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* Why we have Gravity - 2 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: Why we have Gravity
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/004d04dfe74c9553?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 2:41 pm
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

Dan wrote:
>
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> > Dan wrote:
> >> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> >>> Dan wrote:
> ???? Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ????? Bob Villa wrote:
> ?????? On Aug 23, 2:50 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" ?mike.terr...@earthlink.net?
> ?????? wrote:
> ??????? Bob Villa wrote:
> ???????
> ???????? On Aug 23, 12:24 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" ?mike.terr...@earthlink.net?
> ???????? wrote:
> ????????? RichTravsky wrote:
> ?????????? fitz wrote:
> ??????????? Why we have Gravity
> ??????????? A correct theory of gravity will show us these four (4) things:
> ??????????? 1. It will show us why gravity also acts like acceleration (principle
> ??????????? of equvalence).
> ??????????? 2. It will show us the actual cause of gravity.
> ??????????? 3. It will show us why gravitational mass and inertial mass are
> ??????????? identical.
> ??????????? 4. It will show us the speed of gravitational attraction.
> ??????????? Newton said gravity was acting at a much faster speed than Einstein.
> ?????????? Well, the average running speed of a human is around 10 mph. Sprints, the
> ?????????? record is under 30 mph. I don't know how athletic Einstein was so we could
> ?????????? use a figure of 3 mph walking speed. Nice to set some lower boundaries
> ?????????? on the SoG (speed of gravity).
> ????????? Slow Old Geezers.
> ???????? I resemble that remark!
> ??????? Admitting it is the first step to recovery! ;-)
> ?????? There is no recovery...slow, old geezers only get slower.
> ????? Shut up, and take your medication before the nurse calls the
> ????? orderlies! ;-)
> ???? Get off my lawn, you young whippersnapper.
> ???
> ??? Make me! I have to warn you that I'm not afraid to use my VA issued
> ??? cane.
> ???
> ???
> ??? Is that Nurse Ratchet behind you?
> ?? No, it's Nurse Diesel and she wants to give you an exam.
> ?
> ?
> ? Unfortunatly, my VA nurse IS Nurse Ratchet. :(
>
> I live far enough away from the Pensacola and Panama City clinics to
> get to use private medical care. That doesn't mean I don't get called in
> by VA once in awhile to get poked and probed to see if I am still
> disabled. I remember meeting a man who lost a leg in Viet Nam getting
> called in periodically to see if it had grown back.

I built a TV station in the Ft. Walton beach/Destin area about 20
years ago.

> If you enjoy a morbid visual: the driveway to the Biloxi VA hospital
> runs through a cemetery.

That's well out of my driving range. The finally started to remodel
the Gainesville VA hospital late last year. What a mess!

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 3:47 pm
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

GregS wrote:
>
> In article ?4c6fc914$0$11842$bbae4d71@news.suddenlink.net?, Jeffrey Angus ?jangus@suddenlink.net? wrote:
> ?There is no gravity.
> ?The earth sucks, that's what keeps us from falling off.
>
> We are being pushed down by dark energy.

That's still better than dork energy. ;-)

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TOPIC: Best solder free electrical connection
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/11e5e6461418f740?hl=en
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== 1 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 3:35 pm
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

"dennis@home" wrote:
>
> "Michael A. Terrell" ?mike.terrell@earthlink.net? wrote in message
> news:wvSdnVRr1J7cMu7RnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@earthlink.com...
> ?
> ? "dennis@home" wrote:
> ??
> ?? "Michael A. Terrell" ?mike.terrell@earthlink.net? wrote in message
> ?? news:WoednSxKVLEIce_RnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@earthlink.com...
> ?? ?
> ?? ? "dennis@home" wrote:
> ?? ??
> ?? ??
> ?? ?? Well the Saturn V wasn't exactly advanced compared to a V2.
> ?? ?
> ?? ?
> ?? ? Sigh. the Saturn V was a Model A. The V2 was a model T. Both
> ?? ? designed in the days of slide rules, and poor metalurgy. Tube
> ?? ? electronics and crude plastics. Do you have anything useful to say?
> ?? ?
> ?? ?? They were both more or less the same.
> ?? ?? However the Russians did have significantly more advanced rocket
> ?? ?? engines.
> ?? ?
> ?? ?
> ?? ? They built bigger engines, typical of Russian designs. Scale up
> ?? ? something, then everthing else needed the same.
> ??
> ?? You don't know much do you?
> ?
> ?
> ? Do you know anything? Have you ever seen their tools, or how about
> ? the engines they built for their cargo ships.
> ?
> ?
> ?? They actually made smaller engines, it was NASA that scaled them up.
> ?? The Russians redesigned them to get more thrust from the same size.
> ??
> ?? They did build a bigger rocket, they could do this as they had more
> ?? thrust
> ?? available from their better engines.
> ?
> ?
> ? Really? Do you always state the ovbvious? Their first rockets were
> ? smaller than the US rockets so they didn't need the additional thrust.
>
> Not obvious enough for you to understand it appears.

Yawn.

