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Sheesh guys, stay on topic. What do you think this is, a skydiving site??

I know that when I think about safe driving, Tiger Woods is the first name that comes to mind...

A few years back, there was a very pleasant young lady who worked weekend manifest at the DZ. She was very good behind the desk. She wouldn't take any crap from anyone, but was patient and pleasant no matter how busy it got. Her 'regular job' was a school teacher. She taught 3rd & 4th graders (9 & 10 year olds) with special needs. I asked one time if dealing with skydivers helped her deal with young kids with special needs or if dealing with young kids with special needs helped her deal with skydivers. She thought about if for a second or two and said something to the effect of 'It's about the same'.

Oh, an airplane is much easier! Remember it’s aviation software I’m familiar with. Wendy P.

But you can’t have examined it very closely to have ended up here arguing that he wasn’t a racist murderer. Anyway - I can’t help but think of the parallels with the Mississippi Burning case early in the civil rights era. 3 activists (only 1 of whom was black but yes, all 3 murders were racist) abducted and murdered by the KKK. Local and State authorities refused to investigate, so the FBI stepped in. When the FBI identified the murderers, the State refused to prosecute. The FBI was able to secure some token jail terms for civil rights violations, but it served as a major driver of wide ranging civil rights protections passed by the Government through the decade. And what now? The police do investigate. The state does prosecute. A jury does convict. But a governor decides no, that’s not good enough, what we want is Texas Burning. Today, 60 years on, in the 21st Century, Jim Crow style lynching should be legal and acceptable in our enlightened society. And all the while the Supreme Court works on rolling back what civil rights protections are left. This is what the morally bankrupt, power obsessed mainstream Republican Party is willing to promote in exchange for a few votes. That’s why it matters who you vote for. Is that really the side you want to be on?

It was my first car. I bought it in 1967. Could never bring myself to sell it.

Those ash frames giving you a woody?

? My 1946 MG has some cast aluminum parts.