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IF you could have any non military job, what would it be?

Would you like to be a Warrant Officer or a Commissioned officer before you retire?

Who put the bomp in the bomp-a-bomp-a-bomp?

Who put the ram in the ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong?

Who put the bop in the bop-she-bop-she-bop?

Who put the dip in the dip-de-dip-de-dip?

would you work at walmart

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 12:29:39 AM
IF you could have any non military job, what would it be?

I would like to be a curator at the Smithsonian.  I would love to not only see all the exhibits, but also spend time seeing the stuff the public doesn't get to see.

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 12:29:39 AM
Would you like to be a Warrant Officer or a Commissioned officer before you retire?

The Air Force doesn't have warrant officers.  I would like to be an officer for the retirement pay, but I wouldn't want to put up with all of the "politics" that officers have to deal with.  But it's a moot point now, I'm too old to become an officer.

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 12:29:39 AM
Who put the bomp in the bomp-a-bomp-a-bomp?

Sam

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 12:29:39 AM
Who put the ram in the ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong?

Roland

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 12:29:39 AM
Who put the bop in the bop-she-bop-she-bop?

Frank

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 12:29:39 AM
Who put the dip in the dip-de-dip-de-dip?

Otto

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 12:32:04 AMwould you work at walmart

Sure.  After 16 years in the military, Wal*Mart would be a stress free job for me.

lol so you wouldnt mind working for the umbrella corporation? do you know who the rainbow corporation is?

QuoteThe Air Force doesn't have warrant officers.  I would like to be an officer for the retirement pay, but I wouldn't want to put up with all of the "politics" that officers have to deal with.  But it's a moot point now, I'm too old to become an officer.

I read a book recently that had an Air Force Pilot who was a CWO - obviously the author did not do the research he claimed to have done...  :freaky2:

yea sorry i wrote that book in a hurry

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 12:42:52 AM
so you wouldnt mind working for the umbrella corporation?

It's hard to work for a fictional company from a video game.

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 12:42:52 AM
do you know who the rainbow corporation is?

A Bangladesh based import/export company.
A Taiwan based adhesive company.
A New Mexico based medical service.
A Hong Kong based apparels manufacturing company.
A China based plastics company.

lol very good
liked the movie better
i watched it on my radio :hypocrite:

but yea i meant the resident evil one lol

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 12:52:23 AM
I read a book recently that had an Air Force Pilot who was a CWO - obviously the author did not do the research he claimed to have done... 

Depends on the time period of the book.  The AF had warrant officers in the past, but not anymore.  The AF is the only branch of the military without warrant officers now.  The AF discontinued the warrant officer ranks in 1959, although, those holding the rank at that time were permitted to keep it until they were either promoted to the officer ranks or left the service.  So, there were warrant officers around in the AF well into the sixties.

what made u decide on a life of military?

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 01:00:15 AMlol very good

Do I get a prize for passing the test?

Oh wait, I'm not supposed to be asking the questions in this thread, I'm supposed to be answering them.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on November 29, 2007, 01:05:56 AM

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 01:00:15 AMlol very good

Do I get a prize for passing the test?

Oh wait, I'm not supposed to be asking the questions in this thread, I'm supposed to be answering them.

aww u corected before i could


hmm would u like a prize?

now that i have taken my little dodge caliber to the shop for an oil change, tire rotation and lube job - should i be worried that my engine light is on?

how many miles does your caliber have on it?

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 01:04:49 AMwhat made u decide on a life of military?

Honestly, my decision to join the military is not as noble as some might think.

Back in the late '80s I had a job as a baker making around $12/hour.  Due to some political bantering at the company I worked for, I was let go (not fired, they just "decided" they didn't need me anymore).  So, I ended up with a job that payed about half of what I had been used to living on.  Because I hadn't learned to manage money at that time, I was in debt up to my previous wage level and had a hard time paying the bills at half the wage.

In 1991 I was injured at work, I managed to cut my leg open with a chain saw.  My employer, rather than admit that I was not provided with the proper safety equipment for using a chainsaw, decided to suspend me without pay for a "safety violation".  It was right around this time that we learned that my wife was pregnant.  With our financial struggles, job insecurity, and the upcoming expenses that go along with a pregnancy and a child, I decided I need to get a job with a lot more security. 

Because I only had a high school education at the time, my prospects of quickly finding a job that could pay what I needed with the security and benefits I needed was pretty much non-existent.  So, my wife and I discussed it and decided that my best option was to join the military.  We would have a steady paycheck (not a large one, but a steady one) and the AF would provide all of our medical and housing needs at no cost out of my pocket.  On top of that, the job security was great, I can't walk into work one day to find I'm out of a job, even if I royally mess up and get kicked out, I'll have at least a month to prepare for unemployment.

So, at the age of 24, with a pregnant wife, I enlisted in the Air Force.  In March of 1992, I headed off to Lackland AFB, Texas for basic training. 

I managed to get into a job working on computers all day and enjoyed it.  Over time, I realized how much I enjoyed my job and decided to stay.  I have now spent my entire career serving in overseas assignments and have seen more of the world than I ever thought I would (I've been over 40 countries both in an official capacity and as a tourist).

Now that I'm reaching the 16 year mark with the prospect of retirement at 20 years and a steady paycheck (retirement pay) for the rest of my life, as well as a college degree and experience needed to get a good paying job after retirement under my belt, the military has been good to me.

still noble :thumbsup2:

Quote from: newkris on November 29, 2007, 01:10:53 AM
now that i have taken my little dodge caliber to the shop for an oil change, tire rotation and lube job - should i be worried that my engine light is on?

The Check Engine Light (CEL) can come on for any number of reasons.  The difficulty with a single light for all of those problems is you can't tell if it's a major or minor problem. 

Something as simple as a sensor getting a bad reading can cause the light to come on.  Even of the problem fixes itself, or there was really no problem at all, just a one-time faulty reading on a sensor, the light will stay on.  On most cars, it takes around 50 restarts for the light to go back out if what caused the light in the first place does not reoccur.

As a general rule, if you do not notice any unusual sounds, vibrations, or performance decrease, you can usually drive the car for a while to see if the light will go out on it's own.  This is risky though, because if there is a problem that needs to be fixed, continuing to drive can worsen the problem or cause serious problems.

Your car should still be under warranty, which means that Dodge will pay to have the system checked and any problems fixed.  Take advantage of that while you can.

If I lived near you, I would simply drive over to where you are and hook my laptop up to you car.  I have the software and interface cable to check for trouble codes and reset the CEL on any U.S. spec car made after 1995.   For a car that is not under warranty, having that can save a person around $80 for a dealer/mechanic to hook hook up their computer to the car, but the software and cable do cost around $200, so you would only want to buy it if plan on working on cars regularly.

If you have an AutoZone parts store near you, they will also check you car for free and give you the trouble codes to take to your mechanic.  This is a nice option, especially if you don't trust mechanics, because it will give you an idea of what's wrong and help you make sure the mechanic doesn't charge you for any unnecessary work.

My advice, would be to have AutoZone check your car first, then take it to the dealer and have them look at it.

Quote from: newkris on November 29, 2007, 01:10:53 AMhow many miles does your caliber have on it?

Our Caliber is coming up on 28,000 miles.  All since we got the car new at the end of July 2006.  Living in Europe and traveling to all these countries as a tourist can really rack up the miles fast.

do u like pie?

if so what kind

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 01:45:31 AM
do u like pie?

if so what kind

Yes.

Dutch Apple Pie, Banana Cream Pie, and my wife's homemade "Chiffon Pumpkin Pie" are my three favorites.

no signs of buttermilk pie eh...hrmm but good selection none the less

thanks, michael, i'll look for an autozone.  i think there's one fairly close.  i called my dealer in Cadott (which is on the way to my son's) and they said it could be just the gas cap being loose since they had just looked everything over and it was fine.

we'll see. . . .

i'm up to 13,000 and i hardly drive so i can see how easy it would be in europe to add miles on a car!

and now . . a question . . .  do you plan to retire in 4 years?  or re-up for a bit more?  what does your lovely bride want to do?

Who was your favorite teacher in school, and why?

:beret:

you ever listen to punk rock?

Quote from: newkris on November 29, 2007, 02:02:05 AMa question . . .  do you plan to retire in 4 years?  or re-up for a bit more?  what does your lovely bride want to do?

That was A question?  It looked more like three questions to me.   :grin:

We're not sure yet.  At my current rank I can go to 24 years.  Our youngest boy won't graduate high school until one year after I retire (if I retire at 20).  So going a year or two beyond 20 would prevent me from searching for a new job while I'm still supporting a teenager in the house.  We both like the idea of me retiring when it's just the two of us in the house. 

However, 20 years is a long time and the added increase to my retirement check for the extra years isn't enough to make that a deciding factor. I only get an additional 5% added to my retirement checks for every year over 20 that I serve.  If I retire at 20 years, I get 50% of my active duty pay (based on an average of my highest paid three years), 21 years gets me 55%, 22 get me 60%, etc.  With my degree and experience, I could get out and get a job that will pay me more than what the extra years will get me.  Plus, I'd be able to start working on my second retirement plan a year or two earlier.

There's also the fact that now that I'm in my 40s, it's getting harder for me to maintain the AF physical fitness standards, especially with the development of "adult onset asthma" I as diagnosed with a couple years ago and the injuries I sustain last year in Iraq.  It may be harder for me to stay fit to AF standards when I'm able to retire at 44 years old.

As for the wife, she's ready to settle down in one place and stop moving around the world every few years.  She wants to live closer to her parents (she's an only child).  But she also likes the idea of me to wait until both kids are out of the house before I retire.

So, for now, I'm making plans to retire at 20, but still keeping my options open to stay in a couple extra years, and my wife has said she will back me up either way.

what is your favorite Bible verse and why?

Quote from: SippinTea on November 29, 2007, 02:07:45 AMWho was your favorite teacher in school, and why?

Miss Mayer, 6th grade.  She made learning fun (and she was pretty too).

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 02:08:16 AMyou ever listen to punk rock?

Ever?  Yes, when I was in school, in the early '80s, I liked Punk.

nice somethin along teh lines of the se- pistols?

Quote from: Tricia Lea on November 29, 2007, 02:22:54 AMwhat is your favorite Bible verse and why?

Romans 8:31 -  . . .  If God be for us, who can be against us?

The verse says it all.

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 02:26:17 AM
nice somethin along teh lines of the se- pistols?

D.O.A, X, 999, etc.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on November 29, 2007, 02:33:40 AM

Quote from: Tricia Lea on November 29, 2007, 02:22:54 AMwhat is your favorite Bible verse and why?

Romans 8:31 -  . . .  If God be for us, who can be against us?

The verse says it all..

:thumbsup2: :thumbsup2:

QuoteI would like to be a curator at the Smithsonian.  I would love to not only see all the exhibits, but also spend time seeing the stuff the public doesn't get to see.

