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One of the guys I work with ejected out of an F4 with his backseater. Before being picked up, they spent two days on the ground in Laos because of bad weather. Laos was a terrible place to get shot down. Most airman lost over Laos never came home. PS I think he's more proud of being an Aggie. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Don't forget the smallest tropical storm in the Gulf will drive prices up. Even for a single day it adds up. Hurricanes like this summer cost offshore production and delayed drilling. I wonder why Bp and BHP come to the Gulf of Mexico. Is it because of cheap American labor: rigs, service companies, boats, helicopters? Oops forgot the French are here too. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I also bash the bastard you bash, but I will vote for that bashed bastard. After the election I will feel like one bashed bastard. God bless this bashed system, but get it back on track. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Do you actually expect that Kerry will personally read and respond your letter? What will your response be when you receive a similar reply from the Kerry camp?........ Always got the form letter from the White House, but I have gotten what looked liked personal letters from a couple of congressmen and a senator. Didn't always like what they said, but they did respond. Too bad Bush doesn't have a better opponent. Maybe he would be a litte more personal. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Rhino, this is part of Bush senior's "new world order" he simply passed on to his son at our expense. The Bush dynasty is interested in nothing but money. He has his Mexican connection through his brother. Next thing coming is marrying one his twins to the House of Saud or one of Osama's nephews. Turning the United States into a third world bog does not phase him. I think after the election more energy will be directed toward illegal immigration. I feel your pain. Never sugar coat it. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

The Weekly Reader poll has been accurate since 1956. Not bad for a bunch of kid who don't vote. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Kill it. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Remember "Weekly Reader"? Well, they have held an election for 1st thu 12th graders across the country and Bush won. With the exception of some liberal 10th graders, Bush won hands down. Don't laugh yet. Since 1956, Weekly Reader students have correctly picked the president making Weekly Reader one of the most accurate polls. Now we can all be friends again. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Jim, I talked to you at Rantoul. I did the infantry thing first and went back to fly Koreans out of Ninh Hoa and Anson (near Qhi Nhon). Kerry, like Al Gore, was there to get it on his political resume. Don't have time to watch the movie; got to fly offshore in the am. Rick Ferguson Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Quote If you were man enough to do them, be man enough to pay the price -- as this guy did. Somewhere way back in his past he might have had a spark of decency put there by a teacher or someone who cared. It's too bad it came out after he killed those people. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Flying is like skydiving; you will find girls who can do it better than you. A lot of little girls who could never afford to fly as a passenger, look at me in wonder when I tell them they can skydive and fly when they grow up. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I know an aircraft mechanic who married a girl from south Louisiana after having sex on the first date. She was heavy into voodoo and jealous of anything he did away from her. He swears he would get sharp pains in his wrist and arms while fishing because she was home poking pins in a doll that looked like him. They didn't stay married long. He is still alive. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Hey Airtwardo, what is that thing? It looks too big for a Pitts. Is it a Skybolt? Happy landings. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Depends on how long I have been from home. She also has my check book Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I need oxygen after that. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

i'm not sure what kind of room a fully loaded 747 needs to get airborne, bt they never said there was a lack of thrust, there was insufficient thrust for the runway availavble. the second bit is the important bit, they turned on to the runway and attempted to take off with 2000m (6000-ish feet) instead of taxiing to the end of the runway before trying to take off, which would have given them 2700m (8000-ish feet). You guys remember Air Florida crashing into the bridge in Washington DC? They had delays between being deiced and takeoff. During takeoff, the crew was getting a higher than actual reading on the EPR guages because of ice on the compressor inlet probe (they had not used engine anti-ice). A lot of us wondered why they just didn't slam those throttles forward to stop from crashing when we remembered that during training we were taught never to exceed limitations. Nobody ever said "screw limitations; don't crash". Kinda like, "don't you dare die unless throttles are wind open and you are out of ammo." Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

A suggestion: Subscribe to Trade-A-Plane Online (you will not be disappointed), buy the plane, learn to fly, and take the time to introduce flying to kids. It's really disappointing not seeing hungry looking kids hanging around airports like the old days (lawyers, I suspect). A lot of very nice people encouraged me to fly by giving me a ride. PS: Never throw away an outdated chart. Pass it on to a teacher or give it to a kid and show him how to use it. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

You gotta see that comment from the outside! t My company has employed two helicopter pilots from South Africa. Both said they left home because they felt unsafe because of the lack of law and order. One did return home to SA after his American wife took him to the cleaners; the other remains. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Also to ding renters for taking the vehicles out of state, or to other off limits areas. (The dirt road section on the southwest part of Maui comes to mind, or the Summit route on the big island) Also out of Popular Science, "Road Safety International sells aftermarket black boxes that beep insistently when drivers exceed a preset speed or G-force. Parents can download data from the units to see how their teenagers have been drivilng." Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

That makes sense. I remember working in the Arabian Gulf years ago when somebody said the sheik stopped giving new homes to the locals because they would rent them. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I'm too lazy to look for them, but I would love to see stats about what happens after those HfH people build a house for some poor folks and then leave town. Do the houses remain under the ownership of the people for whom they were built for very long? Do the taxes and utilities get paid? Do the properties get adequately maintained? If these people are so poor, why not put the effort into getting them employment rather than a house that they can't afford to keep? I've never seen them talk about these families ten years later... -Jeffrey According to habitat.org, "Habitat houses are purchased by the homeowner families. Homeowner families are chosen according to their need; their ability to repay the non-profit, no interest mortgage; and their willingness to work in partnership with Habitat." Habitat is currently helping low income hurricane victims here. If they buy it; they take care of it? Maybe that works. I don't know. It's not just a feel good project for yuppies and corporations. I think they are doing a great service. I don't want to sound too selfish, but maybe the families south of the border won't come here to raise their standard of living if we help them at home. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

When I visited the Imperial War Museum, they had a number of guns on display that were donated to the people of Britain from friends in America.They came at a time when crime was down, but you were facing an invasion from across the Channel. When you do decide to rearm, I can send an old single barrel .410 guage perfect for home defense. I'll keep the offer open. If you need more fire power than that, I can accept cases of Guinness. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Why? - Jim He is a better carpenter than he ever was as a president. His Habitat for Humanity is doing great things for the poor. The organization has gone international helping the poor construct houses. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

It's still not too late for Fidel to move to Miami and do American Express commercials with a couple of babes on the beach. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Out of the Sep issue of Popular Science- "Rental companies are using telematics to enforce their contracts. A jury recently ruled in favor of Acme Rent-a-Car, which used GPS data to ding a renter $450 for speeding- though he hadn't been stopped by police." Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.