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For some reason I don't think scientists on this forum would like to be associated with this award. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

NOPD has made a comeback over the years ridding themselves of jerks and even murders. Although the storm brought out the best and worst of what they have now, it showed they still have room for improvement. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Great topic for lunch and funnyhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051007/sc_nm/ignobels_dc;_ylt=AqzBfuYKwGCdmYeQxx853_xxieAA;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NmhocGZ1BHNlYwMxNzAw Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

N524BF. Anybody from Goshin remember this aircraft? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Hard work and sacrifice to serve the public, be very proud of youself. No doubt you believe it is better to give.... you know the rest. Good Luck. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Bwahhaa! Hey Rick, hell yea I wish it was all female on that load, but alas, it was just us 5 guys going to the races! You should have seen the private S-76 and a 230 hustling the VIP's back and forth between the race and Birmingham...... SOMEBODY was making some money........ Buck Glad you got home safe. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Nah, B55 Baron.... and I think we shall take out a small loan to pay for that round-trip!! Boy, but what a weekend!!! And the feds were very in-depth and assholes..... Man, you need to load that aircraft up with people willing to split the cost of fuel. I bet you had an all women crew or some cheap-ass helicopter pilots. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Lindsey, you're a good mom.

Bitchin' great story. It get's better and better. Enjoy every page.

Ghost Soldiers, the epic account of WWII's greatest rescue mission. Great so far. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I just got some email from a base jumper who had D rings installed after he bought the rig. He skydives with it. Maybe it's time to get base harnesses tso'd. I used those 24' chest chutes myself at one time. Wonder about modern ones. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Thank you both for the response. Wish I had thought about this a little earlier. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I finally got to jump my Troll out of an airplane and I did it legal. It was a pain in the ass switching to a skydiving container. Why not have D rings or something similar for a reserve? The D rings could be used for repelling or rescue attachment points. It was fun. It was not base, but it was still fun. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Thank you. Nobody can accuse you of being lazy and not taking the initiatve. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Having grown up in Baton Rouge, lived through Betsy (when I was very young), and personally witnessed what Camille did to Biloxi, I'd be leaving 48 hours before a cat 3/4/5 hit. I think we have a generation gap and people relocating to hurricane prone areas who cannot believe what a large storm can do. I used to fly over a large wooden boat that had a tree growing through it. This little "shrine" was about a mile north of the beach in Cameron. My passengers used to tell me about Hurricane Audry: dead relatives, sharing the top of trees with snakes, people on the courthouse roof, etc. One man was told to come up to the morgue at Lake Charles and pick up his daughter. He did and she was alive. Now they shut down the bars and get out of Dodge. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Mike, maybe some of the poor evacuated will be able to start new productive lives out of their welfare bondage. My guess is that many had never been out of the city. I hope something good will come out of this. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Ok, maybe the Professor was having too much fun at the conference and let his guard down. There are 4 little old ladies sharing an apartment up here in Arkansas that left 2 days BEFORE the storm hit. The oldest, Virgina, will be 83 tomorrow. I think the professor had no idea what the storm could do. Otherwise, he would have hitched a ride and got out of Dodge. He was out of his element and had no idea what the storm could do. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I agree. The professor was on a little adventure, and it back fired. I don't condone what happened to him by law enforcement officers, but he should have got the fuck out of Dodge. I used to evacuate the oil rigs and then evacuate the aircraft as far as the Dallas area (we learned the hard way). Did it for years. The oil companies evacuated earlier and better each year because of liability and lots of pratice. More than once I drove from Venice to Lake Charles during an evacuation thinking the people staying behind were stupid or poor. I forgot about the brave healthcare workers. Hats off to them. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I disagree. The City of New Orleans has had at least 2 dress rehearsal evacuations before this (real storms that changed course thank God) that did not go well because the Mayor's decision to evacuate the city came too late. The professor needs to watch the weather channel during hurricane season. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Put it on top of a gutted out 200' hotel on the beach.

God Bless your wife! I feel for teachers these days. I know a handful in my hometown and they are certainly not in it for the money (or the appreciation from a lot of parents). I even babysit for a school teacher and she often tells me to keep on homeschooling! You are also right on about a lot of parents....and I'm sure that is one main reason why the schools are stepping over into areas that really involved parents would consider none of their business. I hope your wife still teaches because we need ones like her! She is taking a break this year, but our youngest daughter, a nursing student gave a shot to a newborn last week. She said the most exciting thing was to see both sides of the family celebrating the birth. Up until then she had seen nothing but unhappy mothers to include some who left their babies at the hospital. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I am not assuming that. I'm assuming just the opposite. It's hard work and a pain to take care of kids. I don't even assume that most people have the TIME to care for their kids the way I do. All I'm saying is that if it takes a school official to tell you your kid is overweight, that's a problem. You should have already heard it from the kid's primary medical doctor.................................... It's been said before: If you want to sample Americans in your home town just go shopping. You can see the whole family; not just the kids. Some of these kids don't stand a chance with parents like the lady I saw about to drive off without a car seat for her infant daughter. I felt like an idiot at the time telling a policeman to get her before she drove off, but he thanked me. Lice: My wife taught school and knew which kids would repeatedly come to school with lice. She knew which kids would be late because it was up to them to get up and come to school. Yes, she gave out soap and shampoo and tried to mother them. Some of these kids never got a hug at home or had somone to show their new bandaid to. Personally I think parents are now the worst ever. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I agree with you 100%. You could not have said it better. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I enjoyed my first Couch Freak Boggie. Man, what more hospitality and friendship could you ask for? That far North without grits; never felt I was behind enemy lines. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Things are very quiet at the WFFC, but Major Rokke is there every night waiting for his jello shot. Rumor has it he has a small following that is growing at an alarming rate. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.