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And I've never heard or seen the term MILF applied to a younger woman, it's usually mid to upper thirties, mother or not. Cougar is generally applied to women in their mid to upper forties. And even when I was in my twenties, there were some hot looking cougars, skill and experience usually beats out youth and enthusiasm "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 both a pilot and skydiver. I really do enjoy flying, but if I have a choice, I'd rather jump out of the plane than fly it. Do a tandem and an intro flight lesson and decide for yourself. And to answer your sidenote, no. You need a Commercial license to fly jumpers. You can't earn anything (or even fly without pay if the people are paying to get on the plane) with a Private license. "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

You say "No, those jeans don't make your thighs look heavy," And you DON"T SAY OUT LOUD "Your thighs look heavy no matter what, the jeans have nothing to do 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

That's why more wind turbines makes it a more viable energy source. There will still be calms that reduce output in various areas. One of the upgrades to make the grid "smart" is short term storage to allow for it. I'm going off what I heard on a news story a while back (NPR?) that if they could have 15 minutes of power when the wind died off, they would have time to fire up the "fill in" power (mainly gas fired and rather expensive). Currently there isn't any thing to fill in that gap between when the wind dies and when the other source comes on line. It's a problem, but not an insurmountable 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

Depends on the type of welding. Any kid off the street can weld up a dumpster. Not so much with a nuke plant or underwater oil well. But those guys get paid pretty well. "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

Wind really isn't all that variable in the long term. They do long term studies of the proposed sites. They make sure that the average wind is strong enough to make the windmill viable. There are calm days and there are windy days, but the wind is actually pretty dependable, given a large enough area (like several states). "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

geez, people keep using the term and pretty soon, boogies are just going to be a great big festival of people walking up and unilaterally slapping others just to feel better. and it's not their fault, it's blogger using violent terms - like 'face palm' - that makes them do it, rather than their own choice to slap another.... (as far as I know, 'face palm' is a moisturizer....) can't we stop the violence now? - this just facilitates angry fights --- for the children. Let's start using the term 'face caress' and fix the world edit: for the children (and the puppies) I'm really not hip with the net-lingo. I thought would mean something like "talk to the hand" or whatever hip thing is said lately. Such vitriol! Facepalm Google results for "Facepalm pictures". No violence implied. More of a "There are no words to adequately convey how idiotic that is" "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 because students suffer deafness and tunnel-vision when they get scared. Students are most scared during exit and a few seconds before landing. It does not matter which model of radio you use, students will complain about ANY brand of radio "going silent" just before landing. Yep, and the best part of that one is that everyone on the ground can hear the student's radio from about 100' down to the ground. The student says "The radio stopped working!" and everyone around says "We could hear it just 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

There wouldn't be nobody left to post. And yes, I know it should be "anybody" "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

They don't do valve jobs on hearts that are running either. They put the patient on a heart-lung machine, stop the heart, do the valve job, then restart the heart. My mom had one done. I understand the basics of it. (and yes, I realize it was a joke 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

She currently does commentary on TruTV's "Smoking Gun Presents World's Dumbest..." Danny Bonaduce, Leif Garret and Todd Bridges too, along with a bunch of others. They can be pretty funny sometimes. "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

Right. That was what the rules were for both Mexico and Canada before NAFTA. A US driver in a US truck couldn't do anything but go to a terminal/drop yard right at the border. Now (in theory anyway) the US driver can deliver the load and pick up a return load, and Mexican and Canadian drivers can do the same. It works fine with Canada (I was just up there last week). But there are problems getting it fully implemented with Mexico. Some of those problems are real, some are exaggerated and some are completely made 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

Thousands dead, every year, just for the convenience of not having to walk. So you want to compare guns with cars on the public roads, OK. Insurance required. Test of competency required before you can use one. Must have license in possession whenever using. Registration required. Must have visible ID affixed. Strict safety criteria on design and construction. High taxes on consumables. Annual safety checks in many states. etc. I suspect you don't want to pursue that analogy. I will. All but 5 states require a license to carry concealed. 2 have no permit at all and concealed carry isn't allowed at all. I'm not sure how many require a carry permit to "open carry." Posession with out having the permit on your person is a lot more serious than driving with out the license on you. Most states require training to obtain a carry permit, to include laws and demonstrated competence. Renewing a permit usually requires retraining and redemontrating competence. When's the last time you had to take a road or written test to renew your driver's licence professor? Firearms are required to have a serial number. Posessing a weapon with one removed or altered is a pretty serious crime. Firearms meet SAMMI standards. They aren't government mandated, but they are followed by all the manufacturers. When is the last time you heard of a modern gun having a serious safety issue (Ruger recalled a pistol recently that could discarge if it was dropped at the "just perfect angle", but there were no reported instances if it happening). There's a federal tax on ammuntion. It's supposed to go toward preserving hunting lands, but has been "reaproriated" for other purposes. And all the requirements you listed are (as you stated) only to operate a vehicle on public roads. Anyone can have a "Back 40 beater" and legally operate it on private property without any of the listed requirements. Skydive AZ has their "converitble van" right? That would't pass inspection. "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

Especially if it's rental gear "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

You aren't seeing those commercials for 3 reasons. 1 - There are still more trucks than freight. The big companies are just starting to advertise for drivers again. 2 - Because capcacity (the amount of trucks on the road) dropped by about 20% during the downturn, there are enough drivers looking for jobs that they don't need the "normal" amount of new drivers. 3 - Many of the bigger companies are doing their own training these days. A lot of those "schools" you see advertised are pretty poor. They teach enough to get the CDL, but not a whole lot more. The drivers coming out of those places need a lot of additional training to make it out in the real world. And the Mexican trucks aren't hauling "U.S. Freight". Read my post above. They can deliver Mexican freight into the US and haul stuff going to Mexico out of the US. They can't legally haul US freight within the US. It's called "cabotage" and it's illegal. Doesn't mean it doesn't happen, but it's illegal. And US drivers can do the same as far as delivering and picking up in Mexico, although personally I wouldn't do it with the situation south of the border the way it is. The drug smuggling, along with the quality of Mexican equipment is an issue, as is the difference in Hours of Service laws between the US and Mexico (HOS is how long you can drive and how long breaks must be and that sort of 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

I haven't seen any directly tied to the NFL playoffs yet. The one with Alexander Ovetchkin (sp?) as a Russian spy is a good one, and the "Roll Tide" one (especially the graveside eulogy part) is great. "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, getting older sucks, but it sure beats the alternative. And while it's true you are only as old as you think, act and feel; if you think you are 20 and act like you're 20, if you aren't 20 you will feel like you are 80 the next day. "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 going to respectfully disagree with this Pops. At my DZ, the FJC instructor gives the basic instructions (right out of the SIM) on tree landings, then says (more or less) "If you end up in a tree do not try to get down. We will come out to you and evaluate the situation. If you are more than 10 feet up we will call the Fire Dept and they will get you down. More people have been hurt trying to get down and falling than have been hurt by the actual tree landing." We have a good relationship with the local FD/PD/EMS and they have told us that they would much rather come out and help get someone out of the tree than come out and take someone to the hospital with injuries suffered from falling out of the tree while trying to climb down. "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 your post means. I drive for a living (company driver not owner-operator). The business has been tough recently. Freight is way down. I saw a roughly 20% drop in miles (and since I get paid by the mile, income) in 09. I didn't make any of my (miles based) bonuses, for the first time since I started. It's started to come back a bit, but I have been told that freight is down 25% because of the economic slowdown, and capacity (trucks on the road) is down around 20%. That has nothing to do with NAFTA. The rules set by NAFTA are pretty simple for trucks. I can deliver US freight into Canada, I can pick up US bound freight in Canada and deliver it in the US or I can take a shortcut through Canada with freight going from a point in the US to a point in the US. (think New England to Wisconsin or Minnesota). Technically I can't even move an empty trailer within Canada and trade it for a trailer loaded with freight waiting for me (that's called "Drop and Hook"). Canadian drivers have reciprocal rules. Mexican drivers are supposed to be able to do the same, but fears of dangerous equipment, poorly trained drivers, and wage disparity have caused various groups to pressure the government to refuse to live up to their NAFTA commitments. Those fears have legitimate roots, but have been (surprise, surprise, surprise) blown way out of proportion. "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

Way cool Nick!!!

I would think putting up with you would be a good way to put her problems into perspective. Dealing with your shit would make any problems seem minor in comparison. "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, finding out that you're pregnant with twin alien sheep was rather funny. "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 like it. If you don't like the guy....throw him a MAD cat. After you throw the cat to a guy in a tree, the cat will be mad, absolutely guaranteed. "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 attitude will be a serious help in your continued survival. As opposed to those who "know what they are doing". It sounds to me like you are approaching this thoughtfully and sensibly. What do you mean by 9-cells "throwing you off"? I jump a 190 Tri right now, but will more than likely be going to a 9 cell (Sabre2 probably) this spring. I've flown them a few times and didn't notice that much difference. "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

You know that number would be impossible to acquire, given the number of gun shows, where background checks are not required. I'm not sure how sales are handled in most States. Here in Missouri, anyone can walk into a gun show and walk out with an arsenal. Not one time being asked any questions. Sales are considered a private transaction. Just that simple to circumvent any restriction a person may have on them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_shows_in_the_United_States Edit for link Did you read your own link? 50%-75% of the sellers are licensed dealers who are required to perform the backround checks, fill out the forms and wait out any required waiting period. A lot of the non-dealers (private sellers) are collectors selling fairly high-priced stuff. "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