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I have a feeling that those folk are going to buy it back with the earnings from their casinos. South Park did a pretty good job on it. And after what happened to them, I don't have a problem with it. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Lots of semis are going to compressed natural gas (CNG) these days. There are tradeoffs, but much lower emissions. If you see a tractor with a big rectangular box right behind the cab, that's a CNG truck. http://www.cartalk.com/sites/default/files/blogs/jim-motavalli/images/Ryder%20CNG%20Tractor%20small.jpg "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

And a piece of land on Cuba too.. where, I think the Cubans have 'asked' you to fuck off from a few times. Guantanamo is still Cuban soil. The US Government just leases. The Cubans don't like it much, and have protested to the UN, among other places, but the lease is in place, and we pay the rent on time. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

The laser rangefinders are very accurate. They usually have some sort of "accurate to" in the instructions of "+/- 'x'" (usually a percentage). They also have a "maximum effective" which is usually under clear and dry conditions. Anything that affects visibility, like fog, haze or precipitation will reduce it. And they have their "stupidity" limitations too. Kind of like a gun will go 'bang' when you tell it to, regardless of whether or not you meant it to, they will range whatever you point it at. So if there is a branch, or a small hump in the ground between you and your target, you may well range that instead of what you intend. Ranging with the marks in the scope is pretty simple, and reasonably accurate. I learned it a long time ago, don't use it and have forgotten most of it. But there was an article on it in the NRA magazine in the last couple of months, it covered all the details and formulas. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I just watched "Casino"(1995) last week. Ever see it? Also a true story. Pesci plays nearly the same character, but they aren't nearly as "gentle" with him in the end. Well, "based on a true story" and an actual "true story" are two different things. There was a show on the National Geographic Channel that had the real Lefty Rosenthal on it (DeNiro's character). The movie took a lot of liberties with the truth, but still told a pretty accurate story. The way Pesci's character was killed was one of the accurate parts. It was also pretty amazing how much Pesci looked like Tony Spilatro (the real person his character was based on). "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Because that's the way the rules are written. I have heard that American Style Football (AKA "Hand-Egg") has more rules than any other sport in the world. I could be wrong on that, but I believe it. It gets incredibly complicated and intricate (offsides vs neutral zone infraction vs encroachment for example). The clock rules get really strange, because they change depending on what the clock reads at the time. IIRC, "regular time" is different from "less than 5 minutes in the half" which is different from "less than 2 minutes in the half." "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

RCBS is still around. Probably not the exact same anymore, but their single stage is as good as any. Their progressive press isn't as good as Dillon IMO, but it doesn't cost as much either. I've got a couple sets of RCBS dies, Dillon sells them for calibers that they don't offer Dillon dies in. And thanks. I like to think that I know some of what I'm talking about, I've been shooting and loading for a while too. But go back and read the first line I wrote in post #8. I really don't know that much. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Some places will rent the rig by the jump, or by the whole day. If you mean wingsuits when you say "Tracking Suit," the answer is 'sort of' but not for you yet. 200 jump minimum on those. For very good reasons. Helmets are usually included with student jumps, you will pick one up fairly early if you progress (Benny or ProTec are reasonably priced, and do a good job). The "beanie" is called a "Frap Hat", if you mean what I think you mean, and they've gone out of fashion for everything but tandem students (the padding is more for the instructor than you). "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I didn't even know that was possible. DAMMIT, I hate cleaning lead out of a barrel. Before college when I was reloading pistol rounds, I bought lead bullets due to cost, then spent lots of time swearing while cleaning the barrels. It all depends on the mix. And how you drive it. I run a straight "range pickup mix" and drop the bullets out of the molds into a bucket of water. That gives me a hardness of between 14 and 15. I use the alox "Tumble Lube," one coat before sizing, one more after. I push the 45s around 800fps or so. The minor leading that I get comes out fairly easily with a stainless "tornado" brush. Some people I know run a very hard mix (adding tin and antimony) and put the gas checks on the back (little metal discs to keep the fire away from the back of the bullet. They can push the bullets up around 1800fps or so with manageable leading. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

