JackFlash

I can see that this is not worth discussing, and I don't think it is me that is confused. The government cannot pay it's bills, so it prints money to do so. It prints more than it has in gold to back up the value of the paper money it prints. That makes our paper money worth less, and it buys us less. We become poorer, as a people, as a country. Watch this: http://youtu.be/U-tI-Wv1wko Perhaps inflating the value isn't what I meant to say. .

Get your head out of the sand. We won't owe them in US dollars. US Dollars will fail to remain the reserve currency. These are not my words, but they say a lot. Last April... in a little-noticed move... Australia announced it was transferring 5% of its currency reserves from the U.S. dollar to the Chinese yuan. The deal was part of a broader currency agreement between the two countries that allows Australia's leading banks to handle trade settlements between the two countries without the use of the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. As CBS Marketwatch explained, "The agreement does away with the need for companies and currency traders to first convert their Australian dollars or yuan into U.S. dollars." Similar direct-exchange agreements, swap lines, and bilateral trade agreements have now been established between China and virtually every major economy in the world: Japan, Brazil, Russia, India, Britain, and France – not to mention every economy in Asia. These agreements will allow China, the world's dominant consumer of commodities, to completely avoid using the U.S. dollar in virtually all of its raw-material sourcing. Similar "dollar exclusion" agreements have been formed by Russia with its major trading partners. London-based HSBC, one of the world's largest banks, now predicts that by 2015, the Chinese yuan will equal the U.S. dollar and the euro in cross-border transaction volume. . . It won't be long before the USD will be worthless and we will owe our debts in a currency far more valuable and costly than what our government is printing and inflating the value of today. We will never be able to recover from what is being done to our country by those in DC. .

What about our people? There is a point where we should start putting ourselves first. We have huge money problems in this country that are going to continue to haunt us in ways we can not yet imagine. There are other countries besides us. With all the money Saudi Arabia has, why don't they jump in? The rest of the world hopes we will jump in so that we become even weaker economically. This is part of the financial attack that has been promised will happen to us. O'fuckhead is just helping it along. Sign up and go. Jump on over there and straighten up those Arabs. Send us a postcard. Just stop sending our troops into shit that isn't for our defense. It costs us in lives, money, future progress, friendships, and all sorts of other shit. There are too many other countries that can take care of this kind of crap. They just let us because our stupid ass government is willing to spend us into non-existence and they will come in and buy us up for pennies on the dollar. There's a point at which we draw the line, and I'm drawing it now. Let some of the rest of the world clean up some messes at their expense instead of ours. It's always our pockets the rest of the world has it's hands in. Where the fuck does it end? .

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!" Life isn't about how to survive the storm ...But how to dance in the rain! You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya..... got to please yourself. - Ricky Nelson, Garden Party

Fourteen thumbs up to that. Rep! Rep! Rep! And more rep! .

They are always having blood drives where I work. They set up and drain as much as they can. We always know when they are coming. There are posters everywhere and they ask for signups. They even come through the building and try to solicit donors at the last minute. I wouldn't mind this so much if they required management to give a three pint minimum. .

It's way past time we stop getting into shit that we get mired in and don't know how to get back out of. Where's the rest of the world? Let someone else take care of this shit. Where's Russia? Japan? Canada? England? France? Germany? Why the fuck us all the time? We can't afford this. It's our kids dying in other countries that don't give a shit about us, and mostly hate us unless we are doing something for them. I'm sick of this shit! .

The sticker by the steering head suggests, 33 PSI Front / 41 PSI Rear My "Haynes" manual suggests: Rider, 33 PSI Front / 36 PSI Rear Rider & Passenger, 33 PSI Front / 41 PSI Rear I've made a few calculations and determined that the Haynes manual is as close as I need to get. My tire warms up just fine without getting hot, no matter how hard I push the corners. Thanks for all the info. I knew I would get great info from you guys. .

Should I strive to burn off the "Chicken Strip" from the tire edges? I'm thinking I'm wasting rubber by not using it. There's about an inch on each side. .

