I did 205 mph on a motorcycle on the Bonneville Salt Flats; decades ago of course. Had I fallen off I would have been sanded down to the marrow of my bones before I stopped sliding.
davew On Wed, Oct 27, 2021, at 3:31 PM, cody dooderson wrote: > Driving 200 km/h sounds really scary to me. I did ride in a train in Germany > once that probably went about that speed, but I couldn't see out of the > window. > About the movie set shooting. The sheriff said, at a press conference, that > it was an actual lead bullet. So I was wrong, and Nick Thompson was right > that someone on the movie set is effin nuts. > > Cody Smith > > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 11:53 AM Jochen Fromm <j...@cas-group.net> wrote: >> I am not sure if Europe is more civilized than America. We have our own >> problems. In Germany for example there is no speed limit on highways in >> general. Some people are proud of it, others want to end this freedom >> because it increases pollution and traffic accidents. Driving 200 km/h (124 >> mph) can be nice, but it also has drawbacks. Any speed limits have been >> prevented so far by the powerful car industry, which is the most important >> industry here. I would say the car culture here is comparable to the weapon >> culture in the US. But it is going to change: gasoline and diesel cars will >> be banned in 10-15 years. >> >> -J. >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: "uǝlƃ ☤>$" <geprope...@gmail.com> >> Date: 10/23/21 00:04 (GMT+01:00) >> To: friam@redfish.com >> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Breakfast in Santa Fe >> >> Well, to contrast that a bit, I've had guns pointed at me (aggressively) 3 >> times. (Many more "playfully".) None of them pulled the trigger, luckily. >> But that just proves that they do NOT take guns seriously. They are more >> toy, less weapon ... which makes them even more dangerous. Also, 2 of my >> friends from high school were murdered, one with a gun, one with a knife. >> >> This country is more violent than privileged white dudes might have you >> believe. Jochen would be wise to take vacation in a civilized country. >> >> >> On 10/22/21 2:50 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote: >> > Jochen, >> > >> > I've spent more than 1/3 of my 78 years in New Mexico including the last >> > 22. I've never been shot at, I've never seen anyone be shot, and I've >> > never known anyone who was killed or wounded by gunfire. I used to shoot >> > rabbits when I was a teenager but I regret that very much. >> > >> > The police I've interacted with are courteous and try to be as helpful as >> > possible. My original comment was said tongue-in-cheek. I should have >> > used a smiley. >> > >> > >> > Frank >> > >> > --- >> > Frank C. Wimberly >> > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, >> > Santa Fe, NM 87505 >> > >> > 505 670-9918 >> > Santa Fe, NM >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 3:08 PM Merle Lefkoff <merlelefk...@gmail.com >> > <mailto:merlelefk...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > No. If you read the article carefully, sometimes guns with blanks and >> > guns without bullets can kill people, and it has happened befofe on movie >> > sets. It was a terrible and tragic accident. I'm sure we'll learn what >> > went wrong. >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 9:55 AM <thompnicks...@gmail.com >> > <mailto:thompnicks...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > J-____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > Your note does seem to suggest that you are coming. I would >> > greatly look forward to meeting with you, if that is the case. ____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > It is my understanding that loaded guns are normally prohibited on >> > movie sets for the obvious reasons. Somebody must have been effing nuts. >> > ____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > Nick Thompson____ >> > >> > thompnicks...@gmail.com <mailto:thompnicks...@gmail.com>____ >> > >> > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ >> > <https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/>____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > *From:* Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com >> > <mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com>> *On Behalf Of *Frank Wimberly >> > *Sent:* Friday, October 22, 2021 7:52 AM >> > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group >> > <friam@redfish.com <mailto:friam@redfish.com>> >> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Breakfast in Santa Fe____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > Too many loaded guns in NM.____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > Are you coming here Jochen? We used to meet at St John's College >> > coffee shop. There are many excellent places to have breakfast here. I >> > recommend Saveur.____ >> > >> > --- >> > Frank C. Wimberly >> > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, >> > Santa Fe, NM 87505 >> > >> > 505 670-9918 >> > Santa Fe, NM____ >> > >> > __ __ >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 2:06 AM Jochen Fromm <j...@cas-group.net >> > <mailto:j...@cas-group.net>> wrote:____ >> > >> > Today in the morning Santa Fe was in the news on TV. They >> > reported that Actor Alec Baldwin has accidentally shot a camera woman, >> > because the gun used for acting was fully loaded. It is rare that Santa Fe >> > is mentioned here in the news >> > >> > https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-new-mexico-movies-santa-fe-915b39db68b559f03103171fdaecca79 >> > >> > <https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-new-mexico-movies-santa-fe-915b39db68b559f03103171fdaecca79> >> > >> > Where do you go for breakfast for normal FRIAM meetings (not >> > virtual ones)? 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