Reply With QuoteDaShi (July 5, 2012), Oncle Boris (July 7, 2012)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18725855
San Diego blew its entire load in just 15 seconds.
DaShi (July 5, 2012), Oncle Boris (July 7, 2012)
Great thread title.
The OT at APOLYTON is like watching the Special Olympics. Certain people try so hard to debate despite their handicaps.
Baron O RIP.
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San Diego has had a lot of stress at work lately, you can't blame it
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
Yeah, someone screwed up bad last night. They had three barges in the harbor and they were supposed to fire off fireworks in sequence so the show lasted half an hour but someone screwed up and every firework on all three barges went off at once. I was down at Mission Bay and luckily the fireworks worked perfectly there but we could see the "premature ignition" happening downtown. The whole sky was as bright as day for about 10 seconds.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
It must be hard to find someone who understands explosives in San Diego, what with the military in town.
San Diego: Come, take a load off.
Hehe, more than likely the city did what they always do and went with the lowest bidder. More often than not cheapest /= best.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Originally Posted by Asher
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Unfortunately San Diego wasn't the only town with fireworks trouble. I went to see the fireworks in Fairfax City and for some reason they ended the show five minutes early because there was some accident. I'm not sure if anyone got hurt; I hope not.
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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BTW I'm not sure the military is filled with all the experts as we'd like to think. My old roommate/flatmate still works in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic for FA-18s at MCAS Miramar and he told me last week was a huge cluster ****. First one of the ordnance loading teams accidentally dropped a 2000lb bomb while trying to load it on to one of the aircraft, it didn't blow up but it was a huge safety deal where they had to close the entire base for most of a day to do command inspection about what went wrong, and then the next day someone failed to properly attach a $1.5 million camera pod to one of the planes so that it accidentally fell off into the ocean. The net result is the squadron CO as well as all the senior base commanders all got fired/releaved of command and now everyone on the base is required to work 12 hours per day 7 days a week until further notice with remedial training required for the weekends.
Sucks to be them but I'd say they deserve it.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Sorta brings the whole "dumping money in the ocean" expression to life rather spectacularly.
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Nonsense. Since the fireworks were finished so quickly, people now had more time to pursue other activities, like drinking and sex. If anything, it was a net gain for the San Diego economy.
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"Capitalism ho!"
Last year the company doing the fireworks in my neighborhood (which is a much smaller show than downtown or the other big areas) miscalculated how long the fusses should be on the fireworks so they ended up going off too close to the ground. As a result they set the roof of the local high school on fire. :doh:Unfortunately San Diego wasn't the only town with fireworks trouble. I went to see the fireworks in Fairfax City and for some reason they ended the show five minutes early because there was some accident. I'm not sure if anyone got hurt; I hope not.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
South Park's 'Jackin-it in San Diego" lasted almost 2 minutes.
There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.
DaShi (July 6, 2012)
I guess San Diego is a DIY city.
There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.
Sometimes it ends about as well as if it was. Almost as bad as one of Laz's DIY projects.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
The dancing 5 year old was rather sad.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Just think, you fly on aircraft built by the lowest bidder.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
BTW the company was from New Jersey. I knew east coasters were to blame some how.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
I went out to a supposed BBQ place today and found the experience very unsatisfying. They claimed their meat was smoked but when you ask the clerk they "do a smoke finish"; I had no idea what that meant so I asked for more details and basically it means they grill the meat and then put it in a smoker for like 10 minutes before servicing it. I felt ripped off. The reason I brought the subject up is because when they brought me the food there was no determinable smoke ring on it all. WTF? How can there be no smoke ring but they still advertise it as BBQ?
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
The whole world's going to hell.
“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
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