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RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:11 pm
by Schanilec
I just hit the ditch.[:D]

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:37 pm
by nashvillen
Maybe that needs to be in the thread that we are supposed to ignore?

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:40 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Schanilec

I just hit the ditch.[:D]
Which ditch? [:-]

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:58 pm
by Schanilec
The one full of water.

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:07 pm
by DivePac88
Morning tithe... Have coffee will function!

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RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:12 pm
by DivePac88
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

I just hit the ditch.[:D]
Which ditch? [:-]

Down here we call the Tasman Sea, between New Zealand and Australia the 'ditch'.

Hence when someone is going over to Aussie, it is called 'crossing the ditch'.

Just thought you should have that useless bit of info. [:'(]

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:27 pm
by jeffk3510
Have you crossed the ditch a lot Des? Good to see you in good spirits btw.

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:58 pm
by Apollo11
Hi all,
ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Morning tithe... Have coffee will function!

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Zssssssss time... [>:][>:][>:]


Leo "Apollo11"

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:00 pm
by jeffk3510
that is about right.. its 4pm here.. you always make me so sleepy with an hour left to go in the work day.

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:38 pm
by nashvillen
Off from work Tithe, Boy Scout Leaders meeting tonight.

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:11 pm
by Schanilec
ORIGINAL: DivePac88

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

I just hit the ditch.[:D]
Which ditch? [:-]

Down here we call the Tasman Sea, between New Zealand and Australia the 'ditch'.

Hence when someone is going over to Aussie, it is called 'crossing the ditch'.

Just thought you should have that useless bit of info. [:'(]
I like useless pieces of information. Matches my persona.[;)] G'day.[8D]

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:30 pm
by Kwik E Mart
login word FUQFAB [X(]

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:31 pm
by Kwik E Mart
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Morning tithe...[&o]

Not to be too political on THE THREAD, but this just cements in my mind the difference between our countries and some others.

I can't recall the last time my government NTSB or other transport authority (or any other country that actually valued human life) intentionally installed something onto the roadway / rail system designed explicitly to kill or maim passengers. Unreal...

you're right, CB...that is WAAAYYYYY off the political scale...[;)]

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:40 pm
by Kwik E Mart
ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Morning tithe...[&o]

Not to be too political on THE THREAD, but this just cements in my mind the difference between our countries and some others.

I can't recall the last time my government NTSB or other transport authority (or any other country that actually valued human life) intentionally installed something onto the roadway / rail system designed explicitly to kill or maim passengers. Unreal...

you're right, CB...that is WAAAYYYYY off the political scale...[;)]

does this count?


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RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:54 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Morning tithe...[&o]

Not to be too political on THE THREAD, but this just cements in my mind the difference between our countries and some others.

I can't recall the last time my government NTSB or other transport authority (or any other country that actually valued human life) intentionally installed something onto the roadway / rail system designed explicitly to kill or maim passengers. Unreal...

you're right, CB...that is WAAAYYYYY off the political scale...[;)]

does this count?


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Nope. Judiciously implemented and designed to disable or stop one errant vehicle.

Nope-the analogy you're looking for here would be for those stop light cameras to be hooked into an overhead targeting system for an orbiting Predator drone. Run the red light and you get lazed with a CO2 laser. A moment later, you and your vehicle disintegrate after a hellfire missile impacts.

Ah, heck: the low tech equivalent: Every intersection is loaded with 4 x 500lb. bombs wired to the stoplight camera. You run the light and one of them closest to you blows up.

THAT would be analogous...

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:24 pm
by bradfordkay
ORIGINAL: DivePac88

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

I just hit the ditch.[:D]
Which ditch? [:-]

Down here we call the Tasman Sea, between New Zealand and Australia the 'ditch'.

Hence when someone is going over to Aussie, it is called 'crossing the ditch'.

Just thought you should have that useless bit of info. [:'(]


IIRC, on the eastern seaboard of the US, we call the Intracoastal Waterway "the ditch". The IW is a slightly inland route for barges and pleasure craft that runs from Massachusetts to Texas. In some areas it uses existing rivers, inlets, bays and sounds and in other areas it is a canal tahat was dug to connect those existing bodies of water. It basically allows smaller craft to avoid sailing in the more dangerous open Atlantic Ocean (the Outer Banks of North Carolina aren't known as "the Graveyard of the Atlantic" for nothing!

More useless information for those who like to clutter their minds...

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:42 am
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart
ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart



you're right, CB...that is WAAAYYYYY off the political scale...[;)]

does this count?


Image

Nope. Judiciously implemented and designed to disable or stop one errant vehicle.

Nope-the analogy you're looking for here would be for those stop light cameras to be hooked into an overhead targeting system for an orbiting Predator drone. Run the red light and you get lazed with a CO2 laser. A moment later, you and your vehicle disintegrate after a hellfire missile impacts.

Ah, heck: the low tech equivalent: Every intersection is loaded with 4 x 500lb. bombs wired to the stoplight camera. You run the light and one of them closest to you blows up.

THAT would be analogous...

In other words 'The people were placing themselves in great danger and the only way to save them was to make their fatalities nearly certain.'

The more general form is "We're from the government. We're here to help!"

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:12 am
by BrucePowers
Tithe!

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:26 am
by Apollo11
Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

RE: THE THREAD!!!

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:06 am
by jeffk3510
Morning