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That's pretty messed up.



But not surprising. Many of the societal norms/constructs of past generations are rapidly disappearing.

Simple things like courtesy, decency, morality, honesty.

We've become a much more crass, selfish, uncivil society. But it's all good, as long as I got mine!!!

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We've become a much more crass, selfish, uncivil society. But it's all good, as long as I got mine!!!



I've got more money that you do ...
My house is bigger than your house ...
My car is faster than your car ...
My dick is bigger than your dick ...

and finally

My heart attack will be more lethal than your heart attack ... ;)


Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

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I've seen a lot of changes in my lifetime and haven't liked a damned one of 'em!


Chuck



True!

Except I like my flat screen TV.
And the GPS with graphical weather overlay in my plane. They are nice changes.

Oh, and I like high speed internet, and wingsuits, and cars that don't rust out in 7 years, and radial tires, and digital photography. Calculators are an improvement over slide rules, too.

And then there's power tools - I like them (didn't have them when I was a kid). And lithium batteries, they're a good innovation.

And we have this REALLY NEAT rapid prototyping machine in our department now, wow, is that ever cool!

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

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Calculators are an improvement over slide rules, too.



I actually had to read that a couple times to believe you wrote that.....

I would have figured hou for a slipstick kinda guy there :ph34r:


I still have a circular navigation slide rule in my plane. When all the electronic gizmos fail, it and the magnetic compass will still work!
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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

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Don't know it - although the Dalton might be worth a look. At the very least it'll boggle yar big slaphead with all it's functions.

Besides, what boggles my melon is how a thread can completely change direction. Perhaps I've lost my alternators, the gyro's have toppled, and I'm not referring to my E2C, as well as being IMC...er, gee.

'for it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot.'

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I've seen a lot of changes in my lifetime and haven't liked a damned one of 'em!


Chuck



True!

Except I like my flat screen TV.
And the GPS with graphical weather overlay in my plane. They are nice changes.

Oh, and I like high speed internet, and wingsuits, and cars that don't rust out in 7 years, and radial tires, and digital photography. Calculators are an improvement over slide rules, too.

And then there's power tools - I like them (didn't have them when I was a kid). And lithium batteries, they're a good innovation.

And we have this REALLY NEAT rapid prototyping machine in our department now, wow, is that ever cool!

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:D:D:D There's the difference between a 'country boy' and a 'city boy'! :D:D:D


Chuck

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I've seen a lot of changes in my lifetime and haven't liked a damned one of 'em!


Chuck



True!

Except I like my flat screen TV.
And the GPS with graphical weather overlay in my plane. They are nice changes.

Oh, and I like high speed internet, and wingsuits, and cars that don't rust out in 7 years, and radial tires, and digital photography. Calculators are an improvement over slide rules, too.

And then there's power tools - I like them (didn't have them when I was a kid). And lithium batteries, they're a good innovation.

And we have this REALLY NEAT rapid prototyping machine in our department now, wow, is that ever cool!

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:D:D:D There's the difference between a 'country boy' and a 'city boy'! :D:D:D


Chuck


You like vehicles that rust out and tires that wear out in 20,000 miles? You're wierd!:D
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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

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You've ignored my Dalton computer. Is it because I called you a slaphead again?;)



I don't know anything about your Dalton computer. Never heard of it. Does it look like mine (pic attached)
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Many of the societal norms/constructs of past generations are rapidly disappearing.

Simple things like courtesy, decency, morality, honesty.



Sad but true. What I find equally frustrating is that many accept this as an inevitable byproduct of progress :S.
My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within.

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