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    Hi Jake, I 'think' I remember them as being something ParaFlite toyed with in the early '90's. IMO they were a solution looking for a problem that did not exist. This, of course, assumes you mean those for sport canopies. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Joe, Yup; except if RFK Jr has his way, that might not work: Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots : Shots - Health News : NPR It is going to be interesting to watch how many MAGA-idiots, living in these red states, are no longer with us in 2027 or so. 'Every cloud has a silver lining.' Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Bill, OK, let me think about this. Hmmm, maybe, maybe; isn't it called The Deep State? Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Nigel, Apparently, members of the GOP in Congress, are not. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Let's see what the MAGA-idiots will say when the next disaster effects them: States to lose out on billions if GOP spurns disaster aid in spending bill, Dems say • Oregon Capital Chronicle Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Bill, Re: Lee Iacocca, 1972: "If the EPA does not suspend the catalytic converter rule, it will cause Ford to shut down." And, as the head of Chrysler, he railed against air bags. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi John, Me thinks you ask too much. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Lisa, Re: I don't have a problem with anyone wanting to drive whatever kind of vehicle they want. I'm with you; as long as it is legal. When the 1961 Jaguar XKE came on the market, Tom McCahill wrote that it was a man's mink coat. Tom McCahill - Wikipedia Jaguar E-Type - Wikipedia Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi John, Once again: It is all well and good until it is your ox that is getting gored. Too many people are far too short-sighted. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi 2005, Re: Along with fuel injection, it was one of the best things to ever happen to cars. In 1956, I got my first car; a '47 Chevy. The in-line 6-cyl engine produced 90 HP with a 216 cu inch [ 3.5 liter ] engine. Today, [ as an example only ] the Honda Accord 4-cyl in-line [ 1.5 liter ] engine produces 192 HP. It is mainly because of fuel injection & the advances with it. 'We've come a long way, baby.' Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, So, how will we know who the last person to post is? Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Looks like the N. Korean's are just cannon fodder: North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops suffered heavy losses Ukraine says North Koreans took heavy casualties during weekend attack in Kursk region | CNN The smart ones: three had gone missing Better to defect than to die. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi 2005, Really not that hard to do. Remember how a simple comment by Johnny Carson, on his The Tonight Show, back during the gas shortage in the 70's, caused a run on toilet paper? Gullibility is alive & well in this country. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Bill, Which begs the question: How do people know how high inflation really is? Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, So much for what he said: it will be “very hard” to lower grocery prices Trump says lowering food costs will be hard to do Hey, Joe 6-Pack; aren't you glad you voted for Trump? Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Nigel, You cannot fix stupid. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Looks like some people are going to have a say in the tariffs: Ontario powered 1.5 million homes in the U.S. in 2023 and is a major exporter of electricity to Michigan, Minnesota and New York. Ontario premier says US energy exports will be cut off if Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada | The Hill Trump lives in his own little world; with not a thought to anything or anyone else. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, He did it: the largest act of clemency in a single day in modern presidential history. Biden commutes sentences for 1,500 people. It's a record : NPR Jerry Baumchen PS) IMO better than Trump's vengeance.
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    Hi CDRINF, Plus that. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Bill, Kafka would be impressed. Jerry Baumchen PS) The term Kafkaesque has entered English to describe absurd situations like those depicted in his writing.
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    Hi Tanya, Anything but The Donald. What an egoistical piece of crap. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Wendy, Re: The way to absolutely protect your daughter is never to let her leave the house That reminds me of a conversation I had at lunch with some guys in Alsip, IL back about 1990. One guy, who had two daughters about 6 and 4, was concerned about them as they would grow up. Since I had one daughter, we got to talking about it. He was a catholic and said, somewhat jokingly, that the answer was to put them into a convent until they were 30. There is no perfect solution. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi John, The only major movie star, that I know of, who actively petitioned his draft board to not take him. IMO a total coward. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Mark, About 40 yrs ago, somewhat drunk, I walked into one, by mistake. Wasn't there to use a urinal & no women around; just did my thing & got out as quick as I could. No harm - no foul, Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Joe, The world is laughing at us. Jerry Baumchen