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There will always be certain events that will forever be burned in our memories - for me, seeing my 6th grade teacher coming into the classroom in tears and announcing that JFK had been shot (1963), staying up into the wee hours of the morning to see Neil Armstrong step onto the surface of the Moon (1969), the Challenger accident (1974) and the Twin Towers collapse (2001) among other significant memories. 
Steve
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Tough to watch, but thanks for sharing. 5.
For me this will always be one of those few in a lifetime events that I'll remember where I was, what I was doing and how I felt when it happened.
I've been to Florida once in my life, my parents took me to Disney World while I was in grade school (yes, even before Epcot Center) and had the incredible luck of seeing the first Columbia mission take off from our hotel balcony on the first morning of our trip. That triggered my interest in the program and I also happened to be in high school and home sick when Challenger exploded and for some reason saw it live (on an English station and I barely understood English at the time). I remember the weird feeling of disbelief, hoping they would find survivors.
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Ah yes I remember that well. I was stationed at the Air Force Academy at the time and I remember the fire fighters from next door running over to tell us and we went to their office to watch. So sad.
Why is common sense not common?
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level where they are an expert.
Sometimes it takes a lot of work to be lazy
Individuality is fine, as long as we do it together - F. Burns
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But this[^] is protection that goes above and beyond the call of passenger safety!
(Swedish man found alive in car - buried in snow for two months)
Will Rogers never met me.
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http://youtu.be/-pEhqiCD27E[^]
You think that will show up on the CarFax?
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. "
— Hunter S. Thompson
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WOW!  
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun
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Quote: In a chilling story
If it moves, compile it
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It has been my experience that people who drive Volvos NEED those safety features.
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The only time I ever travelled in a Volvo, the driver spent more time looking out the side windows than the windscreen.
While it was shocking, it was hardly surprising when we ran the dog over and the driver refused to stop - despite the fact that the dog's owners were 3m away from their pet at the time.
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This story was reported some time back in Oz. I am sceptical. You will note that a lot of the "facts" are conjecture. Maybe it will turn out true and then quite amazing.
Peter Wasser
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Frank Zappa
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The story is apparently real, the guy is still hospitalized.
He had a personal and psycological breakdown and just took the car as far away as possible from civilization.
He apparently didn't consider it luck to be found.
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Got this in my inbox from this e-mail address: 'provided@fedex.com'
FedEx notice,
The delivery service couldn’t deliver your package.
The package weight exceeds the allowable free-delivery limit.
You have to receive your packagen personally.
Print out the "Invoice Copy" attached and collect the package at our office.
Please read carefully the attached information before receiving your package.
Thank you for attention. FedEx Global Mail.
With a zipped attachment. The spelling of 'packagen' is a dead give away, otherwise I could see how this would catch some people. The oddest thing is, I successfully received a package from Amazon today, full of books, which weighs a good amount.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. "
— Hunter S. Thompson
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I get two or three of those every week. Also from DHL, and USPS.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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yes. this has been around for years and still going strong. unpatched adobe will get the end user if opened.
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JoeSox wrote: unpatched adobe will get the end user if opened.
Combined with 'who wants to do the daily patches for adobe', a lot of potential targets for the elephanting scammers.
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I know what you mean, but who wants the elephanting acrobutt reader?! I switched to Evince[^] years ago, and have never looked back since then. 
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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thanks for the link (5). I'll give a try. Last versions of reader didn't convince me so good.
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If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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wizardzz wrote: The spelling of 'packagen' is a dead give away
En is short for an english package. You should open it. 
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
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So I recently hired a house keeper / nanny. I didn't think it was too odd myself. My wife works spiratic shifts, and I work 8-5 and have my training quite often. We hired someone to run errands, watch my daughter and help her with school work (she's home schooled) and keep up with house work we don't get to. Again, I didn't think this was odd at all.
My sister and a couple of friends though, nearly spit out their drinks when they heard. I got the impression, mostly because they said as much, that this was very odd. After talking to them, I felt pretty strange about it.
What do you people think? Is this out of the ordinary?
If it moves, compile it
modified 9-Mar-12 16:18pm.
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loctrice wrote: Is this out of the ordinary?
Not if you're Bill Gates...
No, not at all. You're both busy and need help so you got it. Nothing wrong with that.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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Maybe, but not if you get a monocle and learn your wines
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Not in my opinion. In fact, some of the expenses involved in our house hunt are yard care such as mowing, snow removal in the winter, and a maid every other week.
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Common, no, not amongst my colleagues, friends or relatives.
Odd, not at all.
I find this a lot less odd than people I know who barely see their kids or are too tired to do anything with them but go on yearly week long vacation they can't afford to reconnect with their kids. If you can afford it and feel the benefit it brings to your life is worth it... Whatever family time is left at the end of the day is precious and can't be brought back once it's passed.
loctrice wrote: my training quit often
I also quit training often, perhaps more often than I begin
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