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RE: Saw This Flying Around Palmdale, Ca Yesterday
Low altitude in a big plane was an interesting experience. I used to be a loadmaster on the C-141 in the Air Force. We did a couple of low level training missions. Very fun flying so low in such a big plane, but real bumpy too, especially on a hot day.
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msmith1199
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02/09/12 08:54pm |
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RE: This is fun: Bird Identification Game
mssmith
Just perhaps the first is a bald eagle
#2 might be a golden eagle but I am not sure
the other two are turkey vultures
I'm no bird expert, but based on what others have told me, #2 is a chicken hawk or red tailed hawk. They can apparently have quite different looks to them depending on where they are and how old they are.
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msmith1199
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02/09/12 12:46pm |
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RE: This is fun: Bird Identification Game
And this one:
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x237/msmith1199/bird7.jpg height=300
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x237/msmith1199/bird1.jpg height=300
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msmith1199
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02/09/12 10:10am |
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RE: This is fun: Bird Identification Game
Took this just yeserday:
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x237/msmith1199/bird2.jpg height=250
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msmith1199
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02/09/12 10:08am |
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RE: This is fun: Bird Identification Game
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x237/msmith1199/baldeagle2.jpg
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msmith1199
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02/09/12 09:57am |
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RE: Progresive Insurance
I know I sure feel I am getting thr runaround with them. Got rearended and they are trying to say it is partl my falt. I was completely stopped when I was hit.
Where were you stopped and why? Under the rules of the road generally when you are rear ended it will be the fault of the person doing the rear ending. However, those same rules don't always apply to the insurance companies. For example if you were double parked blocking a roadway and got rear ended, although the police report may blame the rear ender, the insurance company may say 80% his fault and 20% your fault for stopping where you weren't supposed to stop. And also the insurance company does not have to go by what the police report says if they don't agree with it.
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msmith1199
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02/08/12 11:17pm |
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RE: Progresive Insurance
I have a friend whose son is an adjuster for Progressive. They have cut way back on the adjusters and have the adjusters shopping around for the cheapest. That comes from a friend who has worked auto body repair for 30+years and the adjuster quit coming to their shop because they were not the cheapest but maybe the best shop for high end vehicles.
So, yes, I agree call them.
Progressive does not (and can not) pick the repair shop. They may recommend a shop but, in my resent experiences, they do not. Progressive Adjuster surveys the damage, estimates the repair cost and pays that amount. If repair is more, Progressive Adjuster will go to the shop and revues the cause of the higher cost - and will pay it.
I had a $8k repair (Compressive) on my MH and the adjuster came out took pictures and filed a report. Five days later I had the check in hand. I did ask where I could get the MH repaired - adjuster response was we do not have any designated repair facility but I know of a few repair shops that can do fiberglass repair and paint. I ask him about a RV Dealer about 100 miles away - he stated that they had good service from that shop. And they did a great repair job
phe
That may or may not be true and it also may depend on State law where you live. What happens if the Adjuster says the damage costs $1,000 to repair, yet I go to my favorite body shop (which happens to be owned by my brother) and he wants $100,000 to repair the damage. Does Progressive have to pay that? Of course not. And although this is an exageration, this is exactly why insurance companies have adjusters to make sure the costs of the repairs are appropriate. You don't have to take it to a shop they may recommend, but if the shop you want to do to wants twice the money, they do not have to pay it.
And what part of "Progressive Adjuster will go to the shop and revues the cause of the higher cost" you do not understand.
Maybe my misspelled word - review ??
phe
Funny how when you quoted yourself you left out the part where you said, "--- and will pay it." So yes, I understood the part where you said the adjuster will go to the shop and review the higher cost and I also understood the part where you said they will pay it. That is why I pointed out that they don't have to pay it. Being a former insurance adjuster I knew the rules and thought maybe you did not.
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msmith1199
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02/08/12 11:12pm |
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RE: Saw This Flying Around Palmdale, Ca Yesterday
I remember way back many years ago driving cross country and I was in the middle of no where New Mexico. All the sudden I started to hear this huge rumble that started out loud and got even louder really fast. Scared the******out of me and then all the sudden a B-52 appeared in my front windshield flying directly over me at probably less than 300 feet. I watched as he flew off across the desert at that altitude and eventually out of site.
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msmith1199
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02/08/12 11:09pm |
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RE: Saw This Flying Around Palmdale, Ca Yesterday
It's real. The OP was near Palmdale where you will frequently see planes like this. Palmdale is home to the Lockheed skunkworks and it's also very close to Edwards AFB.
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msmith1199
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02/08/12 07:11pm |
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RE: Saw This Flying Around Palmdale, Ca Yesterday
We have a broken arrow.
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msmith1199
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02/08/12 05:37pm |
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RE: Progresive Insurance
I have a friend whose son is an adjuster for Progressive. They have cut way back on the adjusters and have the adjusters shopping around for the cheapest. That comes from a friend who has worked auto body repair for 30+years and the adjuster quit coming to their shop because they were not the cheapest but maybe the best shop for high end vehicles.
So, yes, I agree call them.
