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Before I post my long version, I thought it might help me to know if anyone else had experienced this issue with their iphone, Siri in particular. I've done the research and know why it happened in my case ... but ... Has Siri ever just started talking to you with no query or input on your part? "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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My son, the marine (ceremonial marcher) at the innaugural
skyjames replied to sundevil777's topic in The Bonfire
Semper Fi "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james -
Yeah Bob, totally out of character. Like watching Barbara Hale (Della Street on Perry Mason) who just passed, playing in the western: The Oklahoman. Little earlier, '57 I think. "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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Kathy has the steel trap mind. Once something goes in, it's there forever. "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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BOZO!!!! Where the hell have you been??? Good to see you back on here, you old fart. I heard he retired from growing grass. Must be nice. "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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What do the worst drivers in your state/country drive?
skyjames replied to promise5's topic in The Bonfire
Don't know what part Fl ya talking 'bout. It's 6 blue hairs in a white caddy down here. Well, pretty much any color caddy, on their way to the early bird special. Same thing when they are headed to the casinos with all their quarters. "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james -
If you count the gloats verses the whines ... a clear winner emerges. (just saying) "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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Bummer, The 3rd paragraph of your post puts the "family" equation part out of the picture. Family or not, treat me like shit, that's what you should expect in return. You've been, and are still in process of being screwed once, want that to happen twice? I'd sell, split proceeds ... or do whatever allows you to sleep. Easy decision sitting on the outside looking in. To many possible what if's, makes my brain ache. "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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I don't see it that way at all. My take from it is ... who should not be president. I've been wrong before "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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My girl friend drove up from Memphis to hang out with me at the WFFC in Rantoul, had my tent set up with others in the "Carbone Zone". [Scotty] "I should charge ya'll for using my outlet to recharge your phone" "who the hell does he think he is asks Charm" Lot of stuff happened, he gets married, chopper incident, I get pulled over for having golf cart off grounds ... Charm get to help inflate the balloon I leap from ... had my pic taken hanging upside down from a Pitts ... MC jump with Mr. Muff himself.. After the 2nd night she asks me if I were going to invite him to MM's place in Tenn to cook for us. Sorry I didn't ask. A DZ ... Cooking ... that's a Carbone Zone for sure. So many of us have Carbone stories. Smokey skies dude! [edited to add Muff] "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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Turned it off after a few minutes. This whole election crap vs crap is to much like a jerry springer show, can't watch that either. "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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I would like so much for "None of the above" to be on the ballot. F*** the republicans for putting forth ...uhg..... F*** the democrats for .... uhg.... F*** us for allowing it to happen. Could it really be *our* fault ... (not a question, I just wish I were dreaming) done "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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Driving directions!! What is wrong with people!!
skyjames replied to promise5's topic in The Bonfire
Replying to thread, no one in particular. I was visiting a friends family in southern USA. I asked for some directions but no one knew them ... what they did know was not to ask Carl for directions. They told me this. They didn't tell me who Carl was, apparently he had not arrived yet. Later I was standing by the barbecue pit, I ask the guy poking at the meat for the same directions. Honest, I didn't know he was Carl. Anyway, good thing I didn't ask what time it was, I really didn't need to know how to build a clock. "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james -
They could have put fuses in the relay circuits. The locking pin showed they knew errant sigs could set it off. Who knows why they wouldn't listen, never been to college reason seemed odd. Then again his two brothers were killed. Who knows. Still a good watch. "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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Spoiler alert.. Saw it ... Liked the gun they made in the shop to prove super gun could be real. Earthquake bombs and Joe K going poof! verrryy interestinggg. for the want of a fire proof relay, a plane was lost. Worth watching "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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Thanks for the porn flyover and computer virus on that link. No virus reported on my sys. JIC I did a check, all clear on my comp. Sheesh and that is from a msg board, only linked one pic, from a playboy shoot in mex. sorry "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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Either a good air brush or dental work done, teeth never look that good naturally. Either way ... nice. http://www.imagebam.com/image/cf9b3d297652126 "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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Should I travel abroad for a world class AFF experience?
skyjames replied to dive42's topic in Safety and Training
Heh, I only have experience with Lodi's Otter(s), so very limited, but I was shocked at how loud it was. It's every bit as bad as the Skyvan, except it holds for the whole plane, and not just the section near the cockpit. I'm absolutely going to invest in hearing protection now, I just need to figure out what brand blocks out enough engine noise without also making other people and my dytter inaudible. As for jumprun speed, I've heard much about how good Otters are because you can feather the left propeller during exit, but for the few jumps I've on it, that didn't seem to be the case, so it had rather noticeable blast. And horribly, horribly windy during boarding, I've never had to pull down my visor for that before Otter. Skyvans seem to vary hugely between individual units, depending on what they're fitted with. They're never not loud, but they seem to go anywhere from "loud" to "please make it stop". Ditto climbing speed, some are slow, other can get to altitude in little over 10 min. Definitely lots of fun exiting, as long as you're not in the floater position :) Their substantial jumprun speed and sudden onset of the relative wind seem to make it rather tricky to do a good floater without at least some tumbling for jumpers who don't jump Skyvans regularly enough to learn their quirks. My hop'n'pops were always a gamble with a Skyvan. 1st time I climbed on board a Skyvan, Pat Dodgin gave me a hand up on the tail gate. I remarked how loud it was. Pat replied: "Damn skydivers, if I gave you a hundred dollar bill you would complain because it was wrinkled" "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james -
supersonic parachute that's 110 feet in diameter
skyjames replied to skyjames's topic in The Bonfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The skies off the Hawaiian island of Kauai will be a stand-in for Mars as NASA prepares to launch a saucer-shaped vehicle in an experimental flight designed to land heavy loads on the red planet. For decades, robotic landers and rovers have hitched a ride to Earth's planetary neighbor using the same parachute design. But NASA needs a bigger and stronger parachute if it wants to send astronauts there. Weather permitting, the space agency will conduct a test flight Tuesday high in Earth's atmosphere that's supposed to simulate the thin Martian air. Cameras rigged aboard the vehicle will capture the action as it accelerates to four times the speed of sound and falls back to Earth. Viewers with an Internet connection can follow along live. Engineers cautioned that they may not succeed on the first try. "As long as I get data, I'll be very happy," said project manager Mark Adler of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Story link:http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-test-giant-mars-parachute-earth-144617685.html "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james -
click me up Scotty! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYYjS2T4jGU "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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Full video here, not to shabby! vimeo.com/78163319 "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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I don't know any private pilots who wear a bail out rig. This pilot must have seen it coming. http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/04/19/dnt-pilot-parachutes-to-safety.wcax.html?hpt=hp_t3 "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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You could die having that much fun with spray paint. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/08/us-usa-florida-taser-idUSBRE9770XI20130808 "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james
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How would you like 10+ years of pre-second editions. (less the ones with my name in them) Pay shipping and they are all yours. "exit fast, fly smooth, dock soft and smile" 'nother james