Thanks for the long post. V. informative.

“Owners and the NFL”, “...the NFL allows this to go on”.

Waco was significantly different. Koresh’s group were end-timers with Koresh as a prophet. The FBI and ATF’s overreaction led to an assault on the compound resulting in a number of dead feds. Once that happened, there was no where to go but down.

Why are there images of Marines in dress uniform in the video (1:41)?

What is the chirping on acceleration and while shifting- are the tires breaking loose?

Our local UPS does this at the eoy holiday. A loaded truck towing a trailer (small one, though, 6x10?) to a central location. The truck takes large packages and packages to distant locations. Locally, the UPS guy loads a bicycle trailer and goes door to door.

Following up on this. I worked at a SoCal aerospace firm. I was in the hibay during an earthquake - one of our satellites was being lifted to mount on a stand. Everyone’s heart stopped as it went swinging back and forth on the crane. (there were guide ropes to limit movement, but...) Following that quake, any…

F***ing incredible!

woodgrain on the sides? we had a yellow one with the faux woodgrain panels on the sides. Ugggggly.

It’s amazing that there weren’t more spectator deaths in Group B.

Is this an inflatable collar to support the neck?

Disagree with:

I know the company/inventor who did this and saw the prototypes at his shop in Detroit.

But it does matter. Bush appointed Roberts and Alito to the Supreme Court. I can’t imagine that Obama would have appointed either of these - Roberts as a business conservative and Alito as a cultural conservative. The next president will likely appoint at least 1.

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15,000 jobs created in San Mateo county last year. 1200 housing units. There’s the rub.

“God damn it, Jack”

I don’t think it’s certain that de Villota or Bianchi would have survived even if they had a closed cockpit. OTOH, Massa probably wouldn’t have had a spring run through his skull with a closed cockpit.

ny times - “The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much”

Something like that: