I’m sure it’ll buff right out.
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I do remember that, and I was working for Lockheed at the time! This was a NOAA Satellite and it happened in California,….I think, so naturally we had to go to a whole bunch of safety meetings here in Houston.
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FWIW; I’ve been at JSC for almost 28 years on the same contract and I started with Northrop, then I went to work for Lockheed, (the K-Mart of the Space Industry) and now I work for Jacobs. Jacobs just got their first contract renewal.
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Good morning Hamsters. Whee, 71 and comfortable at 6 despite 88% humidity, and best of all 30% chance of rain this afternoon. There’s a nice cluster of showers coming ashore at Victoria that would be nicer if it moved over us. The grass in our paddock next to the barn looked healthy and green yesterday morning since we’ve been watering it. By mid afternoon it was looking faded and crunchy as were the pastures. Ick. Checked the humidity in the NE breeze–12%. Gad. No wonder it looked that way. Ragweed is about the only thing that loves it.
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When it rains it pours,…The wife went over to Panama City Beach last week to spend some time with my sister and grandniece. She went on up to Alabama because of all the medical mayhem going on in her family. The good news is that her nephew had a kidney transplant yesterday at Birmingham and by the time he got out of surgery it was working fine,…I didn’t know that it would start doing what it’s supposed to do that quick. Anywho, he’s recovering just fine. Today her older brother is having a cancerous kidney removed, how strange is that? Prayers appreciated.
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What was the Oooops above? Need context. Looks like something that seemed fine on paper but missed a vital element. 🙂 Gravity is always on duty.
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#5, I can’t remember if it was procedural or QA related, but if memory serves, they left off the bolts that held it to the base and then tilted and YUP, gravity took over. 😉
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Proximate Cause: The NOAA N-PRIME satellite fell because the LMSSC operations team failed to follow procedures to properly configure the TOC, such that the 24 bolts that were needed to secure the TOC adapter plate to the TOC were not installed.
Google works pretty well.
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#4 – kneemail is UP for all that need it!
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Unintended consequences will bite the Chron trolls in the behind with this headline, front page, above the fold, and directly under the paper’s name. “Abbott vs. Obama tab mounting. Taxpayers pay $4 million for lawsuits filed by attorney general against federal government.” The obvious intent is to criticize that so much taxpayer $ has been spent by Greg Abbott, what a scandal. Predict the general take will be how well Greg Abbott is protecting the interests of Texans, and it’s money well spent. Keep going, Greg. But then, the Chron these days ceaselessly pushes the liberal agenda in a still mostly conservative area. Except by now many conservatives have long ago stopped subscribing, though they may well still read it on occasion. Oh, and the article is by Peggy Fikac, not listed as commentary, but sure reads like commentary. 🙂 Obviously Greg scares the daylights out of liberals or they would not be in full bore attack mode this early.
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#8 Katfish
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We will have a generation of men without chests.
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#4 SD
I didn’t know that it would start doing what it’s supposed to do that quick
Any transplanted organ has to be working to some extent when they cut you loose from the maintenance/bypass system. Otherwise you are missing some essential function.
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#4 SD: Kidney cancer is what took my maternal grandfather. He smoked Camel non filters for 50 years or so; his lungs were clean but (I suspect) his kidneys were doing such a great job of detoxing that they took the hit. His wrists were so big before he was stricken that he had to have 2 Spidel Twist-O-Flex watch bands spliced together because one was not big enough; his ring size was 14. His hands were so strong that he would hurt you by accident just shaking your hand, even on his death bed you could feel that strength in his hands.
He had a blown out disc in his lower back that caused him a lot of pain, they did the surgery for that but did not discover the cancer for another 5-6 years. His pain never really got that much better and I think he was having pain from his kidney referred to his low back, AKA the viscero-somatic response.
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Kevin Sorbo loves Thomas Sowell. (We discussed some time back my Kevin Sorbo admiration. I believe I was called a “hussy”). I also love Thomas Sowell. From his list of quotes:
25) “Since this is an era when many people are concerned about ‘fairness’ and ‘social justice,’ what is your ‘fair share’ of what someone else has worked for?”
23) “Four things have almost invariably followed the imposition of controls to keep prices below the level they would reach under supply and demand in a free market: (1) increased use of the product or service whose price is controlled, (2) Reduced supply of the same product or service, (3) quality deterioration, (4) black markets.”
21) “There are few talents more richly rewarded with both wealth and power, in countries around the world, than the ability to convince backward people that their problems are caused by other people who are more advanced.”
20) “The poverty rate among black married couples has been in single digits ever since 1994. You would never learn that from most of the media. Similarly you look at those blacks that have gone on to college or finished college, the incarceration rate is some tiny fraction of what it is among those blacks who have dropped out of high school. So it’s not being black; it’s a way of life. Unfortunately, the way of life is being celebrated not only in rap music, but among the intelligentsia, is a way of life that leads to a lot of very big problems for most people.”
19) “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”
17) “The vision of the anointed is one in which ills as poverty, irresponsible sex, and crime derive primarily from ‘society,’ rather than from individual choices and behavior. To believe in personal responsibility would be to destroy the whole special role of the anointed, whose vision casts them in the role of rescuers of people treated unfairly by ‘society’.”
12) “We seem to be moving steadily in the direction of a society where no one is responsible for what he himself did, but we are all responsible for what somebody else did, either in the present or in the past.”
5) “The problem isn’t that Johnny can’t read. The problem isn’t even that Johnny can’t think. The problem is that Johnny doesn’t know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling.”
4) “One of the consequences of such notions as ‘entitlements’ is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence.”
And this one we see in action today, except they’re not trying to hide their fingerprints anymore:
2) “In short, killing the goose that lays the golden egg is a viable political strategy, so long as the goose does not die before the next election and no one traces the politicians’ fingerprints on the murder weapon.”
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He had a blown out disc in his lower back that caused him a lot of pain, they did the surgery for that but did not discover the cancer for another 5-6 years. His pain never really got that much better and I think he was having pain from his kidney referred to his low back, AKA the viscero-somatic response.
One of my favorite uncles went into the hospital with what they thought was pneumonia. They found bone cancer in his spine when they took the x-rays of his lungs. He didn’t live long, unfortunately. I’ll always remember his laugh – a kind of spitting laugh out of the side of his mouth that sounded like a cartoon character.
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It’s a miracle! He’s healed!!
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#16 TT: On your linkie, there was an ad from http://www.personalLiberty.org that showed the 12 year old terd Trayvon and the most current pic of Zimmerman together, trying to associate Z killing an innocent 12 year old instead of a 17 year old thug-terd with a substantial criminal/disciplinary record.
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In the time it took to read TT’s link and comment they took the offensive ad down and replaced it with a buy Belize ad. The link on #17 does not work. This may be the innanet version of subliminal advertising, the objective is the same: keep everybody riled up so they can be more easily manipulated.
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Bones, are you sure it wasn’t personalLiberty.com? There is such a website although I don’t see anything about Trayvon.
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Pension Funds Dispute Math in Detroit Bankruptcy.
Scroll down to the second picture where the sow is holding up a sign that reads; “DEBT SERVICE to BANKS that DISTROYED DETROIT.” One sign ends with; “THE BANKS OWE US.” These imbeciles haven’t a clue, it was the Slimy Democratic Politicians and their unholy alliance with the Unions that got Detroit into the mess that it’s in. And sadly these total morons honestly believe that somehow the mean old, greedy Banks have something to do with it. Pitiful,…just pitiful…… -
#20 M42: Could be; I saw the propaganda and was immediately disgusted, so I may not have gotten the correct addy.
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#21 SuperDaverino: I am not a big shot big time like you and do not have a subscription to the WSJ.
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#23, Sorry about that, they used to let you read a few pages before they cut you off, I know this because sometimes I get kicked off and have to log on again. 😉
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RIP Elmore Leonard
I don’t recall reading any of his novels, although there was a period when i was consuming Western Fiction like popcorn so may have read some of his earlier work. But I do know his books made same durn good movies. I still think Jackie Brown is Tarantino’s best work (and his last really good movie) and knew that came from a Leonard novel, and I watch Justified whenever I get the chance.
What I did not know is that three of my favorite Western movies were taken from Leonard’s writing: 3:10 To Yuma , Valdez Is Coming, and Hombre. -
The PC lunacy and the accompanying lack of journalistic skill rears its ugly head once again.
HEADLINE: Runaway cab jumps curb near Rockefeller Center, plows into young British tourist eating a hot dog and severs her foot in midtown: reports
And what of the driver of said “runaway cab” inquiring minds may ponder? This is all that was said about the cab driver, you know, the one responsible for the safe operation of his vehicle:
Oz said he quickly examined the cabbie, whose cab came to rest on the low wall by a fountain.
“He looked dazed,” he said.How long will it be until we are informed that his name is Mohammed, Mustaffah, Khalil or Akbar and we find that he is a special import (under O’s guidance) from Afcrappystan, Pahkeestahn or Yemen and that he is actually here on jihad? The so-called journalists found out that the woman who lost a foot was here from England and it was her first day in NY, they found out the name of the hot dog vendor, but did not have the curiosity to look in the cab to find the drivers credentials which are supposed to be posted in the car? I wonder why?
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#24 SD: I think it is just a plot to make we underlings feel insignificant, it must be
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So, what you’re saying is that being Muslim causes you to drive badly and there’s a media conspiracy to cover that up?
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Getting darker and thunder-y here.
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#28: What the cab driver did could be considered and act of jihad, killing the infidel where he finds them. My suspicion is that the “journalist” wants to prevent this type of speculation, regardless of its validity.
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The weather radar looks promising for rain to the south and west of Houston.
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We have the credible global threat against Jews and Israelis in the upcoming few weeks (the fall high holy days) and there are almost as many Jews in NYC as there are in Israel, dya think NYC may just be a target?
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The radar show the rain stopping a few miles before it gets to my house, dammit!
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A few showers here already and plenty of darkish clouds moving this way from the south.
Problem is the reds and oranges on the radar are morphing into golds and yellows as the cluster gets closer to us, and more are slipping into dark green. Still lots of rain in the Gulf just to the south and going all the way to Victoria. Cool 78 at the moment. 🙂 -
Pouring down here in the barrio.
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I got home from the dentist just before we got a good rain, but it didn’t last long. Doppler shows it still coming through, so maybe we’ll get more. There’s probably already too much to plan on mowing tomorrow morning.
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That cab driver could easily be Indian. No sense in painting a jihad scenario before the facts come out.
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M42 and Sarge: Why was the name of the cabbie withheld when it was readily available? They had no problem naming other people, why not the cabbie? Sometimes what is not said speaks louder than what is . . . . .
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Rain has been more mist for a while, and now that’s gone. Not much promising coming up from the coast at the moment. Rats.
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congratulations to those who won the rain lottery, nary a drop here in Bone Dry Copperfield.
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The NY Daily News has a bit more info on the renegade cab:
Police were also questioning 24-year-old cab driver Mohammad Himon of the Bronx, who has been driving a hack since 2010.
Himon has three blemishes on his taxi driving record — a parking violation, a citation for smoking in his cab and a citation for cutting in line at a taxi stand.
He has also was ticketed in 2011 for running a red light, doing 65 mph in a 45 mph zone, and making an improper turn. He also was involved in a 2010 accident that resulted in an injury, records show.I wonder what else ol Mo has been up to?
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He has also was ticketed in 2011 for running a red light, doing 65 mph in a 45 mph zone, and making an improper turn.
Pretty polite road manners for a taxi driver.
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“He had a fight with the bicyclist,” the brother, who declined to give his name, said. “He went to hit the brake and stepped on the accelerator instead.”
But bicyclist Kenneth Olivo said the cabbie caused the catastrophe by first striking him and then losing control of his hack.
The drama began a little after 11 a.m. when a yellow cab heading northbound on tourist-packed Sixth Ave. suddenly lost control as it was turning left onto 49th St., just a block south of Rockefeller Center, witnesses said.
Olivo, 40, told reporters he was also heading north and was to the right of the cab when it suddenly cut him off and started honking.
“I told him to stop because I’m trying to go forward and people are crossing,” the cyclist said. “He loses his patience. He gets angry. He accelerates. Hits me.”and
He also was involved in a 2010 accident that resulted in an injury, records show.
It does not appear that this guy really belongs behind the wheel of a cab to me, how about you?
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That there is one pip of a conspiracy, I gotta say.
I mean, there’s prolly, what 30,000 Arab cabbies in NYC?
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at best ol MO showed a callus disregard for the safety of the pedestrians, no regard for the lives of those on foot or on a bike. Muzzies have never been renown for their compassion and concern for human life, now have they?
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Well, not braggin’ or anything but I logged 0.6″ with no effort on my part. This has been a good year for pretty consistently getting some rain when there is any around at all. I have only had to do intense prolonged watering 1 time this summer.
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I’m just saying that our intrepid cabbie seems to be about the same as every other east coast major city cabbie I’ve ever run across.
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Keep forgetting to mention the delightful yard decoration a block or so down the road that goes past our little subdivision. It’s in the front yard of a lovely home on a large corner lot with beautiful landscaping. Facing the street is a cannon replica with a Texas flag on a pole attached to it. Am thinking it is meant to be a Come And Take It symbol. Just as effective as the Empty Chair, no sign needed. Love it. Think it safe to say that conservatives live there. It appeared in the yard maybe a couple of weeks ago. 🙂
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#12 mharper42
Any transplanted organ has to be working to some extent when they cut you loose from the maintenance/bypass system. Otherwise you are missing some essential function.
FWIW; The kidney was yanked out of a healthy, 30 something young lady that is recovering even as we speak. Scotty was born with only one kidney and it was half as big as it needed to be. It worked fine until he became a teenager, then he received a kidney from his dad. This kidney lasted for about 27 years before it died a couple of years ago. The only match in his family was his younger sister, but since she had high blood pressure they wouldn’t use it, so he got on the donor list. And guess what, he got his kidney from his fiancée! What are the odds that they’d match??
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Be sure to go outside and look at the Blue Moon tonight!
I was walking the girls @ 5:30 this morning and that big ole moon sure was Purdy. 😉
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Well, ole Dave’s been here for six minutes and has ALREADY Kilt tha’ Blog,….
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Now that’s a great story. The family that shares its kidneys, stays together.
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#49 Super Dave
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I got a call from my surgeon’s assistant today, saying they were discussing a simpler knee replacement for me, that would not require waiting for an MRI, followed by 3 weeks for the custom parts to be made and shipped. My husband thinks this is a terrible idea and I should wait as long as it takes for the surgery that was first described to me. I’ll be getting more info on the Plan B knee later this week.
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And I’ve been intending to ask El Gordo, who recently mentioned he is planning a knee surgery, if it is on the same side as the hip fix? Did the bad hip lead to the bad knee? If not, how would you have just one bad knee?
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The blue moon is spectacular.
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47 wagonburner says:
August 20, 2013 at 6:52 pm
I’m just saying that our intrepid cabbie seems to be about the same as every other east coast major city cabbie I’ve ever run across.Yep.
The most clever disguise in jihadi history.
Think about it. They drive most of the cabs and operate most of the convenience stores in NYC. They’ve got the entire city wrapped in a web of jihad. You’re never more than a hundred feet from one of them. There’s probably been thousands of deaths, and they are all being covered up by the government.
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Sarge you are being a jerk! I never mentioned any conspiracy or even hinted at one so stop trying to paint me with that brush.
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August 20, 2013 at 8:29 pm
Sarge you are being a jerk! I never mentioned any conspiracy or even hinted at one so stop trying to paint me with that brush.Huh???
#26 Bones
How long will it be until we are informed that his name is Mohammed, Mustaffah, Khalil or Akbar and we find that he is a special import (under O’s guidance) from Afcrappystan, Pahkeestahn or Yemen and that he is actually here on jihad?Well, you were right about his name, small miracle since every Muslim I ever met had Mohammed in his name somewhere.
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Too many trees to see the dadgum moon yet, maybe later. What does a blue moon do, make you frisky? LMK cause I need to be ready.
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Clouds gone here and I had a perfect view of the moon. It is very bright and with binocs, I had an excellent view of the mare markings. Took out the digital camera on tripod, set to a basic nighttime setting, but shots had no details at all. Just brilliant white circle. I’m not good enough with this camera to try to adjust it.
Tim, you’re on your own on that question.
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The blue moon is spectacular.
What he said!
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Mare markings on the moon?
Never heard that one.
My second ex wife said it was a bunny.
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Sarge you’re a jerk!
Jane, you ignorant slut!
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What does a blue moon do, make you frisky?
All I’m allowed to tell you is that ALL your kids will be born nekkid,…YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
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There’s a reason I’m not a cabbie in NYC.
There have been umpteen bicyclists I have dreamed of bumping out of the way.
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I didn’t say “maria markings” for fear you would think I was claiming to see Jesus in the pattern. You know, like on a pancake or something.
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Ya learn something new every day.
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Maria, I just met a girl named Maria…
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Tickled yourself, I see. I think the lunar markings are pronounced mar’ ee uh.
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Saw the blue moon this morning at 5:30 on the way fetch the sometimes fetid Chron. Huge, serene, and gorgeous she was, no veil nor cloud to obscure her face on her way to bed. She cast faint shadows on the driveway.
David Paul the weather fellow on 11 remarked tonight that this one is sometimes called a blue moon, being the 4th full moon within 3 months/quarter year. Conventionally speaking a blue moon is two full moons in one month. Whatever, enjoy her beauty.
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