August 23, 201610 yr Overhead projectors were the best. Less than a 50/50 chance the operator got the image up correctly on the first pass! My faith in our grade 10 Physics teacher was severely damaged by the fact he placed an image on an overhead projector upside down.....every....damn......day.....all....year long.
August 23, 201610 yr Speaking of pilots, how confident are you going to be to fly once people my age start becoming the pilot of your airplanes? I used to get to the Spencer IA airport frequently. One evening I was talking to the two pilots of a twin engine turbo prop, who appeared to be about 16 years old, and just graduated from the Mankato State flight program. They filled me in on their route, and hours, and pay. I wasn't there to fly anywhere, and I was glad. I was not impressed at all by being flown by a slightly past teenager, who made about 20 K, and slept not only inconsistently, but infrequently!
August 23, 201610 yr My faith in our grade 10 Physics teacher was severely damaged by the fact he placed an image on an overhead projector upside down.....every....damn......day.....all....year long. I imagine some numbers were still fairly easy to comprehend? 69 comes to mind.
August 23, 201610 yr I used to get to the Spencer IA airport frequently. One evening I was talking to the two pilots of a twin engine turbo prop, who appeared to be about 16 years old, and just graduated from the Mankato State flight program. They filled me in on their route, and hours, and pay. I wasn't there to fly anywhere, and I was glad. I was not impressed at all by being flown by a slightly past teenager, who made about 20 K, and slept not only inconsistently, but infrequently!Well, you've got to start somewhere! So that's pretty cool they're getting their hours in to chase after their dream. This is a 100% guess, but don't pilots need to fly for 10-15 years before they can become a captain of a commercial airplane? 99% of pilots I've seen on my flights are at least in their late 40's, and most of the time older than that.
August 23, 201610 yr Well, you've got to start somewhere! So that's pretty cool they're getting their hours in to chase after their dream. This is a 100% guess, but don't pilots need to fly for 10-15 years before they can become a captain of a commercial airplane? 99% of pilots I've seen on my flights are at least in their late 40's, and most of the time older than that. They made it very clear that they were only there for the hours. I knew truck drivers who had better hours and more pay.
August 23, 201610 yr Lol, scandalous song in high school in my day was My Sharona.For my generation it was Wild Thing.And not, "wild thing, you make my heart sing", but "she said, I get paid to do the wild thing".
August 23, 201610 yr Great intro! Loved the GPA comments. Reminded me of the time in High School when I raced home to get the grades that were mailed home that day out of the mailbox before my parents got home...Too late. Mail was already picked up. Walked into the kitchen and on the table were my grades with a personal handwritten note on them from my dad. It was a simple note. Direct and to the point...It read: "with grades like these you seriously should not rule out community college. Look at it this way, half the people you pass in the hall each day in school are doing better than you." (my class rank was 330/678). My kids found those not too long ago. They roared with laughter at Granddads note.
August 23, 201610 yr True story. In Catholic Hi School, Sister Xaverious (sp) was ancient and hard of hearing. She taught last hour math until the final bell at 3:10. By prior agreement at 2:30 everyone got up grabbed their books and started to walk out. One of her stress responses was "here here, stop it you children". Then she asked where we were going, and we asked, "sister didn't you here the announcement? School is dismissed early today." And we all walked out. There was hell to pay later of course, but well worth it!I'm skeptical of any statement that begins with the disclaimer "true story". Are we to assume that you are lying every time we don't see that disclaimer?
August 23, 201610 yr I'm skeptical of any statement that begins with the disclaimer "true story".Are we to assume that you are lying every time we don't see that disclaimer?Ha! I agree. The one to really keep an eye for is when someone says, "to be honest..." So you're saying everything else you've told me before was BS?
August 23, 201610 yr I'm skeptical of any statement that begins with the disclaimer "true story".Are we to assume that you are lying every time we don't see that disclaimer? I am not lying! .
August 23, 201610 yr Hmmm, so what I've gleaned so far is women wear yoga pants for men's entertainment.Is that about right?It works....
August 23, 201610 yr Really! Santana over Rosario. C'mon Molly, how about we play the guys with a future here instead of another failed Twins SS prospect who will be out of baseball....oh never mind we got him until 2020.
August 23, 201610 yr It has been raining in So. MN. for about an hour. And the radar shows it heading towards metro. TRUE STORY
August 23, 201610 yr Really! Santana over Rosario. C'mon Molly, how about we play the guys with a future here instead of another failed Twins SS prospect who will be out of baseball....oh never mind we got him until 2020.Santana is in LF
August 23, 201610 yr Author Um, you aren't comparing me to a warden for suggesting we be respectful, are you? You'd make a great Warden I don't know exactly what Wardens do. But I have faith in you
August 23, 201610 yr I hate to do baseball but here is a take on some of the young guys. http://www.todaysknuckleball.com/al/minnesota-twins/scouting-alex-kirilloff-and-other-twins-prospects-at-elizabethton/
August 23, 201610 yr Author Another great thing about back to school... Is school lunch! School lunches I'm sure are night and day different than when we went to elementary/middle/high school. My favorite school lunches were taco day, and square pizza day! What were yours? Pizza Burgers
August 23, 201610 yr Author I know it's cliche but Poutine was pretty standard, Shepard's pie, pea soup and KD with Franks.Also had the good ol' pizza pops and the like.And Butter tarts....always Butter tarts. Was any of the stuff you listed... umm... food.
August 23, 201610 yr Author Middle school I don't know about last dance but I remember My Sharona, Another One Bites the Dust and The Stroke at every school dance.
August 23, 201610 yr It has been raining in So. MN. for about an hour. And the radar shows it heading towards metro. TRUE STORY Confirmed. Nice bit on Cuddy, by the way.
August 23, 201610 yr Author Dumbest reasons for getting detention...Go! Mine would be for kicking an empty 20oz pop bottle down a stairwell and not picking it up. The principal watched me do it. That also has the distinction of being my old stint in detention. My parents weren't even mad, they just laughed at me because we all knew it was stupid. Not stupid that I got detention for it, just stupid. Flipping off a cop from the back of a bus. Hitting the principal in the head with a thrown penny from across the room. i can't decide
August 23, 201610 yr Flipping off a cop from the back of a bus. Hitting the principal in the head with a thrown penny from across the room. i can't decideThose weren't dumb reasons for getting detention. Those were dumb actions that earned you detention. Subtle difference I know.
August 23, 201610 yr It has been raining in So. MN. for about an hour. And the radar shows it heading towards metro. TRUE STORY Yes. And the forecast in the OP says that the percent chance of rain increases throughout the game.
August 24, 201610 yr Author I'm skeptical of any statement that begins with the disclaimer "true story".Are we to assume that you are lying every time we don't see that disclaimer? In my case Yes
August 24, 201610 yr Author Those weren't dumb reasons for getting detention. Those were dumb actions that earned you detention. Subtle difference I know. Blurred Lines when you consider the totality of my life.
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