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All those phrases or sayings are common enough here that I'm familiar with, and use, them all. But like Stig, I may be a bit above average on the "well spoken" scale :D.

She doesn't quite get the reference. Not uncommon among the upper classes, when the reference is from working class situations. :D

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I guess that could be so...not my bailiwick.

Been under more retardant drops than I ever wanted to be. Of course, a single one would qualify for that list :). And I saw a few really close calls... lead planes and tankers, both. Treetop flyers. Fearless effers. And in the right hands, they can really be quite effective in mountainside...

That big air tanker is not really an appropriate aircraft for many, maybe most mountainous country wildfire suppression work. Unless you have actually witnessed how close to the ground the flying is, how difficult the maneuvers required of the pilots and the aircraft to get retardant or water...

Wow. Hold the fort, brother.

After action reviews are the stuff this sort of hind site and garnered wisdom for next time, are made of. Nobody gets everything right every time.

Dumb joke :)...your check came in today's mail, Stephen. Now I cannot imagine how you could have taken the time to tend to this insignificant task in the face of everything else. Anyway, thanks. Hope things progress well.

Hold the fort, brother. We are all thinking of you and yours, and hoping for the best. I cannot imagine why you have not gotten around to sending that check to cover shipping on the rappel rack... :lol:

Stephen...my friend. Best wishes.