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07-18-2006, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by fireman0174
I don't live there, and I do love the Bay area, however there is this little thing about earthquakes ....... 
Most of them aren't too frightening, but the Loma Prieta quake which happened on my birthday in 1989 scared the pants off of me! My ex-husband and I were planning on driving into the city that evening to celebrate my birthday, but our youngest son was a baby then and had come down with an ear infection, so I called my husband at work to tell him we'd have to celebrate watching the world series at home with a bottle of wine. We're on the phone when the world started to rock. Just a moment before the quake struck, I said to him, "maybe I'm coming down with something too, I feel dizzy" and then my world began to rock like it had never rocked before!
I looked out at my lawn and it literally had waves rolling across the grass, and then suddenly a 3 foot wave came crashing out of the pool, like a tsunami! I ran down the hall and grabbed my baby boys and started praying. We escaped unscathed. Just a few cracks in the wall and some cracked floor tiles. It still amazes me that the gunite in the pool didn't crack.
07-19-2006, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Skygirl
Yep, they can be scary if they're big enough Fireman! And one day another big one will roll through here! I still feel compelled to live here though.
Most of them aren't too frightening, but the Loma Prieta quake which happened on my birthday in 1989 scared the pants off of me!
Most of them aren't too frightening, but the Loma Prieta quake which happened on my birthday in 1989 scared the pants off of me!
07-20-2006, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Breckster
Am I missing something here? This is Airline Pilot Central forums not WX Dudes and airline Office Personnel Central forums: I think the original question was about commuting, as an airline pilot, not your drive to the office in town and why left wing politics is better….which it is not!
Surreal1221, why don't you get back to doing something useful, like guessing a TAF
Surreal1221, why don't you get back to doing something useful, like guessing a TAF
I don't consider myself "left wing" at all, I actually consider myself politically moderate. I hope that all of you that have attacked us, and who agree with Bush and his policies, are VERY comfortable with his veto of funding stem cell research. I despise the man and his like.
May you or your family never get ill...and if they do, try calling a right wing Republican for your cure.
07-20-2006, 11:24 PM
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Liberals are evil
I'm just a lurker, but I couldn't keep myself from replying to the Marxists on this thread. Am I happy that Bush vetoed the stem cell bill? I'm elated. You liberals to want to take my tax dollars and spend it harvesting the unborn for politically motivated junk science. No thanks. Name one cure that has come from embryonic stem cells, and I’ll reevaluate my position. I'm sure you'd like to have us all eating Soylent Green for lunch since humans are "ruining" the earth. I'm sure you'll reply stating that the natural warming and cooling trends on the planet are due to humans. Did combustible engines cause that warming trend after our last ice age? Maybe the liberal weather guesser can answer that question. Then again, I bet he can’t predict sunset. Surreal is another MTV watcher who believes that being open-minded means accepting all liberal dogma without question. That’s not open-minded, that’s weak-minded. All you pilots who vote for liberals because you believe that they’ll force the airlines to pay you a few dollars more should be ashamed of yourselves. As far as where to live, I believe that Nixon said it best: “I can’t even shake hands with someone from San Francisco.” Cue the Nixon bashing.
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07-21-2006, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Tuan_Jim
I'm just a lurker, but I couldn't keep myself from replying to the Marxists on this thread. Am I happy that Bush vetoed the stem cell bill? I'm elated. You liberals to want to take my tax dollars and spend it harvesting the unborn for politically motivated junk science. No thanks. Name one cure that has come from embryonic stem cells, and I’ll reevaluate my position. I'm sure you'd like to have us all eating Soylent Green for lunch since humans are "ruining" the earth. I'm sure you'll reply stating that the natural warming and cooling trends on the planet are due to humans. Did combustible engines cause that warming trend after our last ice age? Maybe the liberal weather guesser can answer that question. Then again, I bet he can’t predict sunset. Surreal is another MTV watcher who believes that being open-minded means accepting all liberal dogma without question. That’s not open-minded, that’s weak-minded. All you pilots who vote for liberals because you believe that they’ll force the airlines to pay you a few dollars more should be ashamed of yourselves. As far as where to live, I believe that Nixon said it best: “I can’t even shake hands with someone from San Francisco.” Cue the Nixon bashing.
