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Standard LA all-nighter.
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20 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:
If ya ever want a really pretty ride, take 33W all the way to Gordonsville, then head to Sperryville, head over to Washington VA, ctach 522 there and head on up from there. Beutiful back roads, awesome scenary...ads about 20 minutes but especially in late October just gorgeous.
My neck of the woods.
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Should have stayed on his horse.
Nobody would have questioned it.
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18 minutes ago, Limeaid said:
He is not whiny - He is the "T*m Br*dy" brandy of competitiveness I have been told.
And with airport checks, etc it is probably as fast to drive. I have driven it from game before.
Its less than a one hour flight, and an NFL charter, which is quite different.
Driving it, compared to what they do, is not comparable.
2 hours ago, GaryPinC said:WRT west coast games, I'm of the mind that ya fly there Saturday, try to keep your EST bedtime, play, then fly back probably Monday morning. Though I don't suffer jet lag much on the times I've flown West so I'm not a good judge of what's best.
They don't fly back Monday.
They fly about 2.5 to 3 hours after the end of the game.
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3 hours ago, dneveu said:
Vegas is a 6 hour flight, ....
Not a six hour flight.
About four and a half.
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From most reports, what a number of players used to do post home game during the Super Bowl years was far more damaging than a five hour snooze in an airplane.
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On the bright side, the Clay drop at the end of the Miami game likely got us Ed Oliver.
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9 hours ago, Niagara Bill said:
I always worried about those signs on the wings....don't friggen step here...or only step here...now I know. A couple of geese bring down a plane...they need moose guards like trains
The damage on that 737 engine would not have caused any serious problem.
I flew airplanes for 40 some years, from little Cessnas to flying fighters at very low altitude and very high speed, (bird region), to 777's all over the world and have had three bird strikes, none of which cause any problems.
The Sullenberger thing was a complete fluke.
In my 32 year airline career, my company, about 185,000 flights per year, had one serious bird strike which took out the left windscreen.
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I have a Hiroshima Carp jersey.
Maybe I'll get a chance to see them at some point if it expands to Japan.
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On 5/2/2020 at 6:28 AM, sherpa said:
[Hap sez: I'm confused: has the printing company retooled to make masks, or is the NYPD having something printed on the mask? @sherpa, clarify?]Gladly.
The company is Custom Ink.
They've designed three mask products in response to this and their latest is quite good.
It's not simply printing a logo on them, it's the entire manufacturing procss.
[Edit: found an ad and link for Custom Ink mask products today
https://www.customink.com/products/categories/face-masks/205/styles?li_did=f23eee69-e81a-3bcd-99d4-4e56245aa3fc]-
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Seinfeld
Frasier
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My daughter works as a project manager for a national printing company, and they got their largest ever single order yesterday.
Half million dollar order for masks for the NYC Police Dept.
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Bruno Sammartino.
Once he threw 600 pound Haystacks Calhoun out of the ring his legend was sealed.
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27 minutes ago, HOUSE said:
I always wanted a Jake on the team.
As long as nobody calls him "Squeaky."
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4 minutes ago, DrDare said:
5'11"
short for a kicker?
Garo Yepremian?
Can't wait to see the fake extra point pass attempt.
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8 minutes ago, 1915 Buffalo Bill Cody fan said:
@sherpa thank you airdale for the TopGun tips for our spy planes near Russian/Soviet assets..... I am one sailor Veteran For Peace here against a dozen gung ho idiots....
You have used a single word in your post that leads me to conclude your claim of ex Navy is valid.
The rest of your post........
The point is that if the Iranian Revolutionary Guard continues to behave in a hostile manner that effects navigation in international waters, a Skipper of a US combatant may well decide that such activity is a threat.
He is responsible for his ship and crew, and as an ex sailor, presumably, you would want him to act appropriately.
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21 hours ago, ALF said:
I would agree , not sure how to deal with Russian jets that harass US aircraft.
This isn't that big of a deal.
It's been going on for years. It's just a way to let them know you know about them.
I've done scores of these intercepts of Soviet bombers and one potentially hostile Iranian one.
The complaint is how the Russians are doing it.
There is a protocol to approach from the rear, on the side, from 4 or 5 o'clock, or 7 or 8 o'clock, and make your presence known in a non threatening way.
The Russians are intercepting intel gathering airplanes and doing things like flying inverted near them, or "thumping" them.
Thumping is flying under them with a good deal of overtake speed, then pulling up through their projected flight path, resulting in them flying through your wake turbulence and jet wash.
It's a really stupid thing to do.
If they breach the protocols, they invite a weapon response.
As an example, when the two Libyan Migs were shot down by US Navy F-14'a from Kennedy.
If you listen to the audio, the US pilots repeatedly mention the Migs turning into them in a head on intercept. That is to display the clear hostile action, and justify the response.
Audio starts at 2 minute mark.
This Iranian revolutionary Guard thing has been going on for years as well, but they are playing with their lives if they keep it up, as these are clearly aggressive and possibly threatening tactics.
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11 hours ago, Gray Beard said:
I always thought the ejection seat was triggered by reaching down between your legs and pulling on a handle with both hands. (No puns intended). I can’t believe nobody told him not to do that before the flight. Maybe they did but he was too panicked to understand or remember.
That's one way.
There is also a ring behind and above your head.
You grab it with both hands and pull the face curtain over your head.
Very important to have your spine completely vertical during the sequence, or you'll likely suffer back injury.
The seat is disabled by a lever that is behind your head, at neck level.
When enabled, it fits inside the seat.
If it is disabled, that lever would be jamming the back of your neck, so it's always enabled in flight.
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1 hour ago, WhoTom said:
Sacré bleu! Don't they disable controls like that for a passenger flight?
Nope.
Can't be disabled, and it isn't a "button."
Since French, probably said "surrender," which caused him to select it.
Just kidding.
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In a head scratchier, Browns select Kim Jung Un.
Oops.
Hit google News instead of NFL Office.
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11 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:
I know it will never happen but any major league sports team owner whose facility has public debt should be made to pay it off short term if the amount needed is liquid or near liquid assets in these trying times.
So legal lease terms should be abrogated?
Wow.
Opens up all kinds of possibilities.
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Incredibly non technical and non Palmeresque, but how 'bout somebody talk to him about not coming out of the locker room like a lunatic?
He seems almost out of control until he gets a couple series, settles in, and then looks pretty good.
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Best ever was Kramer.
Barney Fife was up there.
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Allen and Singletary need to cover up the ball with two hands when going down.
Allen especially needs to acknowledge that the NFL knows he can be separated from the ball from behind, because he doesn't protect well enough.
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NFL player sues United Airlines
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted · Edited by sherpa
There's always another side to the story.
What was linked to was his attorney's statement, so there is no obvious attempt to present the other side.
Issues among passengers occur and are usually handled easily.
If it truly got to the point a sexual assault was observed, the flight would have been met by authorities.