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1. Yesterday I went flying. We went to Napa, did a couple of crosswind landings, and came home. The whole airspace and working-the-ATC-system thing challenged me, since it's been years since I've done a Bravo transition. In fact, don't quote me, but it may have been my first one ever as pilot. I sure could use some crosswind landing practice too. Scary.
When we were northbound I heard NorCal mentioning "numerous targets" (meaning "there are other aircraft around, so look sharp and don't hit them") near "the accident site". I didn't know yet what that was. I thought of an aircraft accident. Um, no, it's something else.
2. I have created a wonderful little rule for myself. We have a seemingly-endless supply of these mints in the office. They're nothing more than poisonous little sugar blobs, and I know I shouldn't be mindlessly putting sugar blobs in my mouth, yet they're addictive. My new rule: every one of these "costs" five pushups. Now I can't shovel them in my mouth nearly so quickly! Now there's an upper limit to the number I'm eating in a day! I'm even getting some upper body use, too.
3. The average visitor to Rome walks six miles a day. (I got that from a web site written by a wheelchair user. I don't know where she got it, but from my random international travels to large cities I find it very believable.) Before we leave I am going to try to buy a wheelchair. It will be the a) lightest-weight b) collapsible one I can find that c) allows self-mobility (no transport chairs), d) allows pushing, and e) has big tires (or I'll bend the frame on cobblestone streets). No, we do not have trunk space for a scooter. At one point in the trip we'll have five people in one car. Too bad; a scooter is totally the right answer.
When we were northbound I heard NorCal mentioning "numerous targets" (meaning "there are other aircraft around, so look sharp and don't hit them") near "the accident site". I didn't know yet what that was. I thought of an aircraft accident. Um, no, it's something else.
2. I have created a wonderful little rule for myself. We have a seemingly-endless supply of these mints in the office. They're nothing more than poisonous little sugar blobs, and I know I shouldn't be mindlessly putting sugar blobs in my mouth, yet they're addictive. My new rule: every one of these "costs" five pushups. Now I can't shovel them in my mouth nearly so quickly! Now there's an upper limit to the number I'm eating in a day! I'm even getting some upper body use, too.
3. The average visitor to Rome walks six miles a day. (I got that from a web site written by a wheelchair user. I don't know where she got it, but from my random international travels to large cities I find it very believable.) Before we leave I am going to try to buy a wheelchair. It will be the a) lightest-weight b) collapsible one I can find that c) allows self-mobility (no transport chairs), d) allows pushing, and e) has big tires (or I'll bend the frame on cobblestone streets). No, we do not have trunk space for a scooter. At one point in the trip we'll have five people in one car. Too bad; a scooter is totally the right answer.
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That made the national news -- I've been hearing about it on the radio all day. That video you linked to was amazing. =shudder= Thank goodness it happened at 3:00 in the morning so nobody else was hurt. Imagine the carnage if it had been rush hour!
every one of these "costs" five pushups
What a great idea! I can't do pushups -- hell, I can't even do half a pushup starting from the top! -- but maybe I can come up with something along the same lines for myself. Thing is, you need the discipline to really do it, and in my case, Wimps R Us.
The average visitor to Rome walks six miles a day
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Too bad; a scooter is totally the right answer.
What about a really minimalist lightweight one that comes apart, like this one (http://www.planetmobility.com/store/scooters/shoprider/scootie-jr/index.html)? That doesn't look like it would take up a whole lot more room than a folded wheelchair.
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Well, in rush hour in the Maze he'd have been nearly stopped. :-) But, say, 10pm? Yeah. I'm really glad the injuries were so few overall.
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I'd like to hear more authoritative information if you have it.
That doesn't look like it would take up a whole lot more room than a folded wheelchair.
Not much more room, true -- but we've discovered that even a folded wheelchair is probably too much. FIVE people PLUS luggage in ONE CAR. One EUROPEAN car. I *might* be able to get a transport chair or a walker. Too bad I didn't think of this little requirement before the trip was planned, because then we never would have agreed to the five people in one car bit.