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by CORD
Sun May 08, 2011 4:27 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: How to avoid your own birthday?
Replies: 16
Views: 4784

Re: How to avoid your own birthday?

Tell them.
by CORD
Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:49 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Descent Rangers group on steam !!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3625

Re: Descent Rangers group on steam !!!

Add me, cordwood.
by CORD
Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:28 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Top favorite real life jet fighters
Replies: 17
Views: 2987

Re: Top favorite real life jet fighters

P 51, fighter that turned the war around in WWII.
P 47 Jug, flying tank
F16 an aircraft that has the capability to pull more G's than any pilot can endure.
FD18 Super Hornet, just a sweet multipurpose aircraft
F4 Heavy, slow turning dragster. Damn fast plane
by CORD
Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:58 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Attention iPod Nano owners...
Replies: 12
Views: 1340

Doh, Ferno, thanks for correcting me. It's been a long time since I've used LiPo's. You are absolutely right. I have a few RC aircraft and LiPo explosions are a real threat especially at the volt/amps these things can produce nowadays so much so that they sell bags to put your batteries in to contai...
by CORD
Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:23 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Attention iPod Nano owners...
Replies: 12
Views: 1340

All LiPo batteries can burn, or in the RC world, puff. Usually it comes from unbalanced cells within the batteries themselves and when being recharged the charger only detects the lower voltage/amps and continues to charge even though other cells in the battery are already fully charged. The overcha...
by CORD
Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:32 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: In Memory of [RIP]Wyno...
Replies: 22
Views: 5184

Just want to echo what Shark and Foil said. He will be missed by a lot of people.
by CORD
Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:55 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Wednesday Night Fight Club - (\"WNFC\")
Replies: 43
Views: 6750

NO, no, no...Stadium hoard, 12 orb min to score. Let the carnage begin!!!!
by CORD
Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:11 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: WNFC (\"Wednesday. Night Fight Club\")
Replies: 146
Views: 19009

Behemoth, I'm with you on Wolf's Den and/or D-day. Wow, haven't been in those in a long time.
by CORD
Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:17 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unbeatable?
Replies: 121
Views: 9300

Personally, I don't think Romney will stand a chance to represent the GOP. The \"emperor's new clothes\" being he pushed through the healthcare mandate in Massachusetts while he was governor, which is now the model in which Obama uses for his healthcare reform. It seems odd that as a REPUB...
by CORD
Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:27 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I just can't think of anything that would do this justice.
Replies: 9
Views: 1371

Electric start sissies.....
by CORD
Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Introducing the \"Super Cuda\"
Replies: 18
Views: 2650

True enough Floyd, but you have to remember, the Supercuda is a brick (aerodynamically) compared to the Enzo. It takes horsepower to push a brick through air as thick as it is at 208 mph.
by CORD
Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:35 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New cars - which one to get?
Replies: 21
Views: 2388

Really SW, you don't fit in an Accord? I'm 6'2\" and have had Honda's all my life, except for my trucks,and fit in and was comfortable in all of them. I wonder why no one has mentioned the Nissan Altima? I have a few friends that own them, and are very comfortable cars. Not to mention 1 has the...
by CORD
Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:20 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Classic Movies
Replies: 30
Views: 2372

Donovan's Brain
by CORD
Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:55 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Lost my job.
Replies: 19
Views: 1697

Not throw insult after injury, but temp means just that....temporary.

Sorry you're unemployed isaac. Good luck hunting down a new job.
by CORD
Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:30 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Basic Minimum Wage
Replies: 34
Views: 2299

Not to bring back up a point about wait staff or any other service employee that receives tips as a REGULAR part of their compensation, but I know quite a few waitpeople that make a damn good living as waitstaff. I'm talking about 1000-1200 dollars a week on a good week. That ain't chump change. Bef...
by CORD
Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:56 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: My rabbit.
Replies: 12
Views: 1089

Yum, free range rabbit.
by CORD
Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:31 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Hooooooooooot!
Replies: 29
Views: 2385

I'm in Massachusetts and it finally cracked 85 degrees. Global warming my eye.
by CORD
Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:36 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Insurance: Disgruntled ex-employee or the truth.
Replies: 77
Views: 4099

So, I should have the right to taxpayer financed healthcare if I: smoke and get emphysyma, lung cancer, and any number of smoking related diseases? These are self inflicted illnesses. What about obese people, should they have the same right to taxpayer financed healthcare because they choose to eat ...
by CORD
Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:10 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Leave cars alone and fix the boats first you ECO weenies
Replies: 19
Views: 1375

NP Duper. It goes to show how one sentence not written in the proper context can be mistaken.
by CORD
Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:53 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Leave cars alone and fix the boats first you ECO weenies
Replies: 19
Views: 1375

