DrArcane
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posted on January 27, 2006 11:12:16 AM
The greatest national tragedy I can remember.
Remembering Challenger 20 Years Later
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060126/ap_on_re_us/challenger_anniversary;_ylt=AsECCeEK2Lw2bB3pOrUYMuQDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
This Day in History - January 28th
http://tesla.liketelevision.com/liketelevision/tuner.php?channel=28&format=tv&theme=history
7 myths about the Challenger shuttle disaster
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11031097/
And due to decades of budget cuts, we're still flying this antiquated deathtrap today.
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WashingtoneBayer
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posted on January 27, 2006 12:17:13 PM
Thanks Doc,
It is a dilemma to decide how best to proceed with space exploration.
BTW I was one of the few.
Ron
"I'm so depressed. My doctor refused to write me a
prescription for Viagra. He said it would be like putting
a new flagpole on a condemned building."
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kraftdinner
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posted on January 27, 2006 12:23:52 PM
There should be a ban on cutbacks for materials. If you can't afford the best, then the shuttles shouldn't launch.
My only hope is that these brave astronauts didn't suffer. Bless all of them for their sacrifice.
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tOMWiii
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posted on January 27, 2006 12:36:32 PM
The tragedy that always bothered me the most was the APOLLO I disaster, which claimed THREE, including bad luck poster-boy Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom...
A cabin environment of 100% PRESSURIZED OXYGEN -- how unbelieveably STUPID!
Was totally preventable and mind-bogglingly moronic -- truly borders on the criminally negligant...
 "And then that little jerk Ralphie convinced all the sheep-herders to build a roller-skating rink!"
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Helenjw
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posted on January 27, 2006 01:19:26 PM
And of course the latest tragedy, Katrina is the greatest natural disaster in our nations history.
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DrArcane
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posted on January 27, 2006 02:04:46 PM
We'll get past Katrina. It's just a matter of rebuilding.
The decline and failure of the space program may be a far more significant loss in the long term. It would only take one big asteroid and there wouldn't be anyone left to remember Katrina.
We're still dealing with the "all our eggs in one basket" as long as we're all on the same planet.
Expansion and colonization is NOT out of our reach.
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NearTheSea
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posted on January 27, 2006 02:47:34 PM
wow, I remember Challenger. It was terribly sad
And with that, I still hope we go one with travel in space. I really hope they continue.
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Bear1949
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posted on January 27, 2006 02:51:03 PM
A cabin environment of 100% PRESSURIZED OXYGEN -- how unbelieveably STUPID!
Wrong, the real problem was the hatch door that opened inward.
And of course the latest tragedy, Katrina is the greatest natural disaster in our nations history.
Again wrong, Kartina was mostly PROPERTY DAMAGE.
The GREATEST NATURAL DISASTER IN OUR HISTORY was the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 in which over 6000 men, women & children died.
Not counting the many that died during the subsequent cleaning up.
"“More Iraqis think things are going well in Iraq than Americans do. I guess they don’t get the New York Times over there.”—Jay Leno".
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nerfballwillie
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posted on January 27, 2006 03:20:20 PM
Wrong again. The greatest national tragedy is reality TV. Millions lost.
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profe51
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posted on January 27, 2006 03:46:52 PM
We're still dealing with the "all our eggs in one basket" as long as we're all on the same planet.
The only mammal known to routinely crap in it's own nest thinks it deserves another nest to crap in. That's human logic for you.
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nerfballwillie
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posted on January 27, 2006 03:55:51 PM
What about hamsters? Aren't they mammals?
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WashingtoneBayer
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posted on January 27, 2006 04:05:34 PM
The greatest national tragedy is reality TV.
I can agree to that!
Ron
"I'm so depressed. My doctor refused to write me a
prescription for Viagra. He said it would be like putting
a new flagpole on a condemned building."
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DrArcane
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posted on January 27, 2006 06:29:33 PM
"The only mammal known to routinely crap in it's own nest thinks it deserves another nest to crap in."
Excuse me, but I haven't crapped in my bed in weeks! Well days maybe. Oh. You meant humanity...
