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My state, like most, has lots of "affinity group" plates -- University of ___, Save the Whales, or whatever. We chose one that my wife liked, that depicted a sort of marine animal. When we got it in the mail, I realized that the last digit of our plate # is basically unreadable against the...

Would prefer to keep this non-political, but ... yeah, I know, it's POA. I live in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and during Presidential visits, like this weekend, the sky is noticeably noisier (not that I mind!). Makes me curious though, what exactly are those guys doing up there? Flying a...

**** cancer, indeed. It has its grip on me right now, but I'm 70, have led a pretty wonderful life, and can probably stretch this fight out for a decade or more. No way should it get our kids, who haven't even had time to do all the foolish things I did at that age. Rant on brother, you're in...

Yup, I'm one!

One of the current factors limiting growth of the Sport Pilot population is the limited availability of SP schools, which is in turn limited by availability of LSAs. By expanding the universe of SP-eligible aircraft to some of the legacy fleet, many more flight schools could offer SP training if...

Wait a minute ... it was destroyed by a storm en route in Colorado, but they took it all the way to Alaska anyway?

I missed whether you've actually started flying lessons (and don't need that 3rd class til it's time to solo). If you have, you already know this, but flying is awesome, and worth all the time and money spent if you can afford it. And in your case (not that you seem to need it), another...

I have a nephew, about to turn 18 and graduate from high school, who's interested in aviation, possibly as a career. But I don't want to get his hopes up if he could have trouble getting a medical. He was interested in the military, but was told he would be ineligible due to a relatively...

Sure hope not -- going there in 3 weeks for a destination wedding. I'm no volcanologist, but I gather this one (same as has been going on for a couple of years) is kind of an open crack oozing lava, as opposed to the kind where pressure builds til it bows its top. At least I hope so.

I recall my CPR instructor telling us, as you go to help, single out one bystander and say "You, call 911!" rather than "Someone call 911" because everyone will figure someone else will do it.

Surprised you got no answers so far. I have no experience with any of these, but there is an active Cessna operation at Ocean City (Ocean Aviation I think), and I believe CFIs at Cambridge and Easton. I'm not sure if there's anyone teaching at Salisbury currently.

My first job, at 16, at the local Esso station! Summer of '69, when I didn't get to go to Woodstock ...

That's all right, pleading the 5th seems to be very common lately. :frown2:

Not sure what you're basing that on, but the U.S. is still the world's largest oil producer (slightly ahead of Saudi Arabia and Russia). U.S. production dropped sharply in the spring of 2020, during the first Covid wave, because demand evaporated. It has been ratcheting back upward ever...

If you haven't already, spend some time in Custer State Park -- more buffalo than you can imagine. Also the various loop roads through the Black Hills (Needles, etc.) are uber-scenic. We didn't care for Deadwood, but YMMV. And on the the way to Devil's Tower, there's some kind of Buffalo Jump...

Well, if you're counting Social Security, that's hardly unique to government employees. I was responding to the idea that government could get away with lower pay scales because of COLAs.

Sounds like your wife was in the old Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), which had a real pension (assuming we're talking about U.S. Federal government). New Federal employees since sometime in the 80s are in the Federal Employees Retirement System, which is basically a 401k (TSP) plus a...

Unless you're in one of the higher-cost localities (DC area, NYC, LA, SF, etc.), where it currently tops out at $176,300.

Nah, writing laws is way more work than legislators at any level tend to want (or are qualified) to do. The text of bills is generally a mashup of what lobbyists suggest and staffers refine. Granted, some congress critters, etc. are lawyers, and at least understand how to generate the required...

Spent a summer in Guadalajara (birthplace of mariachi music!) long ago, and as I recall the street tacos were pretty scorchin'. But yeah, Mexican food is very regional, and I can't speak for other parts of the country.