Irritants

One of the online pilot forums has an argument going on between two low time private pilots, with about 65 hours, and a whole bunch of more experienced pilots.  An accident happened, where a pilot took off with a slight tailwind, heavily loaded, on a high density altitude day...but he got off the ground just fine, was climbing up just fine, and then decided to start a turn over the hangars at about 75' to say "goodbye" to some folks on the ground.  That part didn't go so fine.  So the new pilots were saying how stupid it was for a pilot to take off with a 3-knot tailwind on a warm day with a full (but not over gross) airplane, and how they'd never do that, and how that's why they'll never crash like that because of it. I really get tired of hearing new pilots talk about how 'that' pilot was an idiot, or how they'd 'never' do this or that.  Another thing this young pilot said was "Everybody knows not to bank steeply in the traffic pattern!  That's stupid!  I'll never do that, so I can avoid the stall/spin on final scenario."  It's not that easy, folks.  If you think you're too smart to make a mistake, a momentary lapse of judgment, an improper control input, or plain old bad luck, if you think you can just do A, B and C and you're thus immune, you have a rude awakening coming at some point.  The other pilots couldn't seem to get across that point, but no fear, the 65 hour wonders have it all figured out, so that's great news.  (I told myself to stay out of it online, thus the mini rant here. Moving on.  ;))

Driving along today, I looked to my left and found a little spider just a couple of inches away from my face.  A prolonged stare provided the information that it was on my side of the glass.  My car swerved while I was staring, so I told myself to 'fly the plane, Laura'.  ;)  It's really hard not to watch a moving spider just a few inches from your head, and if I rolled down the window, he could blow right on my face, and that is NOT acceptable.  So I got slow and alone and opened my car door and flicked him off and hopefully into space and not my back seat.   A few hours later, I'm driving along with Kaylee, when a bigger, light brown spider crawled on the front windshield, on my side of the glass, up by the headliner.  Kaylee didn't see it, which is really good, because it crawled over to her side next, and if she'd seen it, it wouldn't surprise me if she jumped out of the car.  The problem is, I know it's still in there somewhere...

Tonight we had to finish Kaylee's Science Fair project.  I ran out of double-sided tape, so went to the store to get more, got home, only to find the double-sided tape quit holding the paper on the surface. I had bought one roll of heavier duty tape too, which Steve is currently trying to get on there after Kaylee spent forever getting everything taped down the first time just so.  I spray-painted the white board black, and put a little glitter spray on there too.  I laid a bunch of rags on the garage floor, turned up the heat, went to Hobby Lobby for Krylon paint, and I was spraying it but it was dripping and making a giant mess.  My index finger froze, and I had black paint all over my right hand.  After the board dried, I went and looked at it and it didn't look right yet, but I was out of paint.  So I took Kaylee back to Hobby Lobby for another can of the stuff.  This time I didn't remove the white 'plug' from the nozzle, and gee, it sprayed nice and evenly.  So, I learned a few things today.  1. Krylon works better if you leave the nozzle alone. 2. Krylon paint does not come off of your hands with Candy Apple Bath & Body Works Soap and water, nor with acetone.  3. Vegetable oil actually did take a lot of it off, though I am left with dirty mechanic fingernails.  4.  Glitter paint is not a good idea if you're going to try to stick things on it, 'cause tape doesn't like that.  5. I still hate crafts.

I think the finished product looks pretty nice though, and I will take some photos of it tomorrow at the school.  :)