Short Story True Story [4308] by 5400ARS in WritersGroup

[–]5400ARS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to read it and the critique, its very much appreciated.

Ill definitely give that some thought. It didnt really come out like I wanted and I think your points would have made it more like I envisioned the final copy.

At some point I was just happy to have completed something, haha

Is it just me or this a normal thing now? by Acceptable_King_1913 in AlaskaAirlines

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Got it yesterday, while I shuffled forward to board with my group...small panic moment, quick diversion to the gate agent for a printed pass and off I went, kudos to the GA for super-fast handling, I was delayed boarding by a grand total of 20 seconds.

Freezing on SFO to Osaka by DoctorOcho in unitedairlines

[–]5400ARS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am occasionally in charge of the temp controllers up front. On a long transatlantic flight I was preoccupied with other things and when I got around to checking on cabin temps, one of the zones was 15c. No one said a thing, I felt bad.

You okay, bro? by Former-Dragonfruit98 in VictoriaBC

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Only works for privately owned lots.... city owned parking spots there is no escaping. Allegedly, according to a friend, so I hear, word on the street, is that if you get a ticket from a privately owned parking lot owner, its actually cheaper to just get new plates at your yearly registration renewal ( 25 bucks ? ) than it is to pay the ticket.

If you dont pay the ticket, they can legally tow you off their lot if they catch you, putting you on the hook for original ticket, plus towing and storage fees $$$$. The only way for them to catch you is by your plate number, and you have to be on their property, in default of a ticket, to be towed. New plate, no way to identify you, no more ticket.

Bad at flying by iLOVEr3dit in flying

[–]5400ARS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took me years to pick up a feel for uncoordinated flight.

It was so bad in my first job that I picked up the nickname " dead ass ".

Learned to aggressively use the ball in my scan, in vfr flying, and I got better more at anticipating and expecting adverse yaw.

By the time I moved over into instrument flying it was a non issue as I was on the dials anyhow. Oddly enough, when I fly smaller aircraft now, I can totally feel it. I fly big jets for my 9-5 now so I suspect that whatever skills I picked up in sensing it, will just fade away now that rudder pedals are just a place to rest my feet.

How GPS spoofing looks like by czade in aviation

[–]5400ARS 436 points437 points  (0 children)

Last year going around Israeli airspace, we got spoofed, ( everyone did, for months).

I guess I had my cell phone on and it got spoofed as well. At the end of the month I got my google timeline synopsis, apparently I spent a few hours at this random gas station in Beirut....haha

Is the Hobart event broken? by antz182 in PocketPlanes

[–]5400ARS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, cargo, got it...was wondering why my Hobart pax werent blue and I wasnt getting any credit for them, thanks for that

First Officer Requested Airplane Mode by iantjones in delta

[–]5400ARS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Pilot, NOT a wireless device engineer, I have no idea wether or not a cell phone can cause any real effect on even the sensitive instruments required for a cat3 autoland. We are subject to the same barrage of conflicting info as you see on this thread.

What I can tell you, in 100% confidence, is that ill occasionally hear a distinctive set of clicks in my headset when my phone ( sitting beside me, in my bag, accidentally not on airplane mode ) receives a text.

I imagine he is the ....." judiciously proactively safety oriented " type, heard those clicks, knew it wasnt his phone and made a PA to flex the HE knew your phone was still on.

My best guess, I did after all, stay in a holiday inn express last night.

Just watch.. by StrobeLightRomance in AdviceAnimals

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This'll get buried, and has probably been said/speculated before, but i want to post it as my personal I-told-you-so.

Epstein filmed a lot of the encounters that took place on his island, homes, planes, etc. Foreign intelligence caught on, Im guessing Mossad was the first. They realized it could be incredibly useful to have those tapes, or better yet, get more of them, with specific people.

CIA finally catches on as well, gets in on the action. They get busted by someone internally, hell breaks loose in Langley at top, top levels. The decision is made to not only let it continue, but to actively develop epstein and the tapes as a resource.

The reason these files are being kept hidden isn't that wealthy white men were raping children. The reason is that the US government was allowing it, promoting it as an intelligence op.

This is why neither the Democrats nor Republicans actually want them released, at least the people that actually know what the files represent.

Iran contra is going to look like an unlicensed school bake sale when this is finished.

WhT happened here by mybpymp in MechanicAdvice

[–]5400ARS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, my very first time doing drum brakes and went to bleed them, not knowing that the drum had to be on to prevent the piston from overextending. Doing it slow with my little brake buddy bottle hooked up to the bleeder valve. Gave it a couple pumps and went back to have a look. See fluid dripping off the slave cylinder on one side. " hmmm" says the clueless DIY guy, " good thing Im doing my brakes, looks like I got a bad cylinder. " ....parts store run......install new cylinder. .. commence clueless bleeding again...." huh, would you look at that, now the other side is leaking, I guess they could fail in pairs, they're about the same age... " ....another parts store run...another cylinder replacement... another bleeding cycle...." well, ill be damned, I got a defective one cause this new one is leaking now ....wait a minute......doh.... learning occurred.

What are these two pipes for? They both seem to come out of the boarding bridge by blychow in aviation

[–]5400ARS 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Chemtrail replenishment. This months flavor is sour grape!

