JerryBaumchen

Hi folks, Indictments coming down: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cliven-bundy-sons-two-other-occupiers-indicted-2014-nevada-standoff-n520466 Jerry Baumchen

Hi rush, Your true colors are beginning to show. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Half, Sort of 'Yup.' I spent 30 yrs working in US gov't. contracting. Now, I seriously doubt that Uncle Sam would order MacDonalds to make a fighter jet. However, let us say that you make bras for women. In a national emergency ( admittedly a rare situation ) you might be required to build parachutes. Why? Because it is a national emergency. Also, because you have the technology ( could be argued ) and the equipment ( the feds may actually buy you a harness machine ) and you might have the capacity. You could be req'd to actually employ more people so that you could finish the parachutes on time. Just little known facts regarding gov't. contractors. Jerry Baumchen PS) I hold numerous TSO's and have received more than one letter from the gov't. asking about my capacity to build parachutes in a national emergency.

Hi muff, And good on your. I found 'my' definition on Politico yesterday; however, now that I think more about it, you are correct. It is a Prez who has been defeated. A litle civic lesson for everyone; doesn't get much better than that. Jerry Baumchen

Hi rush, And Schumer was as wrong then as the Republicans are now. Something about if the shoe fits . . . Jerry Baumchen PS) The unofficial definition of lame duck president is, and always has been, after his successor has been determined; i.e., in Nov of this year; not now.

Hi Boomer, I do not know if you were around back then; I was. It had nothing to do with Johnson's last year in office. It was this: ' . . . at least in part due to ethics problems . . .' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Fortas Jerry Baumchen

Hi Wendy, It would seem that the Republican Party disagrees with you: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/republicans-reject-comparisons-reagan-s-late-term-scotus-nominee-n518696 Jerry Baumchen

Hi Coreece, Nicely put. Re: 'wow - we agree on something....' Plus 1; amazing. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Jeff, Back in the early 90's I visited their mfg facility in Miami Beach. John Leblanc took a swatch of new F-111 and put it over this air mover machine and got a value reading. He then wrinkled this same piece of fabric in his hands a few times & then again put it over the machine. He got a substantially different reading. Re: ' . . .how they come up with a certain CFM number . . . ' They hold the TSO-aurthorization. They get to establish whatever number that they want. It is the nature of the beast. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Admittedly, these are a little lame: Puns for Educated Minds..... 1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. 2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian . 3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. 4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption. 5. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery. 6. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering. 7. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart. 8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. 9. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it. 10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. 11. Atheism is a non-prophet organization. 12. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.' 13. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me. 14. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab centre said: 'Keep off the Grass.' 15. The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. 16. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran. 17. A backward poet writes inverse. 18. In a democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes. 19. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion. 20. If you jumped off the bridge in Paris , you'd be in Seine . 21. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at him and says, 'I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger.' 22. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says 'Dam!' 23. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too. 24. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my electron.' The other says 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.' 25. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication. 26. There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Scott, ^^^^^ This. It is too bad that Jan Leno is no longer on the Tonight show. He used to do a segment on stupid criminals; he would be having a ball with these stupes. Jerry Baumchen

Hi 9493, Jim Lowe was killed flying Jim Perry's HeloStallion on 30 June 1988 at Perris, CA. You might want to check your dates; I 'think' that Perry only had the one Stallion. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Paul, Late news: Cliven Bundy, the crazy old man, flew into Portland this evening and was immediately taken into custody by the feds. Crazier by the moment, Jerry Baumchen

Hi Michael, You have hit a 'hot button' for me. Here in the USA it is up to each state to determine what is & what is not an 'engineer.' Here in Oregon, one cannot hang their shingle out as an engineer unless they are a state licensed engineer; no matter what school one attended. Ex: I have a degree in Mech Engr from an accredited school. However, I am licensed in California as a Quality Engineer. OK, back to being on topic. I think the BPA is completely nutz. He might consider some type of 'consulting arrangement' with PD. Just a thought, Jerry Baumchen PS) Nicely done RiggerLee.

Hi Robert, And Sean Connery said, 'Never again.' Money is & can be the big persuader. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Terry, Are you referring to a Russian-built canopy, or a 27 ft Russian PC by Pioneer? It does make a difference. And the same question to you Andrew. Jerry Baumchen

Hi brent, Just to be fair; Mitt Romney refused to release his tax returns. I doubt that it cost him even one vote. Just to be fair, you know, Jerry Baumchen

Hi rush, The law(s) of the State of Oregon. You really should stay up on things. Oh wait, you still live in the dark ages. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Dan, Actually, the link was to Oregon Public Broadcasting; OPB as we call it here. And everyone knows they cannot be trusted; right, rush? Jerry Baumchen

Hi Jim, I'm currently doing some training of a local jumper to get his Master ticket. He now says the same thing. Jerry Baumchen

Hi BKS, For starters, go to the National Parachute website, the ParaPhernalia website, the Strong Enterprises website, etc, and look at their packing manuals. This will be your first education in 'experience' with them. After you understand how they pack, then start looking. Allen Silver sometimes has old, outdated pilot rigs that you might be able to borrow for practice. Jerry Baumchen

Hi turtle, Is an apple an orange? Ferguson was a riot; Malhuer was a takeover. Got it? Just another worthless post of yours. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Just for Promise5: A Sheriff in a small town in Texas walks out in the street and sees a blond haired cowboy coming toward him with nothing on but his cowboy hat, his gun and his boots. He arrests him for indecent exposure. As he is locking him up, he asks 'Why in the world are you walking around like this?' The cowboy says, 'Well it's like this Sheriff ...... I was in this bar down the road and this pretty little red head asks me to go out to her motor home with her. So I did. We go inside and she pulls off her top and asks me to pull off my shirt... So I did. Then she pulls off her skirt and asks me to pull off my pants.... So I did. Then she pulls off her panties and asks me to pull off my shorts...so I did. Then she gets on the bed and looks at me kind of sexy and says, 'Now go to town, cowboy.. ' 'And here I am.' Son of a Gun. Blonde Men do exist!!!! Jerry Baumchen

Hi winsor, Jusst before Christmas I was in a JCPenney store and the clerk who assisted me was Persian. She definitely met my criteria for breathtaking. Back in the early 90's, on my first trip to the back country of Brazil, I noticed how none of the women working in the factory were very good looking; probably they would meet your definition of 'downright fugly.' A week or so later I was in the Sao Paulo airport waiting to check in and noticed how the female agent was so very nice looking. As I studied her, I noticed that it really was all about the correct amount of makeup that she was using. The women in the factory wore no makeup. I found that to be an interesting contrast. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Sky, That might be the best we can do on here. Early this morning I caught a newsfeed that said he reached for his pocket & they found a 9 mm hand gun in his pocket after he had been shot. I've been gone all day & cannot find that newsfeed now. Jerry Baumchen