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Hi folks, I think this belongs here; back to the Dark Ages we go: he told a college graduating class that one of the "most important titles" a woman can hold is "homemaker." NFL's Harrison Butker is slammed for speech on women, abortion : NPR Jerry Baumchen

I'm not Jerry or Rob, but I am a master rigger. Extending the laterals on a Vector is very expensive. The rig has "stabilizers," stiffeners that cover the laterals. The stiffeners are sewn into the backpad and the hip junction. Extending the laterals requires opening container seams to replace the webbing and stabilizers, as well as redoing the hip junction. Your local master rigger might have the tools and equipment, but is likely to be doing this for the first time in a long time. If you really want longer laterals, you'll be much happier with the manufacturer's work.

Clara didn’t exist. She would have surfaced by now. There are too many incorrect details in the narrative. The device of a life story against the backdrop of a historical event is as old as the Bible. Titanic, Atonement, Gone With The Wind, The English Patient. The list goes on. Anyone who believes in Gunther’s book - go to a writers retreat. Then read Gunther’s book again. You will learn all the vague plot devices, intriguing language, descriptors, character development and all the other stuff writers like. Gunther’s previous works are based on how to get rich quick or get laid. If he had a genuine source, then this would have solved the case and won Gunther the Pulitzer Prize or the Nobel Prize for Literature. But no, he decided to keep Clara secret. His devotion to a source he never actually met in person is admirable. (Sarcasm) Gunther’s notes are not interview notes - it’s a synopsis that was sent to literary agents, many of whom probably wiped their ass with it. It’s a good book, but not commercially viable. Trust me - I knew this before I wrote my Cooper book. There are no more notes. WJS was not DB Cooper. The DNA on the stamp is likely Gunther’s or his secretary. There’s too many factual innacuracies in it, and a book that has authenticity debate is always fiction. We’re not arguing Gray or Smith Cooper books are we? Or mine, which is fake. I like gambling. I’d bet we will find Amelia Earheart’s skeleton before we find Clara. The end…

How about for a second you resist your impulse to take cheap shots at them for being trans sex workers, and process the larger message of the story: climate change is going to have the biggest affect on those with the fewest resources. I can grumble that insurance raised our deductible for a roof replacement due to local hail damage, or comment on the road I rode the school bus on every day as a kid has washed out 3 times in the past year due to storms larger than anybody in the area ever remembers seeing...shit that inconveniences or concerns me, but doesn't do much more right now. People who have zero financial buffer and are living in particularly affected areas are going to be hit the hardest. That's going to include Thai trans sex workers and many others living hand to mouth. You could show a bit of empathy, or at minimum keep your mouth shut and count your blessings for having the sheer dumb luck of being born a white dude in North America....or, you could have a chuckle 'cause they wear dresses but were born with penises.