Which museum? The Smithsonian is made up of several of them spread over several blocks.

The Fenwick Gallery
The American Art Museum/Portrait gallery
American History Museum
Natural History Museum
Postal Museum
Freer Gallery
Sackler Gallery
African Art Museum
Arts & Industry Museum (Closed at the moment)
Hirshorn Museum
Air & Space Museum and the
American Indian Museum

Take yer pick! I guess Air & Space Museum.  :laughhard:

There is also the National Gallery of Art buildings, thought they're not part of the Smithsonian.

How did you and artic rose first meet, Was it love at first sight?

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on November 29, 2007, 02:21:19 AM

Quote from: newkris on November 29, 2007, 02:02:05 AMa question . . .  do you plan to retire in 4 years?  or re-up for a bit more?  what does your lovely bride want to do?

That was A question?  It looked more like three questions to me.   :grin:

it's hard to be blonde :pwink:

do u like to answer questions

:) (Just marking my place... )

Is there anything you don't know that you can't find out? If so, what is it, and is there more than one thing?  :grin:

What's your favorite rose?  :grin:

:laughat:  You know which rose he likes best!  :freaky2:

What injuries did you sustain while in Iraq?

Quote from: Sis on November 29, 2007, 02:46:10 AM
Which museum? The Smithsonian is made up of several of them spread over several blocks.

American History Museum, Natural History Museum, or Air & Space Museum

Quote from: Tricia Lea on November 29, 2007, 03:03:21 AM
How did you and artic rose first meet, Was it love at first sight?

It was love at first sight for her, not for me.

We went to the same school, but she was four years behind me.  When she was 9 and I was 13, we first met at an open house at the school.  During the open house I met her and her parents (an incident I didn't even remember) and talked with them for a while.  That night she went home and told her mom she was going to marry me.  Her mom's reply was along the lines of, "Yeah, right."

Fast forward five years, when I was 18.  I started attending her church.  At one point I could tell she liked me, and I made the mistake of breaking her heart by telling her that she was not my type.  That, however, did not discourage her, she continued to pursue me.

One day, on my my 20th birthday, she rode her bicycle 5 miles to where I worked, just to give me a birthday card.  That was the moment that she caught my attention.  A few weeks later, I asked her parents if I could take her on a date.  They said yes.  We dated for a couple of years after that.

When I was 21, I asked her dad if I could marry her and he said yes.  Then I asked her.  It wasn't until after I had asked her to marry me that her mom finally told me the story of when we first met and when she first said she was going to marry me, eight years earlier.

In 1989, when she was 18 and I was 22, we were married.

Quote from: newkris on November 29, 2007, 04:02:18 AMdo u like to answer questions

I don't mind.

Quote from: Sister_Mom on November 29, 2007, 04:25:24 AM
Is there anything you don't know that you can't find out? If so, what is it, and is there more than one thing?

I sure there is a lot that I don't know and can't find out.  But if I don't know I don't know it, how can I know I don't know it, or know that I can't find out to know it?  Know what I mean?

Quote from: Sister_Mom on November 29, 2007, 04:25:24 AM
What's your favorite rose?

I'm partial toward the Arctic Rose.

Quote from: MelodyB on November 29, 2007, 06:14:51 AM
What injuries did you sustain while in Iraq?

Mostly shrapnel wounds and two bullet wounds.  The injuries were mostly on my right side as I was a passenger in a 5-Ton truck when we were hit with an IED.  The shrapnel was  mostly pieces of the truck's metal and glass that was ripped up and thrown around by the explosion.  The IED was set as a diversion for an ambush and I took two bullets in the firefight that immediately followed the explosion.

When it was all over, there was about 5 or 6 of the insurgents that would never bother us again and everyone in our convoy survived, some with more serious injuries than mine, but we all lived through it.  Because of my injuries, I was in Iraq for only about a month of what was supposed to be a four month deployment.

Quote from: Sis on November 29, 2007, 05:09:33 AM
:laughat:  You know which rose he likes best!  :freaky2:

Yeah, I was trying to give him the opportunity to do one of his favorite things, publicly expressing his love for a particular Arctic Rose.  :biglaugh:

:lurk:

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a50/Sisbert/MichaelAR.gif)

is that true? ^

I didn't know, just spreading rumors!   :laughhard:

really? id also heard that but from some other sources ya know

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 08:13:35 PMis that true? ^

Yes.  But don't tell anyone.  It's a secret.

out of all the places you have lived where do you like best and why?

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on November 29, 2007, 08:29:28 AM

Quote from: Sister_Mom on November 29, 2007, 04:25:24 AM
Is there anything you don't know that you can't find out? If so, what is it, and is there more than one thing?

I sure there is a lot that I don't know and can't find out.  But if I don't know I don't know it, how can I know I don't know it, or know that I can't find out to know it?  Know what I mean?

So if you can't know if there's anything that you don't know, because if you don't know that you don't know something then you don't know that you don't know it, how can you be sure that there's anything that you don't know that you can't find out about? Yeah, I know what you mean.  :P

Quote from: Tricia Lea on November 29, 2007, 09:27:23 PMout of all the places you have lived where do you like best and why?

I'm not really sure I can name just one best place, but I'll try. . . .

OK, I know you can't tell, but I just spent the last ten minutes thinking about this.  I would have to say the the island of Terceira in the Azores.  The only drawback to living there is that I never got fluent in speaking Portuguese.  Life on the island was easy.  The people are extremely friendly, the culture is very laid back, and no one seemed to be in too much of a hurry to take the time to socialize with you.  Sitting in my house looking out my windows over the ocean and watching the occasional ship or fishing boat float by is something I'll never forget.  The climate is a very mild sub-tropical with a wide range of scenery on such a small, 18x10 mile island.  There were the old lava fields, beaches, mountain lakes in the forest, the sulfur pits, and farm fields.  Both palm trees and pine trees on the same island.  The open air produce markets and the fresh water straight from the mountain springs (we would fill water jugs from the springs to use as drinking water in our house).  The food is some of the best you'll find anywhere in the world, and I've tried foods from many different countries.  If you've never eaten alcatra prepared in the traditional Azorean way, you are missing out on a taste of heaven on earth.

So, I would have to say that Terceira was the best place I ever lived.

Quote from: Sister_Mom on November 29, 2007, 09:28:43 PM
So if you can't know if there's anything that you don't know, because if you don't know that you don't know something then you don't know that you don't know it, how can you be sure that there's anything that you don't know that you can't find out about?

I will know what I don't know when someone who knows what I don't know lets me know what it is I don't know.  Only then will I know I didn't know what I didn't know I didn't know.  But then, I'll have the opportunity to finally know what I didn't know before I knew I didn't know it.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on November 29, 2007, 10:19:22 PM

Quote from: Tricia Lea on November 29, 2007, 09:27:23 PMout of all the places you have lived where do you like best and why?

I'm not really sure I can name just one best place, but I'll try. . . .

OK, I know you can't tell, but I just spent the last ten minutes thinking about this.  I would have to say the the island of Terceira in the Azores.  The only drawback to living there is that I never got fluent in speaking Portuguese.  Life on the island was easy.  The people are extremely friendly, the culture is very laid back, and no one seemed to be in too much of a hurry to take the time to socialize with you.  Sitting in my house looking out my windows over the ocean and watching the occasional ship or fishing boat float by is something I'll never forget.  The climate is a very mild sub-tropical with a wide range of scenery on such a small, 18x10 mile island.  There were the old lava fields, beaches, mountain lakes in the forest, the sulfur pits, and farm fields.  Both palm trees and pine trees on the same island.  The open air produce markets and the fresh water straight from the mountain springs (we would fill water jugs from the springs to use as drinking water in out house).  The food is some of the best you'll find anywhere in the world, and I've tried foods from many different countries.  If you've never eaten alcatra prepared in the traditional Azorean way, you are missing out on a taste of heaven on earth.

So, I would have to say that Terceira was the best place I ever lived.

It was all sounding really great until you said you had to carry drinking water to the outhouse.  :o



Sorry, that was the way I read it.  :laughhard:

wow i want to go there...road trip and boat trip anyone?

Quote from: Sister_Mom on November 29, 2007, 10:32:57 PM
It was all sounding really great until you said you had to carry drinking water to the outhouse.  :o

Sorry, that was the way I read it.  :laughhard:

OK, I fixed it.  I fat fingered the T instead of the R.

We didn't have to get our water from the spring, the tap water was just fine.  But that spring water was some of the best water I ever drank.  We did that because we wanted to, not because it was necessary.

Quote from: kade on November 29, 2007, 10:35:30 PM
wow i want to go there...road trip and boat trip anyone?

Keep an eye on the "Your Home Town Pictures" thread.  I'll post some pics there.  The quality won't be the best because we had a first generation digital camera at the time and it didn't take the best pictures, especially by today's digital camera standards.

I figured that. I was just messing with ya.  :P

I remember vacations to the mountains in Tennessee and we used to drink the water from the springs. Wonderful stuff.  :thumbsup2:

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on November 29, 2007, 01:03:27 AM

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 12:52:23 AM
I read a book recently that had an Air Force Pilot who was a CWO - obviously the author did not do the research he claimed to have done... 

Depends on the time period of the book.  The AF had warrant officers in the past, but not anymore.  The AF is the only branch of the military without warrant officers now.  The AF discontinued the warrant officer ranks in 1959, although, those holding the rank at that time were permitted to keep it until they were either promoted to the officer ranks or left the service.  So, there were warrant officers around in the AF well into the sixties.

Thank you

I am tempted to write this author and give it to him. He seems a bit smug

i got ya back scott...mike u got his back :P

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 11:43:15 PM

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on November 29, 2007, 01:03:27 AM

Quote from: Scott on November 29, 2007, 12:52:23 AM
I read a book recently that had an Air Force Pilot who was a CWO - obviously the author did not do the research he claimed to have done... 

Depends on the time period of the book.  The AF had warrant officers in the past, but not anymore.  The AF is the only branch of the military without warrant officers now.  The AF discontinued the warrant officer ranks in 1959, although, those holding the rank at that time were permitted to keep it until they were either promoted to the officer ranks or left the service.  So, there were warrant officers around in the AF well into the sixties.

Thank you

I am tempted to write this author and give it to him. He seems a bit smug

Also, just as a bit of info for you, CWO is not a rank abbreviation in any of the services. I know author meant it to stand for  Chief Warrant Officer, but none of the U.S. services use CWO as an abbreviation.  WO1 (Warrant Officer 1), CW2 (Chief Warrant Officer 2), CW3, CW4, and CW5 are the abbreviations used.  Since there are several Warrant Officer ranks, they distinguish the difference among them by putting the number on the end of the abbreviation.  I've worked with Warrant Officers from both the Navy and the Army several times, so while there are none in the AF, I am fairly familiar with the ranks.   For the Army at least, they are very big on using only 3 letter abbreviations for all ranks, for example, a Staff Sergeant in the AF is SSgt, but in the Army it's SSG, so they wouldn't even include the "O" for their Chief Warrant Officers.

