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I am just finishing setting up a Surface Pro 6 that I bought off E-Bay. It has an i7 processer with 16G ram and 512GB of storage, and a light-up keyboard as well. Originally, I had purchased a Surface 4 with the same specs from a local tech reseller however it had issues that they couldn't resolve a...

I have almost always operated along those lines.
Unfortunately, my container garden has been neglected to the point that I basically need to start over.
I also have many different seed varieties for sprouting and as it is getting hotter salads are becoming more a meal option, so lots of options.

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bob2s wrote: ↑

Thu May 16, 2024 11:18 pm

That looks very professional Ex-Ascot, I was simply musing as to what the thatch would look like if you had left it up to your employees, came
to the conclusion that you would be looking for a new dwelling.

And new employees.

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There are also now no reliable combinations of quality vs price, and nor is there consistency from week to week. One is forced to visit every store in order to get the best value on a typical cart of items. I did that this morning. Fortunately, all of the stores, including Costco, Home Depot, the h...

Several of the major grocery chains have veered away from coupons in their ads and forcing customers to either buy a combination of five or more linked items to get 50 cents to a dollar off of each item or "clip" digital coupons on their apps in order to get discounts. There always seems to be issue...

14-year-old died of heart attack after participating in a spicy tortilla chip challenge https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/16/business/one-chip-challenge-autopsy/index.html The chief medical examiner’s office in Massachusetts has determined that a teenager who ate a tortilla chip containing a high concent...

Ukrainian partisans have given an exact position for the fire at Belbek on the second night, here https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B041'12.3%22N+33%C2%B034'52.9%22E/@44.6867574,33.580413,385m/data=!3m Over 50 A/C on the flightline, in the open, in this view. I wonder how many were there when...

More about Juraj Cintula: The man who shot the Slovak Prime Minister by Peter G Feher. In light of all this, I think it is wrong to link the attack with Fico’s decision not to provide more assistance to Ukraine. Especially since Slovak society is quite pro-Russian. Let’s not forget that Bratislava ...

NTSB Preliminary Report on Dali Baltimore Bridge Collision
Juan Browne's report:



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Delta Flight from Cancun Erupts in Fire After Landing in Seattle, Evacuation Video Goes Viral https://viewfromthewing.com/watch-delta-flight-from-cancun-erupts-in-fire-after-landing-in-seattle-evacuation-video-goes-viral/ On May 6, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A321neo arriving from Cancun, Mexico, caug...

Tesla's Chinese rival Nio launches a new brand and car that undercuts the Model Y by $4,000 Fierce competition in China’s electric car market has invited new entrants and prompted many companies to cut prices. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/tesla-chinese-rival-nio-launches-new-car-undercuts...

Today marks the anniversary of Nabka. Not being up on Palestinian and Israeli history I was shocked to read about this occurrence. :-o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakba Palestinians forced to flee Rafah as Gazans mark bitter Nakba anniversary Tens of thousands of people have also been internally ...

Air Force instructor dies after ejection seat goes off while plane is on the ground The deadly accident Monday at Sheppard Air Force Base near Wichita Falls, Texas, is under investigation, the base said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/air-force-instructor-dies-ejection-seat-goes-plane-was-gro...

Boeing may be prosecuted after breaking safety agreement that prevented criminal charges for 737 crashes, US DOJ says https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/business/boeing-justice-department-criminal-prosecution/index.html The US Justice Department on Tuesday notified Boeing that it breached terms of its ...

Ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse lost power twice before slamming into pillar, NTSB finds Six construction workers on the Key Bridge when it collapsed in March died. The final missing worker's body was recovered May 7. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ship-caused-baltimore-bridge-coll...

First crewed launch of Boeing's spacecraft is delayed yet again due to a new issue An issue with the capsule's rocket forced the launch to be postponed last week. But now, a new technical issue concerning the Starliner itself has forced another delay. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/boeing-sp...

Que the start of Nigerian Princess scam emails.

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Interesting find related to The Ghost Squadron incident reported on by Juan. https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/ Polaris Dawn No earlier than summer 2024, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Polaris Dawn mission from Florida. Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew will spend up to five days in orbit, d...

Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2024 6:33 am

Had to check it wasn't 1st April. Didn't say where they landed. Presume you zoom to altitude and then pull the chute?

They seem to have landed on a flat platform/barge anchored in the river.
Seen at the end of the video clip.
More indication of prior planning.

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Body found in search of man who went into Colorado River on homemade raft The medical examiner’s office will confirm whether the body found Friday in Grand Canyon National Park is that of Thomas Robison, believed to have gone into the river on a homemade raft. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/b...