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I flew a helicopter for several years, sad stuff out of New York… But The Thrill Monday 10 June 2019, at 12:48 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

They're still going on about it. From the weather conditions, it looks like he had no business flying anyway. (nm) Red Don Monday 10 June 2019, at 01:58 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

First rule of flying is knowing your limitations. Safety first The Thrill Monday 10 June 2019, at 03:10 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

You should cut them some slack. It’s not like NYC doesn’t have a bad history of aircraft flying into buildings. HoopUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 05:54 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Some airplanes hit Honolulu too but I guarantee you didn’t hear about the helicopter who killed three people just over a month ago in Honolulu (nm) The Thrill Monday 10 June 2019, at 06:33 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

I heard about it. (nm) HoopUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 09:30 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Damn those guarantees (nm) The Thrill Monday 10 June 2019, at 09:31 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Probably didn't hear sbouty the one that went down by Alpinr or the two bush planes thst collided up in Alaska FlyfishingUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 11:09 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

I referenced the Alpine accident earlier and I saw and read about the Alaska accidents as well. HoopUte Tuesday 11 June 2019, at 07:15 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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me and helicopters are not friends (nm) FlyfishingUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 09:45 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Makes you wonder how President Barack Obama even got out of the bed each morning... UtahFanSir Monday 10 June 2019, at 11:45 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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That’s easy...He did what his Neo Liberal and Neo Con handlers told him (nm) NaturalUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 12:54 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

So in other words, he was Neo. Duhwayne Monday 10 June 2019, at 03:57 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Most people with a functional brain have easily figured this one-trick-pony out. Red Don Monday 10 June 2019, at 02:04 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Jhill, UTE BC, JMU, Flyer, ..... (nm) HoopUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 05:51 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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yes???? (nm) Flyer Tuesday 11 June 2019, at 06:29 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

From the link: “very important” part of the agreement that will be “revealed in the not too distant future.” Newbomb Turk Monday 10 June 2019, at 03:11 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

"My people are over in Hawaii and you'll be amazed at what they found". Red Don Monday 10 June 2019, at 05:45 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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RE: "My people are over in Hawaii and you'll be amazed at what they found". Big B Monday 10 June 2019, at 06:49 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Interesting... UtahFanSir Monday 10 June 2019, at 08:17 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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We're screwing up the biggest natural resource on the planet. Corral reefs are dying. There are millions of gallons of crude oil on the bottom of The Gulf of Mexico (and elsewhere I'm sure). Fukashima continues to spew radio active waste... 96GradAlum Monday 10 June 2019, at 09:27 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Nature will always fight back. (nm) The Thrill Monday 10 June 2019, at 11:16 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Gotta JP... Chucker Monday 10 June 2019, at 11:40 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men (nm) jockohomo Monday 10 June 2019, at 08:11 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Less than half of murders are solved in America? Zeous Sunday 9 June 2019, at 06:02 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Gotta admit that sounds downright stellar considering all the factors that go into an investigation. Rocker Ute Sunday 9 June 2019, at 10:13 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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I'm about half finished with Preet Bharara's book "Dong Justice" He was the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The book looks at the processes to investigate & prosecute federal crimes. Good book. (nm) pangloss Monday 10 June 2019, at 09:19 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

"Dong Justice"??? Is it an uncircumcised look at criminal activity? (nm) Newbomb Turk Monday 10 June 2019, at 09:26 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Thanks, I'll leave that unedited. (nm) pangloss Monday 10 June 2019, at 09:34 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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More like Sfork and MV's version of Kangaroo Court. (nm) 480ute Monday 10 June 2019, at 10:45 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Kangaroo babies are cute! Then they grow into disgusting beasts. (nm) SforkUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 03:20 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

