If you’re flying over San Francisco less than 500 feet above the hills and trees and whatnot, then you’re flat-hatting.
And that’s not good, is it?
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Is this trip really necessary?
Posts Tagged ‘fixed’
Flat-Hatting Over San Francisco in Your Aging Cessna SkyMonster
Monday, April 11th, 2011San Francisco’s World-Class Ship-Repair Capability Gets that Carnival Splendor Cruise Ship Working – And a Mystery Solved
Monday, February 28th, 2011You know why that Carnival Splendor cruise ship got towed to a San Francisco dry dock all the way up from Fun Diego last month, you know why her owners chose the 415 as the place where she’d get a new engine and get a whole bunch of work done?
Because they didn’t really have a choice, that’s why. If your 300-yard+ vessel needs to come out of the briny somewhere in the Eastern Pacific, odds are you’ll bring it here. Hurray!
So, why did the fire in one engine room affect the other engine room? Answer here.
And did the passengers really eat airlifted Spam and Pop Tarts for three days? Not really. Answer here.
The view from our world-class San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. (It’s only been two decades since that earthquake and we’re almost done fixing it up already!) Now-defunct Potrero Power Plant camera right:
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Anyway, the Splendor is loaded up and chugging towards Mexico, back OTJ.
Hurray!
Got Conspiracy? The Cabal That Keeps Milk Prices High in California
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008So, the state of California won’t allow lower milk prices? Sure seems that way. Here’s how it looked at a San Francisco Lucky Supermarket the other day:
The Soviets over at the California Department of Food and Agriculture regulate milk prices? Yes, srsly.
You see, dairy farmers and the state of California like high milk prices. This cabal works together thusly:
California Dairy farmers want state to raise milk prices
Record milk price provides relief for dairies
Read the news and turn the pages:
Dairy Industry Crushed Innovator Who Bested Price-Control System
Not only does Food and Ag play a role in keeping milk prices high, they seem to relish offering excuses for their behaviour.
So, by the numbers:
4. Q: Why are milk prices regulated?
A: Another way to ask the same question is, “To what extent is governmental intervention still needed to achieve orderly marketing of dairy products?”
No, the way to ask the question is “why are milk prices regulated?” Or, why are milk prices so damn high? Or, why the hell is there a minimum price on milk? Answer: To please Big Dairy.
Next question:
5. Q: How do California’s milk standards differ from other states?
From the nutritionist’s standpoint, California’s fluid milk standard is healthier
No, the proper answer is “in a trivial fashion.” Why would California have such a minor difference in milk standards? To segment the market in order to please Big Dairy, that’s why.
Next question:
11. Q: How much does it cost to produce a gallon of milk?
Input costs, such as processing labor, delivery and raw product costs vary considerably.
Why on earth should the Kalifornia Kommisars even care about this issue?
Dairy Division on patrol, looking for illegal sales of low priced milk.
The final outrage:
16. Q: Can outsourcing milk to other states reduce the retail price of milk?
“Outsourcing“? Don’t they mean importing? Yes they do, but the word importing has a neutral point of view.
Thankfully, we’ve made it to the bottom of the FAQ page.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is required to comply with the wishes of the Legislature and the Governor, of course. The mystery is why Food and Ag feels it necessary to defend the wishes of the Legislature and the Governor with this extremely bogus and self-serving FAQ page. The World Wonders.
(And if you like high milk prices, you’re going to love getting sprayed with crop dusters over your house this summer. BAM!
Fixed Gear Bike Riders Have a Tough Time On Hilly Haight Street
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Some fixed gear bike riders have it tough because they don’t have brakes on their bikes. So when they have to stop on the bottom of an incline they need to skid their rear tires. This leaves a loooong skid mark on the pavement, as you can see.
Take a look at this awesome video here to get the idea. Some rydahs run into trouble though - like Tony here, who was “surprised” to encounter a bus, at a bus stop, on a bus route, in Manhattan.
Let’s be careful out there:
“The EMT said if it wasn’t for my dreads, I would have had a massive concussion“
We’ll close with Morrissey’s thoughts on the matter:
“No brakes, I don’t mind.”
