AndyMan

Well I posted another pic to the other thread... Poor kenny. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Poor lisa. Gonna go to bed unsatisfied. Here, maybe this will help. It's what happens when a bunch of guys, lots of ammunition, and a kenny doll get togeather. http://bombshelter.ca/~andy/photos/FunGun/kenny6.jpg _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

you guys suck at whoring. it's suposed to stay on topic. Doh! (Hi Lisa! ) _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Damn. I was trying to see how long I can go without being calle a post whore. I failed. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Yeah, I'm with Milo. If you need any ideas of what to do with the old one, here's a hint: http://www.bombshelter.ca/~andy/photos/FunGun/obsolete.jpg _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Oh yeah, baby... right there. Yeah, that's it, Thats the stuff... _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Not a lot of room in that pocket dove... ya comfy down there still? _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

On the home page Events Calendar, I click on "Chicagoland Canopy Control Camp" and I get taken to "Skydive University Caoch Clinic" _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

There's a line? I guess I didn't get that memo. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Carbon nano-tubes, one of the more promising advancements in materials science, first invisioned by Arthur C. Clarke, who's possible uses involve elevators to orbit, aparently have one fatal flaw. They explode when hit by the light from camera flashes. Doh! http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992219 _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

We're looking at a good turnout for hinckley. I don't think we'll have any trouble taking the record. Me and diverdriver have done some good planning... We'll do lotsa fun jumping with everyone, and there's certainly room for some less experienced in the jump... _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

I've got tons of work to do, and the weather's hosed AGAIN. I might get out on sunday, but odds are 0:0:0 _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

I just wanted to say that the "mine hesitates for 2-3 seconds" sounds a HELL of a lot like the "10 second /thousand foot snivel" stories that frequently come up in the canopy discussions. I think we're so tuned in and paying attention at pull time that any delay seems like forever. I used to think I had a 2 second delays until I saw the video, then I realised it was pretty much instantaneous. Incidentally, my pilot chute passed all your tests. The patch on the bridal says Jim Cazer, and references your patent no 4,399,969 _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Right. It's not THAT hard to bring one back from the states. So it IS Bush's fault. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

If you'll give me multiple O's, I'll let you into that spot. No questions. Actually, It's not a big deal. I can usuaully go three times anyways. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

So THAT'S why you weren't online last night. Hmmm... I'd give you one of my spares, but it'd cost me a fortune to ship it. Damn. Not like I can really bring one to Eloy, too. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_slc.asp?Id=1201 Here's some that come in at about $80 - a good price if you ask me. There's even one for $60, but that's with a rebate. Trouble here is you'd have to wait for it to ship. Flea markets are a good idea. Monitors are a dime a dozen and the technology really hasn't changed much. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

The US certainly has access to a whole lot more oil that isn't nearly as sensitive. If you look at the oil debates you'll notice that the oil companies are conspicuously absent from the ANWR debates. The oil companies aren't interested there, it's really just the politicians arguing over it. The oil companies would rather look elsewhere. There's more oil locked up in the Alberta Oil Sands then all of the Opec countries put togeather. The dificulty is that it's a bit more expensive to extract the oil because it's literally just saturated in sand, but the cost is currently comming down. Current estimates is it could be profitable at $30/barrel. Russia literally has TONS of oil and they'd love to sell it to us. The dificulty is the lack of pipelines, they just don't pop up over night. Traditionally talk of pipline building has been to build the pipeline through to the Middle-east, where it would be loaded onto ships and shipped over. More recently there's been talk of building the pipeline over the Bearing Straights into Alaska, and down through Canada. That's a HUGE FRIGGIN PROJECT. It would probably take 20 years to build the pipe, and again it would need to be supported by a higher price for the gas. There's also huge prospects out on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. They've already built one huge oil platform called Hybernia, which has been pumping for about 5 years now. They're building a second and third now. Again, the resources are huge - there's more oil down there then in most OPEC countries, but again the dificulty in extracting it means it's only profitable at over $25/barrel. The irony here is that all the horseshit the OPEC countries are doing right now are only making it more feasable to tap more expensive sources. Americans need to understand it's not about the LACK of oil. There's more then enough oil around the world to polute the planet for years. It's about CHEAP oil. Americans also have very short memories, I remember 10 years ago buying gas at .99/gallon and thinking it was cheap. Assume now an average price is $1.40 / gallon - going up 40% in 10 years is less then inflation! Once you consider inflation gas now is cheaper then it EVER has been. The reasearch going on with fuel cells is just TOO cool. Companies like Ballard Power Systems are just doing incredible things, plus the technology is spawning 'scale ups' to home power systems (eat your heart out, Bill), and scaling down to laptops and portable electronics. Again, the early adopters will be expensive. It will take some people willing to pay more for this for it to come online in a big way, just as VCR's cost $1200 when they first came out. All of the major auto manufacturers have committed to the fuel cell research. At the same time, companies like Honda are comming out with cars that get 50/MPG! 50? Am I the only one here how thinks that's just incredible? Too bad they're so expensive. The Arabs are doing us a HUGE favor by driving up the cost of gas. Americans are starting to realise they DON'T need two sport-utes in every driveway. Cars like the AUDI allroad Quatro, the BMW sports wagon, and the Subaru series are reminding us we don't need Canyonero's in every drive way. People are realising these are SWEET cars, do nearly everything the big sport utes do, but burn about $800 less in gas every year. If Americans could accept a higher cost of gas, they'd have access to huge supplies in Canada and Russia, and provide a financial incentive for ultra-high efficiency vehicles, both through fuel cells and gas-electric hybrids. It seems like people are just so narrow minded that they MUST have cheap oil. Personally, I think expensive oil is SO much more attractive. The only problem is I don't think we could retrofit an otter with fuel cells. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Those are friggin hillarious! Gotta figure out how to use those without getting slapped. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Don't knock it unless you've tried it, Richard. _Am (knows EXACTLY what clay is talking about...) ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Lisa Lopez was a firestarter? Was this public knowledge? +Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Mental note: rent a sports car. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Specifically here, about half way down the page. http://www.para-gear.com/templates/base_template.asp?group=246 ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Consider this a lesson in "why geeks shouldn't write music". http://www.afn.org/skydive/humor/hotel-a.html I expect Bill to give us a performance on Saturday night. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Not only is he an important leader, he's the leaders of one of the few big Arab nations the US has reasonably good relations with. I am concerned that if he's as anti-us as I suspect, I have little hope for peace in the region. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Never mind the single biggest rule we leared from Star Trek: Don't put all your high ranking officers in one shuttle craft. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfe Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999