07-21-2006, 01:18 AM
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Hey Juan Tim...(you ignoramus)
From our "Liberal" Republican Governor:
SACRAMENTO -- A day after President Bush vetoed expanded federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday authorized a $150 million loan to fund California's stem cell institute, which has been stalled by lawsuits.
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act was approved by both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, but not by a large enough margin to overturn the president's veto.
Schwarzenegger, a Republican who has been trying to distance himself from the unpopular president as he seeks re-election this year, said the state cannot afford to wait to fund the critical science associated with stem cells.
"I remain committed to advancing stem cell research in California, in the promise it holds for millions of our citizens who suffer from chronic diseases and injuries that could be helped as a result of stem cell research," Schwarzenegger said in a letter to his finance director.
Embryonic stem cells are building blocks that turn into different types of tissue. Scientists hope to use them someday to regenerate damaged organs or other body parts and cure diseases. Some oppose such research because it entails the destruction of human embryos.
Schwarzenegger championed the 2004 initiative in which voters approved creating the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and authorized spending $3 billion over 10 years for stem cell research. But anti-abortion and anti-tax groups sued soon after it passed, arguing the institute is unconstitutional.
On April 21, a Superior Court judge ruled the institute was a legitimate state agency. But opponents appealed, and the legal wrangling could hold up the institute's financing until at least next year.
Schwarzenegger's loan provides money so the institute can get started in the meantime.
"At one stroke, this will energize stem cell research in California," said Zach Hall, president of the institute.
Dana Cody, an attorney for the Life Legal Defense Foundation who is representing an anti-tax group that filed suit, said Schwarzenegger's decision to provide state money for the agency contradicts his stance as a fiscal conservative.
"If we're successful with our lawsuit, then the state's going to be out of that money," she said, referring to the $150 million loan.
In recent months, a number of philanthropists, including John Doerr, a venture capitalist, Richard Blum, an investment banker who is married to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, and Eli Broad, a developer, have come to the stem cell agency's aid buy purchasing $14 million in bond anticipation notes to fund it.
In doing so, they agreed to take the risk that the agency could be rejected by the courts and the notes would never be paid back. The agency has commitments from other private investors to buy another $30 million in notes, which cannot be sold on Wall Street because of the risk.
Schwarzenegger's communications director, Adam Mendelsohn, said the governor acted because of Bush's veto and "because it's the right thing to do to keep California out in front."
Elsewhere, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, announced Thursday that he is diverting $5 million from the state budget for stem cell research, despite repeated objections from state legislators.
"Investing in research that can save lives and prevent serious illnesses is more than a sound public health strategy, it's our moral obligation," he said.
The money will come out of administrative funds already set aside for the state Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Blagojevich said.
Illinois lawmakers have previously voted against stem cell research, and this spring they did not take up the governor's proposal for $100 million in funding over five years.
From our "Liberal" Republican Governor:
SACRAMENTO -- A day after President Bush vetoed expanded federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday authorized a $150 million loan to fund California's stem cell institute, which has been stalled by lawsuits.
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act was approved by both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, but not by a large enough margin to overturn the president's veto.
Schwarzenegger, a Republican who has been trying to distance himself from the unpopular president as he seeks re-election this year, said the state cannot afford to wait to fund the critical science associated with stem cells.
"I remain committed to advancing stem cell research in California, in the promise it holds for millions of our citizens who suffer from chronic diseases and injuries that could be helped as a result of stem cell research," Schwarzenegger said in a letter to his finance director.
Embryonic stem cells are building blocks that turn into different types of tissue. Scientists hope to use them someday to regenerate damaged organs or other body parts and cure diseases. Some oppose such research because it entails the destruction of human embryos.
Schwarzenegger championed the 2004 initiative in which voters approved creating the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and authorized spending $3 billion over 10 years for stem cell research. But anti-abortion and anti-tax groups sued soon after it passed, arguing the institute is unconstitutional.
On April 21, a Superior Court judge ruled the institute was a legitimate state agency. But opponents appealed, and the legal wrangling could hold up the institute's financing until at least next year.