But unless somebody proves to me that there is someone else out there, I say we're the best there is and should work under that assumption. If we are the only life in the universe, then were are in charge, for better or worse. If we're not the only ones in the universe, then it sucks to be them. There goes the neighborhood!
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classicrock000
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posted on January 27, 2006 06:39:52 PM
"What about hamsters? Aren't they mammals?"
Ask Richard Gere......he's an expert on them.
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profe51
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posted on January 27, 2006 06:40:38 PM
nerfball: Hamsters only crap in their nests because they're in cages and have to crap somewhere. Maybe we feel like we're in a cage, and that's why we crap in our nest and, having soiled it beyond cleaning, want to get a new one. We know more about space at this moment than we know about the oceans that surround us. What's wrong with that picture?
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classicrock000
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posted on January 27, 2006 06:50:12 PM
"The GREATEST NATURAL DISASTER IN OUR HISTORY was the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 in which over 6000 men, women & children died.
Not counting the many that died during the subsequent cleaning up"
Bear there was a program on that on either the History Channel or the NGC 4 or 5 months ago.
Back then they got there storm warnings from all places,Cuba.I think this was the first hurricane Galveston ever had,so they didnt take it too seriously.Dan Rather went down in the mid-80's to cover a hurricane and after the hurricane passed, the thing that gave him the creeps was all the snakes down there.
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Bear1949
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posted on January 27, 2006 07:53:13 PM
Classic. My grandfather was involved in the cleanup of Galveston Island in Sept 1900. He was one of those who died because of his involvement. Dying of tetanus when my father was only 2 years old.
What is really impressive about the houses that survived the1900 storm all had massive foundations and are still standing today.
Dan Rather was a local TV reporter in Houston in 1963 when Hurricane Carla came along. Thats how he came to fame. Another Houston TX reporter by the name of Chris Chandler also covered Carla live from Galveston. He survived but faded into history.
I worked for Houston Lighting & power in the early 70's with a bunch of guys that also rode out Carla from the Hotel Galvez.
"“More Iraqis think things are going well in Iraq than Americans do. I guess they don’t get the New York Times over there.”—Jay Leno".
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maggiemuggins
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posted on January 27, 2006 08:05:28 PM
[ edited by maggiemuggins on Feb 9, 2006 09:52 AM ]
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maggiemuggins
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posted on January 27, 2006 08:13:58 PM
[ edited by maggiemuggins on Feb 9, 2006 09:52 AM ]
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Bear1949
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posted on January 27, 2006 08:57:00 PM
Maggie, it was Alicia. September of 83. I was living in the Channelview area at the time & was without power for a week. The winds were strong enough to move several moble homes off their blocks even thought they were tied down.
"“More Iraqis think things are going well in Iraq than Americans do. I guess they don’t get the New York Times over there.”—Jay Leno".
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maggiemuggins
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posted on January 27, 2006 09:02:48 PM
[ edited by maggiemuggins on Feb 9, 2006 09:53 AM ]
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maggiemuggins
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posted on January 27, 2006 09:06:58 PM
[ edited by maggiemuggins on Feb 9, 2006 09:53 AM ]
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Bear1949
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posted on January 27, 2006 10:03:23 PM
Maggie,Traders Village is still there and larger & busier than ever. Trying to get a booth is almost impossible.
That area has changed so much in the past few years you wouldn't recognize it. Hwy 290 is 6 lanes wide and so is Hwy 6 / FM 1960. So much traffic that I'm thankful I live out in the country.
"“More Iraqis think things are going well in Iraq than Americans do. I guess they don’t get the New York Times over there.”—Jay Leno".
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classicrock000
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posted on January 28, 2006 02:10:17 AM
I remember going south on rt 290 in 1969.Bear keeps bullsh*tting everyone and trying to embarrass me by saying I got lost.I knew better,as I passed thru Rio de Janeiro,I knew I was near the Louisiana border.
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[ edited by classicrock000 on Jan 28, 2006 02:12 AM ]
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dblfugger9
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posted on January 28, 2006 03:45:21 AM
classic just for you:
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