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Why is that? I know you're a mechanic so I'm not doubting you...just curious. In part because the alternator is going to be pumping a lot of amps into the battery, expecially at first. It's better to charge a fully dead battery slowly. You can very easily destroy a small battery (lawn tractor, motorcycle, ect.) by using a bigger battery charger on it. To the OP - A small battery charger is pretty cheap. And it's something that may come in handy in the future. Or you could jump it. Or you could yank the battery and take it somewhere. Fully discharging a non-Deep-Cell battery isn't good for it. It may or may not hold a charge anymore. Float chargers (like JohnMitchell recommended) are wonderful. They keep the battery topped off all the time. I'd make sure you check all the fluids. Brake, coolant and oil. Check the tires too. I agree with Lisa that there will probably be flat spots from sitting, but they will go away in a little while. Never jack the car up or put it on blocks. It's really bad for the struts/shocks to let them hang for an extended period. After a year, the gas will not be in the best shape. It may not want to start. Starting fluid (ether) is very handy if you know what you are doing. If you don't know, and you can't find someone who does, it is very DANGEROUS. Use WD-40 as starting fluid instead. The mineral spirits in it works as a gentle starting fluid. Spray a litte into the intake as the motor is cranking. I park my Porsche every winter, so I've done this once or twice. Good luck. It's really cool to see a car that has sat for a while come "back to life." Sometimes it's a little smoky, but that usually goes away. "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. What Mythbusters demonstrated was shooting straight up. Perfectly vertical. The bullets then descend at terminal, usually sideways. Not really fast enough to do damage. Unfortunately, celebratory gunfire is rarely vertical. It's just upwards. And the bullets, which are launched in a ballistic arc, are still travelling with lethal velocity when they come back down. Jclalor is right. It's rare, but people die from 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

Wow!! Two very lovely ladies. It's a shame they're both taken. Congrats. "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

Being looked down upon for being left handed in the bronze age had nothing to do with politics, but everything to do with goat herders thinking that the small minority of people who were left handed were evil. Another example of the ignorance of the bible. Well, there's the Latin Sinister/Dexter and the French Gauche/Droit prejudices too. "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

Umm... No. Way too many innocent people had their rights trampled by those two thugs. But I'm not really surprised that you admire them. "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

Sounds like a terrible ruling to me. What's the big problem with obtaining a warrant? If police can set up surveillance cameras anywhere on private property, they could do so without any evidence whatsoever, just as a fishing expedition, or to stalk some hot MILF that deputy Bubba has his eye on. If they had any shred of actual evidence they could get a warrant. This is a great example of the slippery slope where "if you aren't doing anything wrong you have no reason to object" leads pretty directly to a police state. If I found cameras hidden on my property I'd shoot them. Would that be a crime if they turned out to be police property? Don If memory serves correctly, there's a term "curtelage" (sp?) that is more or less the occupied area of a property. Think the farm house, barn, sheds and farmyard on a large farm. That's the area protected by the 4th. The fields and woods are not, and the cops aren't required to have a warrant to enter or search them. This is pretty old caselaw (again IIRC). And if they can search it without a warrant, then they can surveil it. Using whatever technology is most appropriate. This is my understanding of it. Andy or Lawrocket can correct what parts I have wrong. This does NOT mean I agree with it. And if you find cameras that are clearly marked "Police Property", then no, you can't keep, sell or wreck them. The FBI prosecuted (successfully IIRC) someone for trying to sell one of their GPS trackers a couple years ago. "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

That is so cool that you decided to go. Not that you are defying your mom, but that you aren'tl letting her stop you from doing something that you really want to do. Just my $0.02 on the e-mail - Since it was his invitation in the first place, start off with something like: "I've decided to follow through on your suggestion to visit Hong Kong" so that he knows it was his idea that started the whole thing. For the hotel thing, something like: "Can you recommend a good hotel, close to you and close to the things I'd like to see?" That makes it clear that you aren't intending to mooch lodgings from him and his family, but leaves it open to him to offer if he wants to. Same with the time you plan on spending with them. Leave it vague, so that they can suggest how much. Maybe they only want to spend a day or two, but if it's your favorite uncle, he may want to spend the entire time with 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

That's what I find amusing. The righties scream that we need to purge the rolls of all the ineligible voters, and require ID of all voters because of rampant fraud. But they don't want outside observers. Hmmm... "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 saw the hemp choker ones (that's what they were, not really "macrame") at SDC (the Paraconcepts store). I looked, but they don't have them on the website. "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

What exactly are you looking for? The links 'Twardo posted have some nice "jewlery" quality stuff, or I've seen some on beaded or macrame-style necklaces. Mine is simply a real closing pin from the parts bin, hanging on a close-fitting stainless steel chain with a small ring to attact the pin to the chain. The chain was $10 at my local jewler. The pin was $2.50 IIRC. "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, then you have to include the best FJC instructor of all time... Truman Sparks. "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, I'd much rather see the Libertarians in power than, say the Greens or the Communists. I mostly agree with their overall philosophy. There's a few things that simply aren't going to fly, but that's true of all the parties, big and small. So if I vote for the Libs, it will be a futile gesture protesting against the idiocy of the 2 major parties and a vote for a candidate who I mostly agree with. "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

