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Saturday I was surprised to see that lunch was being provided at the drop zone. It seems that some of our neighbors (in the houses across the road) have been watching us land for years and wanted to just say thank you for all of the free entertainment we have provided. They said they have friends over and hang out in their back yard, BBQ, and watch all the canopies land just over the fence. They set up a table and had BBQ beef sandwiches (French roll, cut in half and foil wrapped), chips, cookies, and a few things to put on the sandwiches. How cool is that. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Here is my two cents worth. I work for an oil company. We are worth an estimated 23.3 billion dollars and have roughly 7,200 employees worldwide. Last quarter we produced 636,000 barrels of oil for a net profit of 1.2 billion. Once the operation expenses are removed, and they are quite large, the gross profit is portioned out as operating capital and stock dividends. With oil prices over $70 per barrel we are drilling new wells and enhancing our oil production as fast as we can. With that said, we will be drilling new wells and pumping the living #$%^ out of the ground even if the price were to drop to 10 dollars a barrel. We, like most oil companies, are publically held. Anyone can purchase our stocks and would share in the profits. Our bonuses, when they occur, are not tied to profit but to production and safety. No one complains when oil companies suffer though oil gluts and the price drops. We product as much oil as we can regardless. As an industry we track the cost to extract a barrel of oil and the only time we would minimize oil production would be if a well can not product its own cost of operating. A barrel of oil is 42 US gallons. Compare this to milk, liquid paper, or worse Visine and gasoline is fairly cheap. American are spoiled by cheap gas prices. Anyone who has driven in Europe returns to the US and kisses the first gas pump they see. Now, bring on the hate mail. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Yum, Sake Boilermakers! ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Just for the record I took no pleasure in Dave being the first one out in the late tourney. Just because he took all my #%$#& money in the main had no effect on me. #@%^ Queens, never go all in with a pair of queens. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Guess who won the Late tournement tonight. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Very cheap (flew London to Dinard France) but I agree with the baggage claim, no pun intended, mentioned above. EasyJet is another European regional company that is very inexpensive. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Married for 19 years. I will have to check with my wife to get my opinion on this subject... Back soon. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

I like Knoppix (www.knoppix.com) Full autodetect live CD with easy docs on how to install on the HD. Full detect with a full suite of programs on the CD ISO file. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Long time drunk reader, first time drunk poster. Sooooo. I am off at a seminar and the happy hour is free for guest. I have help not only a fellow class mate but helped the instructor set up his laptop for the hotel WIFI. They of course brought me drinks during the free happy hour. Now its time to read the Bonfire while being #$#^faced. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

I want a small part in the movie. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

A doctor and a lawyer are standing on the street corner when a blond walks by. The doctor says "Damn I would love to screw her." The lawyer replied with "Out of what?" ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Way to go Ed... ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Its just like Disneyland in California. I mean they have Main Street USA and everything. Hell I forgot that I was outside of Paris for a bit. My friend Jeff thought the Pirates of the Caribbean was broken until he realized they were singing in French. It was about 40 Euro to walk in which about 2 years ago. The nice thing is that there is a metro station right at the entrance. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Why don't Polish girls use vibrators? Because it chips their teeth. (thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week) ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

I have a Blackberry for work and it is both great and a curse. We have a Blackberry server attached to the Exchange (email) serve so I not only get email as part of my regular work email but it syncs to my Outlook Calendar, Tasks, Contacts. It is just like I am sitting in from of Microsoft Outlook. The only way to avoid others now it so use the "I was in a meeting and set my phone to silent." excuse. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Number 11982 is unsolvable. There is a ton of information at http://www.solitairelaboratory.com/fcfaq.html#WinRate ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

It was a hill much like that where I broke both arms. Oh the memories...

Sweet. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Amazingly I was in Hemel last September. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Now that would be funny. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

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Had it done after our second child was born. Not a lot of pain with the general anesthesia. I remember sitting around with a bag of frozen peas in my lap. The oddest part was when the doc said "You may feel a slight tug." and what ever he pulled made my neck retract into my chest. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Bombay Sapphire rocks. This is not only my opinion but how it should be ordered. WAY back in the beginning of my drinking career I drank perfect martinis. Then over time the Vermouth was removed leaving only gin and ice. Bombay Sapphire IS the best. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

Hey Ed, will you be in Taft this weekend? ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy

1 poster to ask "Whats a light bulb?" ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy