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  1. gowlerk
    Grow a pair.....of ovaries. And a uterus while you are at it.
  2. gowlerk
    It happened in Florida. Moral standards are different there then they are in Wyoming.
  3. gowlerk
    Okay then. You win dear.
  4. gowlerk

    covid-19

    gowlerk replied to gowlerk's topic in Speakers Corner

    I just got my second Phizer at a drug store in Grand Forks, ND. God Bless America!
  5. gowlerk
    A month without mowing? You don’t need no stinking garbage disposal!
  6. gowlerk
    When Can I Do That Thing I Want To Do? When she says you can.......
  7. gowlerk
    It’s pretty easy to sit here and criticize this project with our ample supplies of gas. It might look a little different to someone who needs to import it from somewhere.
  8. gowlerk
    If they're in Russia, never.
  9. gowlerk

    covid-19

    gowlerk replied to gowlerk's topic in Speakers Corner

    We have sheep here too ya know.......
  10. gowlerk

    covid-19

    gowlerk replied to gowlerk's topic in Speakers Corner

    I'm still mask wearing and we are on a tight lock down here. No visiting homes allowed at all. 10% capacity in retail stores. DZ closed down tight. Hospital ICU units over flowing and elective surgeries mostly cancelled. We are a month behind in vaccinations compared to the US and we are paying the price for having leaders who ignored the very obvious signs that a third wave was coming until it was too late. Religion be damned. That said I am very optimistic for the near future. We will pass the US in vaccine uptake before long.
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    covid-19

    gowlerk replied to gowlerk's topic in Speakers Corner

    It is not practical to make the population continue taking precautions as the number of infections fall. There will be a level of transmission that we will have to accept. Like many other diseases in the past. Mostly it will be those who will not get vaccinated who will slowly pass it among themselves. The rest of us are not going to keep up with taking so much care to protect those who won't protect themselves. The immune suppressed people will pay a price as well. Just as they always have been susceptible to various infections.
  12. gowlerk
    The gas is flowing again. All the morons now have dangerous quantities of fuel stored in questionable containers getting stale. And they probably paid too much as the retail price is shortly going to fall. What does a moron do next? Probably try to sell it on Craigslist. https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/2-wants-to-know/can-a-craigslist-or-facebook-seller-get-charged-with-price-gouging-nc-attorney-general-josh-stein-says-the-law-simply-says-seller-not-just-a-business/83-c31797ff-795b-407b-8216-55d0fd4252c3
  13. gowlerk
    Your lack of comment means that you are leaving it up to use to spend time watching the video that you are unwilling to spend time commenting on or explaining. That is the issue people object to. It is considered bad manners. (not that there is a lack of bad manners on this forum)
  14. gowlerk
    Unfortunately that may be so. It is why China is doing so much better than India.
  15. gowlerk
    This Metroliner landed safely and the Cirrus that was involved landed with the cabin intact and both occupants unhurt after a mid -air near Denver this morning. https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/news/2021/05/12/midair-over-denver-between-small-plane-and-charter-plane/?fbclid=IwAR2G_DccmDXB5tBtREq_AMtiJG2tg2Mx0KsIkIzuEzNe56PbQAiEImnXc7Q
  16. gowlerk
    These are likely the same clowns with the tiki torches.
  17. gowlerk
    They probably also have enough TP in the garage to soak up the spillage.
  18. gowlerk
    At our DZ we will honour USPA licenses issued to Canadians. They are FAI credentials and as such are supposed to good in any organization that is a FAI member. Some dzs here will require a CSPA membership, but that is related to 3rd party liability insurance.
  19. gowlerk
    My understanding is that it will probably be the end of the week until the pipeline is restored. Then likely another few days to build stocks back up. The shortages are largely caused by panic buying. this should be a wakeup call to everyone about how vulnerable supply chains are. I'm not really sure why it is turning into another partisan issue here. It could pretty much have happened anywhere. It is a criminal act.
  20. gowlerk
    Jerry, Google the term "marginal tax rate". But by now you probably know.
  21. gowlerk
    Just a word here. Once you start calling him "bud", it is clear that he has gotten the best of you and you are losing your shit. Which is his main goal. I've got nothing to say about the rest of your exchange with him, I have not and will not read it.
  22. gowlerk
    I believe the term you are looking for is "successful troll thread".
  23. gowlerk
    I can't seem to find that article, but I have seen something about it recently. It's far more likely to end up in Dubai. FWIW, this is the webpage where the museum organization lays out its plans and attempts to answer the critics. https://skydivingmuseum.org/news/ismhof-your-questions-answered Apparently they think that people other than skydivers are interested in watching skydive videos. Long experience has taught all of us they the rest of the world finds them just plain boring. That's why it has never been able to become a sport that can make money from TV. MASSIVE VIDEO WALLThe “Pre-Flight Atrium” will have an immense video wall featuring skydiving videos that will be visible through the glass window wall of the atrium at great distance.
  24. gowlerk
    Kind of like skydiving. It takes food from the mouths of hungry children> Think of all the larger 4x4 SUVs that money could go to instead!
  25. gowlerk
    So that would be non-cascaded A-B lines with a method of shortening the Bs in flight? Edit, never mind, found it. The paragliding Wiki page has a lot of info.... B-line stall In a B-line stall, the second set of risers from the leading-edge/front (the B-lines) are pulled down independently of the other risers, with the specific lines used to initiate a stall. This puts a spanwise crease in the wing, thereby separating the airflow from the upper surface of the wing. It dramatically reduces the lift produced by the canopy and thus induces a higher rate of descent. This can be a strenuous manoeuvre, because these B-lines have to be held in this position, and the tension of the wing puts an upwards force on these lines. The release of these lines has to be handled carefully not to provoke a too fast forward shooting of the wing, which the pilot then could fall into. This is less popular now as it induces high loads on the internal structure of the wing.