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  1. True. The $70 figure includes all the retirees pensions and bennies. At this point it's moot. The Big 3 can't sustain those figures. Classic case of a union that cooked the golden goose. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  2. Actually it's a relatively inexpensive Gateway. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  3. Alot of coffee! Mopped things up...set it in front of one of those ceramic heaters for 24 hours and it booted up this morning. I'm amazed! Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  4. CBS covered the World Meet back in the mid 60's I think. Remember watching it as a kid and thinking it would be amazing. Fast forward to 1981. Many beers and losing hands at poker and my friend (1 of 4 brothers) suggested it. Not wanting to be the one who was labeled 'chicken' I agreed. Picture of the brothers circa 1983? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
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    Racer

    Makes sense to me too, but I'm concerned with anything on my manly Racer that ends with 'ette' Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  6. http://lincolnnewsmessenger.com/detail/106302.html Residents, skydiving business at odds Family living across street from drop zone cites noise, privacy problems 'Living a short distance down Airport Road from his mother, David Johnson said their privacy is invaded and he doesn’t like the idea of parachutes flying over his pool. ' Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
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    Racer

    I've never jumped anything other than a Racer. I love the rig but I have one complaint. The pop-top. On a jump from a Caravan last year I didn't stay down as I approached the door and the pop-top caught on the top edge stopping me cold. It was enough of a collission that I spent the first few seconds in freefall wondering if I'd damaged my reserve. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  8. According to the IRS, 21% of people in the $500k - $1M income range underpay their taxes. Guess that makes it OK Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  9. Barack certainly has a taste for folks who don't bother to pay their taxes. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  10. 1981 qualifies as the early 80's I think. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  11. Agreed. Barry keeps going on about this being the worst economy since the Great Depression. Perhaps he doesn't remember the late 70's and early 80's under Carter. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  12. http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/15/burris.blagojevich/index.html CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Illinois Republican leaders on Sunday called for a perjury investigation of Sen. Roland Burris, questioning if he "purposely deceived the public" last month by failing to tell state lawmakers that then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother solicited him for campaign cash. Another power hungry pol willing to do anything to put Senator on his resume. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  13. I think icing also. Back in the day an ATR-42 went down the same way. Icing problems and the crew was using autopilot. Seems as though the AP was working hard to keep the plane flying but was overwhelmed with the problems caused by ice. WHen it automatically shut off it put the pilots way behind the curve. The Dash series even resembles the ATR. IIRC the ATR cannot be flown in icing conditions anymore. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  14. Oh, I'm sure it's not considered normal by most. But the appeal of the story is to FoxNews & its audience. Not dissimilar, I suppose, to the sort of audience appealed-to by supermarket tabloid stories about 2-headed babies. So are you libs starting to dictate what is acceptable in the news media? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  15. Demo into a winery circa 1985 Had 2 of them. I'm sure you know that sick feeling of reaching back at 2K and not finding the pud. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  16. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin Franklin "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who ... will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man." - Samuel Adams Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  17. And this is a problem why? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  18. From the same article... "I'm really angry about that," Angela Suleman said of the doctor's decision to perform the procedure. "She already has six beautiful children. Why would she do this? I'm struggling to look after her six. We had to put in bunk beds, feed them in shifts and there's children's clothing piled all over the house." Hard to believe she had the money set aside. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  19. I've been wondering about Supermom Nadya. 6 kids already, on the government teat. Isn't invitro fertilization expensive? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  20. Key word being 'power'. Every day we give over a little bit more to Uncle Sam. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  21. No doubt that it will pass. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  22. I don't think it's necessarily an Obama phenomenon. It's been ramping up for decades since the New Deal. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  23. While this is a terrible tragedy can someone explain how that many people died? I'm serious here. I don't know squat about the dynamics of a wildfire but it would seem to me that you would see it coming and get the hell out. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  24. I have to wonder if Obama knew these folks were going to ask these questions. From last night's townhall... " I have an urgent need, unemployment and homelessness, a very small vehicle for my family and place to live in, we it need urgent, and housing authority have two years waiting on this thing and we need something more than a vehicle and parks to go to. We need our own kitchen and our own bathroom. Please help." "Usually what happens is when you apply for governmental assistance, they say, well, you make too much money. How -- if you go from making $3,000 a year, a month, to $1,100 a month, how are you able to take care of your families, why can't we have that be automatic, that goes along with your unemployment tenure that you can get government assistance, that's an automatic for you." "Mr. President, I'm currently a student at Edison State College in my second semester. And, okay, I've been at the same job, which is McDonald's, for four-and-a-half years because of the fact that I can't find another job. Now, with the fact that I've been there for as long as I've been there, do you have any plan or any idea of making one that has been there for a long time receive any better benefits than what they've already received?" I think these people really believe the government should get them a new car, a kitchen, a bathroom, unemployment benefits that equal what they were making, and better benefits Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  25. Starting to sound more like "Change and Hope" vs. "Hope and Change" Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne