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  1. Davita

    Aviation info.

    I've been retired for a while and security is much tighter than in my day..... but I'd think doing urine tests on a B747/A380 20+ crew on the ramp may be a bit impractical. It does remind me of an oldie.... Snortin' Capt. Jack was waiting for his random urine test in the medical office. He'd...
  2. Davita

    Aviation info.

    I thought that was a normal procedure for every flight....except for the little brown envelope...never saw one of those.
  3. Davita

    Aviation info.

    You mean the government is going to clean those filthy ramps at last...that's novel...I'll look forward to holding the handrail without getting covered in sticky rice...:thumb:
  4. Davita

    Aviation info.

    I've been around aircraft all my working life but this news today in JP has me puzzled.....http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/06/04/government-holds-ramp-checks-on-planes-ahead-of-idul-fitri-exodus.html It appears the Indonesian government will conduct ramp-checks on 500 aircraft before...
  5. Davita

    Executions

    I suggest you google "rational suicide" or similar and find there is much debate by minds better than mine. My OP defined a distinction between suicide by the act of jumping off a building, hanging oneself, cutting wrists or euthanasia by taking a known chemical and die gracefully. My point...
  6. Davita

    Cryptocurrencies

    The Indonesia Stock Market has declared Cryptocurrencies as a commodity and can therefore be traded as such. This doesn't mean it can be used as a currency as that's against the law in RI. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/06/04/cryptocurrencies-decided-as-future-trading-commodity.html
  7. Davita

    Executions

    Jumping off a building surely is suicide and, if done by someone just because they had terminal cancer, IMO, would be an act of extreme despair. BTW I have terminal cancer (see blog below) but, be assured, jumping off a building isn't on my bucket list as I also suffer from acrophobia.
  8. Davita

    Executions

    Tomaitoes: TomAtoes. You have now agreed there's a difference. Your post implied there was no difference to a person committing suicide and one wanting their life to end because of terminal cancer. RE: "Suicide is often considered to be a weakness however I believe that some suicides are the...
  9. Davita

    Executions

    I agree with Puspa that there is very little evidence that execution has been any kind of deterrent. Since the Roman days of throwing people to be devoured by wild animals; decapitating and showing the heads of martyrs on London bridge; Guillotining in public squares in Paris; stoning to death...
  10. Davita

    The ongoing Trump saga

    Better not tell the Trump team about that. They surely have read he's very generous with those in the sex trade.
  11. Davita

    The ongoing Trump saga

    Don't know if this should be here or in the jokes thread.... It is reported that the N. Korean entourage want someone to pay their hotel bill in Singapore for the summit on June 12. I'd heard that Singapore hotels are expensive but if a government cannot afford them I wonder what tripadvisor...
  12. Davita

    Executions

    I think you've confused suicide with euthanasia when you quoted my post # 1 where I tried to define the difference. From Wiki.... Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors include mental disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality...
  13. Davita

    Aviation info.

    Good news is Garuda pilots have said they will not take any action over Idul Fitri and will inform the public 7 days in advance of any further industrial action... http://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2018/06/03/garuda-pilots-to-fly-during-idul-fitri-holiday-delay-strike.html
  14. Davita

    Executions

    I agree with the highlight above...if it is legal, agreeable and acceptable in those states and countries that offer assisted euthanasia then I don't see why executions, if mandated, could not be carried out in the same manner.
  15. Davita

    How old are you

    Thanks for the wishes harry....but I heard there's a problem with those cheap 'live forever rings'.....they usually expire before the wearer does.
  16. Davita

    How old are you

    I just smoothed out a wrinkled parchment seemingly made of papyrus....it has my name on it. I looked at the inked part which seems to be written in 'ye olde English' and it says 3 June 1937....according to my trusty calculator it means the document is 81 years old today. That's a co-incidence as...
  17. Davita

    Stimulate the Forum

    The above is the most discouraging post I think I've read on this forum and is the opposite to what I'd hoped the majority of members would wish. If I'm wrong and other members agree with vocalneal I suggest the mods need to do something before this forum goes the way of others that have expired.
  18. Davita

    Stimulate the Forum

    IMO...The above is a problem and does dissuade from freedom of speech and I've even advised Mods on observed comments that could get the member and/or the forum in trouble under Indonesian law. I wonder if excluding everyone except bone-fide members from accessing the site would be workable. At...
  19. Davita

    Executions

    Gratilla touched on an interesting subject on another thread....about executions. There seems to me two aspects to this... 1. Do executions actually achieve any objective and what would those objectives be. 2. What form of execution is the most humane. I'll leave # 1 on its own as I'm against...
  20. Davita

    Stimulate the Forum

    I'm aware of the highlighted comment and think it may be the reason for the demise of forums like this...but I also read that Facebook Users are also on the decline. I wonder what fad will come next...editorials/readers comments to newspapers perhaps....:rolleyes:

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