gowlerk

Ho hum, just another dead man from "reckless handling of a firearm". https://www.nbc12.com/2020/06/29/man-charged-connection-deadly-shooting-chesterfield/ 10 YO girl killer by stray fire. No it was not fireworks... https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/10-year-old-girl-killed-by-stray-bullet-in-logan-square-identified No one hurt when cop fires slugs instead of the bean bags he meant to use. Overall they seem to have done a good job of keeping the knife wielding mental health problem alive. https://local12.com/news/local/swat-called-for-an-armed-man-in-the-west-end-cincinnati Meanwhile, one cop manages to shoot his partner in the foot. https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/police-officer-stable-after-accidentally-being-shot-in-the-foot-in-southwest-columbus

No? How do you explain the extraordinary social progress made in your lifetime then? Why are you the ones hiding in the hill country while all the liberals are running the cities and the economy?

As always, the cure for low oil prices is low oil prices.

I would note that Canada's involvement in Afghanistan, which was in support of our neighbours following the events of 9/11 2001, finally ended in 2014. Unfortunately those Canadian deaths did not make the situation today any better. Afghanistan can only be held by those willing to shed blood.

The Russians are paying to help oust the invaders who are attempting to control Afghanistan. You can split hairs and call it more wrong than the US paying to oust a different set of invaders trying to control the country by a slightly different method of payment I suppose. I see no significant difference. Except maybe for which side God is on.

Are you not old enough to remember the 80s? That was the Taliban, paid and supplied by the good 'ol USA to drive the Soviet forces out of Afghanistan. Where the Russians were supporting a puppet government they had set up. How is that different?

Sure, a 1% increase is only what? A thousand or 1200 more deaths. What the hell. Skydiving is important, we can’t afford to risk losing our opportunities for fun just to save the families of a few thousand tandem revenue generating customers.

Of course Russia would return the favour to the US. They once tried to occupy and control Afghanistan. How many Russian troops were killed by Bin Ladin when America supported his side?

Did some reptile poke his head out of his shell to say something silly again?

For your Sunday AM reading. 11 yo female killed by uncle cleaning a killing machine. https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/jackson-county-man-charged-after-shooting-death-of-niece/

It's all good. RT says "nothing to see here, move on western false media". https://www.rt.com/news/493152-odni-trump-taliban-bounties/

The hospitals in some regions will soon be overloaded. This will make for really bad images on various media and will cause some state governors to feel forced to back track on the rapid re-openings. All highly predictable.

I have assembled this combination a few times. It’s pretty much what you are looking for. Sunrise has been having people saying negative things about the Wings container, but as far as I am concerned it is a good product at a fair price.

Back into Covid related news......Watch as many Karens take turns complaining about mask requirements and The Devil. https://us.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/06/24/mask-mandate-florida-anger-erupts-coronavirus-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/

I can only find ONE accidental killing in the last three days......wow! Quite a few children wounded. God must have been merciful this week. Don't play with killing machines. 16 yo boy killed 16 yo girl. https://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/16-year-old-girl-dead-after-gun-discharges-in-phoenix-home/article_3b0122ab-bfde-5693-aaf8-a1caff6c54a5.html

Yes, as bad as Trump is it will be hard for a true conservative believer to vote for any D for POTUS. But some of the support for conservatism is softer than that. Just as some of the support for liberalism is soft. Trump failed to rally the voters with fear tactics about migrant caravans during the mid-terms. Women in particular were said to have abandoned him in droves. Has the movement toward fear of change championed by Trump, Miller, Bannon and the like been dulled by the excess stupidity and downright incompetence of the Dotard? We will have to wait till fall to find out. What I wonder is what would have happened if a more conventional conservative had won the R nomination in 2016.

The guy selling Tempos from Europe is legit and has been doing it for years. He buys them in countries that impose a 20 year life limit on parachute gear and sells them in places that have no such rule. Some riggers, especially large rigging lofts that also happen to be gear dealers will refuse to pack them even in the US, although there is no real reason other than fear and perhaps greed. However, with that said, $400 USD plus shipping from Europe is far more than a 20 year old Tempo is worth. If you were to buy one and then turn around and try to sell it you would not likely be able to get more than about $300 total with shipping. Also, your question asks about "PD-R Tempos". There is no such thing. A PD-R is simply PD's standard reserve canopy, made by Performance Design. A Tempo is a reserve canopy that was made by PISA, (Parachute Industries of South Africa) up until they were bought out by Aerodyne sometime in the early 2000s. Aerodyne discontinued the Tempo and only made Smart brand reserves from then on. Again, 400 USD is not cheap for a 20 year old canopy. Especially an orphaned and somewhat obsolete one. I pack many Tempos for many customers. They are all more than 20 years old. They are legit, but may not be what you want.

April is not happy about my attendance at the DZ. I feel your pain. We all take some chances, it's a game of odds.

I don't mind it when I see it. What pisses my off is people who post political stuff and then object when I comment in a way that disagrees. If you are going to post that stuff you should expect to have to defend it.

The same way you fix any other employees failing to do their work correctly. You hold them accountable.

I wear a Vigil neck buff. When I'm trucking I isolate myself in the truck. Shippers and receivers in the US are mostly taking things seriously. I don't go into truck stops and I do my best to bring all the food I need for my normal 6 days on the road. Manitoba has a small population and is not a travel destination in the early spring. We are lucky that way. But we have been taking the same precautions as everyone else. Schools closed, bars and restaurants closed. We are re-opening now slowly. The DZ is now open and doing some tandems, but not me. I'm taking enough chances already for a 63 yo with a wife who is a working nurse.

Because although there have been no new cases here for a couple days the ones that we have had lately have come from truckers. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-covid-19-update-1.5600052 The update means three of the last four cases identified in the Winnipeg region have been truck drivers. Last week, two other truck drivers tested positive for COVID-19. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-covid-19-update-1.5593375 There have also been some cases imported from Alberta, where there is a political push back against Covid prevention measures (like wearing masks) among some people.

I'm still trucking into WI and the mid-west in general. But I'm thinking of quitting soon. The last few cases here in Manitoba have been traced to truckers working cross border into the Infected States of America.

But how many Americans tuned it to see if the rally was successful or not? Who can turn away from a train wreck? Basically he crashed and burned and the nation is laughing at him now.

Personally I do not believe Ron and his group are blind to Trump's faults at all. Rather, they are blinded by fear and hatred of liberals and the idea of social changes that they see coming. Trump is just the agent that currently is helping to slow down the change.