JohnMitchell

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  1. JohnMitchell
    We've lost another of the great generation of SciFi writers, including Asimov, Clarke, Vonnegut and others. Thanks for all the great stories and for expanding our minds so much.
  2. JohnMitchell
    Oh yeah? Did you see the 2nd half of any of it? I saw Planet of the Apes, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Patton first run as a kid. That was back when you dressed up a little and shut up for the movie.
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    Wow, that's just like at work!
  4. JohnMitchell
    No, it's " 'Appy Birthday, Guvner." You been watching Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins? Sure. Isn't that you all talk?
  5. JohnMitchell
    I was eating dinner at work when the sun came out from behind the clouds. Of course, I didn't have smoked glass or a telescope, but I put a pinhole in the foil from my yogurt lid and tried to cast a pinhole image on some white paper. No such luck. Wish I had my spotting scope to project a better image.
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    Make up your mind: http://www.law.washington.edu/directory/profile.aspx?ID=138 JerryBaumchen Never a lawyer!
  7. JohnMitchell
    QUIT STARING AT THE SUN!
  8. JohnMitchell
    Google is your friend, Squeak. They're both cute, but I'd take the singer over the trucker and teach her to skydive.
  9. JohnMitchell
    Nice promo. I'll try to vote every day. I really hope you get the job.
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    pilot

    JohnMitchell replied to Fearjoburg's topic in The Bonfire

    FFS Everyone knows it's an AN2 Damn, ya beat me to it, Mate. I'm on the wrong side of the Date line.
  11. JohnMitchell
    I got 'er done. If I win the tunnel time I'll have to make a weekend of it in SFO. That'd be fun. Thanks for your hard work at this and a chance to win tunnel time.
  12. JohnMitchell
    No kidding. She looked alright back then. Shows what happens when you obsess over your looks. Sad.
  13. JohnMitchell
    Cool. I'm at work tonight but I'll get some tomorrow morning from home. Thanks, Rosa.
  14. JohnMitchell
    ???? She looks very nice, but I don't recognize her. Should I?
  15. JohnMitchell
    No, it's " 'Appy Birthday, Guvner." Bon annivesaire in French.
  16. JohnMitchell
    How'z that workin' for ya?
  17. JohnMitchell
    No, your notes to yourself shouldn't cause any trouble. An instructor looking in there may ask what it means. Just don't write "Flew in last on the 20 way." They might think you made that up.
  18. JohnMitchell
    Ahhh, yes Life is for the Living. Glad to see you got past the mourning period so well.
  19. JohnMitchell
    That would Suck!
  20. JohnMitchell
    I've seen a video of a woman getting her chest strap caught on a part of the helo skid. Jumping from a helo can require a bit more caution than your usual jumpship. Get a briefing from an instructor.
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    Maybe. Or they might just paint over you.
  22. JohnMitchell
    By that interpretation, a glider doesn't produce lift either, nor does your square parachute, And don't mention soaring, because that's dependent on up moving air masses to gain altitude, not "lift". Sorry, you just have the wrong definition of lift. It takes lift to not fall straight down, it takes energy (power) to climb. Swooping canopies and fast moving gliders can exchange speed for altitude (energy conversion from kinetic to potential) but then they run out of speed and have to nose back over. Does an airplane lose lift when the engine quits? No, it just loses the ability to climb. The wings are still working just fine.
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    Aw, don't shut up. You didn't say anything stupid. Welcome to skydiving, BTW.
  24. JohnMitchell
    I'm glad to see you practicing. I see too many very experienced skydivers that track very poorly and don't seem to want to improve. Last weekend I burned up a 14,5 jump just practicing my tracking, tweaking various body positions, etc. I'm a little out of shape, too, because I had to take a rest about half way down. Doing a good flat track is HARD WORK!
  25. JohnMitchell
    Well . . . I was hoping there'd be some of those big busted Oktoberfest gals making the rounds with the big mugs for all my friends. . .