@dieworkwear I migrated from Silicon Valley tech to Central CA farming and the dress "uniforms" are awful. Jeans and a shirt that looks like a picnic table. Everything I wear is functional but seems like a step down from pajamas.
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Neill Callis
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Neill Callis
@NeillCallis
California Ag since 2013; NASA contractor/consultant prev.; Pilot, outdoorsman, birder, organist, photographer, husband & dad. Native NC, hometown Roanoke, VA.
Turlock, CA Katılım Aralık 2013
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Many people impose their idea of me onto me (e.g., "he wants everyone to wear suits"). This is an issue bc such people often have a very superficial understanding of dress and thus assume I share their ignorance. I like suits, but have been against dress codes for a long time.
Adam Waite@TheAdamWaite
The guy who made his name encouraging men to wear suits is now opposing a "business casual" dress code due to transphobia.
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@texasrunnerDFW @realEstateTrent Counterpoint - we have a teenage waterpolo athlete who wants to use creatine, protein shakes, etc. As parents - our response - finish your dinner, get seconds...
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@realEstateTrent We always tell our kids to eat what they want and stop when they are full. Extras can always be reheated later
They all are pretty lean and self-regulate quite well because they aren’t afraid that if they leave half a milkshake they won’t get another one again
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Some people have to finish absolutely everything on their plate and won’t leave the table otherwise.
Why?
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@pdethomasco @realEstateTrent Melons, mainly. we are also one of the last 3-4 grower/packer/shippers of asparagus.
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@NeillCallis @realEstateTrent "Local produce" in Bay Area farmers Markets is basically from Salinas to Redding. What do you farm? Amonds?
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Is there a better farmers market anywhere in America than in San Francisco at the ferry building?
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@MCCCANM I can't quite figure how the jets were pinned - had to watch the vid several times - looks like the trailing aircraft made contact with the forward Hornet's starboard vertical stab - best I can figure that enough structure punctured the underside of the trailing Hornet and held.
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Good illustration of ejection seat technology:
Look at where the rockets on the seats fire. Both jets are inverted when the ejection is initiated, so the seat should fire the pilots straight at the ground…
But they are smart. They fire enough to clear the jet, then re-orient themselves & fire enough to slow the descent. Once they do, the seats cut the occupants loose from the straps & deploy the parachute.
Look where the parachutes deploy in relation to the jets. Absolutely incredible technology!
Brick Suit@Brick_Suit
Did a slow motion zoom of the collision. Looks like the left vertical stabilizer of the lower plane might have embedded itself in the fuselage of the upper plane. Scary stuff.
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@BellaWallerstei I am in the same nomadic situation here in the US. Sensible approaches on so many things are trampled by polarization/tribalism. Difficult to build centrist coalitions on anything.
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I’ve been politically homeless - changing my vote in each election. But I’d support a party that combined competence & patriotism with a plan to reverse Brexit, rebuild social contract, fix planning, restore investment attractiveness & harness AI. Debates we may finally have
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@SteveNomadic That’s easy - I find video editing/production to be exhausting.
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Ready to power this thing down and get some R&R. I honestly don’t know what was more stressful: the actual repos? Or producing a 45 minute documentary by myself over 3 days. 😵💫
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@303SnowWolf @MCCCANM <flies out the door w/o wallet or checkbook>
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@NeillCallis @MCCCANM The FAA doesn’t want you to know this but the Bonanzas at RBL are free, you can just take them.
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Wow. There will be hell to pay, but that’s gutsy!
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@BuzzPatterson @xAviation One of the most thrilling landings I've ever had is being sequenced (in a Saratoga) between two SWA 737s at KSAN. Delays for departure however, mean I used KSEE or KMYF instead now.
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There’s a parking garage right off the approach end at San Diego. I love flying there!
Delta used to put us up right down the street and once the other pilot and I walked over with a 6-pack of beer, went to the top floor, and watched the guys come in.
One of the best spots to plane watch in the country!
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🚨🚨🚨 $400,000,000!!!!!
