As the MAIN focus of the article is about the boat going under the bridge you can’t really blame anyone for being annoyed about the incorrect description.

Not really, just correct

Not pedantic, just correct english. The boat is not bending, the use of bending is completely incorrect.

I know. I used to use one a long time ago but I have an irrational hate for them for some reason.

German Shepherd. Got him a wheelchair for the last year. He was a champ. Agree, cancer’s sometimes treatable.

Remember when Christopher Hitchens got waterboarded to challenge his own views? Can we unleash Vontaze Burfict on this motherfucker?

Keep in mind DM, degenerative myelopathy, affects mostly large breeds. Insidious, nasty disease. Not aware of any predetermining factor(s) or effective treatment.

Close-In Weapons System. I didn’t know either. Designed to stop incoming rockets and mortars with its might PPPBBBBBBBBBBBTTT.

Nope. Not a fan of pan frying stuff. I am lazy and hate cleaning things up. Pan frying gets oil and grease over the stove top. Only time I brown is when I am going to make pot roast and brown the beef in my dutch oven.

CIWS:

Yeah I just wonder how “strategic” the quick build actually is because everyone in a navy understands currents and how erosive water is...it's so odd to me. I wonder if some super oceanographic research went into which ways to draw the lines, not just the fact it was easy to build on said reef.

This kind of brinksmanship has been going on since Ug swung his club near Ug-Ug’s face and looked menacing. The response has to be carefully evaluated; what benefit is there to be gained by each course of action? The US forces could swat those gunboats out of the water if they wanted to, but to what benefit?

“Tea Party people” believe in a lot more than reducing government spending. Many also favor (ironically) a stronger and more assertive military, and a more aggressive stance in international diplomacy. And many find the idea of entering in to negotiations with Iran abhorrent. If you look at the way that the heavily…

We can leave the CIWS on and just sink those boats.

Then, we get to say “The US deplores the loss of life due entirely to the reckless and irresponsible actions of the Iranian navy. We hope that such incidents do not repeat themselves, and strongly recommend that the Iranian navy maintain a safe distance from our…

So, who thinks the IRGC is just fucking with Rouhani and his diplomacy faction? Those guys are basically Iran’s Tea Party. Same big money interests hiding behind belligerent bluster, too. They want a wrench in normalization just as much as Tom Cotton does.

They are worried about lowering standards, it has not happened, and it likely won’t work.

the big downside to starting to ride late in life is it takes me a long time to learn the controls and feel, and to be comfortable on two wheels.

The question I ask is probably for someone who speaks Chinese and no English: what if any research went into the location chosen? Was the island the airport is on built in the shape and placed on the map the way it is, or did they just choose an empty spot? My main concern, even though I'm not really concerned, is…

Building those islands are also an environmental disaster.

If I had the choice though, I would go for the 850T3 rather than the basic 850T, (T3 is for triple discs). Double on the front and one on the back means it’ll stop all that weight.