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Paper_jam

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  1. A commenter on one aviation channel on Youtube suggested that the dust was kicked up by the 787 going into the runway overrun area, but I'd take that with a grain of salt.
  2. I can't really see anything obvious from the engines to suggest bird strike(s), but it could still be the case. My unfounded speculation leans toward a) flap misconfiguration or premature retraction, (which you'd think would almost be impossible on such a modern aircraft), b) takeoff distance or load miscalculation leading to not enough speed to maintain climb once out of ground effect, or c) problem with engine power setting (autothrottle or TOGA malfunction, or human error setting throttle position for takeoff/climb). I'm not a pilot but I have a lot of hours in MSFS...
  3. Random question about UT campus that I should know: If you turn onto San Jacinto from Dean Keeton, there is a sign at that end of San Jacinto that says "No Thru Traffic--Entering University of Texas." But I don't see anything that prevents someone from using San Jacinto to drive all the way thru campus from Dean Keeton down to MLK. Why does it say "No Thru Traffic"? Is there a guard checking permits at some checkpoint or something?
  4. Just for the record, F-16s have shot down a number of Soviet-built MiGs in other conflicts, but I guess those were export MiGs operated by other governments.
  5. This POS is Travis Decker. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/grim-details-revealed-deaths-three-washington-girls-search-father-cont-rcna211044
  6. Fuckin A'. Does ESPN or somebody not have enough room on their fuckin' normal cable channels to give us a spot? I don't watch anything that requires a fucking app or specific login. UT needs a blanket policy for our three major sports: we don't consent for our games to be televised except on "mainstream" sports networks, Don't let these fuckers leverage our programs into making more money for them, at the expense of fans and the general public.
  7. No, I never saw anything like that. I was spooked by some kind of bigass gar once. This was way back in the early and mid-1980s so I don't know what may have changed there. But the public park there was a pretty decent place for bank & wade fishing.
  8. From the article: According to the AG's office, both Gonzalez Gonzalez and the unnamed man, are undocumented Venezuelan nationals :andherewego:
  9. When I was young I fished Coleto Creek lake a lot along the bank, and would just wade out far enough to cast to the outer edges of the weedbeds. It worked pretty well but I'm not really keen on wading around in murky water anymore, especially when I'm not familiar with the topography under the surface. Kayak is definitely a good way to do it, but with my body size and shape, that would inevitably result in me appearing in a viral "fat man thinks he can ride in a canoe" video.
  10. I too have a leak in my master bedroom closet. Roof was redone not even 4 years ago.
  11. we are checking
  12. This bigass storm line tracking towards Austin is going to fizzle out or change direction before it gets here
  13. Hypothetically if someone in Central TX wanted to stock up on a few things before this goes into effect, what are some reliable and reputable businesses to patronize?
  14. It's sudden-onset spatial disorientation, brought on by the Covid-19 vaccines and covered up by the MSM. Real talk this looked like they were on a pretty normal approach for landing, no distress calls, plane just goes down a couple miles short. Some talk that it may have hit power lines but that might not necessarily be the root cause (if it hit power lines, then it was already too damn low). Maybe just flying too low trying to get a visual on the runway, in completely fogged in conditions. The Blancolirio channel has the initial rundown:
  15. Well Victoria IS the Greatest Little Secret In Texas, or so bumper stickers told me at the time. But sadly this wasn't a pleasure trip, in '81 my fam was moving to Victoria and we had to stay in a hotel for a few days before the house was ready.
  16. Was the '81 Memorial Day flood kind of localized to Central TX, or did it affect a broad area of Texas? I was just a kid, but I remember being in Victoria that summer and it rained so much we had to change rooms at the hotel my family was staying in (first floor rooms near the pool were getting water inside).
  17. Have one on me, Norm!
  18. New Acting FEMA head David Richardson tells employees "don't get in my way." Seems like a major asshole.
  19. Airline pilot. http://i.imgur.com/e3iWiCt.gif
  20. I wasn't sure whether to post this sick story here, or in the WTFIWWY Austin thread. It works in both. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-police-to-hold-press-conference-on-missing-child-case/ The Austin Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 9-year-old girl, concerned for her welfare after her mother was accused of locking another child in a closet for “weeks at a time,” according to an arrest affidavit. Ava Marie Gonzales was last seen by family in December 2017, when she was two years old. She was in the custody of her mother, Virginia Gonzales, at the time, police said." In regard to the 7-year-old found locked in a closet, "The girl was taken to Dell Children’s Medical Center, where she was found to weigh 29 pounds, the affidavit said. She had dark-colored spots covering her body that medical staff said were signs of malnourishment, police said. She also made comments that her “bones hurt." "The closet had no light or air circulation and was about 4 foot 9 inches by 1 foot 10 inches."
  21. As long as people act rationally and responsibly, with consideration for the best interests of everyone, we can get through this. We're so fucked.
  22. Anyone experienced with bank fishing at Lake Pflugerville? I've been skunked several times, mostly fishing along the south shoreline and the dam. Would I have better luck on the north side? Or that marshy area on the west side, along Becker Farm Road? Thanks for any tips... As a side note, maybe my eyesight isn't so hot, but I never see a lot of aquatic life there. (Minnows, perch, frogs, crayfish, etc.) I also rarely see bass jumping or feeding, compared to other lakes I've fished. I'm not sure that lake has a well-established ecosystem. You need that to support the gamefish at the top of the food chain.
  23. Many years ago I used Supershuttle quite a bit, but it seems like they folded during Covid, and reorganized, and now their rates are insane. I mean like 4 times what their old rates were. How is there not a van-based airport shuttle that can do it for $25 or so?
  24. I hope a Cat 5+ wipes Mar-a-Lago off the map.
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