get shot, but I might not. There are too many possible outcomes other than shooting even in your scenario. Step back and draw; run and take cover and draw; put your gun in his ear before he gets to do anything; all the time issuing verbal commands as you would be trained to do; not really enough information to say one way or the other. TK

You make a statement and I provide numbers to defend my position, You nay-say that, then say you made a mistake. I again provide more numbers to to back my position and the answer to the question that you asked in the first place. Now you change the question - sounds like evasion of the issue to me. Dodge, change, deflect and change the issue - did you work for GWB sometime? (sorry had to get that in there.....) I have spent an incredible amount of time researching this and providing pretty accurate numbers to support my claims. I am tired, and made my case, if you want to change the question everytime I answer it, then I guess this could go forever. I will sleep tonight knowing that I made a good case here. At least Ron and I came to some common ground on the issue some 100 posts ago. Cannot please everyone I guess. TK

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/cri_mur_cap this is getting pretty funny, thanks for helping me make my point. murder rates: Canada has 0.01/1000 people, USA is 0.04/1000 people, i just showed the stats that show Canada has approxiamtely 1/4 of the guns per capita that the USA has. Can I rest my case now on that point? TK

I quoted 3 sources that back my definition, please quote some sources that back yours as to why guns were designed and developed in the first place. I never said any such thing I agree, and the fact that there are too many guns is at least part of that problem, hence the debate that we are having. I agree, but I also know that guns have been used unnecessarily in too many cases as well. While it may be the 'ultimate self defense weapon' and preferred for most people, innocent dead people have rights as well. Dead is dead, right or wrong, and unnecessary force is generally frowned upon by the same society that promotes gun ownership. But we do not appear to be doing anything about it insofar as guns go. Funny that someone mentioned the Eddie Eagle program from the NRA as a good solution. I have been in the USA for 9 years now and have never heard of this program, even though I am news-hungry, seek out what is going on and consider myself to be active in the community. When I see the NRA speaking on TV, I never see such programs brought to the forefront. So again, i wonder why the NRA, if they want to meet their goals, do not promote some sort of mandatory training for gun owners as an everyday part of American gun-ownership. Looked all over the NRA website for their burget - could not find it. I wonder if they spend more on lobbying rights than promoting safety programs. TK

The only thing done in all the scenarios by the 'victim' was 'fuck off and 'a shove'. I do not think that in 8-9-10 that I would be charged with ANYTHING. The assault started with a shove, then a punch, and nothing was done on my part beyond that to 'participate' The situation is valid. No, but if they take a swing at me..... Wait, do I really need to write down the 10 escalating scenarios for the 'traffic scenario with a baseball bat' to make my point? I can if you wish, but it is getting to be a waste of my time. In the scenarios I stated, it seems arguable that I 'participated' in the escalating scenario at all. TK

Back that up please.... I read that the USA has 250,000,000 firearms. almost one per capita. I read that Canada has between 7 and 11 million, about 1 to every 3-4 capita. http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/GunsinCanada.htm At least I try to put up my sources. TK