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I'm not sure how much the concept of air supremacy is understood. The reason the Army and Marines were able to do what they did to support you was because of air supremacy. No superiority.......Supremacy. We have enjoyed that in each engagement since Vietnam. It is what allowed ground support from the services mentioned. I've never been a big fan of the Air Force, but they have sterilized the skies above our ground folks, and that is a good thing.

I'm glad that's all you're saying. The other services don't have anywhere near the capability for pure numbers, command and control, airborne tanking or logistics movement the Air Force does. I've always been disappointed in their flexibility compared to the other services, and they are far more rule oriented, the the capability is undeniable.

I made it to Whitefish Bay.

What? I'm not sure you are aware of carrier capabilities or airwing numbers, but there isn't a chance in the world the Navy could "pick up the slack," and even a small attempt would be disastrous. The Navy provides a very capable strike force, but nowhere near the numbers the Air Force has. The reality is that we are at the early stages of a a major change in offensive air platforms, from manned to unmanned.

Have you thought about this at all? Marines and their M4's, beach invasions, open battles at sea and a host of other ancestor worship military tactics are obviated by an effective, offensive space platform. As horrible as it is, our adversaries are moving that way.

The best views of thunderstorms are from the air. I've seen storms that are so intense that weather radar can't get through them. What you see is one giant red return and nothing but a shadow behind. Similar to your experience, I remember one evening flying from Chicago to Orlando. This British woman introduced herself and asked how the weather was. I told her there was a huge line of thunderstorms that would be parallel to our route, but we would avoid the line. She told me that since she was from the UK, she was no stranger to rain. Two hour of paralleling that thing and it was nothing but a spectacular light show. Not a single second without some lightening, which show up much more at night, obviously. Anyway, when she got off, she said she never saw anything like it. UK and western Europe just doesn't get hot enough for serious convective activity. The Amazon basin in norther Brazil has some pretty good ones, but the midwest US can compete, just not every day. During flight planning, you can get charts that show potential for huge storms. They graphically display moisture content and atmospheric instability, which when combined, and extreme, is what leads to sever thunderstorms. One of the worst I've ever seen was the evening that Air France Airbus crashed from Rio to Paris. Just impenetrable.

I'd bet I got 50 of my sailors out of trouble. Worst one was after being married for six weeks and being home a total of three days, I was enjoying a nice evening with my newlywed wife, and the call comes in. Excusing myself, I drove in to the base and got the kid out. I just told her it comes with the job.

It is a very complicated situation, and a situation that is being taken advantage of. The real issue is what it has always been. These countries governments are not being held to account for the claimed atrocities, and are using the US as a relief valve. Make no mistake. This is as much an industry as it is a human interest story. Do you think persecuted Indians would storm the Pakistan border? People are getting paid for this. There is no vetting of these decapitation stories. That is not to say I, or anyone else in the US is not sympathetic to the plight of the folks in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras or anywhere else in Central America, but I have watched this for decades, and while the strategy changes, the goal is always the same. Get people in the US. Get the money back to the home country, and do so while screaming ab out humanitarian atrocities. The answer is obvious. Force the govs to fix those atrocities, or we fight and pay for this forever. Sorry if that seems unsympathetic. It isn't. It is reality.

Yes. And driving our to Jim's on Lake Shore Drive for Sealtest ice cream at .35/cone and Sahlens hot dogs on the coal. Not absolutely sure if it was Lake Shore Drive, but it was on the lake.

Marvin Ellison takes over as CEO of Lowes on July 2. He did fairly well at Penny's, which is a disaster, and was at Home Depot for twelve years before that. Stock is up 15% since late May.

We went there about five years ago. If you are a veteran, you can fold the flag when it is lowered at dusk, after Taps is played at the Normandy American Cemetery, which is US ground. My wife was a Navy nurse, and I a naval officer/aviator, so we got to fold it together. Quite an honor. The German cemetery there is impressive as well, but looking at the gravestones, it is striking how young those kids were. Reagan's 40 year speech:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTLVIp1AjAg

Its a survey from the Bay Area Council. Fox just reported their results. You probably don't get that. You should wonder what you do get.

I've read "Shattered Sword," and pretty much everything related to the battle. As an "operator" and not an "academic," which most of these works are authored by, it amazes me how we won this battle at all. Absolutely ridiculous to strike a carrier task force with high altitude B-17's. Total failure. Same for the torpedo bombers the US launched. Totally decimated. Their major contribution was to draw the Zeros down to the surface, which ultimately allowed the dive bombers to reach their targets. Only a few, but with very bad Japanese damage control and basic ship design, along with the Japanese principles of refueling and rearming their airplanes on the hangar decks, it was doom when a bomb got through.

You're really up on this aren't you? About 50% of those living in the Bay Area want to or plan to move. That's 50%. 50% want to leave the Bay Area Only 16% of those want to stay in the state.

I used to travel to South America a few times per month, so I got quite familiar with hardwood flooring, and when we built the house we are in now, I purchased it there and had it shipped. The point is that if you have a heavy dog, you need a hard wood. There is an international scale called the Janka hardness scale. Here's a link: http://tinytimbers.com/janka.htm Scale down the page and you can see ratings for the various species. If it was me, I wouldn't get anything softer than red oak, about 1300 on the scale. Pre-finished means it probably has beveled edges. I prefer it sanded and finished on site. I was never a fan of the tight grain on oak, so I bought a slow growth South American product, but that's personal taste. I liked it so much I got a contract to provide it for a 24 unit condo building here. In the US it's called Amendoim, Ybyraro in South America. Amendoim

No. There's no way to do it at self checkout. Have to have a cashier input. Not a problem in my area.

Both Lowes in my area do the military discount. Once registered, which is really easy, they just ask for phone number at cashier. I use it constantly.

Really stupid waste of time. I hope this isn't a trend.

I've carried her to Sao Paulo a couple times, and scoped her out pretty close during the 2.5 hour rest breaks. She has strong features, but a really athletic body.

Now you tell me? I've been trapped in our public library for seven years. Nothing left to read.

Your knowledge of the oil market mirrors your perceptive capability of people who post here. Neither is worth paying attention to.

Keep focusing. I'd bet you are what's known in the securities industry as a contrary indicator.

I have no interest in "getting back to you." I have no interest in "complaining" about you. I commented on your post alleging price gouging, which indicated complete ignorance of the oil market. Stay focused.

That is not possible now. The US has far too much oil production capacity to be impacted by a cartel embargo.

Have you ever considered the option of spending the time you spend on these ridiculous finger pointing efforts in educating yourself on these issues? Oil is an international commodity. The US doesn't determine prices, and world GDP is expanding. Prices on gas, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil etc., are based on crack splits and refinery options. Demand for oil is quite high recently. OPEC still has production controls in place and Venezuela is self imploding, taking it's contribution to the world market with it. It takes time for producers to respond, and at $70/barrel, you can bet additional supplies will come on line if that price is sustained. It isn't gouging or Republican caused.