akarunway

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  1. Na. I knew it was coming. Stayed aware. Let my guard down. 2 hrs. later and a few beers. They came from every direction. Got like 10 pies. Bastards. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  2. Shot an elk yrs ago up a icy hillside. parked the truck and slid her right into the bed. Disclaimer, make sure the tailgates down I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  3. More like criminal. Tent stake in the eye would be nice. Were they liberals? LOL I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  4. my cuz said the same thing yesterday after what's there name? died. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  5. Somebody just made a bunch of $$$. https://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/cars-auction-smokey-and-the-bandit-burt-reynolds-trans-am-020116 I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  6. Took one for the team. Did the skies then open up? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  7. Had a friend get a 80k settlement. Went to the Keys, partied, blew my wad, he insisted the rest was on him. Did a bunch of jumps at another dz, I coached him on MY dime payed for all my jumps. Couple yrs. later he says I owe him a bunch of money. Offered him what my tab was for the Keys. Never heard from him again. Never can figure people out. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  8. A little more history. I built and installed signs when Bob Snow and Col. Joe helped to build Church St Station in downtown Orl, Fl. Cool guys. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-04-04/news/kittinger04_1_joe-kittinger-balloon-test-pilot And he gave up a real shot at being an astronaut because he knew that Stapp needed his help. Not sure if Col Joe ever wanted to be an astronaut. I don't recall him mentioning it in his autobiography ("The Long, Lonely Leap"). But it's been many years since I read it. I haven't read his other book ("Come Up and Get Me"), so maybe he mentions it in that one. Recall that the astronaut selection process until some of the last Apollo groups called for test pilot experience or at least being a graduate of either Edwards or Pax River (Col Joe did not attend USAF TPS (Edwards AFB, CA [later known as ARPS]) and had no flight test experience AFAIK), an engineering degree (which I do not believe he had) and 3000 hours in jets (which he probably did, but not with experimentals. Many of his contemporary astronaut selectees did; these would have automatically eliminated him from consideration). However, I'm not knocking him - really - I think he would have been an excellent astronaut, and he did some very spacey/astronaut-y stuff before manned spaceflight was even on the radar (see "The Pre-Astronauts: Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space" by Craig Ryan [US Naval Institute Press]. I reviewed the book for Skydiving Magazine many years ago). He was a fighter pilot, and he wanted to go mix it up, which he did. His assistance to Col John Paul Stapp MD is almost as legendary as his parachuting. Stapp wasn't in it for the glory, and I'm pretty sure that Kittinger liked that about him. Together they did some very important work which not only advanced the space program (the data collected from Excelsior and Man High was put to good use in Project Mercury), but Stapp's rocket sled experiments improved consumer automotive safety tremendously, saving incalculable numbers of lives. I'll bet Col Joe gets a lot of satisfaction from that alone. Then CAPCOM for Felix. What a great career (and life) he's had. mh . I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  9. But. Could you hear her? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  10. bout the same as a King Air? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  11. https://apnews.com/701faeff7c7a44ab89b1186f6ffa63be/Plane-stolen-by-'suicidal'-employee-crashes-near-Seattle I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  12. been drinkin busch beer forever I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  13. Had a few. Don't drop em. And you shoulda seen the look on this chicks face when one crawled outta the corner pocket while we were shooting pool. Priceless. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  14. Old enough to have cocaine in em?. Idk maybe the only thing I have been able to find out for sure is it was used by coke between 1895 and 1916Til 1929. Looks like it may have had the real coke in it. The good old days. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2635308/Is-inspiration-Coca-Cola-Incredibly-rare-130-year-old-Cola-bottle-discovered-bought-5-flea-market.html I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  15. Billy beer? We're talking Coca Cola antiques. Old enough to have cocaine in em? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  16. Billy beer? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  17. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  18. https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/thai-cave-rescue-new-extraction-plan-revealed/news-story/191f2d7adeb809f65d50f323ca7d2077 I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  19. Just like saying hi, to your friend Jack on an airplane. Everybody's too paranoid nowadays. Pussies. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  20. Dl. What's that? Lost mine over 30 yrs ago and said fuck em. Got pulled for speeding a few yrs ago. Cop said I have a perfect driving record and let me go w/ a ticket . Judge said " If you have no license why are you speeding?" $1000 case closed. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  21. statue of limitations? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  22. D/L? What's that? Haven't had one since 87. Screw the gov't. Just drive carefully. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  23. That's quite an ad. I wonder how affective it is since you'd pretty much have to be a skydiver to know how difficult that would be.Looks dangerous. Extra line flying everywhere. Wonder if they dropped it or stowed it before deployment. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  24. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
  25. Texas will force a blood draw. Fl. A guy recently dui killed someone and refused breath, blood and urine and wasn't forced. I had 3 dui's in Fl 30 yrs. ago and refused every time. None forced. I had cops let me call a ride a couple times or say go straight home. Never hurt anything or anyone, luckly. In La. early 80s limit was .2 Could drink at 18. Times have a changed. Take a cab. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.