It sounds to me as if the author wasn't just a little off with his CWO in the AF, he was way off because he couldn't even get the abbreviation correct.

QuoteIt sounds to me as if the author wasn't just a little off with his CWO in the AF, he was way off because he couldn't even get the abbreviation correct

I tend to agree.

I also remember an article from the First Gulf War the reporter mentioned a fighter pilot in a Wart hog that was CWO so and so.

I want to find that article *snickers* I am going to have some fun *rubs hands together* *evil laugh*

Can you name one thing you love the most about Arctic Rose?

LOL

Michael,


- Who let the dogs out?

- Who can make the sun rise?  And sprinkle it with dew?

- What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

- Do you know the Muffin Man?


:P

Quote from: Arctic Rose on November 30, 2007, 06:10:22 AM
Can you name one thing you love the most about Arctic Rose?

There is nothing about Arctic Rose that I love most.  I love everything about her equally with all my heart.

Quote from: jdcord on November 30, 2007, 07:58:05 AM
- Who let the dogs out?

Katja

Quote from: jdcord on November 30, 2007, 07:58:05 AM
- Who can make the sun rise?  And sprinkle it with dew?

The Candy Man can.

Quote from: jdcord on November 30, 2007, 07:58:05 AM
- What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

42

Quote from: jdcord on November 30, 2007, 07:58:05 AM
- Do you know the Muffin Man?

Not personally.  I met him once and we had a nice conversation.  He seems like a really nice guy.

did you know that the engine light in my car is off now?
do you know WHY it's so cold in MN already?
do you know where the star points?

If you were President of the US, what would be 2 things you would most want to accomplish during your term?

Quote from: newkris on November 30, 2007, 12:26:15 PM
did you know that the engine light in my car is off now?

I do now.

Quote from: newkris on November 30, 2007, 12:26:15 PM
do you know WHY it's so cold in MN already?

Global Warming

Quote from: newkris on November 30, 2007, 12:26:15 PM
do you know where the star points?

Which star?  There are millions of them.

Quote from: Sister_Mom on November 30, 2007, 02:28:48 PM
If you were President of the US, what would be 2 things you would most want to accomplish during your term?

1.) Balanced budget
2.) Military reform

Do you know out of you or your wife: who drives the best car?

(Better get this one right)LOL  *Hint not yours*

Quote from: Arctic Rose on November 30, 2007, 07:46:54 PM
Do you know out of you or your wife: who drives the best car?

(Better get this one right)LOL  *Hint not yours*

:laughhard:

Quote from: Sister_Mom on November 30, 2007, 07:50:38 PM

Quote from: Arctic Rose on November 30, 2007, 07:46:54 PM
Do you know out of you or your wife: who drives the best car?

(Better get this one right)LOL  *Hint not yours*

:laughhard:

:laughat:

Quote from: Arctic Rose on November 30, 2007, 07:46:54 PM
Do you know out of you or your wife: who drives the best car?

Let's see, my car is a 2007 model while yours is a 1996 model.  They are both similarly equipped, similar size, and get similar mileage and performance.  Yours is paid for, mine has a loan against it.  Yours fits your small stature better than mine, but mine fits my tall stature better than yours.  Mine costs us more for insurance while yours has cost us more for repairs.  Both cost about the same when we bought them new.

I'd have to say it's a toss-up, they're both equally great cars.  Yours is better for you and mine is better for me.

 :o




I answered my question and you indicated that you had another one. So, my question is "Where's my next question?"  :hypocrite:

Quote from: Sister_Mom on November 30, 2007, 08:08:06 PMI answered my question and you indicated that you had another one. So, my question is "Where's my next question?"

Since I feel obligated to personally answer every question posted in this thread;

It's in my left rear jeans pocket which has already gone through the wash and is now in the dryer.

Guess that's what I get for waiting so long to answer the last one, and that's what you get for having such an efficient wife.   :grin:

if you could ...would you be apart of teh punk movement? or become a hippie?

Quote from: kade on November 30, 2007, 08:18:38 PM
if you could ...would you be apart of teh punk movement? or become a hippie?

No, and no.

lol nice

so you dont want long knappy hair or long spiked up hair?

Quote from: kade on November 30, 2007, 08:27:17 PM
so you dont want long knappy hair or long spiked up hair?

No, and no.

respectable

which one was better in your opinion the 80's or 90's era

well considering there no era really for the 90's

the 70's and 80's
not sure your age so sorry if i over shot

Quote from: kade on November 30, 2007, 08:51:59 PM
which one was better in your opinion the 80's or 90's era

'80s

Quote from: kade on November 30, 2007, 08:51:59 PM
well considering there no era really for the 90's

Sure there is.

Quote from: kade on November 30, 2007, 08:51:59 PM
the 70's and 80's

'80s

By the way, " 80's " is incorrect, but " '80s " is correct.  The apostrophe indicates an omission of characters, such as 1980 becomes '80 with the omission of the 19.  The "s" indicates plurality and you don't use an apostrophe when you use an s to make something plural.  You only use an apostrophe ('s) when indicating ownership.  You could have '86's if you are indicating ownership of something by the year, such as, "He was '80's #1 man." indicating he was the #1 man of the year 1980.  But without ownership, there is no 's, such as, The '80s were a great decade."

Do you always have to be PC?

Quote from: MelodyB on November 30, 2007, 09:55:48 PM
Do you always have to be PC?

It's grammar, not politics.  :grin:

Quote from: MelodyB on November 30, 2007, 09:55:48 PM
Do you always have to be PC?

Personal Computer?
Politically Correct?
Piece?     
Professional Corporation?
Personal Care?
Phone Call?
Press Conference?
Postal Code?
Polycarbonate?
Printed Circuit?
Primary Care?
Prostate Cancer?

The only one of those terms that have the abbreviation/acronym "PC" that can be applied to something that I am, is Prostate Cancer because people tell me I'm a pain in the . . . .

Politically Correct

:roll:

That was my point... LOL

Quote from: MelodyB on November 30, 2007, 11:08:24 PM
Politically Correct

:roll:

That was my point... LOL

I am very rarely accused of being politically correct.

politically correct 
adj.   Abbr. PC
   1. Of, relating to, or supporting broad social, political, and educational change, especially to redress historical injustices in matters such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation.
   2. Being or perceived as being overconcerned with such change, often to the exclusion of other matters.

What is your favorite Aircraft?

What was your favorite duty station?

What was your least favorite duty station?

What is the easiest thing about your job?

What is the hardest thing about your job?

What was the hardest thing you had to do as a Military man?

Quote from: Scott on December 01, 2007, 12:09:31 AM
What is your favorite Aircraft?

That would be a toss-up between the SR-71 Blackbird and the A-10 Warthog.

Quote from: Scott on December 01, 2007, 12:09:31 AM
What was your favorite duty station?

Unit: 65th Communications Squadron, Lajes Field, Azores
Location:  Eielson AFB, Alaska

Quote from: Scott on December 01, 2007, 12:09:31 AM
What was your least favorite duty station?

Unit: 1st Combat Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Location: Jacobabad, Pakistan (temporary duty location)

Quote from: Scott on December 01, 2007, 12:09:31 AM
What is the easiest thing about your job?

Manging the computer networks

Quote from: Scott on December 01, 2007, 12:09:31 AM
What is the hardest thing about your job?

Managing people

Quote from: Scott on December 01, 2007, 12:09:31 AM
What was the hardest thing you had to do as a Military man?

Physically:  Set up communications from the ground up with no infrastructure to start with in a combat zone.  We had to start from scratch and had full communications up and running within 72 hours; to include classified and unclassified computer networks (and everything that goes with a network), secure and unsecure telephones, SatCom, secure and unsecure radio, etc. all while carrying around an M-16 and chem gear and erecting our operations and sleep tents.  After about 3.5 days of non-stop manual labor I was finally ordered to get some sleep.
Emotionally:  Initiating the process, as much as I could from my level, to get one of my troops kicked out of the AF with a dishonorable discharge.  I definitely didn't want this person in my AF, but it just about killed me knowing how I was adversely affecting his life and the lives of his wife and children.

QuoteThat would be a toss-up between the SR-71 Blackbird and the A-10 Warthog.

I saw the SR-71 a the SAC museum a few years ago and a buddy of mine used to repair A-10's he has told me so much about them that I have come to like them.

I don't know very much about the Blackbirds, but ever since you told me about the A-10s and my son has told me even more and I was able to see a couple of them coming in for a landing right over my car at Pope, I've been fascinated with them.  :clap2:

What types of military aircraft have you flown in? And out of the ones you have flown in, which was your favorite and why?

The SR-71 Blackbird is the fasted (reported) aircraft made.  It flew so high that the pilots earned their astronaut wings.  It flew so fast that the friction from the air it moved through would heat the plane up.  The pilots would heat their lunch by holding it against the cockpit canopy.  They could only fuel the plane up just enough to get it off the ground because gaps in the body panels had gaps between them and the fuel would leak out onto the runway.  Once the plane was in the air, it would be fueled in flight, and once it started getting up to speed, the friction would heat the panels up to the point that they would expand and seal the gaps.  The Blackbird is purely a reconnaissance aircraft.  It can survey more than 100,000 square miles of the Earth's surface in one hour.  The Blackbird, even after being retired from the Air Force in 1990, still holds several world speed and altitude records.  NASA owns and still uses several SR-71 Blackbirds for use in research.   

(http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/images/content/110064main_SR-71_mountains.jpg)

A few facts about the Blackbird;

- The Blackbird could cruise in excess of Mach 3 (three times faster than sound)
- The reported top speed was in excess of 2,193 miles per hour at an altitude of over 85,000 feet. That breaks down to about 35 miles per minute or 3,100 feet per second (the muzzle velocity of a 30-06 rifle is only about 3,000 feet per second).
-  Blackbirds are constructed with a titanium alloy that makes up about 93% of the plane's empty weight.
-  The Blackbird is painted with a black paint that consists of a pigmentation containing minute iron balls. These dissipate electro-magnetically-generated energy and effectively lower the chances of the plane being picked up by radar.
-  At sustained speeds in excess of Mach 3, the Blackbird can heat up to 600 to 900 degrees Fahrenheit.

Speed records set by the Blackbird;

New York to London          London to Los Angeles          Los Angeles to Washington D.C.       West Coast to East Coast U.S.A.       St. Louis to Cincinnati          Kansas City to Washington D.C.

1 hr., 54 min., 56.4 sec. 3 hrs., 47 min., 35.8 sec. 1 hr., 4 min., 20 sec. 1 hr., 7 min., 54 sec. 8 min. 26 min.

