gowlerk

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  1. Now he has apparently decided it's not worth killing 150 people over. Not even Persian people. This is a level of insight not generally shown by US leaders. The generals must be going insane with rage.
  2. Latest deaths.... A young adult, a teenage victim, and of course another two year old..... https://www.koin.com/news/crime/2-families-grieve-he-killed-his-best-friend-/2088621555 https://www.wndu.com/content/news/Police-investigate-shooting-on-South-Bends-west-side-511554461.html https://fox28media.com/news/local/child-2-dead-from-accidental-shooting-in-greenville-county Killing machines don't actually make very good toys. But they are great at producing "thoughts and prayers".
  3. There is one thing that I do like about the Trump presidency. He honestly does seem to be strongly resistant to the idea of going to war.
  4. Be careful where you walk. Accidents happen... https://www.wsmv.com/news/man-accidentally-shot-outside-clarksville-home/article_67aefd64-921e-11e9-849a-4347ed902a65.html
  5. "May be an accident", 12 yo girl arrested... https://www.cbs42.com/top-stories/girl-12-in-custody-after-2-teen-boys-shot-1-critical/2084194352
  6. This thread can hardly become anything but an exercise in people who know little of canopy design putting forward unsupportable opinions based on anecdotes. Most likely a ton of fanboys slagging brands they don't care for. Even Brian Germain, the author of the 2006 article you quoted would not or could not name a particular canopy. The fact is there is not problem with unstable collapsing canopies in today's market. In short, load your canopy appropriately, and don't fly in known turbulent conditions. The relevant sentence in the article is this one: "I have not experienced any kind of collapse on the parachutes I fly, ever." It is very unlikely you will either.
  7. I guess I spoke to soon. From Sunday.... https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/san-angelo-teen-dead-after-mishandling-loaded-firearm-1/2082387241
  8. It looks like a tie. https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Which-Kills-More-People-Extreme-Heat-or-Extreme-Cold
  9. Congratulations America. I can find no reports of accidental shootings for June the 16th. That is one whole day without a media reported event. (unless one comes in later)
  10. Regardless of this disagreement, world coal consumption is indeed showing few signs of decline. It is and will continue to be a major problem and a huge source of atmospheric carbon. That is not a reason to throw our hands in the air and give up.
  11. Turtle, I'm pretty sure you can see the difference between the chronic compulsive everyday all the time shameless lying habits of Trump and the ordinary habits of most people. It almost seems like you are being deliberately obtuse. But I know you wouldn't do that so you must need enlightenment. So, here you go... https://www.healthline.com/health/pathological-liar
  12. There are lies, there are damned lies, and then there are statistics. In the meantime, there is America... http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/28-shot-6-fatally-in-chicago-over-weekend Of course, that's just a big city thing. Middle America is fine as long as they don't get into a scuffle at the Costco......
  13. That group includes my wife, my daughter, the FTC, Transport Canada, medical professionals, etc.... A first world concern for sure. I'll bet your children, or grandchildren are protected by $500 car seats. I just bought one for my grandson.
  14. Merely discussing the "false sense of security" you say Canadians (me) have. Risk is relative, we choose to keep the level of killing machines lower than in your nation. That gives us a lower level of apprehension. It makes our police a lot less trigger happy as well. Been to the local Costco lately? Good place to get shot I hear. Edit, this just in. Dangerous guns causing injury in Canada: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/doctors-warn-about-risk-of-eye-injuries-from-nerf-toy-guns-1.4469250
  15. Given the number of excess killing machines spilling over the border from the USA, and the lack of a "wall" if last year was a 25 year high, next year will probably be a 26 year high. The gun murder rate in Canada is still about 20 to 25% of the USA rate.
  16. Tell it to these families. https://nypost.com/2019/03/19/dozens-of-young-kids-were-victims-of-accidental-shooting-deaths-in-2018/
  17. Here is a minor one, https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/norfolk-police-13-year-old-boy-shot-while-playing-with-gun-was-preventable-incident/ And a larger one: https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/impd-1-critically-injured-in-accidental-shooting-on-the-east-side/2078678111
  18. Actually, living beside the USA is pretty cool. We get to go to big southern DZs, and visit Disneyland, and Vegas and all the good stuff. Then we can go home and not worry about health insurance and gun violence. Life is good for Canadians.
  19. The best thing Canada could do to reduce gun deaths is to stop the overflow of illegally imported weapons from the world's largest arms dealer. You.
  20. In yesterday's news. Another 2 yo.... https://wgxa.tv/news/local/deputies-jones-county-2-year-old-shot-in-head-while-playing-with-pistol
  21. Of course. Because as the wise old saying goes, "always put all your eggs in one basket, short term savings are fiscally responsible". That is the saying, right?
  22. That is correct. There is no real "rule". Just past practice. That is why PD and some others now leave a place for repack and deployment info on the label.
  23. The rate of increase and the proportion of energy production from coal is decreasing. I'm not sure why dead enders are always so negative.
  24. You probably are speaking of the Raptors. I'm guessing they won tonight. Most of us could not care less, especially far away from Toronto. And there are no Canadians on the team anyway. However, if you are talking about the Blues beating the Bruins, well that's another matter. That team is nearly all Canadian!
  25. Funny thing that. Most people will tell you that the data card should follow the canopy if the system is split up. However, a new reserve canopy does not come from the factory with a data card, the harness and container does. So, to directly answer your question, yes it is a standard (more than common) practice.