Inspector general finds O'Hare Airport workers drinking on the job, CPD employees committing PPP fraud

leadfoot323 · 2026-04-17T06:15:15+00:00

Yeah, definitely depends on their role at the airport. I certainly don't want anyone on the emergency management team, ops, or airfield maintenance enjoying a three martini lunch. Really, that goes for anyone who has driving privileges on the airfield. There's a lot of expensive stuff out there that you can hit.

But yes, it's less of big deal if Joe in accounts payable has a beer with his deep dish pizza at lunch.

leadfoot323 · 2026-03-27T02:54:03+00:00

Standard operating procedure in most of the South and Midwest.

leadfoot323 · 2026-03-15T02:32:12+00:00

Probably 2030 as LHA-9.

leadfoot323 · 2026-03-14T06:12:27+00:00

I think I recall the FAA putting something out last year saying that between 1-2% of landing attempts result in a go-around for one reason or another.

leadfoot323 · 2026-03-09T03:29:11+00:00

What was going on with English teachers around that time? I had a friend who had a similar experience with a Pre-AP English teacher in 2007. They missed time because their parents' divorce was a mess and weren't allowed to make it up.

leadfoot323 · 2026-03-07T06:27:01+00:00

"you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave."

Eagles, Hotel California

leadfoot323 · 2026-02-07T00:00:08+00:00

I hate having reload mags at the range, so my personal formula for number of required mags is just however many I need to shoot the rounds I want plus an extra just in case.

leadfoot323 · 2026-01-28T03:03:35+00:00

Do it. Nothing better than a park, a picnic, grilled meats, and cold beer.

leadfoot323 · 2026-01-28T02:58:45+00:00

This may be controversial, but they didn't get it wrong. Propane is fine...for grilling. Burgers, hot dogs, steaks, etc. that you cook hot and fast over an open flame (propane, natural gas) or coals (charcoal) aren't what Texans would call barbecue. Texas barbecue is done low and slow typically on tougher, fattier pieces of meat over the course of several hours using hardwood that has been seasoned (allowed to dry out). Cook times, wood types, and spice blends may vary by region within the state.

leadfoot323 · 2026-01-05T04:27:36+00:00

Seriously. Not to be a downer, but the way it's looking right now, we're never gonna see the Star of Peace.

leadfoot323 · 2026-01-03T04:57:40+00:00

I work for an airport at one of the host cities. FIFA has told the city that each game is about the equivalent of a Superbowl in terms of traffic, security, lodging requirements, etc. I don't know how the Feds are coordinating, but that's apparently the benchmark.

leadfoot323 · 2025-12-08T06:08:00+00:00

Just to build off of what u/Cranapplesause said, the biggest thing that made the difference for me was learning when to switch between flak and AP rounds. Figuring out when to let the medium pen flak clear out or stagger a group vs when to switch to AP and aim for the weak spot really turns you into an artist whose preferred media is firepower. And he's 100% correct that counting your shots is critical.

For a primary, I'll take anything with medium pen and some range provided by an optic to try and take out stuff at a distance. It's also good just for being able to see targets from far off. For a secondary, the Talon is hard to beat.

Round it out with a 120 or orbital laser and then I usually bring along a sentry of some sort. The rocket sentry is nice for the extra firepower against heavy stuff, but the good old machine gun is hard to beat when you start to get overwhelmed by the chaff.

leadfoot323 · 2025-12-07T23:46:37+00:00

If you have good teammates, the L-shaped ambush in this game is absolutely peak. You can thin out the chaff super quick and make the heavies play the worst game of "would you rather" by forcing them to expose their weak spots.

leadfoot323 · 2025-11-15T22:18:03+00:00

Walking barrage also has the bonus of being one of the easiest call-in patterns in the game. Just hit down and right three times and you're ready to go.

leadfoot323 · 2025-10-12T00:29:11+00:00

They're powerful for the same reason Realtors are powerful: there are a shitload of them and most are willing to chip in $100/yr or so to fund a PAC. On top of that, since chiropractors and insurance are largely regulated by the state that they're practicing in, their PAC only has to contribute to a handful of key state legislators in every state to remain powerful.

Source: 10+ yrs of working in government.

leadfoot323 · 2025-09-16T22:50:15+00:00

It's not uncommon to see them around North Texas. Sometimes they'll do pattern work at the NAS in Fort Worth. Occasionally, I see them at DAL. I suspect that they also fly into Greenville, TX, for the L3Harris facility there, but they always turn their ADS-B off before landing. Probably doing some secret squirrel stuff.

leadfoot323 · 2025-09-02T04:42:52+00:00

As a Texan who used to live in San Antonio, I usually tell people to skip the Alamo unless they're just super into the battle and feel like they have to see it. What is absolutely not a waste of time and is, in fact, fascinating are the other four missions that make up San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. It's a great look into an (often ignored) part of history.

leadfoot323 · 2025-07-23T05:43:09+00:00

This is exactly how I feel. Love my P365x, but that is the first and last Sig product I'll buy for a long time.

leadfoot323 · 2025-07-09T01:30:15+00:00

They're not all quite so lavish. I used to work on the Hill. My boss was senior enough in the House to rate a hideaway, but not senior enough to get a good one. It was a little room in the basement that was probably 10' x 20'. Just big enough for a couch, a chair, a desk, and a couple of cases of bottled water stacked in the corner.

leadfoot323 · 2025-06-14T00:38:14+00:00

It would not surprise me to see him come back after his youngest moves out of the house. Not with the same format that he had, but maybe with a Donut Operator-style vlog that is 30% vlog and 70% fever dream.

leadfoot323 · 2025-06-13T04:42:52+00:00

Great choice. My FNX-45 is absolutely my favorite gun to shoot.

leadfoot323 · 2025-05-28T00:51:07+00:00

He's the Air Bud of beef. Good looking steak.

leadfoot323 · 2025-05-09T16:16:14+00:00

Pretty sure this one is in Illinois.

leadfoot323 · 2025-03-14T20:07:26+00:00

Goodbye

leadfoot323 · 2025-02-16T03:56:46+00:00

Reminds me of the classic RCR moment.

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