Team USA

[jhungary]

Yah I posted that reply (and you are now replying) in Team USA thread.

I forget did you study in US yourself?

Yeah, I saw that, just want to explain things.

I was born in the US, went back to college in Colorado.

His post was full of holes, if you just look at the article, the "Facts" the article mentioned is that US is declining in Life Expectance, Hospital Bed, Poverty Line and Suicide rate

Where I mentioned to him all but Poverty Line were even close to measure quality of life, because life expectance is a combination of many factors, and it mostly related to medicinal, I mean country like Maldives and Costa Rica have higher life expectance than both US and China, I would not say either place have higher quality of life than the US.

Hospital Bed is for inpatient, which is one part of medical care, not quality of living, and you don't really use hospital bed a lot, I mean a normal person would probably see a GP 5 or 6 times before going to a hospital. Which mean hospital bed wouldn't be the right factor for medical care standard, let alone quality of life.

And suicide rate is uncommon, a normal person would not think about suicide. While I would agree mental health issue is big in the US, but it was so around the world. I myself have suffered from PTSD after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. I gone thru the entire mental health service and I can tell you, it wouldn't matter much even if you have universal health care like in Australia.

And poverty line is the only remotely comparable factors in the 4 that reflect on quality of living, however, US define poverty line as a person would have barely minimal quality of living with near 20 grand for a couple. But for China, poverty line, at $5.5 or $2.6 a day, is for barely living. That's a different standard so I would argue it could not compare

That was my point being made on that thread which he deleted and restart another one.

 

[VCheng]

The ones in boats get a lot bigger than that.

Change the oil? Yeah right.

Yes, but I want that yellow one in mah next truck.

 

[VCheng]

The diagnosis by Rosie Flores is (More than) a Simple Case of the Blues:

 

[VCheng]

 

[Gomig-21]

My bro just sent me this pic of my reaction at the bottom of a brutal drop on some Texas mega roller coaster lmao. My nephew doesn't seem remotely phased while my niece is laughing her butt off!
That just ain't right, man!

 

[Chute]

My bro just sent me this pic of my reaction at the bottom of a brutal drop on some Texas mega roller coaster lmao. My nephew doesn't seem remotely phased while my niece is laughing her butt off!
That just ain't right, man!

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I tend to have same reaction as you do, I just scrunch my face up a bit for the drops.... that feeling of a drop is darn uncomfortable lol....but I wouldnt know without the camera taking a pic they have for these rides.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Epcot

Guardian's ride was insane. Totally unprepared for such a crazy coaster ride. Give it an A+.

 

[SQ8]

Will someone get the canucks to stop the fires?

Pretty bad east coast

 

[Gomig-21]

I tend to have same reaction as you do, I just scrunch my face up a bit for the drops.... that feeling of a drop is darn uncomfortable lol....but I wouldnt know without the camera taking a pic they have for these rides.

I vowed to NEVER get on one of those again. I only did it for my niece and nephew but that was suffering beyond believe. That initial drop is pathetic and you know it's coming as the chain pulls you up what seems forever Some enjoy that crap but not this kid. Bad heart and all should've never went on that. Bumper cars is my thing as well as shooting prizes. That I excel at.

Great picture of a very rare whit-phase artic gyrfalcon. Arab falconers pay $100,000 for one of these but unfortunately they're use to super cold weather and not desert heat.

 

[Chute]

I vowed to NEVER get on one of those again. I only did it for my niece and nephew but that was suffering beyond believe. That initial drop is pathetic and you know it's coming as the chain pulls you up what seems forever Some enjoy that crap but not this kid. Bad heart and all should've never went on that. Bumper cars is my thing as well as shooting prizes. That I excel at.

Great picture of a very rare whit-phase artic gyrfalcon. Arab falconers pay $100,000 for one of these but unfortunately they're use to super cold weather and not desert heat.

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Do you still make your bird carvings?

Arabic Coffee shop

Don't get offended, I mean they taste way too different. It's not the same thing. People should exprience both to understand, but telling people that it's a copy, rebrand is ignorance. Should I call Starbucks a Turkish coffee house? "Turkish coffee culture had reached Italy, Britain and France...

defence.pk

 

[Gomig-21]

Do you still make your bird carvings?

it's been a long time. This was my last piece about 7 years ago.

Do you still make your bird carvings?

It's been a while; this was my last piece about 7 years ago. Thx for asking.

 

[Chute]

it's been a long time. This was my last piece about 7 years ago.

It's been a while; this was my last piece about 7 years ago. Thx for asking.

In many ways, also emblematic of better era here at PDF .... that it now has taken long pause from.

At what age did you first develop your carving skill out of interest?

@Joe Shearer

 

[Gomig-21]

In many ways, also emblematic of better era here at PDF .... that it now has taken long pause from.

At what age did you first develop your carving skill out of interest?

@Joe Shearer

At age 22 between the quills the barb lines the feather flow =, the effort designing,, carving it and painting softly took 600 hours. and I ran a small residential construction business at th same time, I am finally burnt out,. I think I'm, don't have e the energy anymore,

 

[Joe Shearer]

it's been a long time. This was my last piece about 7 years ago.

It's been a while; this was my last piece about 7 years ago. Thx for asking.

AWESOME.

 

[Chute]

At age 22 between the quills the barb lines the feather flow =, the effort designing,, carving it and painting softly took 600 hours. and I ran a small residential construction business at th same time, I am finally burnt out,. I think I'm, don't have e the energy anymore,

Yeah its a real labour of passion these kind of things.

Years ago I made chess pieces on CNC at work, because the technicians had finished well ahead of time....and I had time booked that had become surplus at the end and bunch of aluminium and brass stock left.

It went much like this (though I only made pieces like in 2nd half of vid here and not a board):

I gifted that set I made to a good friend who appreciates such things....it sits in his man cave and I play him and others (his wife is very good at chess) when we hang out there heh.

I plan to make another chess set with wood sometime. I have a wood lathe, bandsaw and everything else I need.... things I use for more mundane fairly quickly accomplished wood items.

Chess set will use up lot of time in comparison as its all manual compared to CNC heh....I'll probably take it in steps. Great thing with wood is its material you can work with so easily using handtools, sandpaper etc while its still on the chuck.

But doing everything organically by hand like you do is true art so I can only imagine the passion and commitment it takes. 600 hours or any number disguises a lot of the real sweat and toil behind it.