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  1. gowlerk
    I wonder if it made a sound?
  2. gowlerk
    Yes, but what I'm wondering about is if the US will require it of visitors.
  3. gowlerk
    The rest of the world more or less just thinks of you as the trespassing neighbour who wants to control everything. I mean really, where would we be without all the treasure and lives you sent to Iraq? Oh yeah, the same place we are now, except a different set of oppressive crooks. Apparently you only learned part of the lessons the Vietnam adventure should have taught you. America does nothing for the benefit of the rest of the world. America does what it erroneously thinks is best for America. It always has, it always will, and it always should. The view must be nice for you up on that high horse!
  4. gowlerk
    Yea, you have to have some way to justify it. Next thing you know dominos would start to fall.
  5. gowlerk
    Exactly.
  6. gowlerk
    This is what I am observing as I do trucking around the US and Canada. It is not just a simple on-off switch. The more vaccinated people there are the lower everyone's risk. As long as the hospitals are not swamped with people who need help to breath there will be less and less enforcement. Unfortunately where I am we let down our guard at just the wrong time and are currently being completely hammered by the third wave. Even though our vaccination rates are up there. At least the rate of new cases is now finally declining, but hospitalizations are still extreme.
  7. gowlerk
    If the pandemic more or less goes away, or just becomes very low level what you say is what will happen. The issue will just fade away. If new variants cause waves of infection among the unvaccinated, or especially if it turns out that boosters are needed it will be another thing altogether. The only time it really matters to corporations will be if the lack of a mandate causes cautious people to stay away. That is what is behind the cruise industry thinking. They worry that without a mandate they will lose business.
  8. gowlerk
    Man, that puts you in a tough spot. I'm guessing a rigger in your position has little choice but to ground it. But without clear instructions and no manufacturer to provide guidance it is clear as mud.
  9. gowlerk
    And now the Florida and Texas GOP and their Governors are going into a fight with the cruise lines over it. https://us.cnn.com/2021/06/09/politics/desantis-abbott-republican-governors-battle-cruise-lines/index.html Like the articles says, the GOP is now courting enemies among the powerful American corporate class. That is a battle they will lose in the end.
  10. gowlerk
    But you don't need a lot of money. You only need to get vaccinated. Only a few people are really that strongly anti-vax. Most just need a push to make it worth their while.
  11. gowlerk
    Because the GOP is more likely to make rules that favour the wealthy. Their way of thinking is against progressive taxation systems. By progressive I mean higher rates as you progress up the income scale. You can make real arguments that their ideas a fairer. But it begins to break down when income from sources other than work are taxed at even lower rates. You guys must have your nearly trillion dollar military machine, and someone has to pay for it. As long as big donors don't have to, politicians of both parties get to dine in fine style.
  12. gowlerk
    I smoked for only 25 years. I was up to 2 packs of 25 a day when I quit. I understand how hard it is.
  13. gowlerk
    That is what we are doing in MB.
  14. gowlerk
    Foolish is as foolish does. Lots of foolish Canadians. In MB the first dose vaccination rate is just under 70% and rising. Second doses are going out quickly now as well. But there is a substantial fairly well to do corner of mostly Mennonite and some other Christian farming based communities where the rate is less than 20%. I'm pretty sure these are people who look across the border and long for a Trump like figure. Seriously though, would it be un-American to have a system of immunization cards? And it is a real question about non-citizens entering the country. Will the distaste for proving vaccination be so strong that it will not be implemented at the border?
  15. gowlerk
    Good question. How many entries does the scorecard have spaces for? I don't remember seeing one.
  16. gowlerk
    I think they are going to be huge, I know they already are in some places. And there is tremendous political resistance to them in the USA. Even so, they will probably become a thing at some level even there and will be a new front in the culture wars. Yesterday my home province (Manitoba) just announced a program to issue digital cards immediately and physical cards that can be sent out in two weeks. We are the first in the nation. I'm imagining that eventually you will need one to board an aircraft in Canada, or to attend a public event. And I'm pretty sure that people who cross the border into Canada without one will be required to quarantine. The US government does not want to try for a national program for its people because the fight would not be worth it. But will they be foolish enough not to require proof of vaccination for non-citizens entering the country?
  17. gowlerk
    Spring loaded P/Cs are out of fashion for mains. Mostly because they are inconvenient and not collapsible. There is little danger of anyone who doesn't fully understand the nature of them converting to one on a main. That does not make them stupid. The fact that you and mathrick do not understand them and have little to no knowledge of how to use them does not make them stupid. We all use them on our reserves because they work very well. You can be pretty sure anyone who decides to convert his wingsuit rig to one is very likely an experienced rigger and knows what he is doing. Either that or he is working closely with one.
  18. gowlerk
    I'm not aware of any canopy companies publishing figures on glide ratios. Whenever I have seen the subject discussed the consensus seems to be that there are to many variable to make valid measurements. In general PD will make vague statements like you are mentioning as comparisons. FWIW, my belief is that the biggest factors are first line trims and secondly aspect ratios.
  19. gowlerk
    I would refrain from further engagement unless the OP can provide a reference that can confirm he really is a TI.
  20. gowlerk
    Are you sure that's not a "misunderestimation"?
  21. gowlerk
    Word.
  22. gowlerk
    Americans can be soooooo annoying sometimes. "We are the leaders of the free world, do as we say and don't criticize us you foreigner you!"
  23. gowlerk
    Then you could have called him out for that I suppose. I haven't decided how many times I will reply to you before I let you get the last word in yet. But in any case, I decided to reply to him so it is now under discussion. If you don't like it, too bad.
  24. gowlerk
    On the other hand, thread drift is both common and accepted here unless the topic heading clearly states "on topic".
  25. gowlerk
    Just in case you truly can not see how it is a political stunt I will explain just this once. It is a stunt because she knew in advance that she would be called out. She did it on purpose because she wanted to draw attention and then focus that attention onto the lack of diversity in the press corps. But you knew that already, right?