DeltaDizzy Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Indiana Aka the land of Corn, Coal, and more Corn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunnerAerospace Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) when I went through indiana, it was freezing rain, ice on the roads, and our Uhaul`s lock got stuck, we had to go into the hotel, and awkwardly get cups of hot water from the breakfast bar thing Edited August 21, 2017 by RoadRunnerAerospace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Phil Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 13 minutes ago, DeltaDizzy said: Indiana Aka the land of Corn, Coal, and more Corn You haven't heard of Kansas? That really is the land of corn... and wind turbines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaDizzy Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 And Mine Collapse Insurance! 2 minutes ago, RoadRunnerAerospace said: when I went through indiana, it was freezing rain, ice on the roads, and our Uhaul`s lock got stuck, we had to go into the hotel, and awkwardly get cups of hot water from the breakfast bar thing Sums up my opinion of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunnerAerospace Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 No, the lock got frozen, like, solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaDizzy Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 The year i've been here, we had a very mild winter. Before, I lived in Georgia, so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfiles Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) My buddy and I gave up on our eclipse road trip... We would be leaving for Nebraska right now, pooling out resources for gas money, sleeping in the car while the other drives, and not stopping at any motel... And STILL choosing which bills to pay late... Now it looks like to get clear skies, we'd need to drive all the way into Wyoming! That takes the one way distance from 6 hours to 10 hours of driving... It's just not possible... It's almost double the gas, 20 hours on the road, vs 12, with every place to sleep on the eclipse path booked... Dear Lord... Yeah... We decided to call this one a bust. All we can hope for is to see the one in seven years... Dang weather... And if you like corn and soybeans, and MOAR corn... Come to Minnesota! Edited August 21, 2017 by richfiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 23 minutes ago, richfiles said: My buddy and I gave up on our eclipse road trip... We would be leaving for Nebraska right now, pooling out resources for gas money, sleeping in the car while the other drives, and not stopping at any motel... And STILL choosing which bills to pay late... Now it looks like to get clear skies, we'd need to drive all the way into Wyoming! That takes the one way distance from 6 hours to 10 hours of driving... It's just not possible... It's almost double the gas, 20 hours on the road, vs 12, with every place to sleep on the eclipse path booked... Dear Lord... Yeah... We decided to call this one a bust. All we can hope for is to see the one in seven years... Dang weather... And if you like corn and soybeans, and MOAR corn... Come to Minnesota! Aww..... I'm not sure if posting our pictures of the eclipse would help, but hopefully next time is better luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Had to prune out a few posts, because the "stuff" they were complaining about was other forum users, by name. Just to be clear: Complaining about other forum users is out of bounds here. Not Okay. If you think another forum user is doing something that is so wildly inappropriate that it actually breaks forum rules, then feel free to report their offending posts and the moderators will have a look at it. If they just bug you, though... keep your complaints to yourself, please. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munlander1 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Just want to say I'm not driving. But I should be home right now and I'm only about half way there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StupidAndy Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 the next SpaceX launch is on the first day of school also, school welcome back to another year of idiots, jocks, idiots and 2.2b violating conversations! what fun. I suspect I will have a HUGE post once the first day is over (because I have to get up at 7, and I usually sleep to 12 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razark Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 On 8/17/2017 at 9:39 PM, Benjamin Kerman said: I have been in the school for 4 days. Good to see friends, but SCHOOL. <glances at the counter labeled Days Since Summer Vacation, as it ticks over to yet another number well in excess of 6000...> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Ghostwriters!!! Grrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 You have a ghostwriter ? :-) Internet providers ! They think we all are idiots, or what ? Sorry for the drastic words, am normally extremely peaceful (pets purring cat like E. S. Blofeld would). I didn't even have a third of the promised bandwidth, they want to keep control over my router, they damaged the window frame when fiddling a cable through, ip addresses aren't dynamic and the service extremely arrogant. Am back on satellite. Living on an island has disadvantages, but at night, when the loudest noise is the rushing blood in the ears, i know why i live here. Pets purring cat a little softer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Green Baron said: You have a ghostwriter ? :-) Me?? On, no!!! Celebrities... it really bugs me seeing someone promoting "their new book" that they clearly didn't write themselves, and making a ton of $$$ doing it! Edited August 23, 2017 by Just Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razark Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 14 minutes ago, Just Jim said: Celebrities... it really bugs me seeing someone promoting "their new book" that they clearly didn't write themselves, and making a ton of $$$ doing it! When is the last time Henry Ford designed a car? Celebrities have simply become an industry. Each one is a company, using its name to make money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Ford built a company. A company is different than having a ghost writer... a lot different. Being really, really careful not to get a 2.2 violation here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Phil Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 17 minutes ago, razark said: When is the last time Henry Ford designed a car? Celebrities have simply become an industry. Each one is a company, using its name to make money. Over a hundred years ago, depending on which Henry Ford we're talking about... I think it was the Quadricycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razark Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, adsii1970 said: Ford built a company. A company is different than having a ghost writer... a lot different. In some cases, I don't see much. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy's_Op-Centerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy's_Net_Forcehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy's_Net_Force_Explorershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy's_Power_Plays Yes, you can argue over "celebrity" and "ghostwriter", I suppose. Does it really make that much difference? It's still someone using someone's name to make money. Edited August 23, 2017 by razark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Ford Motor Company is still owned by the Ford family. It's governed by the Ford Foundation in 1921. Now with that said, it is profoundly different than a "ghost writer." Corporations have a larger tax burden, have to consider national laws regarding labor, environment, etc. Ford also has to engage in risk management, regardless of whomever designed the car. Ford Motor Company assumes the liability (risk) of every person associated with the design, manufacture, and sales of any product bearing the "FORD" name... Ford Motor Company will give royalties to employees who either design a car, a component that increases the market value of a car, or even comes up with a new manufacturing process that reduces the overall cost or time required to build the production model. Pretty cool, if you ask me. Now this is where it is different with a "ghost writer." A ghost writer has no legal liability. A person who hires a ghost writer is bound to whatever the terms of a single contract between them and the sucker ghost writer, and a second contract between them and the publisher. The "author" (meaning the person who hired the ghost writer) bears all responsibility for the content of the book, including any claims of libel or slander. The actual writer has nothing to lose but only a well-defined finite gain in wealth. "Ghost writing" is a quick way to snag some easy money but doesn't do much for the advancement of one's writing career. Clancey's wife signed a non-disclosure agreement with both her husband and the publisher... which is why during the divorce, she wasn't entitled to any total royalties for any of the books she actually wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 On 8/20/2017 at 6:58 PM, DeltaDizzy said: Indiana Aka the land of Corn, Coal, and more Corn And the Gus Grissom memorial. Lots of caverns. No real NFL football team.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I should be more specific in my complaint. I don't have a problem with the actual ghostwriter, quite the opposite. They're still writers, and I respect that. It's the celebrities... when you buy a book from someone you like, or admire, or whatever, only to find that not one word was actually written by that person... and yet they act like they did all the work... that's what bothers me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Onto a much more serious complaint... Mosquitoes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunnerAerospace Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Agreed. 'nough said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Just Jim said: Onto a much more serious complaint... Mosquitoes!!! Citronella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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