Re: Is there significance behind dreams/nightmares?

Dreams are a way your brain processes problems, issues, events in day to day life. Nightmares are usually a result of your brain not being able to process that information in your subconscious state. Lord only knows I've had my share of weird dreams linked to next day events. Pretty sure most of us ...

Re: Mar-A-Lago raided by FBI.

It's all under the DoJ. FBI is the investigation & enforcement arm, the Attorneys General are the prosecutorial arm. But they function together for a given objective. Yeah, that's what I'm trying to understand on how this works. Such as can the Attorney General present a case and instruct the F...

Re: Mar-A-Lago raided by FBI.

I'm picturing the opening scene of Schitt's Creek where they're raided and Moira Rose tries to grab all her wigs LOL, never seen Schitt's Creek but yeah, I can see that :rotfl: I'm sorry, I saw these meme and had to share: "The fact that he was flushing documents down the toilet in a house tha...

Re: Mar-A-Lago raided by FBI.

leader1 wrote:

Ok, who is then?

Re: Mar-A-Lago raided by FBI.

Don't know why, but for some reason I'm envisioning this with that scene in the movie "Casino" with Joe Pesci hitting golf balls at the FBI plane

Re: RIP Olivia Newton-John

While most celebrity deaths give one a sense of sadness, very few actually manage to bring a tear to your eyes. This is definitely one of those that does. Growing up with Grease, not many guys my age weren't absolutely in love with her. Feel sorry for John, first his wife 2 years ago and now Olivia,...

Re: The energy companies made a mistake spiking gas prices

As the price increases due to demand the people who work in the stores, bars, cafes and restaurants around said developments are pushed further away and have a much longer commute from the areas which they can afford to where they work. Don't know about other places, but here, most all live in Surr...

Re: How do hardcore simmers not get distracted at home?

I'm the opposite, I always used FS as the distraction. Pick a flight I want to do, get the plane in the air, turn the autopilot on, sit back, legs up and read a book and casually monitor the progress until it was time to descend. The irony about some of these "hardcore simmers" is that the...

Re: Gasoline prices, it hurts.

Well here I am 5 months after posting and we are currently at $1.89L in my area. Over five months it was as high as $2.23 and a low of $1.79 just a few weeks ago. My area is notoriously high all the time then all other surrounding areas. I gave up on the why. Took like 2 weeks to get from about $1....

Re: Sandy Hook denial shot down in court

Alex Jones is a disgusting waste of skin - karma can't come quick enough for such a pile of subhuman trash.

Re: Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 yrs

As far as the cannisters, how many times have you packed a bag for a long weekend upstate, got to your hotel and found something in one of the side pockets you forgot you put there from your last vacation? Plenty of times. Never. My bags are thoroughly checked and before each and every check, espec...

Re: What would happen if United Airlines relocated one of its hubs from Houston to San Antonio

The Alamo has about 2.5 million visitors and the place was built by the Spanish people and the place is for history buffs Yeah, I know what The Alamo is and also know its not a tourist Mecca for foreigners visiting the US. Foreign Tourists are more interested in Disney World and it has nothing to d...

Re: The energy companies made a mistake spiking gas prices

Yep - this is precisely what makes even a behemoth like Tokyo so livable as well. The major stations have over the top development, but every minor station in between on just about any rail or subway line has the mixed-use environment Vancouver is actively cultivating. It is highly unusual to need ...

Re: The energy companies made a mistake spiking gas prices

Things will not change because fundamentally populated places in the US are car-centric by design. It is just a necessity to drive unless you live in a handful of places with options. Thats kind of what I was getting at with the zoning comment. In the US, most people live in residential zones, whic...

Re: 757-100 Re-engine

scbriml wrote:

Folks really, really need to let the 757 go.

Re: Monkeypox outbreak

I agree with the strategy if it is added those potentially exposed limit behavior (avoid gym, sex with new partners, minimal to no travel). I have no good suggestions for people so poor they must share a bed (e.g., hot bunk) Point I was trying to make is that forcing limited contact or isolation wi...

Re: The energy companies made a mistake spiking gas prices

Where I live, we have always had a very high uptake in public transit and a lot of people ride their bikes here - but our love of the personal car hasn't changed much either - our traffic today, despite the highest fuel costs in North America, is worse today than it was pre-pandemic, but a lot of th...

Re: What is the most important part of a flight to you?

I agree that a window seat is great, and I love staring out and enjoying/experiencing the magic of flight. However, the list I mentioned was of factors that impact the general flying experience regardless of seat. But again, I agree that it's a lot better to have a window seat. You don't want to be...

Re: Perceived Lack of Aircraft Variety

Plane spotting back then was a lot different that it is now, the variety of aircraft really did make a difference. Plane spotting today has become very mundane when all you see are twin aircraft that all look the same. Understandably, an aircraft is a tool designed to transport people as far, as qui...

Re: Your favorite airport automated people mover?

Always loved the "A train is arriving" followed by the little guitar jingle at DEN.

As for riding, can't beat the monorail at DUS.

YYC has a pretty comical people mover, kinda like something you'd expect at Disneyland lol

Re: January 6 Committee public presentations and hearings

So deleting emails bad but deleting texts good? Oh, I can't wait to see the pretzel twisting Republicans do to defend this! Go on, MAGAs! Do your worst! How is deleting texts THAT ACTUALLY EXISTED worse than emails that were about cake recipes? The fact that things like this actually happen with ze...

Re: Mega-Millions jackpot at 1.2 billion

cjg225 wrote:

That's kinda the point, though. They'll descend on you like locust.

Re: What would happen if United Airlines relocated one of its hubs from Houston to San Antonio

To add on to other replies, do that many foreign tourists even go to the Alamo? Add to that, last I checked and The Alamo doesn't even get 3 million tourists in a year, pretty sure that foreign nationals visiting only represent a small percentage of that. I seriously doubt that The Alamo is high on...

Re: Your most embarassing flight sim mistakes

cpd wrote:

They need to bring back Martha and John King! I can’t remember if they were FS2004 or earlier?

Re: Monkeypox outbreak

Quarantine centers, financial/food support for those quarantined, make it illegal to be laid off because of need to quarantine, there's a lot that could be done better in a lot of Western countries. At this point they need to get that vaccine moving and vaccinate as many people who want it. Last I ...