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    Hi Keith, I have never known anyone who hired a lawyer that they did not want to hire. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Trump who?: former President Donald Trump . . . is getting his worst scores among potential Republican voters in years 2024 presidential candidates face scrutiny from Republican and Democratic voters : NPR Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Robert, So, if you do not have anything to play the game with, do you then go home: Putin says Russia will stop participating in its last nuclear treaty with the U.S. Russia suspends only remaining major nuclear treaty with US | The Hill Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Doug, I totally agree. As I have posted numerous times, I was a Republican for over 40 yrs. I did NOT leave the Republican party, the Republican party left me. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi John, That reminds me of when Trump & Pence were first on 60 MINUTES. They were sitting side by side &, I think, it was Leslie Stahl who was trying to interview them. She would ask Trump a number of questions & he would answer. She then would ask Pence a question & Trump would interrupt & answer for Pence. At the time I thought of Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Probably the biggest fraud of all: Behind scenes, Fox News stars derided Trump camp's claims of election fraud : NPR And, to think that there are still people who believe that Trump won. There is little to no hope for them. Jerry Baumchen PS) Didn't someone on here call it FAUX News?
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    Hi folks, And, another big . . . aw forget it: Donald Trump loses $110k contempt of court appeal - BBC News Well, so much for all the winning. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Robert, It would seem as though he has been a very busy boy: Top general says suspected Chinese spy balloons have flown over Middle East - POLITICO Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Joe, And, IMO it cannot happen soon enough. I do not claim to be any type of military expert; but, I do think the Russian military is just about non-existent. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Jake, While it has been quite a few yrs now, Ted told me that when he made the first tandem jump that they had a Strong 26 ft LoPo in the reserve container. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Stumpy, I also cannot understand this type of thinking. It is right up there with 'shitting in your own nest.' Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Robert, And, now we spell it 'moran.' Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, I realize that this article should not get anyone running in the neighborhood shouting, 'We won.': Federal judge says constitutional right to abortion may still exist, despite Dobbs - POLITICO However, IMO it does give us some hope of sanity in the future. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Joe, Right up there with: The Smell of Napalm In the Morning - Apocalypse Now (4/8) Movie CLIP (1979) HD - Bing video Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Bill, I was just reading this: Biden admin offers to brief Trump officials on past Chinese spy balloon incursions - POLITICO In it: The offer, described by senior Biden administration officials on Sunday night, comes as former President Donald Trump and senior members of his national security team say they were never briefed on such an incursion by a Beijing-sent aircraft. One has to think about what they did read; would the comics count? Jerry Baumchen PS) And this should make it interesting: Greene calls for probe into why Trump was unaware of previous Chinese balloons | The Hill
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    Hi Joe, Bingo. You get the cigar. That thread is what lead me to do more thinking about this subject. Jerry Baumchen PS) As to the rest of your post, that is why I said: I have never found any reference on who [ other than the FAA ] can declare a piece of equipment non-airworthy. The FAA usually does this by means of an Airworthiness Directive [ AD ]. If there is some document out there that says any rigger/mfr can legally declare a certificated item non-airworthy, I would really like to see it. We all could learn from it. It is also why I was interested in what other countries do in this situation.
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    Hi falls, Re: On a parachute rig, you could replace the harness then later replace the containers and still have the "same rig". Not all rigs are certificated this way; however, in today's world, most are. Based upon the labelling,* RWS/UPT [ and myself ], applied for & received TSO authorization for the harness & the container as separate items. * If one looks, you will find a separate TSO label for both a container & a harness when you look at a version of UPT's Wonderhog/Vectors. I did them as separate items because if I were to make a Minor Change, I did not to have to submit total documentation for everything that I was building; IMO too much paperwork. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Rob, If anyone thinks that these inspections are done on an annual basis, they have their head in the sand. I got my first TSO's in 1979. In 1983, this guy from the Seattle MIDO calls me & says it is time for my 'annual inspection.' My very first thought is that he must be out of his mind. Jerry Baumchen PS) The FAA: Consistently inconsistent.
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    Hi John, When I first read about this balloon, I thought, 'What is the big deal. We've had spy satellites watching the entire Earth for years.' When Sputnick went up in 1957, Eisenhower's main concern was that they now could look down at us. I am not saying to play it down to zero, we do need to try find everything that we can about it. BTW a great book, and subsequent movie, about one U2 is The Bridge of Spies. Bridge of Spies (book) - Wikipedia Jerry Baumchen PS) When it gets over Mar a Lago is when we should shoot it down.
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    Hi folks, In the words of MJOSparky: You cannot fix stupid. “I wouldn’t change anything I did,” Judge demands answers after Jan. 6 defendant recants guilt - POLITICO We'll have to see what he says next week before the judge. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Mark, With exception of: And I think the answer is "no one." I am of the opinion that the FAA can. They did this with their AD on Security's SAC canopy. * The AD even told the rigger how to mark the canopy [ as I remember ]. I no longer have a copy of the AD to give any actual specifics. I would not advise obliterating the TSO markings if for no other reason than the determination of 'non-airworthy' is subjective. IMO obliterating the TSO markings could open one up to litigation. As I have done in the past, I just returned the rig to the owner, told him how I felt, and that I would not do any work on it for him. Again, these are just my opinions. Thanks for your thoughts. Jerry Baumchen * IMO the AD was issued because Security was no longer in business & could not answer questions about the mesh failures.
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    Hi Joe, Or, we will just let the bad apples continue to serve: Portland police officer fired for leaking false allegations is reinstated - OPB THIS is a perfect example of why I oppose a union for gov't employees. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, A recent thread in the Q & A section got me to giving this more thought. This thread is for gear mfd/certificated in the USA under the FAA TSO system. * Who can declare a piece of certficated equipment non-airworthy? While I have read many, many FAA documents in the last 59 yrs, I know that I have not read them all. I have never found any reference on who [ other than the FAA ] can declare a piece of equipment non-airworthy. The FAA usually does this by means of an Airworthiness Directive [ AD ]. I have 'heard' that this subject has been discussed within the PIA. Apparently, one thinking is that the TSO label is the property of the mfr; therefore, the mfr can remove it. I disagree with this argument. IMO the equipment is the property of the owner. Thoughts? Jerry Baumchen * I would be interested in how this is handled in other countries. It might offer some insight as to what could be done here in the USA.
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    Hi Joe, Could it be North Bakersfield Police Dep't? Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi 610, My bad. I should have said, 'Here in Oregon . . . ' My apologies. Jerry Baumchen PS) By 'padded overtime' I meant worked as much overtime as they could to increase the total income of their last year of work. The PERS system here in Oregon uses the income of their last yr of work to calculate their retirement payments. PPS) Re: Not in California. Could you provide some details on how it works there?