Miscellaneous Discussion Thread II
Quote: ChumpChangeYou could play slots in Canada, but getting back over the border with more than $7K USD becomes a problem. Might need to kite casino checks instead.
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I don't understand what the issue is bringing cash in from Canada unless you are trying to hide your winnings.
Quote:“Federal aviation officials have found that two air-traffic controllers left work early before an Air Canada regional jet crashed into a firetruck at LaGuardia Airport in March.
The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire the two controllers, who officials determined had left about an hour before their shifts ended on March 22, people familiar with the matter said. As a result, two controllers remaining at the LaGuardia tower didn’t have backup to assist with high workloads.”
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“FAA found LaGuardia air-traffic controllers left work early before deadly collision”
The Wall Street Journal
I doubt if either of those controllers have been sleeping well.
It wasn't long before some armchair detectives realized some of the books were among the missing Church collection, and dealers from all over raced to the auction. The books ended up selling for $ 1.2 million, an incredible amount for raw books but a fraction of what graded and certified Mile High/Church books would have sold for.
One dealer claimed he offered a million-dollar advance and to cover the grading cost but the owner went with the small auction house.
How books missing from a Denver basement ended up in Minnesota will make for an interesting story. As far as I'm aware, this is the first cache of the missing Church books to show up.
Edgar Chuch was an artist who bought copies of almost every comic from 1939 to the mid-1950s and stored them in conditions that kept them looking brand new. He also kept accurate records of each purchase. When he got old, his family put him in a nursing home and illegally sold his collection. Although he bought 23,000 books, only 20,00 were sold. it was long thought the family may have thrown out some boxes before they realized they were worth money. The family approached several big dealers but failed to make a deal.
A young hustler borrowed $1,000 and offered a dime a book. It turned out there were many more books than expected, and he had to sell some off in order to pay for the rest. Many copies were the finest known examples when they came onto the market. The then-18-year-old buyer used the collection to establish himself as the world's largest comic dealer, a title he held for almost forty years.
Gila Bend is a small town north of me. They held a municipal election in the spring for the city council, which ended in a tie. Town bylaws call for tie elections to be decided by a game of chance. It was agreed that the election would be decided by a single hand of high card. A coin flip determined the incumbent to go first, and he drew the three of Diamonds. The challenger went, and he also drew a three, but of Clubs. The agreed-upon rules stated in the case of a tie, suits would determine the winner, and Diamonds ranked higher than clubs. This was actually the second time the office holder had won via a hand of cards. He originally won the seat in 2014 in a hand of poker after the election ended in a tie.
Ironically, the winner's spouse and adult child were out of town and didn't vote in the election.
Quote: billryanWhy every vote matters.
Gila Bend is a small town north of me. They held a municipal election in the spring for the city council, which ended in a tie. Town bylaws call for tie elections to be decided by a game of chance. It was agreed that the election would be decided by a single hand of high card. A coin flip determined the incumbent to go first, and he drew the three of Diamonds. The challenger went, and he also drew a three, but of Clubs. The agreed-upon rules stated in the case of a tie, suits would determine the winner, and Diamonds ranked higher than clubs. This was actually the second time the office holder had won via a hand of cards. He originally won the seat in 2014 in a hand of poker after the election ended in a tie.
Ironically, the winner's spouse and adult child were out of town and didn't vote in the election.
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The Three of Clubs? Now Penn & Teller are involved with election tampering?
Quote: billryanWhy every vote matters.
Gila Bend is a small town north of me. They held a municipal election in the spring for the city council, which ended in a tie. Town bylaws call for tie elections to be decided by a game of chance. It was agreed that the election would be decided by a single hand of high card. A coin flip determined the incumbent to go first, and he drew the three of Diamonds. The challenger went, and he also drew a three, but of Clubs. The agreed-upon rules stated in the case of a tie, suits would determine the winner, and Diamonds ranked higher than clubs. This was actually the second time the office holder had won via a hand of cards. He originally won the seat in 2014 in a hand of poker after the election ended in a tie.
Ironically, the winner's spouse and adult child were out of town and didn't vote in the election.
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Out of town and didn't either vote by mail or absentee? Carrie Chapman Catt turning over in her grave!
Today I packed the wife out and took her to the airport for her trip to Glasgow at 4am. I have five days alone and plan to eat shrimp and crab everyday while she is gone (she is allergic to shellfish so I can't have it when she is around).
I am rarely jealous of her travels but I am of this trip. She gets to fly on a Tecnam P2012 which is a plane I have wanted to fly on for years. It is a rare piston powered commercial aircraft. I have flown on almost every type of commercial plane that flies in the U.S. and Europe but haven't had the privilege of the Tecnam.
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Quote: billryanThat plane reminds me of the Vertical Takeoff planes of the 1960s. Enjoy your vacation.
Not really a vacation, she is just visiting family.
that would be a vacation for me, ymmv. Oh, I forgot, you have another wife to deal with. HaQuote: DRichQuote: billryanThat plane reminds me of the Vertical Takeoff planes of the 1960s. Enjoy your vacation.
Not really a vacation, she is just visiting family.
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Quote: odiousgambitthat would be a vacation for me, ymmv. Oh, I forgot, you have another wife to deal with. HaQuote: DRichQuote: billryanThat plane reminds me of the Vertical Takeoff planes of the 1960s. Enjoy your vacation.
Not really a vacation, she is just visiting family.
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You are correct, I assumed Bill thought I was going on vacation. Five days of eating seafood is like a vacation for me.
Quote: DRichThe wife just landed in Glasgow and this is what it looks like when getting off the Tecnam P2012.
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(facepalm)
Quote: DieterQuote: DRichThe wife just landed in Glasgow and this is what it looks like when getting off the Tecnam P2012.
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(facepalm)
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That is probably the smallest main terminal building that I have ever seen at a commercial airport.
Quote: DRichQuote: DieterQuote: DRichThe wife just landed in Glasgow and this is what it looks like when getting off the Tecnam P2012.
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(facepalm)
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That is probably the smallest main terminal building that I have ever seen at a commercial airport.
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You said Glasgow.
I allowed myself to expect a different Glasgow.
The good news... when you get up that way, riding the P2012 won't be particularly expensive.
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Today I packed the wife out and took her to the airport for her trip to Glasgow at 4am. I have five days alone and plan to eat shrimp and crab everyday while she is gone (she is allergic to shellfish so I can't have it when she is around).
I am rarely jealous of her travels but I am of this trip. She gets to fly on a Tecnam P2012 which is a plane I have wanted to fly on for years. It is a rare piston powered commercial aircraft. I have flown on almost every type of commercial plane that flies in the U.S. and Europe but haven't had the privilege of the Tecnam.
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This can't be your wife She's way better looking than you. Nice try.
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This can't be your wife She's way better looking than you. Nice try.
You are correct that she is way better looking than me, but that is my wife. That picture was taken about 10 days ago for her company website.
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This can't be your wife She's way better looking than you. Nice try.
You are correct that she is way better looking than me, but that is my wife. That picture was taken about 10 days ago for her company website.
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Maybe she's never got a really got a good look at you because you never look up from your computer for very long. There has to be a logical explanation for this
Quote: EvenBob\Quote: DRichQuote: EvenBobQuote: DRich
This can't be your wife She's way better looking than you. Nice try.
You are correct that she is way better looking than me, but that is my wife. That picture was taken about 10 days ago for her company website.
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Maybe she's never got a really got a good look at you because you never look up from your computer for very long. There has to be a logical explanation for this
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Jealous?
Quote: DieterQuote: DRichQuote: DieterQuote: DRichThe wife just landed in Glasgow and this is what it looks like when getting off the Tecnam P2012.
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(facepalm)
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That is probably the smallest main terminal building that I have ever seen at a commercial airport.
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You said Glasgow.
I allowed myself to expect a different Glasgow.Wokal Field is... small.
The good news... when you get up that way, riding the P2012 won't be particularly expensive.
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I was thinking the same- that's a small plane for a transatlantic flight, but quite magnanimous of them to fly the US flag in honor of our courageous citizens who made such a challenging journey.
Reminds me of when I used to fly a bit out of Sikorsky Airport in Stratford. (Stratford-on-Housatonic, not Stratford-on-Avon!) Those planes were so small there was no lavatory, and as the captain explained if you were to get up to use a lavatory you would destabilize the plane. I used to have to knuckle-walk on and off.
Quote: DieterQuote: DRichQuote: DieterQuote: DRichThe wife just landed in Glasgow and this is what it looks like when getting off the Tecnam P2012.
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(facepalm)
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That is probably the smallest main terminal building that I have ever seen at a commercial airport.
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You said Glasgow.
I allowed myself to expect a different Glasgow.Wokal Field is... small.
The good news... when you get up that way, riding the P2012 won't be particularly expensive.
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I believe her flight was $39 from Billings to Glasgow.
Quote: EvenBob\Quote: DRichQuote: EvenBobQuote: DRich
This can't be your wife She's way better looking than you. Nice try.
You are correct that she is way better looking than me, but that is my wife. That picture was taken about 10 days ago for her company website.
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Maybe she's never got a really got a good look at you because you never look up from your computer for very long. There has to be a logical explanation for this
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Her eyesight is very poor so that may be the explanation.
Quote: DRichQuote: EvenBob\Quote: DRichQuote: EvenBobQuote: DRich
This can't be your wife She's way better looking than you. Nice try.
You are correct that she is way better looking than me, but that is my wife. That picture was taken about 10 days ago for her company website.
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Maybe she's never got a really got a good look at you because you never look up from your computer for very long. There has to be a logical explanation for this
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Her eyesight is very poor so that may be the explanation.
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I like it when their hearing is bad too It's like winning the lottery.
