wolfriverjoe

Why are you limiting yourself to just one breed? There's lots of dogs that have all the qualities you want, except the appearance. I'm not a "Little Dog" person at all. I used to believe that the best use for the yappy little things was to hit them over the head, tie them to a stick and use them as a mop (Yes, I'm joking). That changed after Skyler came into my life, via my now ex-wife. Dogs are dogs (mostly - there are some breed/class traits you may want or want to avoid). My best suggestion would be to go to the local shelter and walk through the dog section. I'll bet fairly heavily there will be at least one you can fall in love with. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

sure there is. failing to blow usually results in the suspension of your drivers license though as that was the agreement you entered into with your state when you got a license to drive on public roads. This of course differs state-to-state. In TX, there is an administrative hearing scheduled within 90 days where it is determined what happens to your drivers license. That, however, does not constitute a lack of self-incrimination privilege. Correct. Failing to blow means you lose your driving priviliges. You can't claim "self-incrimination" for OWI and continue to drive (the driving part is seperate from the criminal aspect of the OWI). The courts have held that driving isn't a right. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Indeed. Which is why we have laws requiring driving tests before a driver's license is issued, rules of the road, restrictions on alcohol sales, alcohol prohibited rules in many public areas, registration of cars and trucks, mandatory insurance, vehicle inspections, vehicle-free zones etc. Nice of you to point out that there's NO DIFFERENCE between the two activities, one of which is heavily regulated for the public good, and one of which is not but obviously should be. Thanks

Good luck finding any comparable sigline material. And it would be a long hard search through those marathon posts. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Can you explain what is so wow about the tern negro?... ...I prefer not to use them, but you are free to do as you please, but is suggest don't do it in a pub with Maori and Islanders in New Zealand, It could be hazardous to your health. They are not Negro they are mongoloids but they hate the term none the less and I respect that... Well I would suggest you don't use the term "Negro" in a pub in America. It could be hazardous to your health. Black or African-American is what is used here. Negro or Colored is usually considered offensive. Yes, there is the United Negro College Fund and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, but those organizations were founded in a time when those terms were acceptable. Times have changed. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Which one was that? I never got anything like that at all. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

And your point IS? That there's to be more fun for the Senate. Duh. Well, I think the folks having the real fun are going to be the ones spinning why Candidate X is (or isn't) qualified, liberal enough, conservative enough, the right race/gender, old enough, idealogically "pure" enough and on and on. On the positive side, the Senate is going to be busy enough with this that they won't have time to do anything else that's controversial. Anybody want to place bets on which minority (or combination of) this candidate is going to be? Has there been an Asian on the SC yet?? "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

How about a closing pin on the fuel petcock? Cut the "real" lever off and put on a closing pin. Small, fairly subtle, but any skydiver who looks closely at the motor is probably going to notice it. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