Woodchip, if the water isn't going into the combustion chamber, then how is exhaust gases getting into the coolant? Are they venting the gases through the exhaust ala outboard technology? I don't believe it's done that way. Usually it's vented via exhaust stacks at the highest point on the ship. Spi...
by CORD
Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:04 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Leave cars alone and fix the boats first you ECO weenies
Replies: 19
Views: 1375

Again, I will state that if sea water were to enter into the combustion chamber of ANY internal combustion engine, no internal combustion will happen.
by CORD
Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:14 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Who's minding the store?
Replies: 20
Views: 1590

If all the state regulations and government mandates were (in a perfect world) removed from healthcare insurance, the savings alone on administrative paperwork would save consumers untold billions. Also, knocking down the regulations between states would also open larger pools of people to garner be...
by CORD
Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:49 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Leave cars alone and fix the boats first you ECO weenies
Replies: 19
Views: 1375

Duper, the sea water used for cooling never comes in contact with the insides of the cylinders. If it did, there would be no diesel combustion.
by CORD
Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:42 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: credit card debt free!!
Replies: 23
Views: 2998

Grizz, stop repressing me... :lol:
by CORD
Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:04 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: credit card debt free!!
Replies: 23
Views: 2998

I have no cc debt, but do have a cc just for hotel/car rental type things. I also only have 7 years left on my mortgage. Grizz, rebate/reward/miles CC's are bad news for merchants. How do think the rewards/miles/rebates are paid for. TANSTAFL Merchants foot the bill. I have a business that takes CC'...
by CORD
Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Digital TV
Replies: 26
Views: 2324

No they didn't mandate that all manufacturers install digital tuners. I think the reasoning was that this conversion to digital broadcasting doesn't affect 100% of all broadcasting. It only requires FULL POWER broadcasting stations to convert to all digital. That means there will be a lot of smaller...
by CORD
Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:01 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Interesting...
Replies: 12
Views: 1070

Maybe it will blow and send Cali into the ocean. :D
by CORD
Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:36 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Unbelievable Plane!
Replies: 13
Views: 1319



'nuff said
by CORD
Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:13 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Guinness
Replies: 4
Views: 651

The little ball or cylinder is filled with CO2 to generate the foam for when it's poured into a glass.
by CORD
Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:38 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Tower needs new guts...help
Replies: 18
Views: 2123

What about the old trick of deleting the enum reg key?
by CORD
Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:20 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D3 Tournament 01/26/08 Sign ups!
Replies: 23
Views: 2782

I can't make a 100 % commitment, so put me in for a backup.
by CORD
Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:13 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Caption this pic
Replies: 29
Views: 2009

TEEEEEETH
by CORD
Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:06 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Things to look forward too
Replies: 37
Views: 3180

MMMMM......Beeeer

No, but it's a good thought though.

-Weds Night Fight Club
-quitting my dayjob and living on a boat in the Cayman Islands.
by CORD
Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:22 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Socialized Healthcare: Whats the big deal?
Replies: 129
Views: 7967

Testi, you're exactly right. Who's going to benefit from it? It certainly is not the citizens of Mass, that's for sure. Just like our \"state\" controlled auto insurance, the commission in charge of regulating the industry is comprised of all insurance industry insiders or politicians with...
by CORD
Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:21 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Socialized Healthcare: Whats the big deal?
Replies: 129
Views: 7967

Testi, you're exactly right. Who's going to benefit from it? It certainly is not the citizens of Mass, that's for sure. Just like our \"state\" controlled auto insurance, the commission in charge of regulating the industry is comprised of all insurance industry insiders or politicians with...
by CORD
Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:01 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Socialized Healthcare: Whats the big deal?
Replies: 129
Views: 7967

In Massachusetts, there is a now a law on the books that says everyone must have health insurance by July 1, 2008. If not you are penalized on your income tax return the $2000.00 personal deduction. The law is complicated in the fact that there are exceptions based on income levels and availability ...
by CORD
Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:57 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Music Quotes
Replies: 22
Views: 1438

last time I was sober, man I felt bad
worst hangover that I ever had
it took six hamburgers and scotch all night
nicotine for breakfast just to put me right
by CORD
Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:48 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Music Quotes
Replies: 22
Views: 1438

The big shots tried to hold it back
Fools tried to wish it away
The hopeful depend on a world without end
Whatever the hopeless may say
by CORD
Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:18 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Connecticut Area Descent Lan
Replies: 3
Views: 1401

I'm in.
by CORD
Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:02 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: They walk among us... a compilation
Replies: 4
Views: 725

Or as Bill Engval says: \"Here's your sign\".