With it's sleek design and flowing lines, I think the SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most beautiful planes ever made;
(http://lh3.google.com/tisho.pictures/Rkl0PiBT7uI/AAAAAAAABDY/1EQLN2b6UeQ/SR-71%20Blackbird%28nai%20burziq%20turbinen%20samolet%29.jpg?imgmax=512)

Definitely a beautiful jet!  :thumbsup2: As for appearance, I prefer the first stealth fighter.  :grin:
I'm impressed with the A-10's firepower and it's ability to stay in flight when wounded, as for it's appearance, the words intimdating and menacing come to mind.   :great:

if the blackbird is the fastest, why is it out of commission?  what makes the stealth better?

my boys and i went several years in a row to the open house thing that the AF had at the base near our house in milwaukee.  (AF or Air National Guard . . hhhmm m m   not sure).  so i have seen the stealth a couple of times in milwaukee, but i don't know that i ever saw a blackbird.  might they have showcased it at the AF open house event in milwaukee, too? 

Quote from: newkris on December 01, 2007, 08:58:44 PM
if the blackbird is the fastest, why is it out of commission?

Along with the speed came a very high price tag to keep in operational.  The Blackbird crews were essentially the worlds fastest photographers, since reconnaissance was all the plane was designed to do (because of it's speed they couldn't put weapons on it).  The Blackbird was also designed/built using late '50s/early '60s technology.  With current technology, the AF can use satellites to accomplish the same mission the Blackbird performed.  When you figure that one flight of  of an AF aircraft requires not only the crew, but over 100 support personnel (mechanics, fuelers, air traffic control, etc), it's much cheaper to take pictures from a satellite than from the Blackbird.

Quote from: newkris on December 01, 2007, 08:58:44 PM
what makes the stealth better?

Tactical advantage.  If the enemy can't see you coming, you have the advantage of surprise.  Even during an attack, if they can't see where you are, they can't shoot you down.  The F-117 was a great aircraft for stealth, but it wasn't perfect.  If it was, we wouldn't have had one shot down in battle.  The F-22 and the upcoming F-35 are better at stealth than the F-117.  While I haven't heard it announced officially, rumor has it that once the AF has a fleet of F-35s in service, the F-117 will be retired.

Quote from: newkris on December 01, 2007, 08:58:44 PM
might they have showcased it at the AF open house event in milwaukee, too? 

I have no idea where and when they've shown them.  Since the AF hasn't had them in their fleet since 1990, if the shows were after that time, there's very little chance that the SR-71 would have been on display.

we would have gone to the AF open house thing in probably . . . 1991 or thereabouts.  interesting bits of information.

what does freedom sound like? 

Quote from: newkris on December 01, 2007, 11:23:00 PMwhat does freedom sound like?

It sounds a lot like THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UXU2jt5nEo&feature=related), and THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdtuiP-QHN4&feature=related), and THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjcGBN8EQQg&feature=related), and THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEGDkxHm_1Y&feature=related).

Cool, cool, cool, very cool!!!  :clap:

Now for super cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGDJ-f7T1ME&feature=related


IMHO  :freaky2:

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 02, 2007, 05:17:02 AM

Quote from: newkris on December 01, 2007, 11:23:00 PMwhat does freedom sound like?

It sounds a lot like THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UXU2jt5nEo&feature=related), and THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdtuiP-QHN4&feature=related), and THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjcGBN8EQQg&feature=related), and THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEGDkxHm_1Y&feature=related).

I LOVE IT!!  that's what i'm talkin' about!!  yeah!!

when my boys were growing up and we lived close to the airport, they were so attuned to the planes that if an AF plane went over our house, they'd run outside and watch it.  they could tune out any other aircraft, but if it was an AF plane, they'd be out there.

i don't know how many times one of them would say, "that's the sound of freedom!"  when they'd come back in.

*sigh*  good sounds.  very cool videos. 

i just saw your post about the winged flying suit where you said it was one more thing you wanted to do before you die.   :o

have you lost your mind? 

would your lovely rose allow you to do something so wreckless?

Quote from: newkris on December 02, 2007, 05:32:30 AM
have you lost your mind? 

You can't lose what you never had.

Quote from: newkris on December 02, 2007, 05:32:30 AM
would your lovely rose allow you to do something so wreckless?

She probably would. . .reluctantly.

More Freedom videos (A-10s).  HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX3X1mciYwM) and HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKRGDCR28g0&feature=related).

And for those who like firepower, HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sALiuWg_I1k&feature=related) is the A-10s Gatling being tested outside the aircraft, just to give you an idea if its rate of fire.

Thanks MichaelK!!!  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

How many rounds per second did you say it can fire?

Is this place getting dangerous? Do I need my bullet-proof vest? :couch:

Quote from: Sis on December 02, 2007, 06:05:30 AM
Is this place getting dangerous? Do I need my bullet-proof vest? :couch:

well, thanks to the sound of freedom . . . you don't generally have to, but you could if you wanted to. 

yeah.  thanks, Michael and Claudia, again for helpnig us keep our freedom.

 :thumbsup2:

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 02, 2007, 06:03:35 AM
How many rounds per second did you say it can fire?

I didn't say.  The 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling gun on the nose of the A-10 can fire more than 4,200 rounds per minute, however, the AF has set it to a fixed rate of 3,900 rounds per minute (it used to have a variable setting).

Quote from: Sis on December 02, 2007, 06:05:30 AM
Is this place getting dangerous?

Not while I'm here.

Quote from: Sis on December 02, 2007, 06:05:30 AM
Do I need my bullet-proof vest?

Since the depleted uranium 30mm rounds from the A-10 can cut through the armor of a tank, I doubt a bullet proof vest would do you any good.  :)

Quote from: newkris on December 02, 2007, 02:09:04 PM
well, thanks to the sound of freedom . . . you don't generally have to, but you could if you wanted to. 

Agreed.

Quote from: newkris on December 02, 2007, 02:09:04 PM
yeah.  thanks, Michael and Claudia, again for helpnig us keep our freedom.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to protect our freedom.

What do you and your boys like doing together the most?

Quote from: Scott on December 01, 2007, 03:06:58 PM

QuoteThat would be a toss-up between the SR-71 Blackbird and the A-10 Warthog.

I saw the SR-71 a the SAC museum a few years ago and a buddy of mine used to repair A-10's he has told me so much about them that I have come to like them.

wait the wart hog...isnt that in halo?

Quote from: Tricia Lea on December 02, 2007, 07:03:12 PM
What do you and your boys like doing together the most?

It depends on the boy.

Together (all three of us), we like playing StarCraft together.

With Michael Jr. we like to work on cars together.

With James we like to go for walks together.

Quote from: kade on December 02, 2007, 07:37:52 PMwait the wart hog...isnt that in halo?

There is a warthog in Halo, but I wouldn't say the warthog.

lol i know i know

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 02, 2007, 06:37:09 PM

Quote from: Sis on December 02, 2007, 06:05:30 AM
Is this place getting dangerous?

Not while I'm here.

*smile* Spoken like a true defender and protector.

Quote from: newkris on December 02, 2007, 02:09:04 PM
thanks, Michael and Claudia, again for helping us keep our freedom.

I don't have a question for you today, Michael... but I wanted to add my heartfelt thanks to what Kris said. I'm very grateful to both you and your family. Thank you for everything you do (both seen and unseen) for the rest of us.

Ruby

The Russians used to play a game when the SR 71 flew over... fire a missile and watch the Blackbird out run it. The Russians biggest goal was to shoot one down at any cost, they never did.

Some UFO experts believe that the SR 71 and early Stealth aircraft might be the cause of some UFO sightings and that the SR71 might be the elusive UFO that no jet could catch.

Many 50's and 60's stories of  a long ship outrunning the jets..

^  Interestingly (here's a bit of historical trivia), when the Russians shot down our U2 Dragon Lady in 1960, they never actually hit the plane.  It flew so high that their anti-aircraft missiles at the time could not hit it.  What they did was fire multiple missiles set to detonate at maximum altitude below the Dragon Lady.  The shock wave from those detonations is what brought the U2 down, not an actual direct hit.

The U2 Dragon Lady is still in use by NASA for atmospheric research.
(http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/u-2pmd.jpg)

While the government has never acknowledged the existence of an aircraft to replace the SR-71 Blackbird, there are unofficial reports of a plane that can fly higher and faster than the Blackbird.  The Aurora, a supposedly triangle shaped plane with a top seed in excess of Mach 6 is what many believe to be the Blackbird's replacement.  It is also believed that some reports of UFOs are actually sightings of the elusive Aurora.
(http://www.ufo.se/ufofiles/images1/aurora.jpg)

do you believe in UFOs?

Quote from: newkris on December 03, 2007, 12:30:12 PMdo you believe in UFOs?

"Believe in" in the same sense that I "believe in" Jesus, No.

UFO's are real

Any aircraft that you cannot identify is an Unidentified Flying Object!

One you id them, they are no longer UFO but IFO

Simple!

Space Aliens?

NOPE!


MK

At S.A.C. you can see a replica of Gary Powers Flight / spacesuit1

Sheesh! Michael has two kids.  Boy kids. They must have had UFOs around the house all the time.   :hypocrite:

Quote from: Sis on December 03, 2007, 02:40:28 PM
Sheesh! Michael has two kids.  Boy kids. They must have had UFOs around the house all the time.   :hypocrite:

:laughat:

I bet Mom could identify them most of the time.  :biglaugh:

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 03, 2007, 03:31:48 PM

Quote from: Sis on December 03, 2007, 02:40:28 PM
Sheesh! Michael has two kids.  Boy kids. They must have had UFOs around the house all the time.   :hypocrite:

:laughat:

I bet Mom could identify them most of the time.  :biglaugh:

Only after they hit someone/something, right?

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 03, 2007, 10:26:44 AM
The Aurora, a supposedly triangle shaped plane with a top seed in excess of Mach 6 is what many believe to be the Blackbird's replacement.

:o

Quote from: Sis on December 03, 2007, 02:40:28 PM
Sheesh! Michael has two kids.  Boy kids. They must have had UFOs around the house all the time.

With a sugar rush, the boys, themselves, were the UFOs at times.

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 03, 2007, 03:31:48 PM
I bet Mom could identify them most of the time.

Quote from: Sis on December 03, 2007, 03:33:39 PM
Only after they hit someone/something, right?

Some things could be identified, others were never adequately identified.  Sometimes, the object the UFO hit was no longer identifable

Quote from: titushome on December 03, 2007, 03:37:32 PM:o

Keep in mind, the government has not confirmed even the existence of such an aircraft.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 03, 2007, 03:52:18 PM

Quote from: Sis on December 03, 2007, 02:40:28 PM
Sheesh! Michael has two kids.  Boy kids. They must have had UFOs around the house all the time.

With a sugar rush, the boys, themselves, were the UFOs at times.

:laughat:

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 03, 2007, 03:52:18 PM

Quote from: Sis on December 03, 2007, 02:40:28 PM
Sheesh! Michael has two kids.  Boy kids. They must have had UFOs around the house all the time.

With a sugar rush, the boys, themselves, were the UFOs at times.

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 03, 2007, 03:31:48 PM
I bet Mom could identify them most of the time.

