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Exercise hard, eat right ... die anyway. Remember Jim Fixx. Zing Lurks

The requirement is that the candidate must commit a sex act with the pilot in command of the airplane while the airplane is in flight. You got an airborne handjob, but if neither of you were actually flying the aircraft, it doesn't qualify. Zing Lurks

That was the profile of a knight from a chess piece. It was also on his business card with his famous logo. Palladin, where do you roam? Far, far from home A long way from home. Zing Lurks

And if all that, which I pretty much agree with, doesn't give a potential voter pause, how about the likely fact that a GOP nod to Romney's nomination as the candidate of the republican Party further assures an already likely Democratic victory in the presidential election. On the other hand, Romney has already demonstrated the depth of his belief in his deeply-held personal moral issues. They are, to him it seems, adjustable according to what he needs to say to be electable ... so maybe his Mormon convictions are equally shallow. At this late stage, neither party appears likely to field a candidate I feel I could support in good conscience. There are a few with some appeal, but those few don't stand a snowball's chance in Hell of getting a nomination, let alone winning the election. I hope someday to cast a ballot on an important task like the presidential election that is NOT a choice of lesser evils ... win or lose. Zing Lurks

Ya gotta stretch the string tighter for those soupcan phones to work. Zing Lurks

A few years ago on a jump run, the cabin filled with the aroma of eau de skydiver, but this time the stink stayed with the airplane after the jumpers left. Turns out two jokers got into a competition about who could fire the rankest fart. One of the assholes let go with one of the chunky variety and it dribbled down his legs and left a trail on the floor all the way to the door. I explained to the phantom farter that he wasn't going to need to wash his jumpsuit, because he wasn't ever getting on my airplane again unless the shit got cleaned out of the airplane first. Zing Lurks

Yeah ... they laughed when Wilbur invented Orville, too. Zing Lurks

Gotta agree with you on the whole thought police thing, but I wasn't consulted about the hate crime legislation either. Zing Lurks

Just a big, icky bug to most, but this is this little lady's first appearance since a recent molt. She has a bit of growing to do, but she's already about 6.5-inch legspan. And, it is a recent photo. Zing Lurks

Remember kids ... all the good advice you've gotten in life came from someone who was speaking from experience. Zing Lurks

I had one of those once ... it was called a Strato Hammer. It would land you so hard you'd break rocks. I went back to jumping my Paradactyl. And for all you grey hairs feeling your years, just remember the immortal words of Peter Pan, "If you grow up, you can't fly anymore." I'll never grow up I'll never grow up I'll never go to school ... I'll never grow up. Nope. Not me! Zing Lurks

http://www.firerescue1.com/news/320455/ Boston firefighter stabbed By Laurel J. Sweet The Boston Herald BOSTON — A Boston firefighter is mending from what could have been deadly stab wounds he suffered early yesterday morning when he was allegedly jumped in East Boston while off duty by a group of Hispanic males who told him they "don't want any gringo here." Though police are not classifying the incident as racially fueled, the Boston Police Department's Community Disorders Unit is investigating. The 32-year-old jake, whose name officials were not releasing, is white. Ironically, the firefighter's life was likely saved because he sought refuge from his alleged assailants at Engine 5 on Saratoga Street - the station house he's assigned to. "Fortunately, those firefighters were not out on a call," said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald. MacDonald said the firefighter had gone to Chivas Restaurant in Day Square to grab takeout when "six guys started exchanging words with him. He indicated he was just there to get a sandwich and that he was a firefighter. They pushed him." Hoping to avoid a confrontation, MacDonald said the firefighter got into his car and headed for his station for safety's sake, but the pack followed him on foot. It was shortly before 2:45 a.m. "As soon as he got out of his car, six guys jumped him and started kicking and punching him," MacDonald said. "He felt two sharp pains in his chest and knew he had been stabbed." The firefighter summoned the help of fellow jakes by ringing the station doorbell and his alleged attackers fled. MacDonald said his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. "He's more upset about the fact that he's going to miss several shifts," MacDonald said. Police found no suspects in the area, but urge anyone with information to call 1-800-494-TIPS. Copyright 2007 Boston Herald Inc Seems to me that if you reversed the roles in this little drama and it were a group of Caucasians assaulting a Latino, or other member of a minority group, it damn sure would be tried as a "racially motivated" crime. I'll admit straight out that I'm a biogoted S.O.B., but only with the caveat that I am an equal-opportunity bigot. I reserve the right to dislike any asshole on this Earth regardless of their race, color, creed, gender, disability or sexual orientation. If I don't like you, you can bet its for a reason other than those in my caveat, but not because of one of them, ever. Right this minute, I ain't thinkin' happy thoughts for the gang that attacked this guy. Zing Lurks