Post #13. In relation to the "Madd Skilz" and lessons learned crowd. "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

Go back and re-read posts 6, 9 and 10. You aren't breathing out. It's not unusual. You get so wound up (anxiety, excitement, whatever) that you breathe in, breathe in some more, and then try to breathe in yet more, but your lungs are full and you can't. You clearly state that " my chest gets tight like the harness just shrunk 2 sizes." That's because your lungs are over full. Screaming will force you to exhale, and then you will be fine. "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

It sounds more like another Longmont. The quotes from the complaining neighbors are really similar. There are also a couple quotes from selectmen in support of the operation. And one from the airport manager. Which is a very good thing. "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

Your mom sounds very manipulative and controlling. That's sad. It could be that she's trying to protect you from something, that she's afraid of being cut out of something if you are there, or is exacting revenge for something. There may be other reasons, but those are the first that come to mind. I'd go if I were you. You're a grownup, do what you think best. She won't like it, but her behavior has demonstrated that she doensn't have your best interests at heart. So feel free to ignore her wishes. You may not want to tell her what you are doing. If she finds out, just tell her that you knew how much it would upset her and you didn't want to do that (kind of throwing her behavior back at her). So basically, Spence is right. "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, I was thinking of including the "Learn from their lessons" category, both dead and alive. It would include the Madd Skilz crowd like you listed, but it could also include those who pushed the limits just a bit too far. Patrick De Guyon, Shane McConkey, Eli, JT and others. "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'm not sure what you mean by convert my paper certificates. I had paper, then I requested that I get the certificate number changed so that it wasn't my SS#. When they sent the replacements, they were the plastic cards. The pilot license and rigger license are different certificates on 2 different cards, but they both have the same certificate number. Me too. I made the request right before I went to the rigger class so that I would have the new number for my rigger cert. And I have 2 seperate cards, one for rigger, one for pilot (I actually have a 3rd for ground instructor too, but it's been a long, long time and I don't use that). "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 necessarily dumb, just a bit vague. You mean "earned" as in a "real" skydiver. Not just a "One and Done" tandem passenger. I've never seen one on anyone but a skydiver. "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

There's a couple lists. - Historical: Sanborn, Istel, Ottley, Morehead, White. There are others, but those are the first that come to mind. - Pioneers, but a little more recent: Bill Booth, Ted Strong, Dan Poynter. Again, there are others. - Champions: Dan BC, Kirk Verner, Rook and Missy Nelson, Eli Thompson. Again, many many others. Camera: Norman Kent, Joe Jennings, Greg Gasson, Brian Buckland. Again, many others. One good reason to know who the "names" are is because a few of them post on here. And sometimes people don't quite realize who they are. It can get a "bit" amusing. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3409804#3409804 And don't forget the most famous of all skydivers... DB Cooper Who else has a thread of over 1000 pages (pages, not posts). "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

Define "Earned." It sounds like the Marine Corps ad. I started wearing one when I got my rigger's ticket. The first one (I lost a couple) came out of the parts bin at the loft where I took my course. "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

He's not throwing his vote away. He's very clear in that he understands the impact of not choosing one of the other two. If he understands that impact, then he's not throwing it away. If he didn't, then I'd agree with you. But he does. (What I don't understand is the rationalization of 'being so disgusted with republicans' that he can't vote for Romney - the ballot will say "Romney" it won't say "Republicans" - I vote for the individual and the policies they say they stand for. Party line voting is lazy.) Well, I'm pretty disgusted with Romney as an individual. And while Romney, not the Republican party, is the presidential candidate, if he wins, it will be a "Repulican" administration. The cabinet and his advisors will be "R". While Romney may or may not follow each and every plank of the Repub platfrom, it will in general. And I'm also referring to more than just the presidential election. I will be voting for a US senator, US congress-critter and a couple of state offices. While I don't vote a straight party ticket (I agree that it's lazy and stupid), my votes in the past have been more "R" than "D". Edit to add: I really don't see a "lesser of two evils." Both are equally repugnant to me. "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

That's really cool. Thanks for posting 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

I believe you are correct, it is a different certificate number so it is separate. Mine aren't. I got the plastic for my pilot's license (and the new "Non-SS#") in June 09, and my rigger cert in May 09 and they both have the same number. I hadn't updated my pilot's cert to plastic (and the new number) until I got my rigger's cert. "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

Why? I'm going to vote in the election. I feel that it's important to exercise that right and duty. I won't vote for Obama for a variety of reasons. But I'm so disgusted with the republican party this election that I am having a very hard time casting my vote "against Obama" by voting for Romney. The same goes with the US senate and congressional races around here. My vote for a third party (if I do that) is far more of a "I hate both of you this much" vote than an actual hope that GPJ wins. I know a lot of people that cast Perot votes in 92 for that reason. "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