I'm not touching that one with a 10ft pole! (nm) 96GradAlum Monday 10 June 2019, at 11:02 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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it's a Dirk Diggler title (nm) Zeous Monday 10 June 2019, at 03:23 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Since Flyer hasn't posted today.... Newbomb Turk Sunday 9 June 2019, at 12:35 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Or a Steve Jobs. That dude was worse than Edison (nm) The Thrill Sunday 9 June 2019, at 12:57 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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That would make sense if he had stolen from Tesla...... (nm) Newbomb Turk Sunday 9 June 2019, at 03:18 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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I was alluding to the fact Edison stole all the hard work of others and claimed it at his....much like Jobs did (nm) The Thrill Sunday 9 June 2019, at 08:43 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Got that. (nm) Newbomb Turk Sunday 9 June 2019, at 08:49 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

RE: Or a Steve Jobs. That dude was worse than Edison (short) Charlie Monday 10 June 2019, at 01:39 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

RE: Or a Steve Jobs. That dude was worse than Edison Charlie Monday 10 June 2019, at 01:45 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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It must be a full moon. The lunatics are working overtime. This time it's Fox News' Tucker Carlson. pangloss Sunday 9 June 2019, at 12:30 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Metric system. Something else we can blame those stupid Frenchies for..... (nm) Newbomb Turk Sunday 9 June 2019, at 12:41 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

That station will support anything this administration does. Even if one day as crazy as it sounds babies die under American custody at the border (nm) The Thrill Sunday 9 June 2019, at 01:05 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Double post. (nm) HoopUte Sunday 9 June 2019, at 03:53 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

When I was in college the daughter of the local John Birch Society leader wrote a letter to the Box Elder N&J saying the metric system was a commie plot HoopUte Sunday 9 June 2019, at 03:56 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Back when America was great, I bought a Ford van with a mix of metric and the king's standard. I didn't think that was possible, so it took a while to figure it out. (nm) pangloss Sunday 9 June 2019, at 05:48 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

The MX was originally designed using English units, then the edict came to convert it to SI units. By the time it was "Peacekeeper" the edict had come back to put it into English units. There were some pretty strange drawing callouts as a result. HoopUte Sunday 9 June 2019, at 07:54 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Didn't one of the Mars space probes miss the planet because of a mistake in metric vs English? Maybe I'm dreaming. (nm) pangloss Monday 10 June 2019, at 09:36 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Correct. Lockheed Martin error. They also did the same thing to Cassini before launch. HoopUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 03:14 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

You're not dreaming unless I am too. I don't remember the details, but I do remember that some mission of some kind failed because of that. (nm) Newbomb Turk Monday 10 June 2019, at 03:14 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

There were all sorts of commie plots back in the day. UteBrave Monday 10 June 2019, at 08:01 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

W. Cleon Skowsen, right? HoopUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 08:30 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Ezra Taft Bensen (nm) UteBrave Monday 10 June 2019, at 08:44 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Oh, that’s right. Thanks. (nm) HoopUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 08:52 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

I actually inherited The Naked Communist by Skousen and None Dare Call it Conspiracy by Allen. My dad's kooky neighbor gave them to my dad back in the day. They are entertaining reading in how ridiculous they are. (nm) GUBA Monday 10 June 2019, at 11:22 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Thanks, now my head hurts... UtahFan from Germany Sunday 9 June 2019, at 05:47 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

I don't see a lot of Fox News, but I think that Tucker Carlson always looks confused and brain dead. Maybe he really is. (nm) Newbomb Turk Sunday 9 June 2019, at 08:55 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Tucker Carlson, the harbinger of the zombie apocalypse UtahFan from Germany Monday 10 June 2019, at 04:45 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Hannity never actually graduated from college which really is not surprising at all if you listen to him for more than 30 seconds. (nm) GUBA Monday 10 June 2019, at 11:25 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Carlson is the living definition of Schrodinger’s Douchebag SkinyUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 07:59 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Even after living in Utah for over 12 years I still function better in Metric. It just makes more sense and is easier to figure things out in your head. And according to the weather app on my phone it is going to be a high of 25C today. Sounds like a (short) GUBA Monday 10 June 2019, at 08:47 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Perfect for a 40km bike ride I’m planning. (nm) HoopUte Monday 10 June 2019, at 08:55 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Whew, that was close. Mexico blinked and gave in to trump's demands. No tariffs tomorrow. Our fearless leader delivered. Promise made, promise kept. pangloss Sunday 9 June 2019, at 11:34 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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But yes to a silver spoon. ironman1315 Sunday 9 June 2019, at 11:39 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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I planned on speaking with Mark Harlan about dissolving all Ute athletics, but I’ve changed my mind. You’re all welcome, I am your new hero. Bow to me. (nm) The Thrill Sunday 9 June 2019, at 11:42 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Yep. That's pure Trump. (nm) Newbomb Turk Sunday 9 June 2019, at 11:44 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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So Harlan shouldn't demand a tarriff on tickets sold in Provostan? (nm) Maji Man Sunday 9 June 2019, at 07:28 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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A week or so back, I posted some articles about high speed trains... UtahFanSir Sunday 9 June 2019, at 10:58 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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The answer to everything is money The Thrill Sunday 9 June 2019, at 11:48 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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I'm with you. Except placing blame on unions. Union power is a shadow of its past. (nm) pangloss Sunday 9 June 2019, at 12:01 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

In right to work states like Utah yes but back east the union in very strong and demanding The Thrill Sunday 9 June 2019, at 12:26 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

I've lived in Utah my whole life so my exposure to unions is skewed - although I was once a member of UPEA, a kind of toothless imitation of a union. pangloss Sunday 9 June 2019, at 05:23 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Even setting aside the High Speed trains I would like to see intercity trains that travel at the 85 MPH speeds that regular intercity trains do in Japan. The Acela on the East coast is supposed to run fast but in reality only hits top speed on a GUBA Monday 10 June 2019, at 08:58 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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The Move To Dictatorship... (loong) UtahFanSir Sunday 9 June 2019, at 10:49 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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"Another poster thought the notion preposterous and questioned my mention of it." Yep. I was called an idiot by another poster for thinking Cohen's statement about Trump not leaving office even if he was defeated was not that far fetched. (nm) Newbomb Turk Sunday 9 June 2019, at 11:42 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

I think the country's institutions would prevail. pangloss Sunday 9 June 2019, at 11:51 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

I don’t think it’d be quiet. They’d go full Jedi council on him. Except he ain’t Palpatine. ironman1315 Sunday 9 June 2019, at 12:15 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

You’re right. In a completely hypothetical world. It is possible. ironman1315 Sunday 9 June 2019, at 11:57 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

I agree with you except for one thing... UtahFanSir Sunday 9 June 2019, at 01:00 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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One has to wonder if these dumba$$ legislators would be so quick to pass so called "messsge bills". IF they had to pay out of their own pocket to defend them instead FlyfishingUte Saturday 8 June 2019, at 11:48 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Gotta love those conservative Texas republicans. Statements and laws like this are why I find it extremely difficult to support a conservative agenda candidate etc FlyfishingUte Saturday 8 June 2019, at 10:18 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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I was hoping he didn't really say this, but he did. Couple this with his remarks about Arctic ice melting creating new opportunities for trade, and you have yet another damn fool in the administration. Newbomb Turk Saturday 8 June 2019, at 04:23 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Trump likes to surround himself with idiots more stupid than he is, problem with this strategy is the fact that he looks more dumb with each person he adds to the group. (nm) SforkUte Saturday 8 June 2019, at 04:30 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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I will see all you guys up here in Seattle soon. EUte Saturday 8 June 2019, at 05:09 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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When Trump decides to annex Canada, of which the moon is a part, then we’ll all be saved. (nm) ExquisUte Saturday 8 June 2019, at 07:14 pm [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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So did the Mexico tariffs threat distract long enough away from the Mueller report or will we see another distraction? (nm) The Thrill Saturday 8 June 2019, at 08:40 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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Yes... UtahFanSir Saturday 8 June 2019, at 09:02 am [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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My guess is that Trump will start squawking about the wall again. He still thinks that Mexico pays the tariffs that he imposes on their exports. (nm) Newbomb Turk Saturday 8 June 2019, at 11:14 am [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

Tantrum Trump will bang on about something again. UtahFanSir Saturday 8 June 2019, at 02:56 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]

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From your link. What a master negotiator. Newbomb Turk Saturday 8 June 2019, at 04:08 pm [open] [ Boardmail | Print | E-mail | reply ]