Quote from: Sis on December 03, 2007, 03:33:39 PM
Only after they hit someone/something, right?

Some things could be identified, others were never adequately identified.  Sometimes, the object the UFO hit was no longer identifable

:laughhard: Good thing I only had one boy. Less damage that way.  :o

Then again, sounds like I was missing out on a lot by only having one.  :-( I would think with 2 boys around the house, no one has an excuse for being bored or not finding something to laugh about, unless that's just their choice.  :grin:

What would you say is the best quality in each of your boys?

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 03, 2007, 04:17:21 PMWhat would you say is the best quality in each of your boys?

It's hard to come up with just one for each.

Michael Jr. - Perseverance.  That kid will push through all kind of adversity to succeed.  He has already planned out his life and is working to achieve those goals.
James - A Kind heart.  He's not above stopping to help someone who needs help.  He puts up a tough front, but he really does have a soft heart.

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 03, 2007, 04:17:21 PM

:laughhard: Good thing I only had one boy. Less damage that way.  :o

I only had one kid, and I had half the neighborhood in the house at any one time. So it was like having lots of kids. *dramatic SIGH*

Sounds like you and Claudea have 2 awesome kids.  :great:

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 03, 2007, 04:34:41 PM

It's hard to come up with just one for each.

Figured it would be.  :grin:

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 03, 2007, 04:34:41 PM

Michael Jr. - Perseverance.  That kid will push through all kind of adversity to succeed.  He has already planned out his life and is working to achieve those goals.
James - A Kind heart.  He's not above stopping to help someone who needs help.  He puts up a tough front, but he really does have a soft heart.

Sounds like you and Claudea have 2 awesome kids.  :great:

What is your favorite food that your wife makes you?

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 03, 2007, 03:52:18 PM
Keep in mind, the government has not confirmed even the existence of such an aircraft.

Right.  But if such an aircraft does exist, Mach 6 is really fast.

Quote from: Arctic Rose on December 03, 2007, 08:13:46 PM
What is your favorite food that your wife makes you?

Do I have to choose? 

My favorite food is Spaghetti, but I really like the lamb medallions you made tonight.

hrmmmmmm whats your favorite book other than the Bible?

Job

Quote from: kade on December 03, 2007, 09:40:32 PM
hrmmmmmm whats your favorite book other than the Bible?

meaning not the Bible or contents thereof :P

What is the hardest thing about moving so often?
is it possible to be in the AF and stay where you are (as in not have to move)?
What kind of food that you have tried during your many country stays did you like the best?
Did you ever get sick off of one types of food?
How do you keep your weight in check, and how did you train, or did you, to pass the physical exam?
What is the best way to run a marathon if you cant walk up a flight of stairs without breathing hard?

- some are random, some are for my bro-in-law who was asking me quesitons...
~ Chel

Quote from: kade on December 03, 2007, 09:49:10 PM
meaning not the Bible or contents thereof

I misread you question.  I thought you asked, "What's your favorite book OF the Bible?"

Other than the Bible, I don't really have a favorite, but one that had a huge impact on me was Love Thy Neighbor, A Story of War by Peter Maas.

Quote from: sunlight on December 03, 2007, 10:16:35 PM
What is the hardest thing about moving so often?

Just packing and unpacking all of our belongings.  Over time we tend to collect a lot of things.  We will be moving again next July and we are already going through our stuff to get rid of we haven't needed/used for a while.

That and everything that goes along with moving into a new place; changing address with everyone, hooking up utilities, etc.

Quote from: sunlight on December 03, 2007, 10:16:35 PM
is it possible to be in the AF and stay where you are (as in not have to move)?

It is possible if one is stationed CONUS (Continental US).  I've heard of people "homesteading" in one place for 18+ years.  Overseas the maximum in one location is usually 7-8 years with a normal stay of 3-4 years.  I've been overseas since August 1992.

Quote from: sunlight on December 03, 2007, 10:16:35 PM
What kind of food that you have tried during your many country stays did you like the best?

Alcatra is probably my favorite food which is a dish that is popular in the Azores and hard to find anywhere else.  My second favorite would probably be Käserahmschnitzel from right here in Germany.  I really liked the ostrich I had for breakfast everyday in Ghana.

Quote from: sunlight on December 03, 2007, 10:16:35 PM
Did you ever get sick off of one types of food?

Honestly, the only foods I ever got sick from were foods I ate at restaurants in the U.S.

Quote from: sunlight on December 03, 2007, 10:16:35 PM
How do you keep your weight in check, and how did you train, or did you, to pass the physical exam?

1)  Exercise - however, my weight is getting close to being "out of check".
2)  To pass the PT test, just do lots of running, push ups, and sit ups.  I passed my last PT test, my next test is coming up in January.

Quote from: sunlight on December 03, 2007, 10:16:35 PM
What is the best way to run a marathon if you cant walk up a flight of stairs without breathing hard?

I don't run marathons, but the only way to get better at something physically is to just do it repeatedly.  If you want to be able to run 1½ miles in 10 minutes, then just get out and run at least four-five times per week.  Alternate running for endurance (longer distance), and speed (shorter distances faster).

I'm not a doctor, nor am I a physical trainer, my advice is based on what works for me.  You know your own limits, so don't kill yourself by pushing yourself too hard.  Work out within your own limits, which will improve as you work out more.

QuoteAlcatra is probably my favorite food which is a dish that is popular in the Azores and hard to find anywhere else.

What is it?

Quote from: Sis on December 03, 2007, 11:46:29 PMWhat is it?

It's usually beef, although I've had it made with rabbit, that is slow cooked in a wine sauce with bacon and spices.  To get it right it has to be cooked in "seasoned" earthenware covered dish.  It's like a pot roast but 100x better than any pot roast I've ever had.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 04, 2007, 12:30:08 AM

Quote from: Sis on December 03, 2007, 11:46:29 PMWhat is it?

It's usually beef, although I've had it made with rabbit, that is slow cooked in a wine sauce with bacon and spices.  To get it right it has to be cooked in "seasoned" earthenware covered dish.  It's like a pot roast but 100x better than any pot roast I've ever had.

:fork:  I'll try it!

It was very good.

Michael K......   What is your favorite time of the year?

Quote from: Arctic Rose on December 04, 2007, 10:11:27 AM
Michael K......   What is your favorite time of the year?

Any time that I'm with you.

I'd have to say winter, I like the cold weather.

*Sis thinks* Hmmm must be why he lived in Alaska!

Quote from: Sis on December 04, 2007, 06:07:01 PM*Sis thinks* Hmmm must be why he lived in Alaska!

Not really why I lived there, but definitely one of the reasons why I want to go back.

Do you get goofy when you get tired?

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 05, 2007, 02:47:18 PM
Do you get goofy when you get tired?

Sometimes.

I just woke up a little while ago and am getting ready to got to work.  I'm actually very well rested right now..

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the car-pool lane?

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on December 05, 2007, 02:51:11 PM
Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the car-pool lane?

Sure, why not?

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 05, 2007, 02:49:11 PM

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 05, 2007, 02:47:18 PM
Do you get goofy when you get tired?

Sometimes.

I just woke up a little while ago and am getting ready to got to work.  I'm actually very well rested right now..

Ohhh... so that's it.  :laughhard:

Have a good day at work brother.  :thumbsup2:

Why doesn't "onomatopoeia" sound like what it is?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why do hotdogs come in packs of 8 when hotdog rolls come in packs of 10?

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on December 05, 2007, 03:17:44 PM
Why doesn't "onomatopoeia" sound like what it is?

Have you ever heard the sound onomatopoeia?  It does sound like it is.  To hear onomatopoeia, you'll need three live racoons, a set of jumper cables, a bottle of olive oil, two pair of lady's underwear, a cork screw, and 25 pounds of sand. . . .

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on December 05, 2007, 03:17:44 PM
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Because the lions keep licking his wiskers off.  Have you ever been licked by a cat?  their tongues can be sued to remove paint.

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on December 05, 2007, 03:17:44 PM
Why do hotdogs come in packs of 8 when hotdog rolls come in packs of 10?

It's all about the money.  They make suire that you have to buy four pack of each to make them even out. 

why are half the crackers in the package always crumbly?

why was it 90 degrees colder in my car at the end of the day than it was in my friend's car in TX at the same time of the day?

are you dreaming of a white christmas?

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on December 05, 2007, 03:17:44 PM
Why do hotdogs come in packs of 8 when hotdog rolls come in packs of 10?

I was just in the kitchen and noticed that both the hot dogs and the hot dog buns come in packages of eight.

Quote from: newkris on December 06, 2007, 01:54:08 AM
why are half the crackers in the package always crumbly?

To make you spend more money by buying more packages to get the right number of un-crumbled ones.

Quote from: newkris on December 06, 2007, 01:54:08 AM
why was it 90 degrees colder in my car at the end of the day than it was in my friend's car in TX at the same time of the day?

Because you park you car in in a giant refrigerator.

Quote from: newkris on December 06, 2007, 01:54:08 AM
are you dreaming of a white christmas?

No.  I don't dream.  I live a completely dream free life--it's much simpler that way as I never have to worry about my dreams being broken.

so if you fail the physical is that it? any second chances? what happens then?

Quote from: sunlight on December 06, 2007, 05:28:00 AM
so if you fail the physical is that it? any second chances? what happens then?

I don't know, you'd have to talk to the recruiter about that.  The physical is conducted at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS).  I would assume it would all depend on why the physical was failed and how serious the condition is that caused the failure.

if you had 2 weeks and money wasn't a factor, What would you like to do with your family?

Quote from: Tricia Lea on December 08, 2007, 10:15:01 PM
if you had 2 weeks and money wasn't a factor, What would you like to do with your family?

If money wasn't a factor, I'd probably leave the decision up to the kids.  I'd ask them what it is they want to do for two weeks, then do my best to do that as a family.  One week to do what each kid wants to do.  Either that, or I'd go one week to do what both kids want, and one week to do what the wife wants.

Is your Christmas shopping done for your family?

Quote from: Arctic Rose on December 14, 2007, 08:17:15 AM
Is your Christmas shopping done for your family?

As far as I know.  Unless you have something else you want to buy for yourself, wrap up, label from me to you, and put under the tree.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 14, 2007, 05:03:05 PM

Quote from: Arctic Rose on December 14, 2007, 08:17:15 AM
Is your Christmas shopping done for your family?

As far as I know.  Unless you have something else you want to buy for yourself, wrap up, label from me to you, and put under the tree.

How about a plane ticket to Florida?  :freaky2:  :clap2:

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 14, 2007, 06:36:04 PMHow about a plane ticket to Florida?

Are you buying it for us?

You offered  :P

Quote from: Sister_Mom on December 14, 2007, 06:36:04 PM

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on December 14, 2007, 05:03:05 PM

Quote from: Arctic Rose on December 14, 2007, 08:17:15 AM
Is your Christmas shopping done for your family?

