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I was listening to The Daily on my local NPR station today and they were talking about this. One interesting tidbit was that while college graduates do...

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Unless there is some reason to look at their application nobody would ever know if a controlled substance drug user lied on the form to get a gun. That's...

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I found this on the web, so take it for what it's worth. My suspicion is that the answer is going to vary a lot depending on what kind of car you...

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IIRC the cost of labor is something on the order of 15% of what is costs to build a car....

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As a one-time union leader, no, it doesn't and I don't believe that in general they do. While the initial ask might seem high, they know darn well the...

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Oh come now, we all know real men don't eat quiche or drive minivans!...

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Ted is right, the social engineering problem of shifting people out of their cars and into mass transit is proving to be difficult. We've been sold a...

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6 adults on a 19' boat with a beam of 5'-8" and two masts? Sounds crowded....

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"Dear Mr. Toad,
Your local Council on the Aged has determined that your current state of health and housing poses an undue burden on the community....

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I've heard it described as the "Last Mile Problem". You need rail and bus service to work together, wheeled transportation to a central gathering...

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Or tell someone of a certain age they can't have that new home built because it is too far away from services they might need....

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Any leads on what was in that little e-cig she was huffing on?

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Which gun laws are we currently not enforcing?

I know the ATF is understaffed, hampering their ability to inspect gun stores (much like the...

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Don't forget to add the $41,000 per hour it costs to fly one. I don't think that includes the fuel bill...

ETA: Found it: "U.S. Air...

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I see reports of 70 mph winds, maybe not a hurricane but still nothing to sneeze at. Hoping all you east coasters are battened down and safe.
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I don't follow drag racing but wiki tells me this:

Although a quarter mile (1320 feet, 402 m) is the best known measure for a drag track,...

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" Apparently "near-misses" are up 25% over the last 10 years, mostly attributable to human error and staffing shortages in the Air traffic...

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The temerity of thinking my double-enderitis is something that needs "curing".

I consider it a feature, not a bug

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For a bit more comfort, we've got the local Thunderbird. There were three in Port Townsend at the WBF, including hulls #1 and #2....

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There are double-enders, and then there spitsgatters


Kaci Cronkhite is a truly fine human too...