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    Help me fight the man

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Beers to those who help me defeat the man! (Disclaimer, you must come to DC to collect, I will also pay up if I find myself TDY to your location)

    Below is a picture of my lovely bride captured by a DC Speed camera...in a freaking Work Zone (with no workers), so she got a $125.00 ticket.

    She swears she was not speeding and that she knows exactly where this camera is so she is always careful in that area. She is not a known lead foot and I tend to believe her as I was directly behind her in the same lane, (we were on the way to the beach for a week), and I did not get a ticket.

    I was going to just pay the freaking ticket when I noticed the other car in the picture. Picture two has the depiction and verbiage from the back of the ticket and describes the beam width as 5 degrees, offset 20 degrees from the road. They claim the camera will not take a picture with another car in the beam. After looking at it I am a bit skeptical. I spent a little time on Google but have not yet found a suitable beam spread calculator for K band radar, I did however find some charts for a 10 degree beam and was able to interpolate down to a five degree beam which would make the beam width 10.2' @ 120 from the radar.

    Picture three shows my wife's car which is 72.2" wide with the 10.2' overlay. While the other may or may not be in the beam outbound, the beam width on reflection is at least 20.4' and the other car is certainly in the beam at that point.

    Anyone else have any ideas...

    I'm sure you've already considered the "Hire a Lawyer" thing, and concluded it is cost prohibitive. Best result though?

    You can go in and fight this, taking your (and her) valuable time. You've considered this as well, I'm sure.

    That last step is perhaps, the only practical step. Some things to consider:

    1. No one in court will give a crap about your numbers. They are too stupid to understand them, and they've heard it all before. Worth a try, anyway?

    2. So you know, a human being (a sworn Police officer, in fact) has checked and certified this (prior to it being sent out).

    3. I want to make a comment on the plate reading technology, but cannot, except to say that it is not the weak part of their argument against you (if it has any bearing at all).

    4. Reference comment one, above. A human being had to check this, and certify it. Did they make a mistake? You can certainly question it.

    5. Most guilty verdict traffic violations are overturned on appeal.

    Good luck, I'm rooting<sts> for her.

    FM

    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    In a welcome relief from Cynthia McKinny, here's a story from down under <sts>

    Exploding Toilet Injures Air Force (RAF) Airman

    ROCKHAMPTON, Australia - A man from the Royal Australian Air Force suffered life-threatening third-degree burns after a portaloo exploded Monday at an airport Down Under -- an incident connected to an ongoing US-led military exercise in the area, The Courier-Mail reported.

    Officials believe the man was using the portable toilet (also known as a port-a-potty) at Rockhampton Airport, in the state of Queensland, when he lit a cigarette.

    "There was some sort of explosion," a Department of Community Safety spokeswoman said. "He suffered burns to his head, face, arms, chest and airways."

    The man, whose identity was not released, was taken to the Rockhampton Hospital in a serious condition.

    A spokeswoman from Talisman Sabre 2011 -- a US-led exercise supported by Australian forces -- confirmed the explosion was a military incident but said no further information was available at this stage.

    "I can confirm that an incident has happened but we're still gathering information," the spokeswoman said.

    There has been speculation that methane build-up in a portable toilet could cause it to explode -- however that theory was not proved when tested by TV science show "Mythbusters."

    On Saturday officials revealed nine Australian soldiers involved in the exercise were injured when an armored vehicle rolled down an embankment at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, north of Rockhampton.

    Talisman Sabre features land, sea and air training throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory, and is designed to improve combat training, readiness and interoperability. This year's exercise -- the fourth Talisman Sabre -- involves some 22,000 personnel and runs until July 29, according to Stars and Stripes.

    FM

    Bin Laden dead!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    From a diplomatic and strategic standpoint, Pakistan has to walk the fine line that is appeasing Islam and helping the US. That's what is at work here, it's a complicated entanglement. Is it in our interests to chuck all that in the trash because of seeming hypocrisy by the Pakistani's? I think they're doing a good job spewing bullsh*t about how we didn't get permission. My bet is it will go away, just like all the other controversial things we've done there.

    FM

    NATO's Bomb Supply Is Running Short

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Why spend money on defense when you have the US to do that for you. Let the US protect us while we can take care of the people in our country. It will get interesting IF we start closing bases around the world. Many countries will no longer have our immediate protection -> will they then start spending on defense again? Unfortunately, it is not something you can buy off the shelf.

    '2'

    We're actually playing a dangerous game, that if taken a bit further will see large shifts in priorities and allegiances among states. The world will become much less predictable than it is now. Leading to a paradigm shift? We'll need to get very creative in the methods we choose to support our strategic and tactical interests.

    FM

    With Russia's $650 billion rearmament plan, the bear sharpens its teeth

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The increase to just over 601 billion yuan ($91.5 billion) would go toward "appropriate" hardware spending and salary increases for the 2.3 million members of the People's Liberation Army

    It would be interesting to know the real numbers when it comes to their operational budgets vs. new acquisitions. How much TLC are they going to put into keeping their people happy, and their systems functioning? It is interesting that the Rooskies and the Chicomms seem to be focusing on each other.

    Superpower hegemony - ain't it grand?

    FM

    Boeing Wins $35B Tanker Contract

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Or Obama could stop the whole thing by just telling the French to f* off because he wants to keep the jobs and the money in the US.

    I say, not likely. He hasn't the balls for it, and may not want to do it anyway. If EADS creates enough jobs in the US, then Obama can stop the Boeing sale, and give it to EADS. After all, aren't the French our biggest ally?

    Don't count out any weird and bizarre scenario when it comes to current political decision making.

    FM

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