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  1. I was diving at Lake Pleasant here in AZ back in June and everything was going fine until I heard a very loud explosion from my dive buddy’s gear at 85 feet . There were bubbles everywhere like we were inside a champagne bottle and that second stage hose was flailing hard. The noise was intense as the compressed air rushed out. I held out my yellow safe second stage and he grabbed it like a snake strike. His eyes were huge behind the mask and panic was setting in fast. As he put my safe second in his mouth I noticed he spit out his own regulator and it sank to the bottom just below us. I was further stunned when he took off for the surface and had me at hose stretch pulling me at full speed by my yellow hose. As we came through 60 feet our computers were screaming like sirens to slow down and I was doing everything I possibly could to slow us down. We ascended from 85 to the surface on our second dive with 6 minutes left NDL after going to 125 feet over the rail out to the sunken speed boat. We were fortunate to not get nitrogen bubbling out of solution , air embolism , or just sick. I looked at him rather angry and asked WTF was that all about?? Turns out he had installed a swivel connector to reduce hose pull jaw fatigue on his Apeks regulator and FORGOT to tighten it with a wrench. I have found a new dive buddy:) For me it’s hop n pops on Saturday and Lake Pleasant Sunday for some scuba fun. Careful out there lol.
  2. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24073032/ I have a couple of pals up in Hafnarfjordur , a suburb of RVK. I have also jumped at Blondos and Sandskeidi Landbanki is frozen and no one can withdraw any currency. Britain served the small country with a law that is aimed at terrorists. Wow ! I mean , the Vikings were brutal. But this is 2008. They mention that there is a lot of worry and anger at a small number of people that are (were) EXTREMELY wealthy. A national collapse....possible. Argentina , Russia....it's happened before. The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  3. I like their new product line. I am personally trying to make up my mind on HHR or Malibu. The Malibu was aimed at being the Camry killer. Engineers went all out. Tested it and love it. Gone are the generic looking interiors that in my opinion hurt them. A friend had an 80's Vette and I swear the gauge cluster looked like the one in the Cavalier. The interior was falling apart. They are taking a HUGE gamble on the Volt. Fuel prices will stay high and just keep going higher. They are on the right track. I want to see more CNG , though ...Just my thoughts. Maybe I should start a Poll. Malibu or HHR? ....Then again , the new Camaro...............WOW The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  4. Shit , this might start another "Cod War" The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  5. "I think attempts to link Obama to Ayers are going to backfire big time." Amen , Bro!!!! More SMEAR. Worthless SMEAR ! The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  6. I'm not gonna TAKE IT ANY MORE !!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dib2-HBsF08 The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  7. 190 TOP Economists OPPOSE BAILOUT. These are their statements. 1) Its fairness. The plan is a subsidy to investors at taxpayers’ expense. Investors who took risks to earn profits must also bear the losses. Not every business failure carries systemic risk. The government can ensure a well-functioning financial industry, able to make new loans to creditworthy borrowers, without bailing out particular investors and institutions whose choices proved unwise. 2) Its ambiguity. Neither the mission of the new agency nor its oversight are clear. If taxpayers are to buy illiquid and opaque assets from troubled sellers, the terms, occasions, and methods of such purchases must be crystal clear ahead of time and carefully monitored afterwards. 3) Its long-term effects. If the plan is enacted, its effects will be with us for a generation. For all their recent troubles, America's dynamic and innovative private capital markets have brought the nation unparalleled prosperity. Fundamentally weakening those markets in order to calm short-run disruptions is desperately short-sighted. For these reasons we ask Congress not to rush, to hold appropriate hearings, and to carefully consider the right course of action, and to wisely determine the future of the financial industry and the U.S. economy for years to come. Their Identity http://tinyurl.com/econ190no Damn right. NO BAILOUT. Then we SWEEP THE HILL !! The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  8. Here is a neat little chart. Pretty freakin scary , actually. A great comparison to another point in history. I agree with Charles Smith at Oftwominds.com...here is a person that predicted Fannie and Freddie would fail back in 2006 and people thought he was nuts. The wheels will come off soon. They are already wobbling pretty fucking hard. Sweep the HILL ! http://www.oftwominds.com/blogsept08/crash9-08.html The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  9. SWEEP THE HILL..... Toss THEM ALL OUT !!! http://tinyurl.com/tossemout The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  10. "Banks don't really have huge vaults full of money. In general they have enough to cover contingencies and that's it." Yep. Want to watch a great video? "GOOGLE" Money as Debt. It's very good....funny , too. The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  11. Congratulations ! That's a nice mix. HIDE YOUR SHOES! Here's my troublemaker.... The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  12. I do believe a nation can rid itself of it's political corruption without having to rebuild from ashes. Is it not that we have a thing called........ a VOTE The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  13. And this picture is a good start to how events should begin to unfold. The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  14. GREED And now we pay the price. Nuff said. At least I was able to crash land my PD today. :-) We need MORE than a "change" , we need a big fucking broom on the HILL !! The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
  15. Oh , and I am waiting for someone to throw in their .02 on Obama. That should be pretty good. The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.