As far as I know.  Unless you have something else you want to buy for yourself, wrap up, label from me to you, and put under the tree.

How about a plane ticket to Florida?  :freaky2:  :clap2:

Besides, if I bought that, I wouldn't have money left over to "potentially" go to Germany. Duh!!  :roll:  :biglaugh:

Quote from: Arctic Rose on December 14, 2007, 08:17:15 AM
Is your Christmas shopping done for your family?

*Sis raises hand*  You  can always go shopping for me!  :thumbsup2:

what is your new signature? what do they mean?

If you could rid the earth of one thing, what would it be?

Quote from: sunlight on December 30, 2007, 09:34:17 PM
what is your new signature? what do they mean?

:great:

Quote from: sunlight on December 30, 2007, 09:34:17 PMwhat is your new signature? what do they mean?

There are four items in my signature block, they each represent four different aspects of who I am.

1.)  My ribbon rack representing my military service and my military accomplishments
2.)  "Arctic Rose Stole My Heart" represents my love for my wife
3.)  Seagull video represents my lighthearted and fun side
3.)  Insect animation represents the fact that sometimes I end up bugging/annoying people

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on December 30, 2007, 10:52:50 PMIf you could rid the earth of one thing, what would it be?

People that don't agree with me.  :D

I see no practical purpose for the existance mosquitoes, so I would probably rid the world of mosquitoes.

cool beans! is there an easy explanation/exponation of #1? does each little bar represent something different?
and what does it say under your picture in German?

Quote from: sunlight on December 30, 2007, 11:03:38 PM
cool beans! is there an easy explanation/exponation of #1? does each little bar represent something different?

There are seven rows of three ribbons.  They are in order of importance from top left to lower right (most important is top left).  Some ribbons have devices on them.  Oak Leaf Clusters and Star devices represent subsequent issuance of the same ribbon, i.e. one ribbon with one device means I was issued the ribbon twice.  A maximum of four devices can be worn on a ribbon and in very rare cases, two of the same ribbon might be worn because of too many devices -- I have one that is worn this way.  My ribbons are, by row, from left to right;

Top row;
1: Joint Service Achievement Medal - For exceptional achievement while serving in a joint service unit.
2: Air Force Achievement Medal (X2) - For exceptional achievement in direct support of the USAF
3: Army Achievement Medal - For exceptional achievement in direct support of the U.S. Army

2nd Row;
1: Meritorious Unit Award - Awarded to a unit for meritorious service
2&3: AF Outstanding Unit Award (X5) with Valor device - Awarded to a unit for outstanding performance.  Valor device awarded to a unit outstanding performance with valor in a hostile environment.  Normally I would wear one ribbon and four oak leaf clusters, but with the valor device I can only wear three oak leaf clusters (max 4 devices), so a second ribbon is worn to denote the fourth oak leaf.

3rd Row;
1: AF Organizational Excellence Award (X2) - Awarded to a unit for excellence in service
2: Combat Readiness Medal - Awarded after completing in depth combat training and serving at least two years in a combat unit
3: AF Good Conduct Medal (X5) - Awarded for three years of good conduct.  Issuance of this ribbon was discontinued two years ago.  While I can wear the ones I was issued, no new ones will be issued to anyone in the AF.

4th Row
1: National Defense Medal (X2) - Awarded for military service during major wartime action.  I have two, one for Desert Storm and one for the Global War on Terror.  Being in the service during major wartime action is all that is required to get one, seeing wartime action is not required.  This ribbon is the same among all branches of the U.S. military, Army, AF, USMC, Navy
2: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (X2) - Awarded for participating in action in a Theater of Operations.  I received mine for Operation Joint Force and Operation Enduring Freedom.  Only one is issued for each operation, no matter how many times one goes there, e.g.two tours in OEF is only worth one ribbon.
3: Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal - Awarded for serving in a hostile environment in direct support of the GWoT

5th Row;
1: Global War on Terror Service Medal - Awarded for direct support of the GWoT in a non-hostile environment
2: AF Overseas Short Tour Ribbon - Awarded at the end of each overseas short tour served
3: AF Overseas Long Tour Ribbon (X2) - Awarded at the end of each overseas long tour

6th Row;
1: AF Expeditionary Service Ribbon - Awarded for serving in a combat zone
2: AF Longevity Ribbon (X3) - Awarded after every four years of AF service (I'll get my 4th one in March)
3: NCO Professional Military Education Ribbon (X2) - Awarded for completing military education.  While not shown in the picture, I have one device on mine now.  One was for Airman Leadership School and the other was for the NCO Academy which I just completed in November.

7th Row;
1: Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon - Awarded for shooting expert marksman on a small arms weapon (in my case, the M-16 with 39 out of 40 rounds in the "center of mass" on the target)
2: AF Training Ribbon - Awarded for completing basic training.  Everybody in the AF has one of these
3: NATO Medal -  Awarded for serving in a NATO unit in the former Yugoslavia

NOTE:  Any awards describes as "Medal" have a corresponding medal that is issued with the ribbon.  Any awards described as "Award" or "Ribbon" are only issued as the ribbon you see with no corresponding medal.

Quote from: sunlight on December 30, 2007, 11:03:38 PMand what does it say under your picture in German?

I assume you are talking about the writing under my avatar?  That is Arabic and it roughly translates, "The infamous red X"  It goes with the animated avatar.

If you could ask God any single question, what would it be?

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on December 31, 2007, 12:21:05 AM
If you could ask God any single question, what would it be?

I would ask, "Why?"

What do you do with the metals?

Quote from: sunlight on December 31, 2007, 05:31:53 AMWhat do you do with the metals?

Right now, my medals are in a box somewhere.  I have never been in a situation where I was required to wear the medals, only the ribbons.

have you ever written any songs or poetry?

those ribbons, awards, honors, medals?  that's very cool.  that represents your lifetime of work in a very cool manner.

are you tired of answering questions yet?

what did you do to celebrate new years?

Quote from: newkris on January 01, 2008, 05:29:33 PM
those ribbons, awards, honors, medals?  that's very cool.  that represents your lifetime of work in a very cool manner.

Just want to interject something that MicaelK probably won't say himself, he has quite a rack. Others may have more, and he possibly has more that he doesn't display, but the rack he has displayed is a very honorable one. Something he would say is, any thanks, hat tips, salutes, etc. goes just as much to the woman beside the man, as it takes a very special kind to be able to endure, give the needed support and encouragement needed for a man to earn a rack like that. :thumbsup2:

Quote from: sunlight on January 01, 2008, 05:42:50 AMhave you ever written any songs or poetry?

Roses are green,
Violets are pink,
Because my color TV
Is on the blink.

Does that count?

Quote from: newkris on January 01, 2008, 05:29:33 PM
are you tired of answering questions yet?

No.  If people really want to know, I have no qualms with telling them.  If I ever see a question I don't want to answer, I'll just say so.

Quote from: newkris on January 01, 2008, 05:29:33 PM
what did you do to celebrate new years?

With friends and family and a whole lot of fireworks.

Quote from: Sister_Mom on January 01, 2008, 07:51:47 PM
Just want to interject something that MicaelK probably won't say himself, he has quite a rack.

Uhhhh, thank you, *blush*    Oh! you meant ribbon rack!

Quote from: Sister_Mom on January 01, 2008, 07:51:47 PM
Others may have more,

When going through the NCO academy, I had more ribbons than many other TSgt's, but I was a far cry from having the most.  One guy who has spent is entire 14 years so far in TAC-P (AF Special Forces) has 36 ribbons on his rack.  There were at least a dozen other people out of the 140 at the academy that had more ribbons than me, some with several years less service than me.

Quote from: Sister_Mom on January 01, 2008, 07:51:47 PM
and he possibly has more that he doesn't display, but the rack he has displayed is a very honorable one.

With the exception of the one device that is on my NCO training ribbon, the picture I have shows all of the ribbons I have been awarded so far. 

Quote from: Sister_Mom on January 01, 2008, 07:51:47 PM
Something he would say is, any thanks, hat tips, salutes, etc. goes just as much to the woman beside the man, as it takes a very special kind to be able to endure, give the needed support and encouragement needed for a man to earn a rack like that.

I gave my wife an AF coin (similar to the coins I get).  On the front is has the AF logo and the words "Air Force Spouse."  On the back it has the words "Grateful Appreciation" around the edge with writing in the middle that reads, "Given in gratitude for unselfish, faithful, and devoted service.  Your unfailing support and understanding help to make possible your spouse's lasting contribution to a grateful nation."  She likes to carry the coin around in her purse.

if you could do it all over again, would you change anything?
- i was surprised that the majority of people i ask this questoin say no...

Quote from: sunlight on January 01, 2008, 09:40:49 PM
if you could do it all over again, would you change anything?

The only thing I would consider changing would be to join the Air Force right after graduating high school rather than waiting the six years I did.  Had I joined then, I would have been eligible to retire two years ago, instead of four years from now.

The only problem with making that change is I would not have married the most beautiful, most special woman in the world.  Arctic Rose and I were married three years after I graduated high school, and three years before I went into the Air Force.  That alone is enough to make me say, "No, I would not change anything."

you may have answered this already, but i don't remember it. . . .

what's your favorite thing about arctic rose?

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on January 01, 2008, 09:16:08 PM

Quote from: Sister_Mom on January 01, 2008, 07:51:47 PM
Just want to interject something that MicaelK probably won't say himself, he has quite a rack.

Uhhhh, thank you, *blush*    Oh! you meant ribbon rack!

Of course you goof!  :pound:

:roll:

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on January 01, 2008, 09:16:08 PM

Quote from: Sister_Mom on January 01, 2008, 07:51:47 PM
Something he would say is, any thanks, hat tips, salutes, etc. goes just as much to the woman beside the man, as it takes a very special kind to be able to endure, give the needed support and encouragement needed for a man to earn a rack like that.

I gave my wife an AF coin (similar to the coins I get).  On the front is has the AF logo and the words "Air Force Spouse."  On the back it has the words "Grateful Appreciation" around the edge with writing in the middle that reads, "Given in gratitude for unselfish, faithful, and devoted service.  Your unfailing support and understanding help to make possible your spouse's lasting contribution to a grateful nation."  She likes to carry the coin around in her purse.

Awwwwww!!!  :great:

If fish could sneeze and a whole school of fish sneezed all at once, how big a wave would it create?

If it wasn't for the last minute, would anything ever get done?

Quote from: newkris on January 02, 2008, 01:11:52 AMwhat's your favorite thing about arctic rose?

If I have to narrow it down to one favorite thing it would probably be her kind, caring, and giving spirit.

Quote from: Tricia Lea on January 05, 2008, 06:51:53 AMIf fish could sneeze and a whole school of fish sneezed all at once, how big a wave would it create?

How big are the fish and how big is the school?  A school of 25 minnows would create a much smaller wave than a school of 100 tuna.

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on January 05, 2008, 09:03:10 AMIf it wasn't for the last minute, would anything ever get done?

