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Condolences. Good dogs are the embodiment of unconditional love and their loss is heavy. We lost our Golden Retriever a few years back and have been dog-less ever since. I’m beginning to think I will hold off getting another dog until I am fairly sure the dog will out live me.

As several have noted, it’s a highly personalized decision that may vary with stages of life along with a “want vs needs” analysis. For me, I simply have a limit on what I am will to spend on just about anything, irrespective of net worth or annual income. So my currently way over-valued AG5B...

His hangar is just two up from the one I rent. I’ve seen him around a time or two but have not actually met him. Yeah prices have climbed and it seems particularly so recently with this surge of people trying to move out of large metro areas because of COVID-19. And with large companies like...

Might provide an opportunity for your first combat experience. If it were me, I would get some 100 mile and hour tape and tape a .30 cal carbine to each strut with a 30 round magazine and a pull string. 60 rounds ought to give you a fighting chance. Let us know how it works out

Try getting painters. I’ve been trying to get the exterior of my house painted for the last 2 years. I’ve received bids ranging from $46K (discounted to $35K because I am a veteran) to $9.5K. I had a painter lined up to start a few weeks ago for $20K and he decided he had easier jobs and...

We were headed to Kotzebue for Labor Day weekend to see my son, his wife and their 4 foster children. Turns out that’s a no go. We can’t get into the Village without a quarantine plus COVID-19 tests. So we’re going to wait until Spring 2021. I can imagine most of the air service/air taxi...

I’ve lived rural for most of my life including in no damn where Alaska and on a farm in Washington. My wife and I currently live18 miles out of town, just off a 2 lane state highway. It takes about 25 minutes to get to town (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho). Although we live on the lake, we have no near...

Lots in Idaho if you want to come that far. In mid- Idaho Johnson Creek (3U2) is by far the easiest and best for low time pilots. In north Idaho, Cavanaugh Bay (66S) is on the shores of Priest Lake is another favorite. In Washington, Ranger Creek (21W) and Tieton State (4S6) are pretty good. All...

Congratulations to Nicole!! Why isn’t she flying your Commander?

Same here. It was actually about 1 hour longer than it takes to drive. For a heck of a lot more money not to mention insurance costs. I think getting the rating in Florida or Arizona say in January or February would be a hoot plus get you out (in my case) the cold.

I do them. Like lots of things, the quality varies considerably. Some are very well done, extremely professional and you can get a lot out of them. Others start out that way, but then the story tellers take over and they, along with the legal experts who need to demonstrate their knowledge of...

They have been bugging me since May. For reasons I don’t understand I was on auto-renew which clearly wasn’t what I wanted. And you can’t get off online - you have to call and then listen to some sales pitch about why if you don’t leave auto-renewal on, you are going to cause the the immediate...

I thought the video was very well done! Liked the graphics and the history/geology lessons. You are becoming quite skilled at this.

I used to work with post-docs at a national laboratory. These folks had PhD’s in physics, math or engineering (mostly nukes) or something similar. Of the 3 generations I worked with (Boomer, Gen Z and Millennial), the Millennials we’re far and way the most humble and would rarely used their...

Condolences and prayers in this very difficult time. The pursuit of money brings out the ugliest of behaviors in families.

It’s similar to how people introduce themselves in social or business settings. Some people are really impressed with themselves and always want to use their titles to show just how important they really are, and they don’t understand the distinction between name and title. I sat in on a med-mal...

Idaho is equally dumb. I moved into Idaho late last year so my wife and I went to get new driver licenses. In order to get the “Real ID” compliant licenses, I needed to bring two pieces of U.S. Govt issued documents. So I brought my Passport and my DD-214. Idaho says the DD-214 isn’t good...

I use Plane Perfect products for wax and window cleaner. I completely clean the aircraft each spring including the belly and apply two coats of wax including the underside. I use an auto detail spray (typically a Meguires) as a wing wipe after I get the bugs off following each flight except when...

Greyhound with Tom Hanks is pretty decent on Apple +. All CGI of course but for the most part ok. Hanks does a great job in the lead role, but some of the tactical sevens are a bit of a stretch. Old Guard with Charlize Theron on Netflix is not bad. Clearly designed to become a series of films...

Great picture of Wall Drug - haven’t been there in years. By the way, that’s the “new” Wall Drug. The original wasn’t so fancy.