Por nada.

Jerry, 200 yards, fixed sites, pocket pistol.

We need to do that around here.

Dopers are running rampant.

@jon-nyc said in How much carbon did he release?:

It’s true some fuel was used in the combustion and the heli trip but think of how much gasoline he would have used had he lived another 20 years?

Or even if he had returned to Colorado?

Another half-full day, eh?

Probably pretty common, in various forms, across the country. For example, I listened to a podcast that had a kid in 100% virtual learning (not homeschooling, per se... but in reality, yes) because the kid was performing much better. The pandemic will have statistical analysis ripple effects for decades...

@George-K Cancelling the Hispanic contribution to American culture.

And throwing all black and brown people into the same bucket....

Also why I worry a bit about the consolidation of America's defense industry. Too much consolidation stifles competition and impedes innovation.

Douglas Murray said there’s absolutely no difference between saying you’re non-binary and shouting at the top of your lungs ‘look at me!’

Maybe this dog. Most dogs would eat both pieces.

@Horace said in Putin is hanging on....:

looks like diarrhea.

IMG_1206.JPG

Fantastic.

@Mik

Given the timing, a setback for Vlad Vladimirovich. He managed to ensure his buddy Orban was re-elected in Hungary. Useful for sure but in a lone state located in the middle of a sea of surrounding anti-Kremlin Slavdom, not crucial. Having LePen and the National Front would have at least been a cause for celebration. Literally in Putin’s pocket with an unpaid loan and at odds with everything the EU and liberal democracy represents. LePen most certainly could have made a case to block Finland and Sweden’s anticipated application to join NATO in the short run. In the long run, a whole lot of damage to the EU.

@Mik said in Hay, Mik!:

weird culture.

How so? I'm completely unfamiliar.

I stopped working as an instructor a few years ago, but I keep my instructor certificate active by taking review courses.

The pilot shortage has been a regular story inside the industry for at least the last 15 years.

That was part of the reason that the FAA changed the mandatory pilot retirement age to 65 from 60, 15 years ago. There is talk now about possibly raising it again.

The mandatory retirement is only for commercial flying, there is no age limit on private pilots. I have seen over age 80 guys flying that should have stopped flying. I have seen guys over 90 that were solid, good pilots.

A friend that piloted for Nixon, Ford and Carter on Air Force 1 promised his family he would stop flying at age 60, which he did. When I met him he was over 80 and probably one of the top 2 or 3 pilots I ever met. He was more than competent, but he made the decision and stuck with it.