If you're going to reload rifle for accuracy, I would just get a simple 'C' press - single die in the top at a time kinda thing. Progressive presses are great for pistol plinking, but I try to be real consistent with rifle - harder to do with a bunch of stuff going' on at the same time. Going to disagree with you on that. The 550 is a top-end press. Dillon did a few "articles" about how it can be used to create very, very consistent ammo. And consistency is the key to accuracy. One problem with using a single stage press is that you have to change out the dies for each step. It's hard to get them back to exactly where they belong. Dillon uses a removable toolhead that allows the dies to be left in place. The most important thing is case prep. So you clean, size, trim, turn necks inside and out (if you go that far) and all the other stuff before - I use a single stage for that part. Then you take the fully prepped cases and run them through the progressive. As long as the powder is one that will meter well (not all do) then all is cool. If the powder charges need to be weighed out individually, then you slow down a smidge. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Nope. It's a political issue. Because the conservatives and the religious types have decided it's their business what a woman does. It's still a medical procedure. But the party that wants "Less Government Intrusion" insists on intruding on the medical decision. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Nope. Not alone, not the first. I'll bet you won't be the last, either. My ex had that problem with her daughter. My folks had that problem with my sister. Now my sister is having that problem with her daughter. Fortunately, my sister doesn't 'micromanage' her daughter, so when she 'puts her foot down,' her daughter knows its important. That's where the 'Pick your battles' becomes important. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I know what you mean. Every answer you find generates two or three more questions. The more I learn, the more I find how little I actually know. A good rule of thumb for scopes is to spend as much for the glass as you did for the rifle. And the line between "hunting" and "match" bullets is getting very blurred. The technology to make a very accurate bullet that expands well is amazing. I sometimes get asked "What do you think will shoot best in this?" The only answer I can give is to try different types and weights until they find out. We have one regular shooter who has a hobby of finding the best possible load for a rifle. He will get a rifle off the used rack at the store, do a little work on it (bedding, bolt lugs, trigger) and then work up a load. He might start with 6 or 7 different powders, 5 or 6 different bullet brands, 5 or 6 weights of each brand. He keeps narrowing it down until he finds the very best load for that rifle. 1/2" or smaller 100 yard groups (every group, not just some of them). Then he's done, so he sells it. And starts over with a different one. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Well, the one thing that I've learned about ballistics, loading, and bullet performance is that everything is a tradeoff. And that often, those tradeoffs can cancel out and leave you exactly where you started. I volunteer as a range officer at the local range, and see a lot of interesting stuff. We have a few guys that are very "detail oriented" with their stuff. I learn a lot from them. We only go out to 100 yards, so I don't have much experience shooting beyond that, but we have guys who will shoot groups well under an inch (5 shots all touching) on a regular basis, once the rifle and load are dialed in. I started casting my own pistol bullets in the last couple of years. Tapping into the "knowledge pool" was invaluable for me. I was able to learn all I needed, get a lot of "Don't do what I did" suggestions, and even get a few odds and ends (like a couple pounds of beeswax for flux) from people who had extras. I even have a huge supply of free lead - the range has been there for a long time, and I can get all I need. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Considering that Krip is making us guess if his wife is: A - a woman B - a man C - a stepdaughter AND is threatening to throw stationary visitors in either the trash or the fire... I don't think you need to apologize for making an obscure joke. I think Krip has a pretty offbeat sense of humor (and that's a good thing IMO). "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Well, copper is less dense than lead. So a similar sized and shaped copper bullet will weigh less than a lead one. So it will have less energy, and will slow down faster than a similar lead one. So, it won't carry as far, and will have a greater drop (not as flat). BUT bullet designers know this, and play with the bullet design to make them fly better (better coefficient of drag) or make them longer to make them heavier, or a few other things. Copper also is stronger than lead, so it can be driven faster without disintegration problems. And it's velocity that really determines drop, arc and "flatness." So the best answer to your question is "Sort of, but it depends." "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Skyknights is a good place (well, except maybe for the naked guy ). By the time you need your own gear, you will have a good idea of what you will need. And people who will help you find it. You also have a decent sized population of jumpers around you (Skyknights, Midwest, Skydive Chicago, Chicagoland, plus all the little places) and you stand a pretty good chance of being able to find something suitable from someone getting new stuff or getting out of the sport. Once you get your A, get the word out that you are looking for a first rig. Make sure anything you are interested in gets a good inspection by a rigger you know, trust and who has no interest in the sale. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Not disputing the data, but a timespan of less than 140 years (or 163 for California) is very short in terms of climate. The Ice Ages lasted thousands (tens of thousands) of years. As did the warm periods in between. The solar cycle averages 11 years, IIRC. So this is less than 13 solar cycles. The California drought (driest year on record) has a similar problem. There's geological evidence that there have been droughts that lasted centuries. The one that destroyed the Mayan culture is probably worse than anything we have on record, mainly because our records don't go back far enough. Just like with the polar ice coverage, it's really hard to call any of this stuff "historical" because we really don't have accurate data for any real length of time. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I would think his parents are smart enough to pick their battles carefully. Unlike what our parents told us, he won't "catch his death of cold" by standing out there for a short while. He's going from a warm house to (after a short wait) a warm bus to a warm school. If he wants to prove how tough (or stupid, sometimes it's hard to tell the difference) he is, let him. I've been swimming in Lake Michigan a couple times. On January 1st. This is from this year, I wasn't there. http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=U0&Dato=20140101&Kategori=SHE01&Lopenr=301010189&Ref=PH "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Well, one friend ordered a complete suit, plus tandem pants and a jacket. Paid in full, back in August at SDC Summerfest. Has received nothing. I'm not sure what has been communicated, I just know that he's not happy. Another friend is still waiting on a jumpsuit, and received a wingsuit. The fit on the wingsuit is pretty bad, and the construction is rather questionable. The seams aren't symmetrical, and the whole thing looks "off." I saw one person who had received his suit last fall at Skydive Midwest. It actually fit pretty good, and the construction seemed ok. However, I also saw a pair of freefly pants that didn't fit at all (I think it was the same guy, but it was a few months ago). Everything I am hearing sounds like he took too many orders, got in over his head and is now having trouble filling them. I would not suggest anyone order from him until this stuff gets sorted out. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Or pay for it and not have it come at all. No need to apologize, IMO. You aren't the only one in that situation. I'm not myself, but 2 friends are. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

HOLY SHIT!!! Look who showed up. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Yep. That's actually pretty good. Best part, IMHO: "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

No, the rules prohibit joking about it. Not discussion of it. Same with Michael Jackson. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Yeah, but how long before some idiot figures out how to stream video into the display and rides (insert really inattentive action here, like off of a cliff) somewhere really stupid. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo