nomadpete

Absolutely bizarre. Order popcorn now. I think we are a safe distance from the fireworks.

It is the definition of Risk Management. Yachties do a similar risk management to aviators. Keep away from the edges of your transport fluid. Also, they notice all kinds of noisy disturbances. Things like jetskis and flying machines are dangerous and annoying.

Where's a Don Chipp when we need one?

Gotta love a government when it bans bans!

Funny thing, USA hasn't declared war. But they have declared a NOTAM for all of Venuzuela, & nearby sea. Watch out for unexploded ordinances?

It's getting a bit beyond being a gameshow.... Fox has started running ads for the Donald Trump-themed handguns. However, the president won’t be able to buy one of the “Living Legend DT47” guns, given that he is a convicted felon. “In honor of Donald Trump’s amazing comeback election victory to become our 47th president, Bond Arms is introducing an impressive new handgun—the Living Legend DT47,” the 30-second commercial said, which journalist Aaron Rupar shared in a post on X.

Trump took to social media to denounce the video on Thursday, sharing a series of posts that accused the Democrats of seditious behavior and suggested different forms of punishment. In one, he said they “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL”; in another, he described their actions as “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” Trump also re-posted an anonymous user’s message that read, “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!” (Huffington Post) Definition:- " Aiding and Abetting Murder If you intentionally help, encourage, or assist in the killing, you can be charged as a principal—meaning: ➤ Same charge as the killer First-degree murder (if premeditated) Second-degree murder (if not premeditated) Penalties often include life imprisonment."

"Flying is not dangerous, as long as you remember its dangerous" PS: I got that from a yachting forum, but I really identified with the concept.

I am not crossing the line about that.

Yes, times have changed. My bike learner's permit cost (I think) $15, filled out a form - address, name, DOB. Off you go. Three months later, if you survived, you return to the office, an assessor watches you ride away and return. Licence granted. For all motorcycles. Life was simpler then. Darwin's theory of evolution worked. We lived or died based upon our fast learning from mistakes, and luck. Some of us made our own luck with the aid of common sense.

You have a sick mind.

Hard to find out.... besides, it is increasing so fast that any value you could find would be immediately out of date

Well, no. It always costs somebody. In your case, it cost the taxpayers. Don't get me wrong, I believe we should get rid of health insurance companies and make all medical care into a universal government funded health care programme.

Are you aware that every coal seam gas hole does this (there are around 30,000 of these.) They simply burn off the dirty gas until the well produces "cleaner" gas. Note that methane is many times worse than CO2. Coal is so much nicer than alternative energy sources, just look at this lovely coal mine. Compared to the ugly wind turbines in the distance.

Just for the (older) nerds..... Fortran joke: God is real, unless declared integer. Cobol joke: A single missed period can be of great significance.

Thanks for explaining, Peter. Just when I think the USofA cannot sink any lower...... They do

Good to see you are settling down... Welcome back Jerry.

Waste of money. All that effort for nothing. (Only joking. Great resilt of course)

Well Octave, I think your posts are positive so they are not out of place here. Thanks for the input.

So tell me true.... Did Donny claim the FBI's $10,000,000 reward for bringing the Crown Prince to USA ? Or, how did The Prince suddenly change from public enemy number one, to 'best buddy'?

Octave, I consider the EchoCardioGraph is a fantastic invention. I was overjoyed to SEE the blood flow and valve operation. It is awesome! Such things are great advances in medical science.

The Ministry of Truth, will soon be releasing new and better truths for us all. Thank you for attention to this matter

She's not telling us anything we didn't already know. The problem remains... what can we do about the long term fallout, now that DjT has destroyed the already failing democracy thar WAS USA. Our country is a little fish in a big pond, but the uncertain decade or so that follows, will still affect us. The flowchart of global possibilities has many branches, but none of them look good. So my concern is no longer 'What Has Trump Done Now?' My concern is that even after he is gone, (which cannot be soon enough) now that the guardrails are gone from all US administrations, what will the US do? Not only that, but the worst of the nutters and narcissists have taken up residence.

Nev An echo cardiogram is not an ECG. Different thing entirely.

I think Jerry's in lerv. I haven't seen him this chatty for .... ever. Judging by the readability of recent posts, the bike is good for his alertness (keyboard accuracy is up) too.