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Zephyr

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  1. Not a lot, like 2 or 3 tablespoons melted in at the end.
  2. I use a bit in the sauce for my Maple Curry Chicken Penne, but other than that, no I don't tend to eat it.
  3. "The Holdovers" is on Prime. I downloaded it and watched it on the plane. We both enjoyed that movie
  4. At this point they are not saving anyone. A common rule in these circumstances is "You don't make a body to get a body" I certainly hope they are being careful
  5. We were quite surprised to see cigarette vending machines in Curacao and see people smoking on restaurant patios. You forget how common it still is elsewhere
  6. I don't really consider Twizzlers to be black licorice. #licoricesnob
  7. Zephyr

    Too soon?

    Rivers are by far the hardest areas to search and the lowest success rate in finding people. How far downstream they are would depend on the speed of the current. You need a current in excess of 1.5 knots to move a body once it is on the bottom, and even then they tend to get caught up in stuff on the bottom eventually, usually within the first mile or so. (My personal record for people still on the bottom was 2.5 miles) in navigable waters, much farther in white water.) Bodies sink at a rate of 2 feet per second so knowing the depth and the speed of the current a rough calculation of the location of first contact with the bottom can be made. Checking the current in that area will tell them if the body will possible move or not. Bodies found 100 miles downstream are found after the putrefaction process creates gases and the body floats and then travels down stream on the surface. The search area under the bridge would be brutal. Along with all the twisted metal and debris from the collapse, there would be a bunch other junk in the water as well. The bridge was built in the 70s and a lot of bridges built at that time got rid of construction scraps by dropping them in the water. Some divers are earning their paychecks there this week
  8. Me too. I am local legend on a bunch of segments, but are all part of my daily commute
  9. In our ports, the pilots are on board, and advise the bridge of desired course and speed but the ships crew is still in control of the boat and the captain is still in charge of his/her ship. The pilot does nothing 'hands on"
  10. I have a baseball on my desk, as well as a marlin spike
  11. Just for the record..., I am not, nor have I ever been, a diabetic.
  12. Yup..., it was pretty much the only word I had left
  13. Zephyr

    Jelly Beans

    I prefer ju-jubes over jelly beans
  14. I watched the documentary on Barkley a few years ago. I think the only way I get in is if I get selected as the "Human Sacrifice", and get bib #1 as the person "most likely to not complete one lap"
  15. I agree SW. As a Grade A bullshitter, I use to try to convince people of the dumbest things I could conjure up, and had a good success rate. (My wife always said I was a "Tom Sawyer" and could convince others painting the fence was fun) Google has ruined me, because now those that know me well fact check everything I say. I say "Good Morning", they check the time on their phone before replying
  16. This could have gotten ugly
  17. My three kids are all millennial, none of them watched these shows in their first run. Two of them (I am sure) still haven't watched them. It was/is not what my kids are/were into. Those shows in first run were more for adults than young teens.
  18. Zephyr

    Breakfast

    Same as every work day. Oatmeal with dried cranberries and blueberries tossed in, a coffee with milk and about 500ml of water
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