In a perfect world, sure. But remember that back in the 90s the Clinton administration dramatically increased the fees to renew FFLs in a deliberate (and successful) effort to reduce them. And although the government is supposed to destroy the records created by the background checks, they have consistently failed to do so (in clear violation of the law). So fewer dealers to go through and de facto registration by background check info. Sorry, but I don't trust the government that much. And I wouldn't be happy being forced to pay for a transfer if I was giving the weapon away (say to my nephew when he gets old enough). Most of my guns were purchased through FFLs, and several of them surrendered their FFL when the price got outrageous. Those records went to the BATF, so all those transactions are now in government hands. I have friends who have never purchased a gun through a licensed dealer. Never had a background check run, no record of a purchase that could end up in the hands of the government (and none of the purchases were at gun shows either). A little paranoid? Perhaps, but certainly understandable. In theory I could see a "Firearms Owner" card (somewhat similar to Illinois) where a person has to demonstrate a knowledge of safety and laws and perhaps demonstrate a certain level of skill. But that would be similar to intelligence/knowledge tests for voters. It's too easy for unscupulous government regulators to use it to deny certain people (or groups of people) their rights. Research a little history on gun laws. The first one was in Maryland - restricting gun ownership by Catholics. Later, in the south after the Civil War, many gun laws were designed to disarm freed slaves. And there were voter "tests" and poll taxes intended to deny them that right too. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I have several sets of toolheads for the Dillon press, with separate powder heads. However, I've found that there is too much variability in the powder charges for my liking. So I hand weigh each charge on the electronic scale, so that the powder charges are exact, down to a tenth of a grain. At 1,000 yards with .308 a variance of a tenth of a grain equals about two inches on the target. That means I don't really use the progressive feature of the Dillon 550 press as much as I could. Powder throws vary by plus or minus .2 grain. For 100-yard ammo that doesn't really matter, but when you get out to 500 yards or beyond, it makes a difference. My ammo is really accurate by doing it the slow way. The electronic scale is very nice compared to the balance beam scales. I throw my powder charges from the RCBS machine, and make them a few tenths of a grain below what I actually want, then use a powder trickler to bring that up to the exact amount I want. That way the trickler adds the precision to the variability that comes out of the powder measure. It's slow, but sure. Attached: Dillon 550 tool heads I only have one motorized trimmer, so that has to get re-adjusted every time I change calibers, which is a PITA. But that item is just too expensive to have one for every caliber. I also have an RCBS hand-crank trimmer that I'll use sometimes if I have only a small quantity of cases to trim. I was under the impression that the electronic scales aren't really any more accurate than the balace ones, just more convenient. I have an old Lee scale that give me "half a tenth" (1/20) of a grain. I have a couple check weights that I use to calibrate it every so often and it's dead on. It's a bit more effort/skill to use, and I have to wait for a few seconds for it to stop going up and down, but that ensures it isn't hung up. And what kind of powder are you using that you get 0.2 variation in your powder measure?? That's a huge variation. I'm using ball powder in my rifles (Win 748 and 2230C data) and it meters within less than a tenth variation. But then again, ball meters the best (one of several reasons I use it). I size and decap my rifle cases, then clean the lube off and measure and trim ("hand" trimmer with the power drill attachment). That way I have sized and trimmed cases ready to load. I run the size die in a seperate songle stage, and don't have a size die in my Dillon. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

This really calls for pics. DAYUM! You're really cute with chipmunk cheeks

That's one advantage of the 550. With the 650 caliber changes are about $60 for the casefeed/shellholder, plus toolhead plus dies. Depending on what you are loading now, you can get by with only one powder measure. Even using different powders. Just dump the leftover back into the jug and cycle the slider a couple times. I use a quick blast of compressed air to make sure I get all of it out. Then change the cavitiy size. I write down how many turns from minimum it takes to get to each charge of each type (that's why there's space for "notes" in your loading manual). All I do is clean the measure out, turn the adjustment nut to all the way "small" (if you count turns when you do that, you'll know how many to turn it back) and turn it back out as far as it needs to go. I check the charge before starting (even if no change) and every few hundred rounds anyway. And FWIW, in the video - A .38 at max (or even a .357 at max) fills the case about half way. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Agreed, but at least they aren't asking if you have a toilet anymore "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I hadn't seen the ad before. I'm seeing what Tiger is doing as "just enough" to get everyone off his back. A lot like the Mark McGuire "apology" a couple months ago. Whether or not he's really sorry, or just sorry he got caught is the real question. Just another reason I won't buy Nike, I guess. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

