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Perhaps not with their equipment, but they worked out virtually all the fundamentals of controlled flight in use today. Orville Wright taught my great-grandfather how to fly in 1911, and his signature is on his license.

Haven’t taken a cab since living in NYC eons ago. Stand on the curb and wave one down. Most of the traffic in Manhattan is cabs and the trips relatively short which allows a driver to pick up another fare after dropping one off. Outside of densely populated areas, one could call for a cab by phone, but that business was taken over by Uber which could perform the same service for far less. It doesn’t make economic sense to have a fleet of cabs roaming the streets anymore.

Someone couldn’t spell…

It was never meant to be opened all, even as an emergency exit. The reason the opening is there is that in some configurations of the plane, an emergency exit would be installed instead of the plug.

Jason Kelce at the Chiefs game

Haven’t heard that name in eons. Another icon passes. Scroll down thru the article and take a look at the duet video with Miley Cyrus. Miley might seem a head case to many of us, but she is gifted with a stunning voice and presence in front of a microphone.

Agreed. I don’t think the company had CAS in mind at all when they developed it. Nor should they. We’re a drop in the bucket of the present and future arms market.

That video is several years old. I think the guy is entertaining.

US Grant’s autobiography, written in his own hand and published by Mark Twain is one of those books that should be read. It’s a difficult read given the prose/style of 19th century writing. Kinda like the dialogue of Deadwood. The effort is worth it.

Is that your stash now?

True story: I showed this to my wife who read the whole thing. I noticed as she was reading she glanced at my thumb.

I don’t understand the appeal of something like this, unless it’s anticipating a climate where semi-auto rifles are banned.

I don’t remember ever being out and about and saying to myself, “Gee, I wish I had a pry bar on me.”

He sounds sort of selfish if he expects others to pay for his wishes. Plus, prolonging one’s death is not the same as treatment. He needs to come to grips with that. I know that sounds cold, but I’ve lost too many where extended treatment improved nothing, but only extended their suffering as well as their loved ones. I’m sorry to hear of his and your family’s circumstances.

I’m guessing .44 mag has more marketing appeal, perhaps a holdover from Dirty Harry movies. .45 Colt just sounds old and .44 Mag must be better than .357 mag, because bigger is always better, right?

Ummmm….no. Looks like a Henry action and ugly too. There’s this thread over on the Wire:

You mean I was supposed to stop doing that?

Wow, what a slugfest. Enjoyed the game with the sound off. Any game without Tony Romo is gonna be better. Wish I could send some qualudes his way…

Lovin’ the radial Bug. limo appears to be 68 Olds Toronado forward of the A pillar, plus roof treatment from their station wagons of the period.

I’ve been reloading my own for eons, so I don’t know. Buy whatever is on sale in the 1100 fps range, 1 1/8 oz, #7-9 shot,

I would think the rapid-fire concussive effect of those rounds would be as fatal to the crew as a penetrating round?

I’m thinking it’s for the nausea after eating the parts. Then the donuts will taste better for dessert.

Walnuts from the store, or walnuts fresh from the tree? We get walnuts in our yard from the neighbors tree. I broke open the husk of one to see how big a whole nut was. My fingers were stained for two weeks from the inner shell. That stuff would make a stain for deep scratches.

Tom Cruise hasn’t anything to do with this series. Alan Ritchson (right) plays Reacher. He looks the part.

I don’t know small claims court works in your state, but in Kansas, attorneys aren’t allowed. If you lose, all that’s lost is your time and a filing fee. And possibly gain a lot of aggravation. The upside is you could cause a lot of aggravation for the driver. So in CA, you can’t sue the insurance company in small claims court? Has your insurance company been any help on how to dispute their value?