Well ... there's them that has, and there's them what are goin' to. There used to be a cafe at the Ogden Airport called The Auger Inn. Zing Lurks

When Henry Ford died, he went to heaven and St. Peter granted him thew right to sit at the right hand of God for his first few days in eternity. It wasn't long before Henry pointed out the flaws in God's design of the female body. "The front end jiggles, the rear end wobbles and the exhaust port is way to close to the recreational area and the whole thing chatters all the time," Ford said to God. God thought about that statement for a few minutes, then walked over and consulted the Holy Computer. God then turned to Henry Ford and said ..... "You may be right, but my figures show that more men are riding my model than yours!" Zing Lurks

More aviation bullshit! Last year the news scare was all those poor tired pilots who were going to fall asleep on the job and crash. I have yet to hear of a single instance of that occurence. This year, its all the poor tired air traffic controllers who are going to fall asleep and run airplanes into each other. The last time I went to head to head with an airliner whilst flying a jump plane, the ATC geek I was talking to was wide awake when he turned the 737 right into the jump zone after getting the one minute to jump call. The copilot had blue eyes and the inflight movie was rolling the closing credits. I always wondered what the passengers thought of the skydivers waving at them on their way past. Zing Lurks

Harry, I think I've done a couple cross-country trips in that very same 206. Needle, ball and compass. Gadgets, smagets ... wait a few days and watch for where the buzzards circle. Zing Lurks

Geezus ... all you people ... picky, picky, picky. Zing Lurks

DeHavilland 114 Heron I remember one that was no longer flying parked at SLC Airport #2 in the mid-80s that was supposedly jumped a few times. Seems to me Larry Bagley used to have a jumpsuit something like that white one with blue stripes in the second photo. Zing Lurks

Did they get Billy Vance? http://www.kwch.com/global/story.asp?s=7446220 Hearing Impaired Man Tased by Police Posted: Dec 3, 2007 08:35 PM MST Updated: Dec 4, 2007 08:16 AM MST Man Tased After False Call to Police by Michael Schwanke Donnell Williams had just gotten out of the bath tub, wearing only a towel around his waist, when he turned the corner to see guns pointing right at him. "I ain't never been so scared," says Williams. Police forced entry into Williams home while responding to a shooting, but it turned out to be a false call. They had no idea at the time the call wasn't real and that Williams is hearing impaired. Without his hearing aid he is basically deaf. "I kept going to my ear yelling that I was scared. I can't hear! I can't hear!" Officers were worried about their own safety because at the time it appeared Williams was refusing to obey their commands to show his hands. That's when they shot him with a Taser. Deputy Chief Robert Lee of the Wichita Police Department says, "This one occurred on the worst of calls, that being a shooting. The first few minutes getting control of the scene are very, very important." Once the facts were all sorted out, officers repeatedly apologized to Williams. Police wish it never happened, but with the information they had at the time, their choices were limited. "Do I wish there would have been some way they were notified in advance this gentleman was hearing impaired? I certainly do. No one is happy with the way it worked out," says Lee. Williams was not hurt in the incident. Police say the shooting call came from a cell phone but they still don't know who made it or why. The case is being reviewed by the department. Zing Lurks

Actually, I meant to say, "they are naval fliers after all," which is a phrase I used to hear from Tom Wells. Tom and his wife Jo, took over running Coolidge after Darth and his wife died. Tom was a retired naval aviator and had some great stories about his days as a warrant officer/pilot ferrying airplanes all over the place. Zing Lurks

"15. Let Zing and diverdriver put it together and teach it." All I've got to say about that is the same I've always told the jumpers when I'm flying. If I were me and saw me flying an airplane I was about to board ... I wouldn't get on that airplane! Zing Lurks

That's cause everyone else was calling it the Frap Wrap and the company didn't much like that name . Zing Lurks

Well ... they are Navy pilots after all. Zing Lurks

Its kind of like hearing about a flying carpet that flew somewhere the maker thought it shouldn't have been flying, so you hire a sleazeball to demand money because all the flying carpets that maker ever built are defective. Zing Lurks

"Anyone who hates dogs and children can't be all bad." also attributed tothe late, great W.C. Fields. Zing Lurks