It's a Lazarus Long quote--pick up a copy of the "Notebooks of Lazarus Long" and be entertained in between giggles.
Yes, the notebooks are good, they were online at one point and I had a copy.
Actually I was thinking it was in an essay of his in Expanded Universe, it was partially about the cold war and then some advice on how to prepare for disaster. Some advice on taking care of your teeth and some recommended skills.
"Stopar" is that part of the local ara that is "less then good".
The Polar Bears that migrate through your village twice a year, OR the hurricanes, tornadoes that come through your area, the wildfires that your area may be prone to, etc.
This was the 2nd derailment that occurred in my area during my life. The 1st was propane RR cars blowing up, 1 per minute, in Laurel, Ms on 14 Feb 1968. We had to evacuate that time although my wife didn't have to evacuate this time. We did take in evacuee's this time.
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Thanks for the refreshing,,,it has been a long time,,,,that book is also why I trust knives and swords more than firearms,,,the need to reload is hard when there is no resupply!!!
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#133293 - 05/19/0810:14 PMRe: You Never Know When The Stopar Arrives...
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Psychological dynamics of group survival are what first occur to me about Tunnel In The Sky...although I don't subscribe to the "New Officer to Subordinate Who Used To Be In Charge" fight where the new officer loses and the subordinate knuckles under.
If you can kick your CO's butt, they're not salty enough to lead
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