== 2 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 3:35 pm
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

The Daring Dufas wrote:
>
> On 8/24/2010 6:53 AM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ?
> ? The Daring Dufas wrote:
> ??
> ?? On 8/23/2010 10:49 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ???
> ??? The Daring Dufas wrote:
> ????
> ???? On 8/23/2010 2:28 PM, john hamilton wrote:
> ????? "Paul"?23023@hotmail.com? wrote in message
> ????? news:8d58njF43gU1@mid.individual.net...
> ?????? On 19/08/2010 04:46, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ???????
> ??????? Paul wrote:
> ????????
> ???????? On 19/08/2010 01:27, The Daring Dufas wrote:
> ????????? On 8/18/2010 6:33 PM, geoff wrote:
> ?????????? In message?i4hmat$blj$2@news.eternal-september.org?, The Daring Dufas
> ?????????? ?the-daring-dufas@peckerhead.net? writes
> ??????????? On 8/18/2010 4:17 PM, geoff wrote:
> ???????????? In message?i4hhb1$np$1@news.eternal-september.org?, The Daring Dufas
> ???????????? ?the-daring-dufas@peckerhead.net? writes
> ????????????? On 8/16/2010 12:43 PM, john hamilton wrote:
> ?????????????? I have to connect this AAA battery holder to a toy. Although I
> ?????????????? have a
> ?????????????? small
> ?????????????? soldering iron, my soldering skills are poor. I can see myself
> ?????????????? easily
> ?????????????? melting all the plastic around the contacts before I can get
> ?????????????? anything to
> ?????????????? stick to the tabs. (The part of the tabs with the small hole will
> ?????????????? bend
> ?????????????? upwards giving some clearence).
> ??????????????
> ?????????????? http://tinypic.com/r/iqx3pf/4
> ??????????????
> ?????????????? My immediate plan is to poke a few strands of wire through the
> ?????????????? holes
> ?????????????? in the
> ?????????????? connection tabs twist and then apply some nail varnish to stop it
> ?????????????? unwinding.
> ?????????????? Since its a toy it does not need to be totally foolproof.
> ??????????????
> ?????????????? If anyone had any ideas that were a bit more sophisticated I would
> ?????????????? be
> ?????????????? gratefull. Thanks.
> ??????????????
> ??????????????
> ?????????????
> ????????????? If you are familiar with faston connectors, you can trim the
> ????????????? terminals with scissors or wire cutters so a connector will
> ????????????? slip on to them. The connectors are available in many sizes
> ????????????? with the 1/4" being the most common. I believe The Shack,
> ????????????? formally Radio Shack carries several sizes. Here's a link
> ????????????? to a manufacturer that produces many types so you can see
> ????????????? what I'm referring to:
> ?????????????
> ????????????? http://www.etco.com/category.php?cat=18?div=ep?l=e
> ?????????????
> ???????????? Excuse me, but is the OP a Septic or English ?
> ????????????
> ???????????? If he/she/it is English, it's bugger all use pointing them at Septic
> ???????????? outlets, is it?
> ????????????
> ????????????
> ???????????
> ??????????? I'm sorry, I have absolutely no idea what you are writing
> ??????????? about. Could you find someone to translate it into American?
> ???????????
> ?????????? Septic tank = yank
> ??????????
> ?????????? duh - colonials
> ??????????
> ??????????
> ?????????
> ????????? Um, the cultural education is nice but what's it got to do
> ????????? with electrical connections to a battery holder? Bizarre is
> ????????? fun but at least I try to keep my jokes within the subject
> ????????? matter being discussed. 8-)
> ?????????? TDD
> ?????????? It was... Radio Shack used to have UK outlets (but seemed to have
> ???????? vanished), but the link above was certainly for their US replacement...
> ????????
> ?????? Its a long way to go for a battery holder..
> ????????
> ??????? Yes. All the way to your mail box. Of course, that may require you
> ??????? to get out of your chair and actually walk.
> ???????
> ?????? And pay three times the value in shipping and taxes
> ?????
> ????? =============================================================================
> ?????
> ????? Many thanks to all. The push on brass connectors are a welcome solution,
> ????? many thanks. I can easily buy those at Maplins.
> ?????
> ????? To throw a little light on this unnecessary rudeness to our American
> ????? cousins. The expression Amearkin came up because in the U.S. they could say
> ????? American so quickly it sounded like Amearkin. So across the pond they became
> ????? Amearkins...quite harmless.
> ?????
> ????? However some low lifes changed this to Merkins. A few hundred years ago in
> ????? order to deal with body lice, ladies would shave their lower private parts.
> ????? Since this was deamed un-attractive, they could buy small triangular wigs
> ????? which were called...you guessed it Merkins. Please dont let the low-lifes
> ????? get you down, we have as many here as you have there. And they just love the
> ????? internet.
> ?????
> ?????
> ????
> ???? Teasing is part of the Usenet experience, if we didn't like you we
> ???? wouldn't even respond to you. You get a bunch of guys together and
> ???? they are going to throw jabs at each other and kid around. It's
> ???? basically what we call horseplay. It's like those celebrity roasts
> ???? that are shown on TV, some of the most horrible and vile insults
> ???? are thrown about by friends. 8-)
> ???
> ???
> ??? And if the 'friends' go too far, you throw them out! ;-)
> ??
> ?? The only time I've seen that happen is when someone attacks the family
> ?? or children of a nasty poster. I'll pounce and tell them to leave the
> ?? uninvolved folks out of it. One particularly foul individual posted a
> ?? farewell to his grandmother who had just passed away and a rival started
> ?? making fun of the late old woman. I let him know real quick it was in
> ?? bad taste and to direct his anger at Mr. Nasty and not someone who was
> ?? defenseless. There is such a thing as propriety.
> ?
> ?
> ? I've had online and real life stalkers, and one ass who posted some
> ? lies about my long dead mother. So I asked why he was online, when he
> ? was supposed to be picking up his hooker wife. He was furious, and got
> ? even madder when not one of his cronies agreed with him. Sometimes you
> ? have to hit them with a six foot 2"*4", right between the eyes before
> ? they get the message. He had been making fun of the fact that I'm a
> ? disabled US Army Veteran and bragged that he was exempt from military
> ? service, because he was diabetic. He harped anout it for months, with
> ? others reminding him that he started it. I had dumped him into the bit
> ? bucket, so I only saw it in replies.
>
> Let it roll off your back because words can never hurt you unless
> followed by the banging of a gavel in a courtroom. 8-)
>
> Oh yea, thanks for your service. Both my parents, my older brother
> and paternal great uncle were regular army. I was in college during
> The Vietnam War and joined up and was turned down even though I was
> in the greatest shape of my life. I didn't know that I had stumbled
> upon the secret of avoiding being drafted into the military until
> 30 years later when I befriended a former Army recruiter. It was my
> allergies, I had told the military doctor about my allergies causing
> me breathing problems. All of these guys were shooting off a toe,
> claiming to be queer or running off to Canada to avoid the draft
> when all they had to do was tell the doctor they had allergies. I was
> trying to join up! My recruiter friend told me that turning down a
> potential recruit for allergies was one of the biggest secrets of the
> war. That's been my luck, I find it by accident.

I was given five medical 4F ratings and told I could never enlist.
So, I started an industrial electronics repair business. Two years
later they drafted me. I had to shut the doors when I left for basic.
Then they tried to tell me I didn't know any electronics, but I tested
out of the three year Broadcast Engineer course. :)

== 3 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 3:39 pm
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ? "dennis@home" wrote:
> ?? "William Sommerwerck" ?grizzledgeezer@comcast.net? wrote in message
> ?? news:i4uqlg$k7r$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> ???? However the Russians did have significantly more advanced
> ???? rocket engines. NASA have been using the designs to make
> ???? their rockets better.
> ??? Where do you get this?
> ?? Well one of the problems with the big engines NASA was using was getting the
> ?? fuel in fast enough.
> ?? They did this by fitting big pumps.
> ?? Apparently the Russians used a turbine powered by the rocket to achieve it,
> ?? something NASA said wasn't possible.
> ?? It saved weight and gave more thrust.
> ?? What the Russians couldn't do was make stuff well.
> ?
> ?
> ? Sigh. Why do you think NASA wouldn't use that turbine powered pump?
> ? The US space program was a lot more safety conscious than Russia's.
> ?
> ?
> Shame it didn't stop them killing more people then,.

You're being an ignorant asshole, as usual.

Once again, your dumb ass attempt to set Followup-to: alt.flame
failed.

== 4 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 3:44 pm
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>
> ?
> ?
> ? I was trying to be polite. :)
>
> Good lord. What came over you?

At least there is some hope for Imus to recover.

== 5 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 3:42 pm
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ? The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> ?? Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ??
> ??? Sure, if you consider a strong drive to do what others won't, or
> ??? can't. Freedoms you never had in Europe. No overbearing and antiquated
> ??? royal families.
> ?? I always find it so amusing when a bunch of convicts, black sheep and
> ?? discarded gentry whose morals made them unacceptable in their own
> ?? country, plus a bunch of people who were either starving, or whose
> ?? religious attitudes were so uptight that they couldn't be tolerated ,
> ?? arrive in a place teeming with natural resources (and virtually empty
> ?? apart from a few asiatics, who treat them very nicely and help stop them
> ?? dying of stupidity), and then proceed to breed like rabbits, commit
> ?? genocide on the natives, rape the resources and turn it into the
> ?? tackiest example of vulgar ostentation since Eve discovered bling, have
> ?? the nerve to assert that the only thing they actually know, making
> ?? money, is somehow indicative of superior religious political and moral
> ?? standards.
> ??
> ?? Or that a tradition of racism, genocide and slavery is somehow liberating.
> ??
> ?? Oh well. It's all over now, baby blue. The resources have run out, and
> ?? china wants its cash back.
> ??
> ?? And those who confuse being in the right place at the right time with
> ?? innate superiority, are in for a rude awakening.
> ?
> ?
> ? More mindless ranting from the burnt out hippie alcoholic. You might
> ? as well stop setting followup-to: to alt.flame, asshole. I know you
> ? think you're smart, but you've burnt out too many neurons with the pot
> ? and other drugs.
> At least I had some to burn out...

