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Growing up in Chicago I can remember garbage cans being blown a block from where they started, and walking to school bent forward at a 45 degree angle so the wind wouldn't push me back. But, my vote goes to Chicago politicians. Much more wind and hot air.
In the early- to mid-'80s, I worked for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, at City Hall. I experienced both types of wind on a weekly basis.Originally Posted by Gunner
Growing up in Chicago I can remember garbage cans being blown a block from where they started, and walking to school bent forward at a 45 degree angle so the wind wouldn't push me back. But, my vote goes to Chicago politicians. Much more wind and hot air.
Growing up in Chicago I can remember garbage cans being blown a block from where they started, and walking to school bent forward at a 45 degree angle so the wind wouldn't push me back. But, my vote goes to Chicago politicians. Much more wind and hot air.One of my favorite words...
Bloviate
blo·vi·ate ˈblōvēˌāt/ verbinformal
1.talk at length, esp. in an inflated or empty way.
That's great.
I am confident it will be used before year's end; I believe we have at least one faculty meeting left.
Sweet. Have fun with it.That's great.
I am confident it will be used before year's end; I believe we have at least one faculty meeting left.
With all the recent reading I've been engaging in some interesting words have made it onto the vocabulary list such as veriest driveller, pestiferous, vituperative to name a few.
Must be the word blowhard came from.
Guys, you know, you scare me
Nicer guys you'll never meet.(providing that you never leave your house)Guys, you know, you scare me
Desert sailing in Arizona for me! Got to get a land boat put together . . . this is Clive Cussler territory, he lives a few miles away . . .
Got one for sale, cheap.
Actually, I have had a sailboat in the marina at Lake Pleasant just northwest of Phoenix for years.
I love sailing, had to leave my little cat when I left Coeur d'Alene many years ago, I did not realize Arizona had real water . . . even my cedar canoe would have done alright down here, rats!
They've effectively destroyed their defense and special team in as many years. Yes, they are the Obama of the NFL.
I might have to realign my loyalty to the AZ cardinals. (Chicago Cardinals when I was growing up).
I live in the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom - Nelson's county.
Nashville TN here
Living and hense sailing from Bristol in the UK
Well at least you have a port to sail from Chris.
I will have to sail down the River Trent to the Humber Estuary to find salt water.
Bligh.
From the land where Collingwood planted all the Oak Trees so we could build fighting sailing ships of old.
Neil
Europe. Italy. Rome.
I live in Toowoomba which is 2,1/2 hours from Brisbane, it is located 1.000 feet above sea level. Which means we have colder winters (by Australian standards) but we do not get the humity they do all the way up from the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast. Which makes summer pleasent as we allways get a cooling wind.
Southern California (Long Beach)
I live in the highlands of the Hudson River Valley -- about 90 miles north of New York City and 90 miles south of Albany, New York. The Iroquois name for the river translated as "the river that flows both ways" -- as it is a tidal river. Just south of where I live the river reaches its greatest width (3.5 miles) and greatest depth (175 feet). Near where I live the Hudson switches over from salt water to fresh water -- as such the valley is a bona fide fjord:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/66611.html
Love that area. Visited West Point last fall and you can see the strategic implications of that location. Fort Montgomery is also an interesting spot. I just finished reading "Revolution on the Hudson" by George Daugan about the impact of the Hudson and NY in the AWI. My favorite book on the Hudson is Simon "Island at the Center of the World" by Russell Shorto about the Dutch in Manhattan and the Hudson Valley.
It really is a lovely area in which to live. Glad you got to Fort Montgomery -- most folks miss it in their rush to get to West Point. If you come back, another interesting place to visit is the Stony Point battlefield a little further south. This is where General "Mad Anthony" Wayne had his men carry him at the head of the charge with sword raised after falling wounded while storming British positions.
Did in this voting Switzerland also is in Europe?
Best Regards
Peter (from Switzerland, not Europe...)
These are the registered Swiss members Peter.
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As you can see other than yourself none have ever posted.
The actual Poll is way out of date as we now have over 240 members registered from the U.K.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
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