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When I was deployed to A-stan I knew a reserve Major who was 60. 45 is not too old. My last deployment I was 46. One of the biggest differences between Active Duty personnel then reserve and/or national guard is the age difference. The average reservist and guardsman is older and in some cases much older than active duty.

This will come up in a debate with Vance. How does Walz respond if asked about this?

I am not fan or a supporter of Tim Walz but let's state some facts about his service with the MN Army National Guard. His last postiing was that of a Command Sergeant Major of a Field Artillery Unit. He enlised in 1981 and retired in May 2005. He served for 24 years. His final rank was a Master Sergeant because it appears he did not have enough time in grade to actually retire as a CMSgt(I am not certain of this and Walz has not offered much clarity about his final year of service). HIs unit recieved mobilization orders for Iraq in the summer of 2005 and deployed in October 2005. Therefore, did he actually retire to avoid a deployment to Iraq? Only Walz knows this and he is not saying. That is his perogartive. Any service member with 20 or more years can retire unless there is Stop Loss Order by the Department of Defense. The DOD did not have a stop loss order for MN National Guard members in MOS(Military Occupational Speciality) in 2005. This a short video of Walz actually talking about gun control but he seems to claim that he was actually in combat. It might have been a slip but only he knows what he meant. Of course the Republicans are taking this and running with it. As for JD Vance he had one deployment to Iraq as a Marinc Corps Journalist. Really do not know what he actually did. He could be have been embeded with a Marine Rilfe Company or he coud have been assigned to a desk in an FOB (Forward Operating Base). The truth migh be somewhere in the middle. Anyway I servced with the California Army National Guard and was deployed with my unit to both Iraq and A-stan. Some fellow members of my unit who actually served in combat never made it home.

Does the PHI Govvernment tax foriengers income that is earned in other countries? This could be a selling point for SRRV?

I lived and worked in Kuwait for 2 years. This is what I saw firsthand. 1) Kuwaitis drive like Allah will protect from just about anytning 2) The Kuwaiti men are like spoiled little boys with money. 3) This is how traffic laws enforced in the oil rich but small kingdom. An Indian worker was walking down a sidewalk when he was run over and killed by a Kuwaiti driving a Porsche. The Kuwaiti Police (this is an insult to the word Police) arrived and completed the investigation in about 10 minutes. The Kuwaiti Police deemed the Indian was at a fault, the Inidans body was taken to a local hospital and Indian Embassy was notified. The End. 4) I have never been back to Kuwait since then. Not surprised how many Kuwaiti men behave when they are LOS. Once took a Qatar Airways flight from KWI-DOH-BKK. When the flight left Kuwaiti airspace the Kuwaii's changed out of their "man dresses" and started demanding beer and more beer. Also, they were very rude to the mostly Asian female flight attendants.

I know. He has not aged well.

Just a bad photo at an odd angle. Does he like to smell hair? He could be Warrent Buffet's brother?

Optics. Walz looks non threatening and could be someone's grandpa or uncle. Kelly looks intense and does not give out the "warm fuzzies". This is understandable because Kelly's past jobs have been intense (Naval Aviator and Space Shuttle Commander). Walz was a school teacher and spent over 20 years in the Minnesota Army National Guard. Walz looks very likeable. This could swing the vote for some. On the otherhand if I ever had to go to war again I would go with Kelly and not Walz.

So Shapiro tuned it down? I had doubts Mark Kelly would be on the ticket because the image of a 60 year old white guy with a shaved head standing next to Harris might not be a good luck.

I'm not watching the rally. Is Shapiro there?

Why is the Governor of MInnesota being introduced as the VP nominee in Pennsylvania? Was Minneapolis too far?

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I have belonged to a cheap, medium cost and currently work out at higher cost gym. I pay 1700 Baht per month and the gym is well equipped with modern fitness machines, a sauna and steam room. At my current gym the ratio of Thai's to foreigners is almost 70/30. Just about every Thai member has their cell phone with them when they are on the gym floor. It seems like many are more focused on their phones then actually working out. Granted many foreigner members have their phones as well but most seem to play music that they hear on headphones. I keep my phone in the locker. I often see Thai members sitting on gym equipment for as long as 15 minutes just perusing their phone. I have noticed because I would like to actually use the same machine. Some Thai members (mostly young girls) come in , look at themselves in the mirror, take a few selfies and then leave. Most of the foreign members actually use the gym equipment and like myself actually carry a sweat towel because we actually sweat. Rarely have I seen a Thai member carry a sweat towel because most do not sweat even when they are in the gym. I have seen similar behavior at the lower end gyms as well. I am not Mr Atlas nor Mr Fitness but I pay for a gym membership to actually work out. I do not understand why so many Thai people pay 1700 Baht per month and spend most of their time on their phones? I do not undestand this type of gym behavior by so many Thai members.

it would depend on how old the son was at the time of exposure.

Just answering you only. Otherwise I would not have mentioned it.

Obviously a single seater aircraft cannot take a mechanic for a test flight.

So you are an experieced pilot. aircraft owner or AP Mechanic?

In my hometown there is a spa that caters to women. It has a large sauna reserved for women only and sometimes women bring their daughters. A mother and her young daughter were in the sauna and they were wearing only a towel. The mother noticed a 'woman" sitting across from them in the sauna. This "womans" towel slipped off and she saw this "woman" had a penis. The woman promptly took her daughter out of the sauna and later complainded to the manager about this incident. The manager replied that the 'woman" could not be denied entry to the sauna. The menager said if he denied entry to this person the spa could be sued for discrimination. Welcome to the future. I'm glad I do not have a daughter.

This was the case over 30 years ago. My police academy class had 100 recruits. Only 10 had any kind of military experience. My guess is the percentage is even lower now. Many forget police offciers are recruited from the general population. Criminals also come from the general population. The best of society rarely get involved in the criminal justice system. It has always been like this. Yes, police are the most often used tool by elected politicians to push their priorities. It is what it is. On the job we all have to follow orders. Oftern the orders are vague and subject to interpreation. "just take care of the problem and don't bother me with the detials". "vigorously enforce all applicable laws at this event" etc, etc. When things go south who is the easiest member of the government to blame?

Yeah I know. I would never fly a general airplane in the Land of Smiles. I have over 30 years of general avaiation flying experience in the US. At one tiime I was a also a flight instructor (CFI and CFII).

At CM Ram it has been hit and miss. Some of the girls can speak some English but most just say "passport please". Most of the doctors at Ram speak very good English. I have never seen an additional charge for English faciliatators at Ram.

In the US if a major repair is performed on aircraft the mechanic would fly with the pilot. I owned an airplane in the past (A Cessna 172) and after a major repair to the to engine the mechanic and I took the first flight. The flight went well.

And has a son named Vivek?

Then I would like to be at least 1% as dumb and as wealthy as Richard Branson is.

Not dumb. Was a Governor and UN Ambassador. Kind of hard to hide in both jobs. Many US politicians are War Mongers. Why? It creates and sustains jobs. Many American jobs are dependent on producing weapons of war. Just think of Northrup Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing (yes even Boeing has Defense Department Contracts and even Colt Firearms. No one listened to Dwight Eisenhower when said "we must not let the military industrial complex grow". But it did and many jobs are dependent on it. The Russian and Ukraine war has been very good for many companies.