Not as much as anyone else here and it's all long gone, moron. This
is proven with your continued use of Followup-To: alt.flame when you
are the only one stupid enough to fall for it.

== 6 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 4:35 pm
From: The Daring Dufas

On 8/24/2010 5:35 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>
> The Daring Dufas wrote:
>>
>> On 8/24/2010 6:53 AM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>> ?
>> ? The Daring Dufas wrote:
>> ??
>> ?? On 8/23/2010 10:49 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>> ???
>> ??? The Daring Dufas wrote:
>> ????
>> ???? On 8/23/2010 2:28 PM, john hamilton wrote:
>> ????? "Paul"?23023@hotmail.com? wrote in message
>> ????? news:8d58njF43gU1@mid.individual.net...
>> ?????? On 19/08/2010 04:46, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>> ???????
>> ??????? Paul wrote:
>> ????????
>> ???????? On 19/08/2010 01:27, The Daring Dufas wrote:
>> ????????? On 8/18/2010 6:33 PM, geoff wrote:
>> ?????????? In message?i4hmat$blj$2@news.eternal-september.org?, The Daring Dufas
>> ?????????? ?the-daring-dufas@peckerhead.net? writes
>> ??????????? On 8/18/2010 4:17 PM, geoff wrote:
>> ???????????? In message?i4hhb1$np$1@news.eternal-september.org?, The Daring Dufas
>> ???????????? ?the-daring-dufas@peckerhead.net? writes
>> ????????????? On 8/16/2010 12:43 PM, john hamilton wrote:
>> ?????????????? I have to connect this AAA battery holder to a toy. Although I
>> ?????????????? have a
>> ?????????????? small
>> ?????????????? soldering iron, my soldering skills are poor. I can see myself
>> ?????????????? easily
>> ?????????????? melting all the plastic around the contacts before I can get
>> ?????????????? anything to
>> ?????????????? stick to the tabs. (The part of the tabs with the small hole will
>> ?????????????? bend
>> ?????????????? upwards giving some clearence).
>> ??????????????
>> ?????????????? http://tinypic.com/r/iqx3pf/4
>> ??????????????
>> ?????????????? My immediate plan is to poke a few strands of wire through the
>> ?????????????? holes
>> ?????????????? in the
>> ?????????????? connection tabs twist and then apply some nail varnish to stop it
>> ?????????????? unwinding.
>> ?????????????? Since its a toy it does not need to be totally foolproof.
>> ??????????????
>> ?????????????? If anyone had any ideas that were a bit more sophisticated I would
>> ?????????????? be
>> ?????????????? gratefull. Thanks.
>> ??????????????
>> ??????????????
>> ?????????????
>> ????????????? If you are familiar with faston connectors, you can trim the
>> ????????????? terminals with scissors or wire cutters so a connector will
>> ????????????? slip on to them. The connectors are available in many sizes
>> ????????????? with the 1/4" being the most common. I believe The Shack,
>> ????????????? formally Radio Shack carries several sizes. Here's a link
>> ????????????? to a manufacturer that produces many types so you can see
>> ????????????? what I'm referring to:
>> ?????????????
>> ????????????? http://www.etco.com/category.php?cat=18?div=ep?l=e
>> ?????????????
>> ???????????? Excuse me, but is the OP a Septic or English ?
>> ????????????
>> ???????????? If he/she/it is English, it's bugger all use pointing them at Septic
>> ???????????? outlets, is it?
>> ????????????
>> ????????????
>> ???????????
>> ??????????? I'm sorry, I have absolutely no idea what you are writing
>> ??????????? about. Could you find someone to translate it into American?
>> ???????????
>> ?????????? Septic tank = yank
>> ??????????
>> ?????????? duh - colonials
>> ??????????
>> ??????????
>> ?????????
>> ????????? Um, the cultural education is nice but what's it got to do
>> ????????? with electrical connections to a battery holder? Bizarre is
>> ????????? fun but at least I try to keep my jokes within the subject
>> ????????? matter being discussed. 8-)
>> ?????????? TDD
>> ?????????? It was... Radio Shack used to have UK outlets (but seemed to have
>> ???????? vanished), but the link above was certainly for their US replacement...
>> ????????
>> ?????? Its a long way to go for a battery holder..
>> ????????
>> ??????? Yes. All the way to your mail box. Of course, that may require you
>> ??????? to get out of your chair and actually walk.
>> ???????
>> ?????? And pay three times the value in shipping and taxes
>> ?????
>> ????? =============================================================================
>> ?????
>> ????? Many thanks to all. The push on brass connectors are a welcome solution,
>> ????? many thanks. I can easily buy those at Maplins.
>> ?????
>> ????? To throw a little light on this unnecessary rudeness to our American
>> ????? cousins. The expression Amearkin came up because in the U.S. they could say
>> ????? American so quickly it sounded like Amearkin. So across the pond they became
>> ????? Amearkins...quite harmless.
>> ?????
>> ????? However some low lifes changed this to Merkins. A few hundred years ago in
>> ????? order to deal with body lice, ladies would shave their lower private parts.
>> ????? Since this was deamed un-attractive, they could buy small triangular wigs
>> ????? which were called...you guessed it Merkins. Please dont let the low-lifes
>> ????? get you down, we have as many here as you have there. And they just love the
>> ????? internet.
>> ?????
>> ?????
>> ????
>> ???? Teasing is part of the Usenet experience, if we didn't like you we
>> ???? wouldn't even respond to you. You get a bunch of guys together and
>> ???? they are going to throw jabs at each other and kid around. It's
>> ???? basically what we call horseplay. It's like those celebrity roasts
>> ???? that are shown on TV, some of the most horrible and vile insults
>> ???? are thrown about by friends. 8-)
>> ???
>> ???
>> ??? And if the 'friends' go too far, you throw them out! ;-)
>> ??
>> ?? The only time I've seen that happen is when someone attacks the family
>> ?? or children of a nasty poster. I'll pounce and tell them to leave the
>> ?? uninvolved folks out of it. One particularly foul individual posted a
>> ?? farewell to his grandmother who had just passed away and a rival started
>> ?? making fun of the late old woman. I let him know real quick it was in
>> ?? bad taste and to direct his anger at Mr. Nasty and not someone who was
>> ?? defenseless. There is such a thing as propriety.
>> ?
>> ?
>> ? I've had online and real life stalkers, and one ass who posted some
>> ? lies about my long dead mother. So I asked why he was online, when he
>> ? was supposed to be picking up his hooker wife. He was furious, and got
>> ? even madder when not one of his cronies agreed with him. Sometimes you
>> ? have to hit them with a six foot 2"*4", right between the eyes before
>> ? they get the message. He had been making fun of the fact that I'm a
>> ? disabled US Army Veteran and bragged that he was exempt from military
>> ? service, because he was diabetic. He harped anout it for months, with
>> ? others reminding him that he started it. I had dumped him into the bit
>> ? bucket, so I only saw it in replies.
>>
>> Let it roll off your back because words can never hurt you unless
>> followed by the banging of a gavel in a courtroom. 8-)
>>
>> Oh yea, thanks for your service. Both my parents, my older brother
>> and paternal great uncle were regular army. I was in college during
>> The Vietnam War and joined up and was turned down even though I was
>> in the greatest shape of my life. I didn't know that I had stumbled
>> upon the secret of avoiding being drafted into the military until
>> 30 years later when I befriended a former Army recruiter. It was my
>> allergies, I had told the military doctor about my allergies causing
>> me breathing problems. All of these guys were shooting off a toe,
>> claiming to be queer or running off to Canada to avoid the draft
>> when all they had to do was tell the doctor they had allergies. I was
>> trying to join up! My recruiter friend told me that turning down a
>> potential recruit for allergies was one of the biggest secrets of the
>> war. That's been my luck, I find it by accident.
>
>
> I was given five medical 4F ratings and told I could never enlist.
> So, I started an industrial electronics repair business. Two years
> later they drafted me. I had to shut the doors when I left for basic.
> Then they tried to tell me I didn't know any electronics, but I tested
> out of the three year Broadcast Engineer course. :)

10 years later, I tried to join again. I went to through the testing,
they wanted me so I went for the medical exam where I was told to bend
over. Well, the doctor looked up my backside and told me I was in
perfect health but I was too nearsighted. I was deemed permanently
disqualified. Hell, I tried, which is more than most damn hippie freaks
did.

TDD

== 7 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 8:49 pm
From: "krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:47:48 +0100, "dennis@home"
<dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> wrote:

>
>
><krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
>news:rh7676ld3o9irbf4u05g7j4obgujl2fl8e@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:25:24 +0100, "dennis@home"
>> <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>><krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
>>>news:8ih276548uglracop6oiq2ivhosj6mu7pf@4ax.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Who was to know in the sixties that oil was going to rise to the price
>>>>>it
>>>>>is today?
>>>>
>>>> It didn't. Your taxes did.
>>>
>>>There is no tax on aviation fuel, its some silly international agreement.
>>
>> Sans taxes, fuel is almost the same price now as it was in the '60s. Look
>> it
>> up, instead of looking like the dumbass you are.
>
>You need to take a remedial reading course.

Another idiot Europeon.

== 8 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 8:51 pm
From: "krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:18:42 -0400, salty@dog.com wrote:

>On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:26:51 -0500, "krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
><krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:39:56 -0400, salty@dog.com wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:48:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
>>><mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>salty@dog.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:47:52 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
>>>>> <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Phil Hobbs wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Dave wrote:
>>>>> >> > On 22/08/2010 02:08, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >> It was a fast plane, but a poor design.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > Fast it was, but poor design NO.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >> They spent wads of money to
>>>>> >> >> build and maintain them, then junked the entire fleet. It was noisy and
>>>>> >> >> very fuel inefficient.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > As is any super fast jet. I should know, I spent many years working in
>>>>> >> > that environment.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >> That forced the fares so high that they weren't
>>>>> >> >> able to compete with better planes from multiple countries.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > Lots of passengers enjoyed the fact they could spend the day shopping in
>>>>> >> > another continent and be home for tea.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > Dave
>>>>> >> Oh, come on. Anything designed in England in the 1960s has to leak oil.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Even their lightbulbs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Many years ago in a previous life, radio host Don Imus brought me his
>>>>> Triumph Motorcycle to look at because the headlight as in fact,
>>>>> leaking oil!
>>>>>
>>>>> Long story short: Bad oil pressure sending unit had it's wire lead
>>>>> encased in a plastic spaghetti tube that ran up along the frame to the
>>>>> headlight housing. Oil was running up through the spaghetti tubing and
>>>>> collecting in the headlight housing. When he parked, it would drip
>>>>> out.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> One look at Imus, and you knew it wasn't hair oil. ;-)
>>>
>>>He was very well lubricated, himself, back when I knew him.
>>
>>But not with oil. He used white, dry, "lubricant". THat was when he was
>>funny.
>
>He was drinking copious quantities of vodka in those days, and he
>wasn't all that funny in person. In fact, he was quite rude and
>unpleasant. His then wife, Harriet, however was a sweetheart, and some
>of his friends were fun to be around.

I don't doubt you at all. That was the scuttlebutt around NY.

== 9 of 11 ==
Date: Tues, Aug 24 2010 8:52 pm
From: "krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:45:09 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

>
>"krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:57:25 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
>> <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >salty@dog.com wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:48:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
>> >> <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >salty@dog.com wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:47:52 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
>> >> >> <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Phil Hobbs wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Dave wrote:
>> >> >> >> > On 22/08/2010 02:08, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> It was a fast plane, but a poor design.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Fast it was, but poor design NO.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> They spent wads of money to
>> >> >> >> >> build and maintain them, then junked the entire fleet. It was noisy and
>> >> >> >> >> very fuel inefficient.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > As is any super fast jet. I should know, I spent many years working in
>> >> >> >> > that environment.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> That forced the fares so high that they weren't
>> >> >> >> >> able to compete with better planes from multiple countries.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Lots of passengers enjoyed the fact they could spend the day shopping in
>> >> >> >> > another continent and be home for tea.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Dave
>> >> >> >> Oh, come on. Anything designed in England in the 1960s has to leak oil.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Even their lightbulbs.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Many years ago in a previous life, radio host Don Imus brought me his
>> >> >> Triumph Motorcycle to look at because the headlight as in fact,
>> >> >> leaking oil!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Long story short: Bad oil pressure sending unit had it's wire lead
>> >> >> encased in a plastic spaghetti tube that ran up along the frame to the
>> >> >> headlight housing. Oil was running up through the spaghetti tubing and
>> >> >> collecting in the headlight housing. When he parked, it would drip
>> >> >> out.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > One look at Imus, and you knew it wasn't hair oil. ;-)
>> >>
>> >> He was very well lubricated, himself, back when I knew him.
>> >
>> >
>> > Teflon in his beer?
>>
>> No beer. I believe his favorite was vodka and coke. It may have been Gin and
>> coke, but it's been 30 years since I listened regularly.
>
>
> From the way he looks, it looks like he hasn't been 'regular' in 30
>years. ;-)

He doesn't look a day older today than he did then.

== 10 of 11 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 25 2010 12:00 am
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

