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sherpa

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  1. "Very nice areas" is as wasteful a postulate as it is stupid, in this context. The "Jews" have settled it, owned it, developed it and defended it against countless aggression, against all odds, besides being thrown out of it and enslaved before moving back to it, twice. They are never going to give it up. Nor should they.
  2. It isn't about "very nice areas." The "Jewish ppl," I suspect, have very little respect for an individual who thinks like this, with total disregard for 5000 years of history tied to this land. I'm not judging one way or the other, but to state that some other place would have been "easier" is ridiculous.
  3. Oh contraire! Anchors Aweigh My Boys! Stand Navy down the field, sails set to the sky. We'll never change our course, so Army you steer shy-y-y-y. Roll up the score, Navy, Anchors Aweigh. Sail Navy down the field and sink the Army, sink the Army Grey. And for good measure------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5JdDDxqikU
  4. And here's a "for instance" about using the glasses to watch them. Right after I posted that, I put the glasses on and watched them. They have a real preference for various foods in the birdseed mix, as most people know. One of the items in the mix I am using is cashew, and it is their favorite. You can clearly see the cashew inside the glass feeder because of its color contrast and side. On of them was pecking away at the glass cylinder that houses the mix as it drops out the bottom. The bird was pecking away at the glass because there was a big cashew inside, but at the top of the mix, and and he was trying to knock it down, unsuccessfully. Would not have seen that without the glasses.
  5. Absolutely. It's 20' off the front porch, which is about 8' wide, so the total distance from eyeballs in my dining room window to the feeder is about 28 1/2 feet. You can't see detail at that distance without them, and the interest is in the detail.
  6. I feed them. We have a maple about 20' off our front porch and I hang the feeder from it at about the six foot level. I keep a set of binoculars on a window inside, and I check them out every day. This year I decided to only use high end bird food. Its a little more expensive, but the cost is worth it to me. I always wondered how they eat the bigger stuff, but this year I watched them on through the binocs. The trap the larger nuts between their feet and peck away to break them down. My daughter told me I was getting to be an "old man." Oh well.
  7. Toto's owner got paid more than the Munchkins.
  8. CNBC is a network that has guests. There is no "CNBC prediction." I saw the Larry Summers spot and Ken Langone's rebut. Summer's views are his own. Langone is a Home Depot founder and philanthropist.
  9. Let's not get over dramatic over this. I say we go "Old Testament" on him. A little smiting is in order.
  10. It was completed as I said it would be. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/military/sd-me-sky-penis-20171130-story.html Convened a Field Naval Aviation Evaluation Board. No loss of wings. Lot's of apologies. Lot's of senseless, wasted training time. The guy who did it already had orders to the training command as an instructor. Not career desirable. He'll be out in a year and a half. End of stupid story.
  11. Simple. They asked us to. That isn't unusual at all when allied ships are in the same operating area. Flying a landing pattern to a go around is not landing on it. I believe Melbourne had a wooden deck. The A7 would go right through it if you ever touched down. We did one flyby, one landing pattern to a go around, then rejoined for a low, close formation flyby so their sailors could get their pics.
  12. If you do make up that story, don't use the phrase "Navy flyer." Use "Naval Aviator." That's what we call ourselves. Anything else would be suspicious. "Flyer" would be fatal. Best wishes. A7. They invited us via message, and we were in contact with them. Great flyby. As my wingman said, you know its a great flyby when you're at three miles astern and they ask you where you are. They were looking up and we below flight deck level right at mach, so they couldn't hear us. I took the left side and he the right. We went by on both sides at 90 degrees bank, so all they saw was our bellies. Then we joined up and flew the approach, as I mentioned.
  13. Harriers don't deploy anywhere near deployed US Navy carriers, so it doesn't matter. On this subject, we were once invited to fly near the Australian carrier, HMS Melbourne. Gave them the best flyby ever, then flew a landing pattern towards their deck. They waived us off at 500', but I continued to about 50'. Good guys. Good sense of humor.
  14. There is no "generally" about the issue. It simply would never be done. Landing on an aircraft carrier is extremely complicated. Not possible.
  15. That's a weird question, but I have significant carrier experience. The answer is that you would never "crash land," intentionally, on any carrier, your's or otherwise. You would get close by and eject, and let the search and rescue forces pluck you out of the water. You don't, one day, land on a carrier. Most planes aren't equipped for it, and unless trained extensively, it isn't possible. That includes the US Air Force. Simply not possible, and the damage would far exceed a simple "give it back to the taxpayer" ejection.
  16. And as the frog sits, the water gets warmer.
  17. Easy. I flew planes my entire career, and I still root for the same football team. One provided a pretty good life, the other has been "troublesome."
  18. Don't worry about it. It's union leverage after a major internal IT failure.
  19. And in a post-Madonna world. That's gotta be rough.
  20. They don't "land." They crash.
  21. I was completely amazed at how horrible Alex Smith was. Not seeing open guys, and there were plenty. Missing open guys. Checking down way too early. Reacting to minor pressure far too early. Horrible decisions on who to throw to. I thought the guy was atrocious.
  22. I liquid brined for a couple years, but it's too much work and takes up too much space. For the last few, including this year, I've dry brined. Takes more time, but much easier, and great results.
  23. Pretty hot. I've done them at 325 and 350 in my Primo. I cook to temp as well, but just wondering what the planned time was. Now that I know the temp, I can pretty much guess.
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