garmanma

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  1. Back when I was working one of my jobs was to unload rail road tank cars. The vinyl acetate came from Houston. More than a few time we'd find Black Widows or Brown Recluse spiders under the dome. Years back, my leg swelled to 3 times it's size, got cellulites, and almost lost it from a supposedly spider bit. They never could say for sure

  2. I was too sleepy last night, and accidentally installed my OS on the F: drive (both drives are partitioned into two). Will this cause problems? I think I need to figure out how to reinstall it on c:

    Suggestions? Thanks

    One issue I found, is that my graphics card has DVI-I, and LG monitor has DVI-D cable... sigh... four little pins prevent me from using the good cable, so I'm using the old-style cable. Have to look for an adapter today

    Nose around this sight. I've used them they're reasonable

    https://www.cablesforless.com/c-352-dual-link.aspx

  3. How come wrong numbers are never busy?

    Do people in Australia call the rest of the world "up over"?

    Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

    Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?

    Why is it that night falls but day breaks?

    Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?

    Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

    Are part-time bandleaders semi-conductors?

    Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawnshop?

    Do pilots take crash-courses?

    Have you ever seen a toad on a toadstool?

    Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?

    How do you get off a non-stop flight?

    How do you write zero in Roman numerals?

    If blind people wear dark glasses, why don't deaf people wear earmuffs?

    If cats and dogs didn't have fur would we still pet them?

    If peanut butter cookies are made from peanut butter, then what are Girl Scout cookies made out of?

    If space is a vacuum, who changes the bags?

    Why do the signs that say "Slow Children" have a picture of a running child?

    Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?

    Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical questions?

  4. "Aim towards the Enemy." - Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher

    - "Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." - USAF

    - "When the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal

    - "It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." - U.S. Air Force Manual

    - "Tracers work both ways." - U.S. Army Ordnance

    - "Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid."

    - "If you see a bomb technician running, follow him." - USAF

    - "Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death ... I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing." - At the entrance to the old SR-71 operating base Kadena,Japan

    - "You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3." - Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)

    - "The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."

    - "Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky." --From an old carrier sailor

    - "If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe."

    - "When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash."