cometman

Just curious......how do they practice? I think the best flight would be the second one. The first one would be sheer terror. Additional Comments: Watch this one. It freaked me out just watching it.

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/flying.html

Way to go, bud! Congrats.

Congrats, Castle! Keeerist...getting to be fewer of us mortals on here all the time, lol.

There are some gut-wrenching stories here and I commend everyone for sharing. These things that bother us and shape us are what separate us from other species. The number of nominations and people commenting and empathizing speaks volumes as to the caliber of members on here. I have shared my story with some friends, but it's tough to do without getting emotional..easier to share with you people- my "bartenders". However, I find myself grieving for others on here as much as I did for myself a few months ago.

Couldn't give any more rep, so let me just say.......that's friggin' hilarious!

For me, it was a late night phone call from Ottawa last June telling me my sister was placed on life support due to cancer and would likely not last the night.We knew she had cancer ( ), but assumed she had a few months to go and we had the summer to visit together. I made it to Ottawa the next night, she was still alive, but never emerged from the coma. She heard me talk to her, reacted to me so much they had to increase the sedative, and I spent six days with her. The most difficult thing I ever had to do in my life was leave Ottawa to return home without seeing her wake up. They took her off life support Canada Day, she woke up long enough to squeeze hands and hear people, and passed four hours later. She and I had a very close bond and it changed my life when I said goodbye. Thanks for the thread....it's good therapy to talk about these things.

Way to go, Dorinda! Class all the way!

Dutigaf.......meaning Do You Think I Give A F*#k. However, being a nice guy in real life, this name would be in a red, glass-covered case..to be used only in case of emergency.

I'm not sure where "here" is, but if you go to the index, go down to the red section, then go to the city section where you reside, and check out the SP schedules and announcements, you'll feel like a kid in a candy store. Once you find some ads that tickle your fancy, check out the recommendation threads for those ladies. In addition to local ladies, there are also touring ladies that visit your city from time to time on a regular basis. There are some awesome ladies in each locale that are definitely world class.

Awwwwwwwww......happy birthday to our Maritime treasure.

Have a great trip and wish I could join you. but we'd never return, lol. I used to go south and will again, but business keeps me fairly tied down. I also like the heat and Florida used to be mt favorite destination....not the touristy Florida, but the off the beaten path Florida. There's a lot to be said for sun, sand, and palm trees.

Bah, humbug. My job has me outside all day, every day, so winter is not my favorite season. Give me the heat and sunshine to get back out on my motorbike and my blood pressure will go back to normal.

I did the DNC thing awhile back and still get telemarketers calling. I'm not entirely convinced that new telemarketers or scammers abide by the list. If I'm in my office and a strange number comes up, I Google it to see who it is before I answer.....and it's usually a call I don't want to take. If a strange number comes up on my cell phone, that's what voicemail is for. I don't feel like spending all day trying to be nice to people I don't want to talk to and sometimes I think the DNC list is sold to marketers, lol.

Way to go, Penelope!!!!

I spent a few years on the cutting edge of the latest and greatest technology, but now am almost a recluse from it, lol. I got tired of the dependency, the cost, and the distractions. My phone bill in 1995 was $750 a year. Now, with cell phones, internet, etc., it's over 7 grand per year...........WTF? When the kids are gone, the cell phones are theirs and I'll stick to my basic phone as long as possible. I don't want to surf the net from my phone, do FB, and so on. I'm the only one in this household that doesn't. I don't use my cell phone to talk or text while driving, either.......I pull over. A good day is when I forget my phone in the house while outside working and, I'll be damned, the world doesn't stop. As we become more dependent on mobile technology, I'll enjoy watching more videos like this one.........

I concur, Pen. I read both articles and they are compelling and thought provoking. When people in positions of power mis-use that power against innocents, they are the scourge of the earth and the worst of the worst. Fuck him and people like him. Unfortunately, there are more of them out there that we likely would ever suspect. Silence is not an option.

Now THAT'S how the easterners do it, lol. Way to go, hun!!!!

Congrats, RG.

Wowza.....congrats to you both.

Happy birthday, sweetie.

Good stuff, Steve........congrats.

Congrats, Lee.

Hope you had a great birthday, young feller!

I think you pretty well nailed it. Locals are sometimes juggling personal and professional lives, while for travelling SP's, it IS their life while on the road. I run a crazy schedule and had a local cancel just before Christmas and just before I was about to hit the road for 2 hours to get there. That's life- not life and death. We pm'd, laughed about it, made apologies, and life went on.