I get "randomly" selested for "special attention" EVERY time I have flown in the last 5 or so years. I'm a 6'1" large, bearded guy. I have also had a Federal Firearms Liscence and had Concealed Handgun Permits in several states. Coincident? I think not.
uradu wrote: "Yep, and I think they later removed it, since we lost the original floppy and I could never find that app again in any of HP's downloads. Mind you, I think this goes back more than 8 years--when was the 4c relased again?"
Yeah... I was shootin on the low side... when ya been at it this long, the years start to blur!
Old news guys...
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Old news... I discovered this some 8 years ago! There was some software on the install floppy that came with it that played several different songs!
Every motorcyclist I've ever talked to (Except you - assuming you own one yourself) has said that it's not if you fall off the bike, it's when. Circumstances beyond your control may conspire to drop you off the thing. This is why squids make me laugh - the tank top, nylon shorts, and flip-flops aren't going to be much protection.
"I stomped on the brakes as hard as I could and the car finally stopped," he said.
Well Duh! I don't know of too many cars out there whose brakes can't overpower the engine. The trick is to do it hard and fast because if you tru to ease it to a stop you can burn out the brakes. My Turbo Pinto, go ahead and laugh, I'll wait, with 200+ horse power could be brought to a halt with the stock brakes with a stuck throttle... I know... I did it! =8-O
Re:Not Soldier....Sailor....Not Sailor....A Nuke..
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I was stationed on AR-16 USS Tringa, a Sub Rescue ship at the Nuke Sub base in Grotton CT. back when the NR1 was HIGHLY CLASSIFIED (mid 70's). We towed it to Scottland and all we ever saw of it was... NOTHING! We met another ship in tha Atlantic, they gave us the end of a tow line and we pulled it across the ocean! When we got to port, a crew set up a floating tarp with a zipper in the middle. The NR-1 came up under the tarp, unzipped it from below and departed the sub. Armed Marines were posted on the the NR-1's pier with orders to shoot ANYONE nearing the vessle. Fast foward 25 years, I pick up a Readers Digest and there, in color, with cut-away views and everything but blueprints, is the NR-1! My how things have changed.
Alfred "Speedy" Mercer USN Engineman 3rd Class (Dissabled Vet.)
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I get "randomly" selested for "special attention" EVERY time I have flown in the last 5 or so years. I'm a 6'1" large, bearded guy. I have also had a Federal Firearms Liscence and had Concealed Handgun Permits in several states. Coincident? I think not.
"How did you know we were lost?" "The packages told us." (all your base belong to us!)
Look, it's bad enough that my lizzard skin wallet is worth more than it has EVER contained...
"The Winchester (remember those?) hard drives had a very musical quality to them." My old Miniscribe sounded like monkeys fu^H^Hhaving sex!
uradu wrote: "Yep, and I think they later removed it, since we lost the original floppy and I could never find that app again in any of HP's downloads. Mind you, I think this goes back more than 8 years--when was the 4c relased again?" Yeah... I was shootin on the low side... when ya been at it this long, the years start to blur!
Old news... I discovered this some 8 years ago! There was some software on the install floppy that came with it that played several different songs!
I was stationed on AR-16 USS Tringa, a Sub Rescue ship at the Nuke Sub base in Grotton CT. back when the NR1 was HIGHLY CLASSIFIED (mid 70's). We towed it to Scottland and all we ever saw of it was... NOTHING! We met another ship in tha Atlantic, they gave us the end of a tow line and we pulled it across the ocean! When we got to port, a crew set up a floating tarp with a zipper in the middle. The NR-1 came up under the tarp, unzipped it from below and departed the sub. Armed Marines were posted on the the NR-1's pier with orders to shoot ANYONE nearing the vessle. Fast foward 25 years, I pick up a Readers Digest and there, in color, with cut-away views and everything but blueprints, is the NR-1! My how things have changed.
Alfred "Speedy" Mercer
USN Engineman 3rd Class (Dissabled Vet.)