@Copper said in Dangerous approach: Those white rectangles on the runway are called aim points - they give you something to aim at. The exact configuration of the markings depend on runway length. Typically the aim point is 1,000 feet from the end of the runway. This runway is only 2,119 feet long, so the aim points appear to be closer to the runway end. This could have confused the pilot. I mean, he almost landed on the white rectangles exactly. Just the wrong ones.

I love the English and bull mastiff breeds. Quiet, gentle giants. If they bark, you know there is a problem. We used to have them when my husband and I were first married. I have a great picture of my eldest daughter (maybe at 7 yrs old?) with her head next to one of the bull mastiffs, and his head was bigger than hers. Then there's another one of our cat with half of her body inside the dog's ear; she would go in there to clean it. But those dogs don't live very long, and each death broke my husband's heart. So, now we have pugs.

@Doctor-Phibes said in Musk: Worse than Hitler: @jon-nyc said in Musk: Worse than Hitler: @Doctor-Phibes said in Musk: Worse than Hitler: The greatest achievement for any satirist is for people to take them seriously. For years I thought Copper was a lib. I used to think Quirt was actually a lawyer. Hahahahahaha

It was good, wasn't it? He has a bunch of covers on his youtube channel.

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Wouldn't it be wonderful to enjoy your job that much.

Bengals also should have taken the field goal in the first quarter. They already had an 11 point lead. I’ve seen them make that mistake several times this year. Swagger doesn’t win games. Points do.

I'm not jonesing for any of those things, but I wonder how many, if any, would float in the US.

And, while we're on the subject, how do you pronounce, not spell, this device? [image: 1670200340173-screenshot-2022-12-04-at-6.31.47-pm.png] Every surgeon I worked with pronounced it as a "wheat-lander." Totally wrong it is a Weitlaner retractor, developed by Felix Weitlaner.. It should be pronounced "Veyt-lanner" or perhaps "Feyt-lanner."

@George-K said in For the kitchen that has everything...: Vel, veeta surprise turn this thread has taken.

@jon-nyc said in POTUS 2024 Announced Candidates: Oh my. Kanye West said he’s planning a 2024 presidential run and has tapped far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos in a video posted to Twitter Sunday. Gotta wonder who's the sane one - if, indeed, one of them is. [image: 1670195464854-fjjnaa5wiaeurea.jpeg]

Typical democrat

But...but... rich people are GREEEEDY...right? RIGHT? I've never known a wealthy person - and I've known a lot - that didn't feel the need to give back. It's not just a tax deduction. I think it's human nature to want to share in some way after your needs are taken care of. The exceptions prove the rule.

Interesting. I worked in Moore County for several months in 2017. Nice place, but they did have some substations in very rural areas that would be easy to attack without detection. I'd suspect drunken yahoos more than domestic terrorist groups.

Okay that's pretty good.