Progressive does not (and can not) pick the repair shop. They may recommend a shop but, in my resent experiences, they do not. Progressive Adjuster surveys the damage, estimates the repair cost and pays that amount. If repair is more, Progressive Adjuster will go to the shop and revues the cause of the higher cost - and will pay it.
I had a $8k repair (Compressive) on my MH and the adjuster came out took pictures and filed a report. Five days later I had the check in hand. I did ask where I could get the MH repaired - adjuster response was we do not have any designated repair facility but I know of a few repair shops that can do fiberglass repair and paint. I ask him about a RV Dealer about 100 miles away - he stated that they had good service from that shop. And they did a great repair job
phe
That may or may not be true and it also may depend on State law where you live. What happens if the Adjuster says the damage costs $1,000 to repair, yet I go to my favorite body shop (which happens to be owned by my brother) and he wants $100,000 to repair the damage. Does Progressive have to pay that? Of course not. And although this is an exageration, this is exactly why insurance companies have adjusters to make sure the costs of the repairs are appropriate. You don't have to take it to a shop they may recommend, but if the shop you want to do to wants twice the money, they do not have to pay it.
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msmith1199
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02/08/12 01:08pm |
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RE: Eliminating State Income Tax
The difference in state income tax and no state income tax, is............
you get to make the decision to pay other taxes, but you dont on income tax.
Yeah, you can always live in a box under a bridge. That will show them.
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msmith1199
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02/07/12 03:54pm |
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RE: Eliminating State Income Tax
You do have to look at the overall tax burden on these issues. California is known for having one of the highest state income tax rates, but when you look at the overall burden there are states with lower state tax rates where you'll pay more in taxes than in California. California is still in the top ten, but it's nice to know there are places that are worse. You can't always be fooled by the "no state income tax" gimic.
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msmith1199
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02/06/12 08:44pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How many out there still use a car dolly for your toad?
I've used a Demco dolly for 4 years and love it. I.m a 64 year old Diabetic and have only had to unhook I think 5 times, and if I miss the pump,DW backs it up. I have used different cars and some are easier to hook than others. What I don't understand is why all these people are loading up in the mud? Is there no pavement in your campgrounds? When you pull 4 down and its raining, what do you do?
I am now dollying a 2011 Toyota Rav 4 2wd, big doors, lots of room an 28 mpg. and it has no holes in the facia.
I think they're talking about being on pavement. If it's wet, the tires can be a mess even on pavement.
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msmith1199
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02/06/12 06:28pm |
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RE: How many out there still use a car dolly for your toad?
i bought an 18 ft open trailer and put one of three cars on it. the cars and or trunk are on the trailer at an additional heigth so not near the rock damage as when we towed 4 down. had new jeep we pulled 4 down and 3 different times we either painted front end or replaced windshield. plus the trailer is alot cheeper than a dolly
Mud flaps? I've towed three different vehicles behind the motorhome and I've never had any damage. All I have is mud flaps behind the wheels. You may want to consider one of those full length mud flaps that hang near the rear, but make sure it doesn't hang low enough to ever hit the pavement because it can kick up rocks doing that.
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msmith1199
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02/06/12 04:12pm |
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RE: Progresive Insurance
Sometimes it takes a while for the police department to even finish the report so the Ins can pick it up. However, that really shouldn't stall getting the vehicle repaired.
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msmith1199
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02/06/12 04:09pm |
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RE: Need to do some mods to my daily driver
What's the problem? Some of those things are pure genious.
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msmith1199
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02/06/12 02:19pm |
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RE: Health hazard of double dipping at parties
Mostly I just don't worry about things like that. Bacteria are everywhere but we have good immune systems to protect us. However, I wouldn't eat from that dip the next day unless it were refrigerated.
Good point. I was thinking the same thing. Although it is a different topic...apparently our (say North American) immune system is much weaker than say 50-100 years ago....because everything in comparison is so clean.
Which is good (clean that is) and not so good (weaker immune systems)...I guess when you boil it all down....a ying and yang...or...a frick and frack...wait a minute...weren't they a vaudeville team from the '20's. ;)
And this is exactly why American's go to third world countries and get sick while the natives all just fine. You have to get exposed to germs in order to build your immune system. That's the concept behind vaccines. They are made out of the germs.
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msmith1199
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02/04/12 04:55pm |
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RE: JC Penney ad on TV is .....
What saddens me more is that JC Penny did away with their catalog (Where I usually got most of my clothes) in favor of all online ordering, which is next to worthless most of the time.
How is ordering from a catalog better than ordering online? You clearly have the ability to go online because you're here.
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msmith1199
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02/03/12 09:51pm |
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RE: JC Penney ad on TV is .....
My wife had the same reaction as you did, she wanted me to call JCP and complain. She likens it to the horrible Target ads that ran before Black Friday.......
Now me, I can not stand the stupid characters for all the insurance companies, The Progressive "Flo", Century 21, and the new Direct pitchman, "J.J.", the Geico lizard, and on and on..........
Look how well all that advertising worked because you sure remembered every company. That's exactly what they want.
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msmith1199
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02/03/12 09:49pm |
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