The pre-heating on an
airplane.
This is a list of things that my friend Ed has taught me. I am appreciative... but sometimes he can be such a jerk about it... lol. He said if I want to keep learning stuff that I have to make a list of things he has taught me so far... so here is the list in no particular order. Thanks Ed :-).
The pre-heating on an
airplane.
What a paint stirring drill attachment
does and looks like...
How to drive a standard transmission
vehicle (I have to look at the shifter knob to remember where the gears
are)
How to build a web page (I'm pretty
good aren't I?)
What a DSL network is and how it
is set up.
Some stupid rule about Post Office
boxes and $1.00 to the postmaster gets the REAL address.
How to clean spark plugs using the
"glassbead machine" and what is involved in doing an annual on an
airplane
The differences between piston and
turbine engines
How to take a Jet A or 100LL delivery
at the fuel farm
How to use voice-activated
dialing
Banking
online....NetB@nk!
How to edit the
Leesburg Pilots online message
board
The best way to play roulette....place
your bet on the outside two thirds
How to do the lav on a jet (although
I usually just watch Ed do it all the time)
What gleeking is
........
The difference between WebTV and
DirectTV
How to hand-prop an airplane (but
NEVER EVER do it!)
How to turn off the soda machine
in Burger King (LOL)
The squelch on my handheld radio
only affects listening, not transmitting
The differences between certain types
of batteries and how they can build up a memory
How to get a personalized license
plate through the DMV online
How to make $$$$ by surfing the Internet
(www.alladvantage.com)
How to use the aircraft
de-icer
You have to hit the turning lane
before the traffic light turns yellow or it won't trip the green arrow
signal
How to program my new PCS
phone
How to send and receive money using
PayPal.com or
x.com
What is it like to use a wireless
LAN
How to convert military time to Zulu
time
How noise-cancelling works on aviation
headsets and what it looks like
How to install new headlights in
my car
What HDTV is and what types of channels
certain antennae pick up
How to degauss a
television
What "RON" means (Remain
Overnight)
Who really owns Subway? Doctors
Associates, Inc.
Money security features and also
on credit cards
What "PEBKAC "means in computer terms
(Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair) LOL
If any military personnel is indoors
and is "under cover" (his hat is on), then he is also "under
arms"
The bank owns the title to my car
until I pay the loan off (I really didn't know that.....too many blonde
highlights in my hair)
IHOP serves breakfast AND lunch all
day.... so you can have french fries at 8:00 AM if ya want
The atomic clock is in
Colorado
What a vegemite sandwich really is
(Yuck!)
In pictures, the red in people's
eyes is caused by the camera flash reflecting on the retina
How many units are in a "Baker's
Dozen"
How to use my new handheld GPS to
navigate & how GPS works
What people yelling "Like a can of
corn!!" means at a baseball/softball game.
How to add a drop down list to a
web site
How my favorite food is made and
why they are actually called funnel cakes
I never really tried grits...but
I had them at IHOP and love them now
What a temperature sensor is and
where to replace it in your engine
What NOMEX is in flight suits...it
is to help protect you in a fire
How to size a ring
correctly
What an "ARM" is (adjustable rate
mortgage) and also how a balloon loan works
How to change the oil in an
airplane