I only go to McD's if a person I'm with wants to go there. I don't enjoy their food very much. They can barely get the meat on the bun. And I never go to the drive up window anywhere. They will certainly charge you for something they forget to put in the bag. Even at the counter, I check for all items before I walk away. I'll even open a sandwich right there to make sure it's the way I paid for it. .

My little GS 500 still has the factory tires. They say, Max Pressure 41 PSI. It's always been my habit to inflate my car tires to their max, considering they have to be refilled eventually when the pressure goes down again. A motorcycle is different. I've been riding this thing hard lately. I'm practicing my cornering at faster speeds, and with a harder lean on the twisties. I know tire pressure is an issue in performance riding and I'd like to know if there is a guideline to a certain percentage of max pressure for the open road. I have no idea what range of tire pressure I can use on this bike, or how much pressure a very experienced rider would suggest for getting a maximum grip on the road with the type of riding I'm trying to work up to. Thanks for any advice. .

It does look like they fling the patties from across the room to see if they can get them on the bun. How they put them on doesn't seem to matter. And why does my McBurger never look like the one in the picture that I point to when I say, "Give me one of those"? .

This might be the best idea yet. It's certainly the cheapest. With the right items, a comfortable setup might be cheap to put together. One concern is space, on a small bike. .

The hungry mobs and unwashed masses would overwhelm the amounts of ammo you have saved up, and eventually eat all your stored food, and maybe your dogs and cats too. It can't be cut all at once, but it can be whittled down a little at a time. Cut 10% a each year on all government spending, across the board until we stop bleeding. .

If I was the manager, I would personally send you a handwritten card and a note, with a crisp new $20 bill, along with a discount offer of some sort. Your satisfaction with us would be very important to me. .

Yes, everyone. Please do this so that the Post Office can be held to a higher standard, over and above the services of our competitors. I need the USPS to stay afloat for the next 15 years so I can remain employed, and superior customer service doesn't just happen without someone keeping watch. Make it happen so people will continue to want to use them. My motorcycle gasoline money depends on it. .

I fear there is little you can do about it, other than give someone a piece of your mind. You'll get an, "Oh sir, we're terribly sorry. We misunderstood your request and it was of our utmost importance to provide you with exceptional customer service before, during, and after your stay at our facilities. Please accept our sincerest apologies in our misunderstanding of this matter and the way in which we mishandled your request. We strive to honor all reasonable requests of our guests and with the human element in place, sometimes we sadly fail to satisfy. Please accept our offer of a $50 credit towards your future stay at any one of our worldwide facilities. Once again, we apologize for our mistake. .

I'm very sure this is not how packages are supposed to be handled. I would be pissed about this, all of it, and I work for USPS. Take those videos to the supervisor and show them. Someone should be written up for this. Also, go to USPS.gov and leave a request that someone get in touch with you. You may file a complaint by email, or by phone at (1-800-275-8777). http://faq.usps.com/adaptivedesktop/faq.jsp?ef=USPSFAQ&dest=EmailUs .

It seems there was a communication breakdown between your wishes and the employee sent to the UPS store. I would blow it off and chalk it up to experience. It's not like they had to ship it, and didn't charge you for the service. The UPS store isn't going to refund any money. I would let it go and forget it. Life is too short. .

That's a good question. I'm finding that these items are a lot more costly than I was expecting. $80 to $90 for a sleeping bag should include breakfast delivered with hot coffee. Let me fish around and let the reality of today's prices sink in before I find something I'll have to settle for. . .

I could go stealth, but I like a slight bit of comfort. A poncho w/liner and some cord would be a start. .

Googling now, for backpacker tents. I'm still open to recommendations from those with first hand knowledge of quality, lightweight items. .

Opportunities have presented themselves for some motorcycle camping. So, if you have any recommendations for a tent, for one, that's easy to carry on a small bike, that would be good. How about a sleeping bag, too? I'm thinking a week away from Ohio would be fun. Some camping is on the list. .