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Trump? Thinks SHE has an anger problem? I've never heard her talk about locking people up or building walls. Or nasty people. HOW DARE HE!!!!!!!!

You were not paying attention. But that's because the USA was not paying attention. She was already a force in the rest of the western world. The Beatles didn't matter until they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show either.

You certainly are constant.

Being current is everything in skydiving. Especially when you are a student. If you can not afford to do your AFF program in less than one or two months at the most then I would strongly encourage you to save up until you can.

You can have your pet peeves and I'll have mine. Okay?

Another honour for the young lady. I think it's wonderful how she has overcome what many see as an impairment and used it as a virtue! https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greta-thunberg-time-person-of-the-year-2019-1.5392006 https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2019-greta-thunberg/

No, I just avoid using the word decimate when I mean devastate or reduce greatly. I try to use language more precisely than that in general. To me the inclusion of "deci" in the word means 10. I see the root of the word very clearly. Not that I know Latin.

CBC story with video of the first flight. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/electric-seaplane-float-plane-test-flight-harbour-air-1.5390816?fbclid=IwAR3um6N0WV8801tzekBMapVC39FhSFwORgVNbbwtMcQ4Cb34UIzDfDUXGQc

Apparently they are doing it with literally as well: lit·er·al·ly /ˈlidərəlē,ˈlitrəlē/ Learn to pronounce adverb adverb: literally in a literal manner or sense; exactly. "the driver took it literally when asked to go straight across the traffic circle" informal: used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true. "I was literally blown away by the response I got" Translate literally to Use over time for: literally And.... Merriam Webster has an article about this madness: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-literally

You are a pretty smart guy. You must be right and everyone else must be wrong. But even though I know in my heart that your superior intellect could never mislead you I still have this little niggle in the back of my mind that maybe, just maybe, your belief system on this has more to do with politics than is does with science. I think I may be a little brain washed by the "scientific community". You know, the tall forehead types who actually do real research and use numbers and stuff.

Historically it has mostly been used to sell products.

Russian hackers through wikileaks? As a Canadian with a CSPA issued seal number am I exempt?

But not a weapon?

Do as you wish. There is a controversy over it. I have chosen my side.

The only definition I choose to recognize is the correct one in ten. Mostly for the reason that just because it is misused does not mean that misuse is correct.

Test flights of the electric Beaver today https://www.harbourair.com/eplaneflight/?fbclid=IwAR3_gaJS94HU6EhnrhGIM9aC_rZ1fXuojSXFpYShrmW-NgPlDixRYy_dwC0

The vagueness and open ended quality of your posts, something I know you do on purpose, is what leads to needing to take your posts "literally". The title of the thread, and the content of your OP are what is guiding me. You must be a land turtle but you try to be slippery like a swamp dwelling turtle.

Yes, the military understands that the tools of war are not toys.

And probably the question as well.

Hell no. Two are PFF (AFF) instructors. Two, including myself, are TIs. Two are semi-regular jumpers with no instructor ratings. One is a business guy who seldom jumps anymore. None of us are pilots or aviation professionals in any way. I function as Ops manager which means I deal with TC, and hire the pilots and make sure the PRM is tracking the MX. Another one of us answers the phone and deals with the public and runs manifest and looks after the buildings. Another most experienced guy, pretty much a lifer, is an electronics wizard and looks after the video program as well as being the chief safety officer. It is a pretty unique situation that came about because the DZ was in danger of folding and we were not going to allow that to happen to our playground. It is stronger now than it has ever been in the 26 years since I first jumped there. We are just finished out 3rd full season under this regime. Occupationally in the real world we are: truck driver-myself carpenter-contractor retired electronics designer aircraft engine inspector (Standard Aero) chain restaurant manager business manager-president We have lots of others who pitch in to help but do not have any ownership stake

Yes, the II+ version is somewhat tougher. But an instrument that costs this much should be in a far more robust case.

Off on a tangent here. Another misused word that I hear over and over again is "decimate". No one seems to have a clue what it really means.

Ron, sometimes you so darn cute that I'd just love to hug and kiss you!

We made that move this year as well. Double the expense, double the MX headaches, double the pilot retention issues. But at least the fun jumpers can jump even while tandems are paying the bills. The DZ economy here is almost socialist in nature. We are owned by 6 jumpers, no one has even drawn a dividend on their investment. The only capitalist aspect is that the bank is making a return on their loans.

What are you talking about? The question has nothing to do with the 1st or it's "spirit". Media is used as a weapon worldwide where ever it can be. It is a weapon, it is a tool, and EVERYONE uses it. Your original post seems to say it is the exclusive tool of Trump's enemies. Perhaps you could acknowledge your fundamental error now.