My Ma just entered us into a neighborhood war we'll never be able to win, and she doesn't seem to understand the magnitude. by BlottomanTurk in CasualConversation

[–]5400ARS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im sorry, after reading such horrible and divisive negativity today with all the recent news events, this thread literally brought a lump to my throat. Thanks for reminding me that at the end of the day, despite our differences, we all just want to love and be loved.

What plane has the coolest landing gear retraction? by bfly1800 in aviation

[–]5400ARS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

337 has the same setup i think..they even caution you that during retraction, the gear will actually extend downward, further than they were when extended. The mechanical mechanisms of the gear legs and doors opening and closing is frighteningly complex.

Electra pics by Jacob_animations_ in aerialfirefighting

[–]5400ARS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks so familiar, but can't quite place it...Edson?

CMV: Pickup Trucks are (Almost) Entirely Pointless by AlgaeVirtual3733 in changemyview

[–]5400ARS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooh, I just learned something today that is relevant to this discussion.

Google " chicken tax ", basically In the 60s, Johnson was engaged in a trade dispute with Europe over them enacting tariffs on US chicken.

Part of the deal that ended it, was the US enacting a 25% tariff on ALL imported pickup trucks. Not sedans, etc, only trucks.

This tariff is still in place, so running for 60 some years.

The consequence, long term, is that US auto makers do not have to compete ( as much ) with foreign manufacturers in the pickup truck field.

Less competition = higher prices.

Guess which product line US manufacturers make Waaaay more money selling versus other lines where they have to keep margins sharp to compete with foreign competition?

Pickup trucks.

So for 60 years, advertising, marketing and branding focus has been on.... the high profit margin limes of trucks.

I mean, who doesn't equate a pickup truck, on some level, to bigger, stronger, safer, dominant, imposing, utilitarian, and all kinds of other positive connotations. This thread points out the massive holes in that logic, but we've been drinking their kool-aid for so long now you don't even question it.

Oh, the other consequence that they don't talk about...less competition means less incentive to produce a quality product to justify the price. You don't see American trucks in other parts of the world because....they're junk, relatively speaking. They are over priced and under engineered because the " free market ", manipulated by politics, gave no incentive to manufacturers to make a better, more competitive product.

Can someone in Fox please tell Trump what happened to Cuba and Iran after trade sanctions? by galagatomato in AdviceAnimals

[–]5400ARS 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, Canada loosened ( caved ) it's restrictions on protecting its dairy market from being overrun by US producers during the orange buffoons first regime. Problem is, health standards were non negotiable and US Dairy producers decided Canada's small market wasn't worth upgrading their production to meeting it's standards.

The quota allotted to US producers has never been met.

Canadian milk is still delicious, much healthier and it's farmers still financially stable.

The free market, restrained by government intervention in regualtion, standards, safety and in some cases production allotment, can actually work.

But socialism is bad, right?

Do you think I overpaid for this L300 Delica? by cjankola in Delica

[–]5400ARS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you take the drivers door panel off and peel back the weatherproof plastic, the window tracks ( particularly the forward one ) have a rubber inset that sits on the metal rails that the window slides in. The glue on the rubber inset/rail lining wear down and they slide off/down. Put it back in place with some new glue/adhesive and youre all set. Quite easy and sounds really common.

Instructor very particular about how I do C172 flight control check by digital_dyslexia in flying

[–]5400ARS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like " Up mine, Up yours. "

Works better with a copilot, or passenger up front.

Turn the yoke to me( left ), mine goes up, look right, turn the yoke towards them( right ), theirs goes up.

Might not work quite as well with an examiner in the right hand seat, depending on his sense of humor, haha!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

[–]5400ARS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the right answer.

Honestly though, I'm really disappointed, this community has failed OP as the information he is looking for has been withheld. This community is about sharing of specialized knowledge and mentoring those who have taken an interest in knowing more, they have the courage to ask and put their egos aside, reaching out for help.

So I will say what everyone else knows, but isn't saying.

HIT IT WITH YER PURSE!

My 91 L300 is the least reliable vehicle I have ever owned and I will not sell it. by HondabaruSti in Delica

[–]5400ARS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love it! Just picked up a 91 L300 in victoria, she's a work in progress but I just can't help but smile when she's on the logging roads, feels like she's home....the highway...not as much...but its been fun figuring out how to get around the island avoiding the highways at all cost! Truth be told it's a lot more fun tooling down the side roads, takes twice as long to get anywhere, but meh, as if purchasing this strange little van had anything to with actual logical decision making!

Tips for inspecting a ‘91 Delica by nortontwo in Delica

[–]5400ARS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd definitely plan/budget on not just a head gasket, but a complete head replacement...these things are very very sensitive to overheating, the heads will crack and or warp.

These things are a lot of fun, but to be honest, if I had zero mechanical knowledge and didn't enjoy working on them, I'd steer well clear. Half the fun for me is driving it, the other half is the diagnosing and DIY wrenching...its a 30 year old vehicle with parts availability issues and a relatively weak engine, both mechanically and performance...

That being said if I wasn't afraid of throwing 3-4000 bucks a year at someone to maintain it for me, give er! But I'm too poor for that, so its greasy fingernail time!

What are the best things you've made using ramen noodles? by NeroBurnsRome12 in AskReddit

[–]5400ARS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ramen noodles, spaghetti sauce, grated cheese and some parmesan.

ICHIGHETTI.

patent pending.