wolfriverjoe

You don't say "Wait until next year" until after they are completely out of the playoff hunt. Until then, no matter how far back they are you must say "They could still pull it off". Even if they are 10 or more games behnd, needing to win every one to make the playoffs, "They can still pull it off". "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've been involved in a couple Chevy small-block startups where we used a hand drill to spin the oil pump shaft (to have pressure) while cranking the motor over. That put oil in all the critical places. Then throw the distributor in quick, hook up the fuel and fire it up. I'm not entirely sure it was worth the trouble, but the owner thought so. "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 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 kind of belt are you using? There are specially designed belts that work great for carry. They are double thick and often have stiffeners (a plastic panel that's really similar to our flap stiffeners). The thickness/stiffness prevents the holster from twisting the belt without needing to have the belt super tight. "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 thought Rabbitt flew the Otter down in Texas. "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

Does This Thread sound at all familar? The second post is where the real truth starts. "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 its a 550. I would like to order a case feeder from dillon, but the auto index of both the 650 and 1050 is what turned me off of those. I like the controll to manually turn the index just in case something isnt quite right like fully seating a primer. And yes, Blue Press is quite possibly one of the best gun porn mags you can get in the mail. The auto index isn't a big deal, at least not to me. The Dillon usually runs so smoothly that problems are pretty rare, and if there is one, I just pull the problem case out of the shell holder, and run an empty space through. The powder system won't dump a charge unless there is a case there. "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

DUDE! Dillon is the best out there. You should have gotten the casefeed (that's a 550 right?). It is a bit pricey, but makes the whole operation so much smoother. I have a 650 (had it for about 17 years). Casefeed and powdercheck. If you got it direct from the factory you now have a subscription to what is probably the best catalog in firearms. If you didn't get it from the factory, order something from them so you get the catalog. "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 don't follow the logic when you talk adoption. If neither partner wants the child, than adoption satisfies both parties' desires - as does abortion. the issue is when they disagree - If both parties want equal ownership of decision - the only way to give both parties equal choice of responsibility is to wait until after the birth - then either party can raise the child (with the other party volunteering only what they choose to contribute - including nothing). If neither wants a child, then adoption where both parties elect to nothing. So the interesting situation is what is 'equivalent' to the female choice of abortion - for the male. I can't think of one. she gets another option in abortion - he doesn't. I was using adoption to try to remove the controversy surrounding abortion. That was all. And I agree that the problem occurrs when she wants to keep it and he doesn't. But I don't agree with allowing the man to "abort" his responsibilites just because he doesn't want them. While more fair to the man, it isn't fair to either the woman or the kid. It also isn't fair that the woman can choose to not keep the kid if the man wants to. That's just the reality of the situation. It's your kid, it's your responsibility. Fair or not (kinda not), equal or not (again, kinda not). Again, it's the reality of the situation. Unless you are willing to force the woman to give up the kid (either way) or go it alone. Which, IMO, is unacceptable. "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

Adoption fits in the "Option to Abort Responsibilty" categroy too. I'm not going to start on whether abortion is right or wrong, so to try (with little real hope) to avoid the hotheads: There really isn't any equivalent to option #3. The idea (as I said in my original post) of forcing a woman to give up a kid for adoption (or be forced to choose between giving up the kid or going it alone) would be more fair to the man, but totally unacceptable to most of society (and me personally). I think it's just one of the areas where men and women are not now and never will be truly equal. Again, if you aren't willing to raise a kid with the woman, don't stick your dick in her. I'm not going to raise any moral or religious issues here, but from a purely practical standpoint, the consequences for thoughtless, casual sex are often life changing. Kids and diseases. If you don't realize that, then you probably aren't mature enough to have sex in the first place (mentally and emotionally 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

I'd like to extend this question a bit. Are different sized containers tested separately under the TSO process? And if so, are different sized reserves tested with the different sized containers? Or does one set of tests cover the entire range of container and reserve sizes (and combinations of them)? The practice of stuffing an oversized reserve into a container is often veiwed as an inconvenience for the rigger who has to pack it and unneccessary wear on the container, but I don't recall seeing any discussion on how it would affect the opening characteristics. "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

Sure she does. If she is an unfit mother, and using the "child support" money for beer then the father should sue for custody, take care of the child and get support from the mother. It isn't common, but it happens a lot more today than it used to. And don't forget that child support doesn't come close to covering the full cost of raising a kid. "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

Wait. Probably a long time. That "full size cut" went through your abdominal wall muscles. They will take a while to heal, and if you tear them before they fully heal it will be a fairly serious situation. It's going to be a long time before you can do sit-ups without pain. That is one possible measure. "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

Sort of. Simple Green FAQ about aluminum. Standard Simple Green can be used but needs to be rinsed well. They also make a special "Airplane" SG that is safe. "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