The Daring Dufas wrote:
>
> On 8/24/2010 5:35 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ?
> ? The Daring Dufas wrote:
> ??
> ?? On 8/24/2010 6:53 AM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ?? ?
> ?? ? The Daring Dufas wrote:
> ?? ??
> ?? ?? On 8/23/2010 10:49 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ?? ???
> ?? ??? The Daring Dufas wrote:
> ?? ????
> ?? ???? On 8/23/2010 2:28 PM, john hamilton wrote:
> ?? ????? "Paul"?23023@hotmail.com? wrote in message
> ?? ????? news:8d58njF43gU1@mid.individual.net...
> ?? ?????? On 19/08/2010 04:46, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ?? ???????
> ?? ??????? Paul wrote:
> ?? ????????
> ?? ???????? On 19/08/2010 01:27, The Daring Dufas wrote:
> ?? ????????? On 8/18/2010 6:33 PM, geoff wrote:
> ?? ?????????? In message?i4hmat$blj$2@news.eternal-september.org?, The Daring Dufas
> ?? ?????????? ?the-daring-dufas@peckerhead.net? writes
> ?? ??????????? On 8/18/2010 4:17 PM, geoff wrote:
> ?? ???????????? In message?i4hhb1$np$1@news.eternal-september.org?, The Daring Dufas
> ?? ???????????? ?the-daring-dufas@peckerhead.net? writes
> ?? ????????????? On 8/16/2010 12:43 PM, john hamilton wrote:
> ?? ?????????????? I have to connect this AAA battery holder to a toy. Although I
> ?? ?????????????? have a
> ?? ?????????????? small
> ?? ?????????????? soldering iron, my soldering skills are poor. I can see myself
> ?? ?????????????? easily
> ?? ?????????????? melting all the plastic around the contacts before I can get
> ?? ?????????????? anything to
> ?? ?????????????? stick to the tabs. (The part of the tabs with the small hole will
> ?? ?????????????? bend
> ?? ?????????????? upwards giving some clearence).
> ?? ??????????????
> ?? ?????????????? http://tinypic.com/r/iqx3pf/4
> ?? ??????????????
> ?? ?????????????? My immediate plan is to poke a few strands of wire through the
> ?? ?????????????? holes
> ?? ?????????????? in the
> ?? ?????????????? connection tabs twist and then apply some nail varnish to stop it
> ?? ?????????????? unwinding.
> ?? ?????????????? Since its a toy it does not need to be totally foolproof.
> ?? ??????????????
> ?? ?????????????? If anyone had any ideas that were a bit more sophisticated I would
> ?? ?????????????? be
> ?? ?????????????? gratefull. Thanks.
> ?? ??????????????
> ?? ??????????????
> ?? ?????????????
> ?? ????????????? If you are familiar with faston connectors, you can trim the
> ?? ????????????? terminals with scissors or wire cutters so a connector will
> ?? ????????????? slip on to them. The connectors are available in many sizes
> ?? ????????????? with the 1/4" being the most common. I believe The Shack,
> ?? ????????????? formally Radio Shack carries several sizes. Here's a link
> ?? ????????????? to a manufacturer that produces many types so you can see
> ?? ????????????? what I'm referring to:
> ?? ?????????????
> ?? ????????????? http://www.etco.com/category.php?cat=18?div=ep?l=e
> ?? ?????????????
> ?? ???????????? Excuse me, but is the OP a Septic or English ?
> ?? ????????????
> ?? ???????????? If he/she/it is English, it's bugger all use pointing them at Septic
> ?? ???????????? outlets, is it?
> ?? ????????????
> ?? ????????????
> ?? ???????????
> ?? ??????????? I'm sorry, I have absolutely no idea what you are writing
> ?? ??????????? about. Could you find someone to translate it into American?
> ?? ???????????
> ?? ?????????? Septic tank = yank
> ?? ??????????
> ?? ?????????? duh - colonials
> ?? ??????????
> ?? ??????????
> ?? ?????????
> ?? ????????? Um, the cultural education is nice but what's it got to do
> ?? ????????? with electrical connections to a battery holder? Bizarre is
> ?? ????????? fun but at least I try to keep my jokes within the subject
> ?? ????????? matter being discussed. 8-)
> ?? ?????????? TDD
> ?? ?????????? It was... Radio Shack used to have UK outlets (but seemed to have
> ?? ???????? vanished), but the link above was certainly for their US replacement...
> ?? ????????
> ?? ?????? Its a long way to go for a battery holder..
> ?? ????????
> ?? ??????? Yes. All the way to your mail box. Of course, that may require you
> ?? ??????? to get out of your chair and actually walk.
> ?? ???????
> ?? ?????? And pay three times the value in shipping and taxes
> ?? ?????
> ?? ????? =============================================================================
> ?? ?????
> ?? ????? Many thanks to all. The push on brass connectors are a welcome solution,