What deos it mean to flip through your risers? Like he actually did a flip right over them? Why would someone do something like that? What would be the point? Why? Because they were really out of position when the canopy opened. I've had it happen. It wasn't on purpose. On my back, slightly head down. The pilot chute came out between my legs and when the canopy opened, I did 3/4 of a backloop (from on my back to upright). My momentum then swung me through another backloop right through my risers. It wasn't pretty or fun. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I am aware of that, but anti depressants will also alter your decision-taking, and your thinking speed... Not necessarily. It depends on what particular one. And a lot more on the individual. Some people get drowsy on Prozac, others experience insomnia. YMMV. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I'm far from an "old turd", but generally the newbies who ask sensible questions and at least pretend to listen to the answers seem to be treated well. Stuff like: "I'm starting AFF next week, what kind of gear should I buy?" "I've got 30 jumps, why can't I jump with a camera?" "I'm a fast learner, why can't I downsize 2 sizes right away?" Those kind of questions tend to bring out the asshole in some folk. Responding to the nicer answers to the above questions with "You guys don't know me, I'm not like that" or similar statements that imply the experienced guys don't know what they are talking about will start the "mad skilz" and "bounce bingo" comments. There's lots of newer jumpers on here who are treated well. They are the ones who started off nice, and showed a reasonable amount of respect towards the ones who know what they are doing. (Lasting double digit years in a sport that isn't very forgiving of mistakes is usually more than dumb luck) Of course, there are those who are assholes to everybody, new, old, and in between. Those guys run the range from new to old. For some reason they tend to be more in the 300-500 jump range. They know just enough to be dangerous, and still have no idea how much they don't know. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Yes, that's how it usually goes. They tack on all the extra fees because then the "ticket" price is the cheapest on the online booking sites. That's how most people looking for cheap fares buy. Any airline that is truthful and posts how much the flight is going to cost as the ticket price loses sales pretty fast to the "low" ticket price carriers. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I guess if you live in a tent on the DZ you might be right. Most people can't do that. Can't or won't? No cell phone, no cable TV, no computer or internet, no eating out, no going out to movies, and on and on. Small efficiency apartment in an unpleasant neighborhood, cheap beater car with only liability insurance. Throw in food stamps and even less income is required. It's amazing how cheap someone can live, if they realize the difference between luxuries and necessities. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

It may well have been. There is something about the Gun Control Act of '68 being worded to accomodate this (accomodate meaning make the registration non-self-incriminatory - if that's a real term). But the registration laws of different states and/or cities still falls under this, IIRC. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Ah, so sorry. That defense has been tried, and alas, failed, in prosecutions for income tax evasion: "I didn't come by my income legally, and reporting it would constitute self-incrimination, so I neither have to report it nor pay taxes on it." FAIL. A person who (a) owns a gun unlawfully, and (b) fails to register said gun, is guilty of TWO offenses - (a) and (b). US v Haynes, 1968. http://www.nraila.org/Issues/articles/read.aspx?ID=22 "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

That was your argument, back it up. Prove that they do. They don't have to. At least not here in the US. It's gone up a few levels in the appellate system. (No, I'm not going to go seach for proof). The basic argument was that a felon can't legally posses a weapon in the first place. Becuse of that, registering the weapon would constitute self-incrimination. Since the bill of rights protects against forced self-incrimination, forcing someone who can't legally own a weapon to register it (and by doing so, tell the police that he has a weapon) isn't allowed. So they can't be prosecuted for failing to register the weapon. They can still be prosecuted for felon in possession of it, but not for possession of an unregistered weapon. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Why didn't you check the rig at the border, right after the inspection? You could then have gone back, asked for a supervisor and asked why your rig had been tampered with. Some of them are dicks but for the most part, if you are calm and reasonable, they will listen and be soemwhat responsive to complaints of this sort. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Some more things to consider when deciding where on 'Twardo's "sliding scale" this goes: How skilled is the non-rated "instructor"? Does the student know the "instructor" is a fraud? Is this an isolated incident or a regular occurence? I see that responsibility coming from being a skydiver, not a USPA member. We owe the students (who don't know what they are getting into or with whom) a fair chance at success. That includes properly maintained equipment (including the plane) and qualified people teaching them (including the pilot). Compare it to a DZ using a non-rated pilot. That's a clear FAA violation and non-rated AFF instructors aren't. But they're both wrong. And for the same reasons. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Bit of a stretch there. There's just a little bit of difference between being threatened by a terrorist group and having bombs going off, soldiers patrolling, armed helicopters flying overhead and all the other activities that were going on in Baghdad at that time. But yes, the attacks on Sept 11 were both understandable and to some degree had been predicted. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo