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I’m not arguing with you personally, I’m challenging the argument that you’re putting forth. The reality is that there are charlatans in religion just like every other area of life. There are also really good people. Some of those in ministry who I was led to believe were sketchy turned out...

How is anyone “gullible” in this case? It sounds as though people sent him money knowing full well that he operates jets. If they didn’t know, that would make them ignorant, not gullible. And that ignorance would be a fault of their own. If your suggestion that people who donate to...

And who in this case would that be? JKG

No one in most of these cases is swindling anyone out of anything. Whether religious followers are “gullible” is a matter of personal opinion, and your opinion should carry no more weight than mine. JKG

That is, and should be, a question left to those who support his mission. Whenever these topics arise, I always sense an implied suggestion that the government should step in and protect “stupid” people from these “religious swindlers.” That’s rather ironic, considering that the government...

Honestly, most of these guys probably aren't cheating or scamming anyone. People willingly send them donations to support the mission. There is nothing preventing any individual from demanding accountability before they write the check. There are plenty of entirely secular charities and other...

I debated about paying someone also, but in reality the install is usually pretty easy as long as you can figure out how to get the dash apart (a type forum for your car might be helpful here). You will probably have the option of splicing in the new connector to your existing factory wiring...

I replaced the stock double DIN radio in my Nissan several years ago with a new Pioneer touchscreen which I purchased from a third-party seller on Amazon. As others have mentioned, Crutchfield is apparently great for (phone-based) installation help, but you pay for it in the price of the...

Can anyone recommend a decent rental in the south Orlando (resort) area? We've always stayed in hotels in the past, though looking at some of the rental sites, it appears that we could do a rental for less than a cheap hotel room for the week and have far more room. With 2 kids, we will...

Many people assume that insurance gets them (or should get them) the best deal. Insurance companies only negotiate rates which they find acceptable based on the claims that that anticipate having to pay. With pharmaceuticals in particular, lots of others organizations also negotiate, and it’s...

You're right, Concorde is correctly spelled with an "e." My Gills (prior to this one) were still going strong at 7 years, but I kept them on a BatteryMinder. Didn't work with this one. Hopefully I'll get much better life out of the new Concorde. JKG

No, I don't and never did consider a "finger gun" any type of threat. In fact, as a kid I used to run around making "finger guns" all the time. So did everyone else. Suggesting that "finger guns" are some type of threat is the same insanity that causes elementary school kids to get suspended...

That's true, running them down will kill them (usually). Was never the case for me. Mixture, Master, Mags check after every flight. I know that doesn't work for renters. The reality, though, is that everyone makes a bad battery now and again. However, both my and my hangar neighbor's last...

I agree, but you will find that same problem with any group of people. I consider it more of a problem with the TSA because (being government employees) their rope is longer, their accountability is zero, and if you don't submit without protest you're much more likely to end up being charged as...

I had great service life from the Gills and had no problems with acid leaks, so there was no rational justification to change from what was working. This G35 is only 2 years old, and I obviously got a bad one this time, but if I had taken it out of service after the first couple of boil-over...

Yep, I used a baking soda solution. Copious amounts of it. Still a mess to clean up. It got out of hand over the previous boil overs because I thought the problem was rectified, so I didn't check it for several flights and many flight hours. When I did check it, enough acid had leaked...

This is all pretty much true, except that I would say that 9/11 had more to do with failures in our intelligence community than with immigration policy. There will always be holes in any system, and there will always be folks trying to find those holes to exploit for malicious purposes. It's...

Thanks folks. After having to pull half the interior so that I could get the rear bulkhead out to inspect and ensure that the acid spill was cleaned and treated, I am definitely going with the Concord. JKG

Anyone had a Gill battery boil over when the voltage regulator wasn't at fault? My past two G35s have lasted 7+ years each, which is why I bought another one 2 years ago. Over the past year, I've had repeated problems with boil overs after flights. I can't remember the specific series of...

Huh? There are some markets with little competition, but most markets (especially for commodities) are highly competitive in a number of different ways. Even when IP is involved. It’s a good thing, too, otherwise consumers would be stuck with monopoly pricing. An educated consumer is one...