Schwarzenegger's loan provides money so the institute can get started in the meantime.
"At one stroke, this will energize stem cell research in California," said Zach Hall, president of the institute.
Dana Cody, an attorney for the Life Legal Defense Foundation who is representing an anti-tax group that filed suit, said Schwarzenegger's decision to provide state money for the agency contradicts his stance as a fiscal conservative.
"If we're successful with our lawsuit, then the state's going to be out of that money," she said, referring to the $150 million loan.
In recent months, a number of philanthropists, including John Doerr, a venture capitalist, Richard Blum, an investment banker who is married to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, and Eli Broad, a developer, have come to the stem cell agency's aid buy purchasing $14 million in bond anticipation notes to fund it.
In doing so, they agreed to take the risk that the agency could be rejected by the courts and the notes would never be paid back. The agency has commitments from other private investors to buy another $30 million in notes, which cannot be sold on Wall Street because of the risk.
Schwarzenegger's communications director, Adam Mendelsohn, said the governor acted because of Bush's veto and "because it's the right thing to do to keep California out in front."
Elsewhere, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, announced Thursday that he is diverting $5 million from the state budget for stem cell research, despite repeated objections from state legislators.
"Investing in research that can save lives and prevent serious illnesses is more than a sound public health strategy, it's our moral obligation," he said.
The money will come out of administrative funds already set aside for the state Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Blagojevich said.
Illinois lawmakers have previously voted against stem cell research, and this spring they did not take up the governor's proposal for $100 million in funding over five years.
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07-21-2006, 03:57 AM
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Oooh. . . I'm so elated by the trolls intelligence.
"Junk Science." hahaha Junk Religion too eh? ::shurg:: Back to the real world I go.
"Junk Science." hahaha Junk Religion too eh? ::shurg:: Back to the real world I go.
07-21-2006, 06:30 AM
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I guess it's dudes like Tuan that give pilots a bad name. Probably the reason why flight attendants and other women roll their eyes and tell me to stay away from pilots. Just last week, at a party, United captain told me in real life, "because of the mouthy right wing red neck type of Bubba pilots, we can't get laid anymore, chicks hate them"...LOL...fortunately, most of the pilots that I know in real life, as opposed to some of the crackpots here, are sophisticated, educated, worldly gentleman.
07-21-2006, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Skygirl
WatchThis, that's a bit of a cheap shot. I have some very good friends from Texas and they're not all arrogant stupid Bush types. I just had a slight problem with CargoBob's comment about "prioritizing the important things" as if having all those BIG TEXAS things were the important priorities in life. Yeah, I could have all of those things and more if I sold my home here and moved to Texas.
Instead, I live in what I consider a modest home in the Bay Area, and I "prioritize" all of the wonderful experiences that go with that. My sons could probably move into a multi-cultural Pacific Rim business environment and feel quite comfortable with that. We also can share days at the beach, days sitting with a picnic lunch on top of a mountain overlooking the Pacific ocean, as well as living amongst people from all over the world, with all kinds of experience. We also can choose any type of ethnic food we want and have it for dinner. I too have lived in other parts of the country and have had my 4000 square foot homes, etc...guess what, it's not an important priority...I too, can be at any number of lakes, mountains, desert, redwood forests within a couple of hours.
Everyone has their own priorities...for some, it's a big house, for others, it's an education of the world...
Instead, I live in what I consider a modest home in the Bay Area, and I "prioritize" all of the wonderful experiences that go with that. My sons could probably move into a multi-cultural Pacific Rim business environment and feel quite comfortable with that. We also can share days at the beach, days sitting with a picnic lunch on top of a mountain overlooking the Pacific ocean, as well as living amongst people from all over the world, with all kinds of experience. We also can choose any type of ethnic food we want and have it for dinner. I too have lived in other parts of the country and have had my 4000 square foot homes, etc...guess what, it's not an important priority...I too, can be at any number of lakes, mountains, desert, redwood forests within a couple of hours.
Everyone has their own priorities...for some, it's a big house, for others, it's an education of the world...
Don't accuse me of being a religious conservative, either. It won't fit.
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