[Allan from Fallbrook]

Kicksavedave: I agree, and I’m about as conservative as they come. There is definitely a renewed sense of hope and I think Obama is going to enjoy a world-wide “honeymoon” and solely because he’s not Dubya. However, that honeymoon is going to pass and then the real work begins.

He is inheriting problems that began well before Dubya took office and by all accounts, this trillion dollar renewal program has some major problems. Much of the money isn’t properly targeted and won’t arrive in time, if at all. There is a lot of pork in there, which is to be expected, but that runs contrary to the accountability and transparency that Obama referenced in his speech.

If he governs according to his promise, it will be one thing, but if he hews to the party line and gives this country business as usual, he’s doomed. These problems facing us are massive and will demand the right answers, not just throwing money willy-nilly and calling it good.

I think Casca hit it right on the head when he used the term “Carter Redux”. All the ingredients are there for that fiasco to repeat itself.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

David J: She should ridicule you, you dirty, stinky leg. Kidding. Sort of.

Two of the FTOs were shoddy pack jobs (my fault) on the new (at the time) steerables the Army was trying out. This is mid-1980s (the T10 era) and the Army was experimenting with LALO, HALO and rotary wing deployments and using new generation steerable chutes.

Talk about funny, I live right next to Camp Pendleton and coach youth football locally. A lot of my players are Marine kids and nothing gives me greater pleasure than wearing my Army hat to practice. It seems to irritate them to no end.

Is/was your wife Army?

[Allan from Fallbrook]

David J: She should ridicule you, you dirty, stinky leg. Kidding. Sort of.

Two of the FTOs were shoddy pack jobs (my fault) on the new (at the time) steerables the Army was trying out. This is mid-1980s (the T10 era) and the Army was experimenting with LALO, HALO and rotary wing deployments and using new generation steerable chutes.

Talk about funny, I live right next to Camp Pendleton and coach youth football locally. A lot of my players are Marine kids and nothing gives me greater pleasure than wearing my Army hat to practice. It seems to irritate them to no end.

Is/was your wife Army?

[Allan from Fallbrook]

David J: She should ridicule you, you dirty, stinky leg. Kidding. Sort of.

Two of the FTOs were shoddy pack jobs (my fault) on the new (at the time) steerables the Army was trying out. This is mid-1980s (the T10 era) and the Army was experimenting with LALO, HALO and rotary wing deployments and using new generation steerable chutes.

Talk about funny, I live right next to Camp Pendleton and coach youth football locally. A lot of my players are Marine kids and nothing gives me greater pleasure than wearing my Army hat to practice. It seems to irritate them to no end.

Is/was your wife Army?

[Allan from Fallbrook]

David J: She should ridicule you, you dirty, stinky leg. Kidding. Sort of.

Two of the FTOs were shoddy pack jobs (my fault) on the new (at the time) steerables the Army was trying out. This is mid-1980s (the T10 era) and the Army was experimenting with LALO, HALO and rotary wing deployments and using new generation steerable chutes.

Talk about funny, I live right next to Camp Pendleton and coach youth football locally. A lot of my players are Marine kids and nothing gives me greater pleasure than wearing my Army hat to practice. It seems to irritate them to no end.

Is/was your wife Army?

[Allan from Fallbrook]

David J: She should ridicule you, you dirty, stinky leg. Kidding. Sort of.

Two of the FTOs were shoddy pack jobs (my fault) on the new (at the time) steerables the Army was trying out. This is mid-1980s (the T10 era) and the Army was experimenting with LALO, HALO and rotary wing deployments and using new generation steerable chutes.

Talk about funny, I live right next to Camp Pendleton and coach youth football locally. A lot of my players are Marine kids and nothing gives me greater pleasure than wearing my Army hat to practice. It seems to irritate them to no end.

Is/was your wife Army?

[Allan from Fallbrook]

AK: I had four FTOs on 105 jumps, including one on my fourth jump at Airborne School. That was wild. I mentally froze up when the chute streamered and then was frantically trying to remember if it was unzip, pack and push or push, unzip and pack or???

I did figure it out, but sprained my ankle on a really hot landing. Had to do my final jump on a sprained ankle out of a jet (C-141) and at night. Good times.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

AK: I had four FTOs on 105 jumps, including one on my fourth jump at Airborne School. That was wild. I mentally froze up when the chute streamered and then was frantically trying to remember if it was unzip, pack and push or push, unzip and pack or???

I did figure it out, but sprained my ankle on a really hot landing. Had to do my final jump on a sprained ankle out of a jet (C-141) and at night. Good times.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

AK: I had four FTOs on 105 jumps, including one on my fourth jump at Airborne School. That was wild. I mentally froze up when the chute streamered and then was frantically trying to remember if it was unzip, pack and push or push, unzip and pack or???

I did figure it out, but sprained my ankle on a really hot landing. Had to do my final jump on a sprained ankle out of a jet (C-141) and at night. Good times.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

AK: I had four FTOs on 105 jumps, including one on my fourth jump at Airborne School. That was wild. I mentally froze up when the chute streamered and then was frantically trying to remember if it was unzip, pack and push or push, unzip and pack or???

I did figure it out, but sprained my ankle on a really hot landing. Had to do my final jump on a sprained ankle out of a jet (C-141) and at night. Good times.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

AK: I had four FTOs on 105 jumps, including one on my fourth jump at Airborne School. That was wild. I mentally froze up when the chute streamered and then was frantically trying to remember if it was unzip, pack and push or push, unzip and pack or???

I did figure it out, but sprained my ankle on a really hot landing. Had to do my final jump on a sprained ankle out of a jet (C-141) and at night. Good times.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Dave: While I feel that elements of your post were on target, you also missed some significant points as well.

Speaking solely of Southern California, it goes without saying and often without remark that we live in a very materialistic section of the US. People are judged by their zip code, their cars, their clothes and their “wealth” (which generally means they’re leveraged to their eyeballs).

A sad side effect of this is the impact it has on our kids, especially a willingness to judge people not by their character or virtues, but rather by what they drive and where they live and all the shiny baubles they’ve accumulated.

I don’t think Paramount is mistaken when he opines that time and money are more well spent in trying to raise better kids, or improve the “real” quality of life, which isn’t the mindless acquisition of more things, but just trying to be a better person and live a better life.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Dave: While I feel that elements of your post were on target, you also missed some significant points as well.

Speaking solely of Southern California, it goes without saying and often without remark that we live in a very materialistic section of the US. People are judged by their zip code, their cars, their clothes and their “wealth” (which generally means they’re leveraged to their eyeballs).

A sad side effect of this is the impact it has on our kids, especially a willingness to judge people not by their character or virtues, but rather by what they drive and where they live and all the shiny baubles they’ve accumulated.

I don’t think Paramount is mistaken when he opines that time and money are more well spent in trying to raise better kids, or improve the “real” quality of life, which isn’t the mindless acquisition of more things, but just trying to be a better person and live a better life.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Dave: While I feel that elements of your post were on target, you also missed some significant points as well.

Speaking solely of Southern California, it goes without saying and often without remark that we live in a very materialistic section of the US. People are judged by their zip code, their cars, their clothes and their “wealth” (which generally means they’re leveraged to their eyeballs).

A sad side effect of this is the impact it has on our kids, especially a willingness to judge people not by their character or virtues, but rather by what they drive and where they live and all the shiny baubles they’ve accumulated.

I don’t think Paramount is mistaken when he opines that time and money are more well spent in trying to raise better kids, or improve the “real” quality of life, which isn’t the mindless acquisition of more things, but just trying to be a better person and live a better life.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Dave: While I feel that elements of your post were on target, you also missed some significant points as well.

Speaking solely of Southern California, it goes without saying and often without remark that we live in a very materialistic section of the US. People are judged by their zip code, their cars, their clothes and their “wealth” (which generally means they’re leveraged to their eyeballs).

A sad side effect of this is the impact it has on our kids, especially a willingness to judge people not by their character or virtues, but rather by what they drive and where they live and all the shiny baubles they’ve accumulated.

I don’t think Paramount is mistaken when he opines that time and money are more well spent in trying to raise better kids, or improve the “real” quality of life, which isn’t the mindless acquisition of more things, but just trying to be a better person and live a better life.

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