I prefer not to procrastinate.  Whenever we travel somewhere, I have my suit case packed and in the car the day before we leave.  So, some things would get done by a few people.

if a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck?

and how many peppers were in Peter Piper's peck of peppers? 

Quote from: newkris on January 05, 2008, 10:54:00 PM
if a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck?

One cord in eight hours depending on the cut of the wood and the size/physical fitness of the woodchuck.

Quote from: newkris on January 05, 2008, 10:54:00 PM
and how many peppers were in Peter Piper's peck of peppers? 

The average chile pepper is 2" long by 1" in diameter, or 1.6 in³ (pi x r² x l, or 3.142 x .5 in² x 2 = 1.571). 

A peck is 8 dry quarts, or 462 in³ (57.75 in³ per quart x 8 quarts = 462 in³). 

So 289 average size chile peppers will fit in a peck (462 in³ ÷ 1.6 in³ = 288.75 peppers).

This, of course, does not take into account varying sizes in chile peppers, non-symmetrical shapes of chille peppers, nor any unfilled air space between chile peppers.

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EDIT: My math was incorrect the first time around.  I figured 57.75 in³ per quart, but that is for liquid quarts.  There are actually 67.2 in³ in a dry quart (a peck is a dry measurement, so all measurements should be done in the same type).  There are 538 in³ (537.6 in³) in a peck, not 462 in³.  Which changes the number of peppers from 289 to 336 peppers in a peck.

i have never in all of my life heard a mathematical equation created to answer those questions.

you are amazing.  no wonder arctic rose thinks you're the cats meow!

speaking of, peter and peppers, what if peter pickled those peppers? how many quarts could he get?  and who would he give them to?

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 12:23:35 AM
speaking of, peter and peppers, what if peter pickled those peppers? how many quarts could he get?

A peck would still be 8 dry quarts regardless of the pickling of the peppers.  :)

Oh, and my math was incorrect the first time around.  I figured 57.75 in³ per quart, but that is for liquid quarts.  There are actually 67.2 in³ in a dry quart (a peck is a dry measurement, so all measurements should be done in the same type).  There are 538 in³ (537.6 in³) in a peck, not 462 in³.  Which changes the number of peppers to 336, not 289.

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 12:23:35 AM
and who would he give them to?

Friends and neighbors.

The rhyme says he picked pickled peppers. How could he pick them already pickled?

Quote from: Sis on January 06, 2008, 12:51:38 AM
The rhyme says he picked pickled peppers. How could he pick them already pickled?

Peter is a Dufflepud.

do you know peter?  how do you know he's a dufflepud?  is that a german adjective? 

Dufflepud?

yeah, i'm not sure, but i don't think they have dufflepud's in minnesota.  i KNOW they didn't have them in milwaukee. 

where exactly do dufflepud's come from?

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 01:21:00 AMdo you know peter?

No.

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 01:21:00 AMhow do you know he's a dufflepud?

Based on the fact that he picks peppers that are already pickled (see response below).

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 01:21:00 AMis that a german adjective?

Not that I'm aware of.

Quote from: Sis on January 06, 2008, 01:31:02 AMDufflepud?

Dufflepuds are also known as "Monopods".

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 01:33:02 AMwhere exactly do dufflepud's come from?

Dufflepud Island. An Island visited by the travelers aboard the Dawn Treader in C.S. Lewis' book, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader."  The Dufflepuds were known for doing such things as planting potatoes that were already baked to save time in not having to bake them after they are harvested or washing their dishes before eating to save time in washing them after they eat.  Since Peter is picking peppers that are already pickled, I assume he is a Dufflepud that puts pickled peppers in his garden to save the time of pickling them after he harvests them.

i see. 

A one-footed animal?

Thats awesome! Dufflepud! LOL

What rank do you hope to attain prior to retiring?

Quote from: MelodyB on January 06, 2008, 04:20:30 AM
Thats awesome! Dufflepud! LOL

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i286/auntbeezer/3054636425.jpg)

Quote from: Scott on January 06, 2008, 07:13:44 AM
What rank do you hope to attain prior to retiring?

I'm only aiming for MSgt.  It would be nice to get SMSgt or CMSgt, but MSgt is all I'm hoping for.

what do you need to do yet to get either of those ranks before retiring?

what will you do when you retire?

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 01:46:09 PM
what do you need to do yet to get either of those ranks before retiring?

For MSgt, all I have to do is study for my promotion test and work to get high performance ratings, the same and any of the lower NCO ranks.  For SMSgt and CMSgt I need a little bit more; show constant active volunteering in the community, a continuous advancement in my "off-duty" education, and answer questions before a promotion board, on top of the high performance ratings and study for promotion tests.

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 01:46:09 PMwhat will you do when you retire?

I'm not sure at this time.  I could consider continuing with my current line of work, IT network operations and management, or I could look for something new.  I would like to get into something where I don't have to deal with more than a few people on a daily basis, maybe a night shift janitor for a large company or something.

where will you live when you come back to the states?  ak?  is that where your extended family is?

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 11:02:20 PM
where will you live when you come back to the states?  ak?

I want somewhere in the Pacific Northwest.  Alaska, Oregon, or Washington.

Quote from: newkris on January 06, 2008, 11:02:20 PM
is that where your extended family is?

Most of my family lives in Oregon.

If someone with a nostril ring takes it out, then blows their nose, do they have to cover that hole as well as their nostril holes so that snot does'nt blow out everywere?

"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?

Quote from: Tricia Lea on January 07, 2008, 06:30:48 AM
If someone with a nostril ring takes it out, then blows their nose, do they have to cover that hole as well as their nostril holes so that snot does'nt blow out everywere?

I've wondered that myself.

Quote from: Tricia Lea on January 07, 2008, 06:30:48 AM
If someone with a nostril ring takes it out, then blows their nose, do they have to cover that hole as well as their nostril holes so that snot does'nt blow out everywere?

I'll have to ask someone with a nose piercing when I get a chance.

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on January 07, 2008, 06:33:29 AM
"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?

Not in my opinion.  My 18 years after "I do" have gone by way too fast.

Would you really walk up to someone and ask them that? Or would you just ask them if you know them?

Quote from: Tricia Lea on January 07, 2008, 06:30:48 AM
If someone with a nostril ring takes it out, then blows their nose, do they have to cover that hole as well as their nostril holes so that snot doesn't blow out everywhere?

actually the answer is no, the hole closes up very fast, and was very small to begin with......... (my sister has one)

Quote from: MelodyB on January 08, 2008, 09:18:30 AMWould you really walk up to someone and ask them that? Or would you just ask them if you know them?

I'd ask a stranger on the street.  At my age, I no longer care what strangers think of me.  Besides, it may open up room for other conversations.

You might care if they started hollering for the police!   :hypocrite:

Can I hide and watch?

Quote from: MelodyB on January 09, 2008, 08:18:03 AMCan I hide and watch?

Sure.

YAY!

Michael! Where are you? Are you out there pretending to be normal again?

Quote from: Sis on January 10, 2008, 06:56:31 AM
Michael! Where are you?

Kirchenstraße, Herschweiler-Pettersheim, Rheinland Pfalz, Deutschland.

Quote from: Sis on January 10, 2008, 06:56:31 AM
Are you out there pretending to be normal again?

Again?  I have never been accused of being "normal."

Can you get cornered in a round room?

Quote from: Tricia Lea on January 16, 2008, 04:51:34 PM
Can you get cornered in a round room?

Is the room spherical or cylindrical in shape?  If it's cylindrical, there there are corners where the curved wall meets the flat surface of the floor/ceiling.  So, in a round room, yes, you can be cornered.  Just not in a spherical room.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on January 10, 2008, 05:34:41 PM

Quote from: Sis on January 10, 2008, 06:56:31 AM
Are you out there pretending to be normal again?

Again?  I have never been accused of being "normal."

I think I accused you once....... that was before I knew better.  :biglaugh:

Do you know when a "sysygy" occurs?

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on January 21, 2008, 09:19:24 AMDo you know when a "sysygy" occurs?

I'll answer that one when the planets are aligned.  ;)

How much more work is involved when moving between countries as you all are about to do?

Quote from: Tricia Lea on February 28, 2008, 06:16:00 PM
How much more work is involved when moving between countries as you all are about to do?

For any move, there's the whole packing up the household goods and shipping the car.  Since this is an official move, the Air force is paying the shipping costs.  But they will only ship one car and I have a weight limit on the household goods.

When moving out of the U.S. there is some extra paperwork involved to make sure everyone has their passport and visa.

Moving back into the U.S. is going to take a little extra work than moving out of the U.S.  Since the Department of Agriculture has restrictions on not "importing" dirt/soil, I have to have everything cleaned.  Furniture has to be washed, shampooed,  vacuumed, etc to get it as clean as possible.  The car has to be detailed to get all of the dirt out of every nook and cranny, even from the underside and fender wells.  We can't take any of our plants or animals with the exception of our cat (or a dog if we had one).  On top of all that, all of our stuff has to be inspected by a customs official to ensure I'm not trying to import any prohibited items, e.g. Cuban cigars that are legal to buy in Europe.  Customs officials will also oversee the packing of our goods by the moving company.

Packing up and moving is always a lot of work, but it's even more work when moving back into the U.S.

dude, i didnt realize how much it consisted of... Are the restrictions on dirt/soil just because of infection control? or is there another reason as well?

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on March 02, 2008, 03:31:03 PM

Quote from: Tricia Lea on February 28, 2008, 06:16:00 PM
How much more work is involved when moving between countries as you all are about to do?

For any move, there's the whole packing up the household goods and shipping the car.  Since this is an official move, the Air force is paying the shipping costs.  But they will only ship one car and I have a weight limit on the household goods.

When moving out of the U.S. there is some extra paperwork involved to make sure everyone has their passport and visa.

Moving back into the U.S. is going to take a little extra work than moving out of the U.S.  Since the Department of Agriculture has restrictions on not "importing" dirt/soil, I have to have everything cleaned.  Furniture has to be washed, shampooed,  vacuumed, etc to get it as clean as possible.  The car has to be detailed to get all of the dirt out of every nook and cranny, even from the underside and fender wells.  We can't take any of our plants or animals with the exception of our cat (or a dog if we had one).  On top of all that, all of our stuff has to be inspected by a customs official to ensure I'm not trying to import any prohibited items, e.g. Cuban cigars that are legal to buy in Europe.  Customs officials will also oversee the packing of our goods by the moving company.

Packing up and moving is always a lot of work, but it's even more work when moving back into the U.S.

We are still the ones that live in a free country, right?  ???

dear Michael K, where did I put my SD card? I cant find it.

Quote from: sunlight on March 02, 2008, 07:49:52 PM
dude, i didnt realize how much it consisted of... Are the restrictions on dirt/soil just because of infection control? or is there another reason as well?

It's mostly about parasites and other organisms that live in the soil.  Organisms that can cause infection and disease in plants and animals.  I'm not completely versed on all of the details, but that's the basics of it.

