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In response to: the tale of the man who was too lazy to fail

I see I am very late to this party but your friends OBVIOUSLY missed the whole point of the story:

The point of the story was he did things because he *thought* they would be easier and each time he “moved up” he realized afterward it was NOT easier. THAT WAS THE POINT. ;)

Still, he kept moving up trying to find an easier life. After he got exactly what he wanted he found that being a PBY pilot was the hardest job he ever had! So he invented the autopilot which lead to even longer hours and more desk work. (and if you know your history autopilot work drove computer development – Spaceships are not flown with stick and throttle)

After a lifetime of success and making the world a better place all driven by attempts to make his own life easier he ultimately reached his goal only in retirement.

I don’t know what story Hinermind read either. Lamb was never a coward and in his search for an easier life, he created an entirely new technology and an entirely new industry that is ubiquitous in aviation today and will soon be coming to road vehicles.

In response to: on dismembered feet

Hmmm, Watson. The game is afoot!

In response to: on dismembered feet

Diana,

Huh. I guess I’m not as computer savvy as I thought.

Anyway, what I tried to say was that I believe the idea that hands & feet are the first parts to separate from a submerged corpse. Also, if you look at the major ocean currents along the West Coast you can imagine that a lot of bodies from the Pacific Northwest, California, and even Baja California could end up in the Vancouver & Seattle area. Take a look at the map here:

(Link isn’t being accepted - Google “Nike Trainers and Rubber Ducks - SEOS” and look for a link to seos-project.eu.)

The North Equatorial Current, the current that moves north past Hawaii, and the North Pacific Current are responsible for the mild winters and rainy climate of the Pac NW because they drive warm water from the tropics right into Vancouver and Seattle. So why not debris and body parts?

When I was a Boy Scout I saw a magazine article about a troop that lived near Vancouver and camped on the coast a lot. They regularly found Japanese glass fishing floats washed up on the beach, having floated from fishing grounds in the western Pacific. Glass floats fell out of use 20 or 30 years ago but people still find one in that area now and then.

It’s possible many of those feet belong to victims of foul play, but they could just as easily come from California or Mexico as from Canada. (Even though Vancouver has a reputation for having a lot of organized crime, much of it from the Far East.)

Dave

In response to: on dismembered feet

This is the first one I’ve seen on this post, Dave. (?)

In response to: on dismembered feet

Diana,

I could have sworn I left a comment lying around here somewhere. Have you seen it?

Dave

In response to: what retirement is doing to me

Thanks, Peachy! I may do more than that. I could take a drive to Iowa to get some advice in person. :)

PS…or, Nebraska. I forget. :/

In response to: what retirement is doing to me

Gratz on the retirement btw. Wish I could’ve made it to the party. Retirement can be a bear to handle. Hell, I should know; I’ve been dealing with it for just over seven years now. If you ever get to the point where you need a sounding board on handling it, give me a holler.

In response to: what retirement is doing to me

Wow. I would love that, Dave! I’ll check with the friend we’re visiting. :)

I know we’re making a short trip to Baltimore on Thursday. (She wants to do an introductory pilot flight.) I’ll ask her!