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    the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

    20 months no job, it’s insanely greater! Good luck!
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    Wealth Distribution in America

    15-20 channels? We had four, the three main networks and PBS on UHF, and to get any of them you had to wiggle the rabbit ears “just right” for the picture to be clear. And when the TV started to act up, you had to know exactly where to give it a Fonzie like whop on the side to get it working...
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    Wealth Distribution in America

    Poverty vs inequity, inequity vs poverty. To me the elephant in the room is drug addiction. How much crime, especially in the US, is driven directly by drug addiction? Most crime in my area is committed by drug users looking for ways to fund their addiction, not people trying to feed their...
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    Southern Living: Bug Proofing a Home

    No AC would be a no go for me, any chance you can find a better place?
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    Southern Living: Bug Proofing a Home

    Palmetto bug sounds a whole lot better than huge friggin brown roach.
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    good movies I might not have seen?

    Saw an interesting older movie the other night starring Steve McQueen and a young Candice Bergen , “The Sand Pebbles”, pretty good old school movie. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sand_pebbles
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    Wealth Distribution in America

    Back when I was working we had new hire training and indcctrination, and I was the one who usually presented and explained what we did in our department and function. At the end, I aways reserved a few minutes to talk to the new engineers about 401k and savings. I advised them to all immediately...
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    What's For Dinner?

    Big pot of spicy meatballs.
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    What are these symbols on this taxi diagram?

    Or ice cream cones, some with sprinkles. Because ice cream.
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    What are these symbols on this taxi diagram?

    I think they’re lit and unlit wind socks.
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    Alaska Airlines explosive decompression 1/5/23

    Oh I bet there’s records, but they must be bad enough to take the lumps by saying there are none.
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    A letter from the Southeast United States

    I had no desire or expectation to remain in my hometown or live my parents life. Early in my career I lived and worked in six different states before finally sprouted roots. My philosophy back then was “Ride the winds of opportunity.” While some places were better than others, I always had a...
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    Speeds when Transitioning from Approach to Final to Landing

    I'd have to look, 17-18 years ago? Yeah, I can see that. I was lucky in some ways, the guy I used for primary and instrument back then was a crusty old retired ATC who was also a CFII. He made sure that I was comfortable talking to ATC and to know what they expect of an IFR pilot. That's for...
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    Speeds when Transitioning from Approach to Final to Landing

    If approach needs me to fly fast, I will, but only up to the FAF. After that, I need to scrub off the speed. If I break out at 200ft at 120kts in the Mooney, we AREN’T landing, and that defeats the purpose. That’s pretty damned sad. While my CFII never took me out in actual, I felt I was...
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    A letter from the Southeast United States

    The indigenous do that here all the time, especially when using center “suicide” turn lanes. Lets slow down to 10mph, make the long line of cars behind me slow down, then inch into the turn lane. Of course southerners don’t use turn signals, that’s a sign of weakness. The other thing that...
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    NA- pulled back muscle. How to prevent it from happening again?

    For a long time I did traditional gym weight work, bench, squats, deads, Romanians, etc., but gave it up during covid and started some bodyweight training, trying some of the “You are your own gym” stuff from Mark Lauren. OMG, the first week of the bottom level beginner course totally wrecked...
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    Speeds when Transitioning from Approach to Final to Landing

    It’s been so doing since I did my IFR training that the only thing I remember is being set up at 90kts before the FAF and maintaining 90kts on the balance of the approach. This was a 172 N. My instructor trained 90kts since it was one of the speeds that had times between fixes on the plate for...
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    A letter from the Southeast United States

    Depends on how he votes. Oh ****, power off, yoke forward, ailerons neutral, rudder opposite rotation…
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    A letter from the Southeast United States

    Me! 27 years since I moved away from the cold tax heavy northeast. This is now (and has been) home. NC is exploding. When I first moved, western mountainous NC was sparsely populated, but it is now being overrun by halfbacks and summer home owners. Halfback: Just what it sounds like, someone...
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