Actions have consequences. If you aren't willing to face the consequences, don't do the action. Sometimes it really isn't anybodys fault, the condom breaks for example, but that doesn't change the outcome. Traditionally, the kid stays with the mom, but fathers have rights too. If the "child support" isn't supporting the child, then he should seek custody and get support from the mom. I agree that adoption choices shouldn't be left up to just the mom. But the thought of forcing a mom to give up her kid (or even face the choice of giving up the kid vs giving up support from the father) is abhorrent to me. In short, if you aren't willing to face her having your kid (and paying for it for the next 18 years) then don't stick your dick in her. Get a blowjob instead. I was thinking this while reading the original thread, but there was no way in hell I was going to post this there "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

When you say that, is there any particular brand y'all recommend? Or do you just mean soap & water? Any commercial degreaser will do. Superior/Northwoods makes stuff that works well and is pretty safe. Otherwise Simple Green is another fairly safe alternative. Both are non-toxic and biodegradable. And they work pretty good 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

Very true. Thank 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

If a jumper is having issues with tracking/heading control, adding a barrel roll into the equation is not the right answer. Once you start tracking, go hell bent for leather and be predictable. That barrel roll might change your heading into one right under another tracker, making the problem worse. Plan the dive and dive the plan. Which should include break off when the original plan goes to shit. I had a bad feeling this was going to start a controversy. I'm not talking about during the track. Once breakoff has occurred, a barrel roll is a bad idea. But, well before breakoff, if a jumper has gone way low and completely lost the other jumpers in the group? Knowing they are above you, but not where, is it a bad idea to flip over before tracking off to determine where the rest of the group is? To deterimine a safe direction to track? And agreed, as I said in my original post, having a plan for this beforehand is vital. "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

Sorry, those aren't facts. Those are beliefs. There's a pretty big difference. FWIW, I mostly agree with #1, but have a lot of problems with #2 and #3. If God created man in his own image, how is it that men are evil? Flawed, and mortal, and sinful. Yes. We often mess things up, and are fully capable of being selfish to the point of being evil. But not inherently evil. "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've been on jump planes when exactly that happened but the pilot, not wanting to land in high winds with all those jumpers, kept the info to himself. We all landed backing up in 25-30 mph winds. I cut away immediately on landing but still bonked my head a good one. I still think we need more survival training in this sport. If you jump long enough, you find yourself outside of the safety zone, trying to just survive. Wow. Just wow. Stupid fucker. Really. More weight in the plane makes it more stable in high winds, not less. It pushes the stall speed up a bit, but you're going to want to carry more speed on final anyway to have more margin due to gusts. If he was really worried about the weight, then the plane may have been overloaded, which isn't smart either. As a pilot, I feel responsible to give the jumpers I throw out the safest jump possible. I find it unacceptable (although not all that hard to believe) that a pilot would withhold that kind of info. How would his concience have been had one of those jumpers been hurt on landing in high winds he knew about but didn't tell? Around here we don't get significant wind changes without warning/notice/prediction. One more reason to know and understand weather, and the prediciton of it, especially in your local area. Also a good reason to be looking out of the plane on the way up. Major wind changes usually have clues you can spot from the plane (even at jump altitudes). Dust being kicked up, trees being blown (the leaves will show a different color), smoke columns going from vertical to near horizontal are just a few examples. "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

Others have mentioned it, but what was the plan for this happening? You planned for this during the dirt dive, right? Other than "don't lose sight of the rest of the jumpers on your group", I don't have much. I know looking up will make you fall faster, but I can look most of the way over both my shoulders by looking to the side without increasing my fall rate. And (while I could be wrong), regaining location on the other guys in the group should take precedence over getting back to them. If you have no clue where they are, how can you be sure you are clear? While barrel rolls are totally inappropriate during a normal breakoff, doing whatever it takes to relocate other jumpers in your space if you've completely lost track of them is preferable to just tracking, and possibly tracking directly under them (which is what it would seem that you did). "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 do realize that with all of us following this build that you are going to have to video the initial start up and put it up on YouTube, 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

I am all the proof I need. God has healed and restored me. He has given me a spiritual life beyond my wildest dreams. Couldn't that same kind of "proof" be used to support heroin usage as well? Yes, it can. It's been used to support blowing up women and children, to support torture and murder, to support rape and pillage, to support many, many horrific things throughout history. It's also been used to support a lot of very good things. People like Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr and Mother Theresa come to mind. There are many others too. Personally I have found ZERO proof. But I have faith. A faith based on my personal experiences. Totally unprovable and very biased, but things I believe. I question these beliefs on a fairly regular basis. Is it real? Or is it just a construct of my own mind to help me cope with a difficult reality? So far, I still believe it is real. But that's just my belief. YMMV

I would think you could have someone add the rest of the Clone Trooper gear to one of THESE. "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 read "But the blame will always lie with the guy with the sticks and stones, not the guy with the words" as saying that the person inciting the riot is blameless. If that's not what you meant, then I misunderstood. And being in a riotous (if that's a word) situation is a valid defense. It was successfully used by the guys who beat Reginald Denny during the 92 LA riots. It's not in the Wiki article below, but one of the defense's arguments was that they were acting as mob, and there wasn't individual responsibility. Wiki "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