Quote from: Sister_Mom on March 02, 2008, 10:16:56 PMWe are still the ones that live in a free country, right?  ???

Some countries have more freedom, some have less.  But all-in-all, the U.S. is still pretty much a free country.

Quote from: EricShane on March 03, 2008, 12:05:32 AMdear Michael K, where did I put my SD card? I cant find it.

It's under the couch cushion.

It would be really funny if he looked under the cushion and it really was there.

 If you could cause something in the history of the world to happen again in order to teach something to those in the present, what would you have re-occur?

Does the direction the wind is blowing affect the speed of sound waves?

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on March 04, 2008, 08:52:40 PMIf you could cause something in the history of the world to happen again in order to teach something to those in the present, what would you have re-occur?

My wedding, to show people how a happy, loving marriage starts.

Quote from: sunlight on March 05, 2008, 06:40:31 AMDoes the direction the wind is blowing affect the speed of sound waves?

No.  Wind does not affect the speed of sound waves,  but it does affect sound's audibility through refraction.  Sounds travels around 750MPH, even a hurricane force wind of 150MPH is only 20% the speed of sound, a "normal" wind of around 10MPH is only 1.3% the speed of sound.  The speed of wind isn't significant enough to affect the speed of sound.

If you could physically transport yourself to any place in the world at this moment, where would you go?


What books from your childhood would you like to share with your children?


If you could ensure that your children never have one experience that you have had, what would it be?

Quote from: MelodyB on March 06, 2008, 10:29:29 AM
If you could physically transport yourself to any place in the world at this moment, where would you go?

North Pole, Alaska.

Quote from: MelodyB on March 06, 2008, 10:29:29 AM
What books from your childhood would you like to share with your children?

"Watership Down" and "Where the Red Fern Grows," among others.

Quote from: MelodyB on March 06, 2008, 10:29:29 AM
If you could ensure that your children never have one experience that you have had, what would it be?

Being arrested and having a juvenile record as a teenager.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on March 03, 2008, 08:42:24 PM

Quote from: EricShane on March 03, 2008, 12:05:32 AMdear Michael K, where did I put my SD card? I cant find it.

It's under the couch cushion.

:o it really was...

Quote from: EricShane on March 06, 2008, 05:57:39 PM

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on March 03, 2008, 08:42:24 PM

Quote from: EricShane on March 03, 2008, 12:05:32 AMdear Michael K, where did I put my SD card? I cant find it.

It's under the couch cushion.

:o it really was...

I'm glad I could be of assistance.

i think your answers are always one of the first i take the time to look at... lol, they are always either informative or interesting to say the least!

If it wasn't already asked . . .

What will you miss most about Germany?

what does "Ciao mané" mean? i'm assuming it's french?

Quote from: sunlight on March 06, 2008, 11:16:54 PM
i think your answers are always one of the first i take the time to look at... lol, they are always either informative or interesting to say the least!

Thank you.

Quote from: Jaybee on March 07, 2008, 03:05:09 AM
If it wasn't already asked . . .

What will you miss most about Germany?

The friendly, "laid back" culture and the awesome food.

Quote from: sunlight on March 07, 2008, 06:59:44 AM
what does "Ciao mané" mean? i'm assuming it's french?

Ciao means "hello" in Italian. 

Mané means "I flowed" in Spanish.  Mane (without the accent) means "It flows" in Portuguese.

As for what does "Ciao mané" mean, I have no idea.  Neither word is French, as far as I know.

i have no idea either... it was used as a closing remark, like see you later... but it dosent fit.  the translations don't. grr.



Q: when you were dating AR, what did you do to show off for her?

Quote from: sunlight on March 07, 2008, 04:34:45 PMQ: when you were dating AR, what did you do to show off for her?

Well,  I'm not really much of a person to "show off", I'm more of a WYSIWYG kind of person.  On top of that, AR had been trying to get my attention for a few years before I even noticed her.  I really didn't have to show off, she was mine long before I even knew it. 

I do remember one instance where I unintentionally impressed her as if I had been showing off.  Her dad was looking to buy a new car and the dealer had let him test drive a car for a couple of days, leaving his car at the dealership.  When he decided he didn't want to buy that particular new car, we went with him to the dealership to get his car back.  When the salesman went to get his car, they couldn't find it.  They spent well over an hour looking through the entire car lot and checking records to make sure they had sold it and still couldn't find any sign of it.  Her dad was getting very angry.  At one point the salesman told her dad that he would have to come back in a couple days because the lot manager was off work and they couldn't do anything until he came back from his "weekend".  I just looked at the salesman, very sternly and matter-of-factly, told him that he had better call the manager and get him into the lot right then.  I said, "That's why they pay him and give him the responsibility of a manager.  To deal with situations like this and you had better get him here now."  I glanced over and AR was looking at me with stars in her eyes.  For some reason, the way I stepped up, took charge, and told the salesman what he was going to do, just did something to her and impressed her in a way that I had not seen up to that point.  I wasn't trying to show off, I was just trying to help her dad out.

 :laughhard: She chased you until you caught her, huh?  :laughhard:

That's pretty awesome! lol.

What is one thing that you have never done that people are suprised when they find out about it?

Quote from: sunlight on March 07, 2008, 08:59:07 PMWhat is one thing that you have never done that people are suprised when they find out about it?

I'm not really sure how to answer that.  There are many, many things that I have not done, but I don't know of anyone ever being surprised at something I didn't do.  I have had people get surprised about things that I have done, though.

Like what?

when you get back to the states what is one of the first things you would like to do? besides unpack lol

Quote from: MelodyB on March 08, 2008, 02:40:06 PMLike what?

I was a long haul truck driver at the age of 16.  I hauled produce from Salem, OR to San Francisco, CA, a roughly 26 hour round trip (including the time for deliveries) three times a week.

Quote from: Mz. Ethyl on March 08, 2008, 02:41:50 PMwhen you get back to the states what is one of the first things you would like to do? besides unpack lol

Try to adjust to the American culture.

Who did you drive for? My Daddy was OTR for several years. He drove for Summerford.

Quote from: MelodyB on March 09, 2008, 07:50:38 AMWho did you drive for?

(http://www.nwipm.info/images/hurstslogo.jpg)

Ahh.

Is there anything you collect? and what?

What's your middle name?

When are you coming back to the states?

Quote from: Tricia Lea on April 13, 2008, 04:38:52 AMIs there anything you collect? and what?

Eagles.  Pictures, figures, pretty much anything to do with eagles.  I have one item now that I can't take back to the states with me -- a bald eagle feather.

Quote from: LeahMarie on April 14, 2008, 02:36:45 AMWhat's your middle name?

All I'll say is it starts with "K."

Quote from: MelodyB on April 20, 2008, 09:30:55 AMWhen are you coming back to the states?

We should be flying out of here sometime in the first part of July.  I don't have an exact date yet.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on April 20, 2008, 12:43:52 PM

Quote from: Tricia Lea on April 13, 2008, 04:38:52 AMIs there anything you collect? and what?

Eagles.  Pictures, figures, pretty much anything to do with eagles.  I have one item now that I can't take back to the states with me -- a bald eagle feather.

Why cant you bring it back into the states? Cause they are endangered? What makes the difference if it is just a feather? And how would they know if you were to mail it to your family here, and get it later or something?

Quote from: MelodyB on April 20, 2008, 01:24:01 PMWhy cant you bring it back into the states? Cause they are endangered? What makes the difference if it is just a feather? And how would they know if you were to mail it to your family here, and get it later or something?

-In the U.S., it's illegal to own or posses anything from a bald eagle with the exception of using feathers for Native American ceremonies. 
-The bald eagle was on the endangered species list in 49 of the 50 states with Alaska being the only state they were not endangered.  Their current status is "protected." 
-The purpose of the law is to keep people from harassing the eagles or their environment for the purpose of getting souvenirs -- similar to the way ivory is illegal to own or posses in an effort to protect elephants. 
- I could probably mail the feather home to family, but would that be honest?  Also, if I do get caught with it or mailing it, I could get stuck with very heavy fines and/or jail time.  That's not a risk I'm willing to take over a feather.

what it the story about you eating pie under a bridge?

LOL @ Chel...I was just fixing to ask him to re-tell the Thanksgiving story that everyone keeps talking about...cause I forgot it.

Please MK?

Quote from: sunlight on April 21, 2008, 02:23:49 PMwhat it the story about you eating pie under a bridge?

Quote from: MelodyB on April 21, 2008, 02:55:01 PM
LOL @ Chel...I was just fixing to ask him to re-tell the Thanksgiving story that everyone keeps talking about...cause I forgot it.

Please MK?

Short version:

In about sixth grade, right before Thanksgiving, the teacher asked the class about everyone's family traditions at Thanksgiving.  Most of the answers were the typical, "Eat turkey,"  "Watch football,"  "Visit grandma," kind of answers.  When it got to the girl sitting in front of me, her answer was, "We bake pies and take them to the homeless people that live under the bridge so that they can have a little Thanksgiving of their own."

Then it was my turn.  I guess my brain-to-mouth filter wasn't working that day because I don't even remember thinking about my answer, it just came out.  I said, "We like to dress up like homeless people, sit under the bridge, and eat pie."

We didn't have time to get through the rest of the answers after that, everyone was laughing too hard.

 :laughhard: :thumbsup2:

hahahahaha! MK! you crack me up! thats great!

BOL! I am laughing so hard over that one.... thats great!

how are things going getting ready to move?

Quote from: Tricia Lea on May 01, 2008, 01:37:20 AM
how are things going getting ready to move?

The car gets shipped out next week.  Next week I also start making arrangements for our household goods to get picked up and shipped out.

Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on May 07, 2008, 04:49:14 PM

Quote from: Tricia Lea on May 01, 2008, 01:37:20 AM
how are things going getting ready to move?

The car gets shipped out next week.  Next week I also start making arrangements for our household goods to get picked up and shipped out.

Where have you been? Did MRS pack you, accidently? Or on purpose? 

Quote from: Sis on May 08, 2008, 03:25:34 AMWhere have you been? Did MRS pack you, accidently? Or on purpose? 

Been busy.  On top of trying to get things ready for the move, I've been working 12 hour days for the past three weeks with no days off.  It'll be another two weeks before this schedule ends and I can go back to normal hours and get some time off.

Happy Father's Day

been REALLY missing you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How's the move?

sharon

Quote from: Envelope on June 17, 2008, 02:09:33 AM
been REALLY missing you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How's the move?

sharon

Busy.   The car has been shipped already.   We've been weeding out all the junk we don't want to take with us.   The movers come to pack us up starting on 7 July.

 :o

The Wicks are here!!!!!!  :clap:

This might be one of the boys when they grow up..... :laughhard:

(http://www.arcamax.com/cgi-bin/news/pic/55146/956440)

Are you here yet? :hypocrite:

How do you like being back in the USA?