> ?? ????? many thanks. I can easily buy those at Maplins.
> ?? ?????
> ?? ????? To throw a little light on this unnecessary rudeness to our American
> ?? ????? cousins. The expression Amearkin came up because in the U.S. they could say
> ?? ????? American so quickly it sounded like Amearkin. So across the pond they became
> ?? ????? Amearkins...quite harmless.
> ?? ?????
> ?? ????? However some low lifes changed this to Merkins. A few hundred years ago in
> ?? ????? order to deal with body lice, ladies would shave their lower private parts.
> ?? ????? Since this was deamed un-attractive, they could buy small triangular wigs
> ?? ????? which were called...you guessed it Merkins. Please dont let the low-lifes
> ?? ????? get you down, we have as many here as you have there. And they just love the
> ?? ????? internet.
> ?? ?????
> ?? ?????
> ?? ????
> ?? ???? Teasing is part of the Usenet experience, if we didn't like you we
> ?? ???? wouldn't even respond to you. You get a bunch of guys together and
> ?? ???? they are going to throw jabs at each other and kid around. It's
> ?? ???? basically what we call horseplay. It's like those celebrity roasts
> ?? ???? that are shown on TV, some of the most horrible and vile insults
> ?? ???? are thrown about by friends. 8-)
> ?? ???
> ?? ???
> ?? ??? And if the 'friends' go too far, you throw them out! ;-)
> ?? ??
> ?? ?? The only time I've seen that happen is when someone attacks the family
> ?? ?? or children of a nasty poster. I'll pounce and tell them to leave the
> ?? ?? uninvolved folks out of it. One particularly foul individual posted a
> ?? ?? farewell to his grandmother who had just passed away and a rival started
> ?? ?? making fun of the late old woman. I let him know real quick it was in
> ?? ?? bad taste and to direct his anger at Mr. Nasty and not someone who was
> ?? ?? defenseless. There is such a thing as propriety.
> ?? ?
> ?? ?
> ?? ? I've had online and real life stalkers, and one ass who posted some
> ?? ? lies about my long dead mother. So I asked why he was online, when he
> ?? ? was supposed to be picking up his hooker wife. He was furious, and got
> ?? ? even madder when not one of his cronies agreed with him. Sometimes you
> ?? ? have to hit them with a six foot 2"*4", right between the eyes before
> ?? ? they get the message. He had been making fun of the fact that I'm a
> ?? ? disabled US Army Veteran and bragged that he was exempt from military
> ?? ? service, because he was diabetic. He harped anout it for months, with
> ?? ? others reminding him that he started it. I had dumped him into the bit
> ?? ? bucket, so I only saw it in replies.
> ??
> ?? Let it roll off your back because words can never hurt you unless
> ?? followed by the banging of a gavel in a courtroom. 8-)
> ??
> ?? Oh yea, thanks for your service. Both my parents, my older brother
> ?? and paternal great uncle were regular army. I was in college during
> ?? The Vietnam War and joined up and was turned down even though I was
> ?? in the greatest shape of my life. I didn't know that I had stumbled
> ?? upon the secret of avoiding being drafted into the military until
> ?? 30 years later when I befriended a former Army recruiter. It was my
> ?? allergies, I had told the military doctor about my allergies causing
> ?? me breathing problems. All of these guys were shooting off a toe,
> ?? claiming to be queer or running off to Canada to avoid the draft
> ?? when all they had to do was tell the doctor they had allergies. I was
> ?? trying to join up! My recruiter friend told me that turning down a
> ?? potential recruit for allergies was one of the biggest secrets of the
> ?? war. That's been my luck, I find it by accident.
> ?
> ?
> ? I was given five medical 4F ratings and told I could never enlist.
> ? So, I started an industrial electronics repair business. Two years
> ? later they drafted me. I had to shut the doors when I left for basic.
> ? Then they tried to tell me I didn't know any electronics, but I tested
> ? out of the three year Broadcast Engineer course. :)
>
> 10 years later, I tried to join again. I went to through the testing,
> they wanted me so I went for the medical exam where I was told to bend
> over. Well, the doctor looked up my backside and told me I was in
> perfect health but I was too nearsighted. I was deemed permanently
> disqualified. Hell, I tried, which is more than most damn hippie freaks
> did.