Yes you read that right!! Here it is friends!! The most expensive home we’ve ever listed! The crown jewel of Los Angeles!!
This home took a decade to build and was completed in 2018 on 8 acres of mostly flat space with views of downtown to the pacific Ocean.
There is over 70,000 sq ft across multiple structures and is regarded as “the most expensive home in the USA (what better way to celebrate it’s 250 year anni than buying this).
The main house has 10 bedrooms, 13 staff bedrooms and the guest house has 6 guest bedrooms with 10 more staff bedrooms.
Currently listed for only $400 million.
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And I have this Doolittle signed painting on my office wall (which I inherited from him)
Rho Case@psychobabble3
@SteveNomadic My father, and Steve Giordanos grandfather, flew 6 missions with Doolittle.
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@SteveNomadic @SetantaADV I agree about the 750, have that experience in any turbulence. Have a smaller GNX375 in my Cherokee and you can accomplish almost everything with the concentric knobs. Same with Dynon Skyview - don't have to use the touch screen if you don't want.
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@SetantaADV I don’t like em. No touch screens in any airliners I fly, but I had a GTN750 in my Aerostar. Great unit except the touchscreen was awful in even the slightest turbulence. Fortunately there was a knob for the VHF Frequencies
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Are there any pilots out there who can share thoughts on touch screens in cockpits? I know I absolutely hate them in cars. Every time I hit a bump I touch the wrong area and make a selection I don’t want. I suspect that would apply to turbulence too.
On top of that, I have to focus attention on the screen to make the touch, taking my eyes off the road. With analog buttons, I tend to memorize locations and can feel where the button I want is, making far fewer mistakes, and keeping my eyes outside more.
TWZ@thewarzonewire
Boeing’s AH-64E Apache can swap the traditional glass cockpit for a large-area touch screen display. Our Jamie Hunter got a hands-on demonstration of the new system at the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit:
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@jadamzs That's awesome! Spent some TDY at TSTC while on the SOFIA program a million years ago. Always interesting stuff coming through - got to see GWB/AF1 departure once.
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L3Harris head of security came over and said “A Gov agency in suits will be over in 5 min to MAKE you leave”
fast forward 30 minutes we got to enjoy watching FIFI again with the cop that got called for us.
Oh, and the older gentleman on the bed of my truck? L3 employee 😂
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@DanCALmatters Just bought a copy. Thank you *very* much for the recommendation.
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Authoritative oversight book on California taxation, written by acknowledged expert David Doerr and entitled California's Tax Machine: A History of Taxing and Spending in the Golden State, is available on Amazon
amazon.com/Californias-Ta…
Nancy@NancyJeanette7
@DanCALmatters I have enjoyed reading your work for years. If you were able to compile a book detailing the violations, your genius would be incomparable.
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@PIC_Colleen If/when you get back also recommend the shrimp/grits, and flash-fried flounder! When I lived there I worked about 3 blocks from the @airandspace Museum and it will never not be my favorite museum in the universe.
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@NeillCallis We went to Old Ebbitt! It was delicious, tho the copilot didn’t enjoy his steak I loved my crab cakes.
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Sadly the air & space museum wouldn’t let us in the last 30 minutes they were open… even told them we were pilots on an overnight last minute. Wouldn’t budge! But we took the Lime bicycles around the city, which was actually a great way to navigate the Mall, and saw a lot of the monuments. Ended up getting dinner at the Old Ebbitt, which was a great recommendation. Definitely need to come back and spend a few days here, there’s just so much to see! 🇺🇸
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@PIC_Colleen @Akilgore57 Old Ebbits Grill - right next to the White House
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@Akilgore57 Thinking about something closer to the White House area, any recs there?
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Landed in Washington DC today, heading to go sight seeing (of course) we want to hit the air & space museum, but Abe might be the move. Where should we go to dinner?
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Not knowing anything about the case, I was inevitably going to search to learn what happened, and... I immediately regretted that curiosity.
JFC.
BNO News@BNONews
BREAKING: Tony Gonzales (R-TX) says he will leave Congress after admitting to an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide
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