My vision was below 20/200 and 20/400 without my glasses when they
took me.

== 11 of 11 ==
Date: Wed, Aug 25 2010 12:01 am
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

"krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
>
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:45:09 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
> ?mike.terrell@earthlink.net? wrote:
>
> ?
> ?"krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
> ??
> ?? On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:57:25 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
> ?? ?mike.terrell@earthlink.net? wrote:
> ??
> ?? ?
> ?? ?salty@dog.com wrote:
> ?? ??
> ?? ?? On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:48:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
> ?? ?? ?mike.terrell@earthlink.net? wrote:
> ?? ??
> ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?salty@dog.com wrote:
> ?? ?? ??
> ?? ?? ?? On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:47:52 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
> ?? ?? ?? ?mike.terrell@earthlink.net? wrote:
> ?? ?? ??
> ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ?Phil Hobbs wrote:
> ?? ?? ?? ??
> ?? ?? ?? ?? Dave wrote:
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ? On 22/08/2010 02:08, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? It was a fast plane, but a poor design.
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ? Fast it was, but poor design NO.
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? They spent wads of money to
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? build and maintain them, then junked the entire fleet. It was noisy and
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? very fuel inefficient.
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ? As is any super fast jet. I should know, I spent many years working in
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ? that environment.
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? That forced the fares so high that they weren't
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? able to compete with better planes from multiple countries.
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ? Lots of passengers enjoyed the fact they could spend the day shopping in
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ? another continent and be home for tea.
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ?? ? Dave
> ?? ?? ?? ?? Oh, come on. Anything designed in England in the 1960s has to leak oil.
> ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?? ? Even their lightbulbs.
> ?? ?? ??
> ?? ?? ?? Many years ago in a previous life, radio host Don Imus brought me his
> ?? ?? ?? Triumph Motorcycle to look at because the headlight as in fact,
> ?? ?? ?? leaking oil!
> ?? ?? ??
> ?? ?? ?? Long story short: Bad oil pressure sending unit had it's wire lead
> ?? ?? ?? encased in a plastic spaghetti tube that ran up along the frame to the
> ?? ?? ?? headlight housing. Oil was running up through the spaghetti tubing and
> ?? ?? ?? collecting in the headlight housing. When he parked, it would drip
> ?? ?? ?? out.
> ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ?
> ?? ?? ? One look at Imus, and you knew it wasn't hair oil. ;-)
> ?? ??
> ?? ?? He was very well lubricated, himself, back when I knew him.
> ?? ?
> ?? ?
> ?? ? Teflon in his beer?
> ??
> ?? No beer. I believe his favorite was vodka and coke. It may have been Gin and
> ?? coke, but it's been 30 years since I listened regularly.
> ?
> ?
> ? From the way he looks, it looks like he hasn't been 'regular' in 30
> ?years. ;-)
>
> He doesn't look a day older today than he did then.

Drinking formaldehyde has that effect on people. :)

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