flydanman

@flydanman (111)

Age 40

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 16 Apr 11

Some people should not have children. Among them are hopeless Facebook addicts. ~ Shannan Johnson is one such Facebook addict who left her 13 month old baby in the bathtub so she could play a Facebook game called Cafe World. The...

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flydanman That's an incredibly sad story. Unfortunately some parents are incredibly selfish and always put themselves first. The most important thing about being a parent is that your child must always come first and must always be the priority. It's sad that no...

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Given the current volatile nature of the stock markets do you invest in stocks?

ram_cv @ram_cv (16513) • India 3 Aug 10

For the past two years the global stock markets have been very volatile. Do you still invest in stocks or feel that you need to go for more safer instruments like debt and bonds? Cheers! Ram

bonds

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flydanman Stocks are more volatile simply because long-term, they have the potential to produce greater yields. Even within stocks you can choose from safer, more stable blue chip companies (such as Exxon, McDonalds, General Electric etc) that will suffer less...

13 Apr 11

President Obama and the lack of leadership on the Oil Spill

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 8 Jun 10

In an attempt to show emotion President Obama showed that he has no leadership in the Oil Spill Crisis. He is looking to find some one to blame or as he put it whose A$$ to kick. British Petroleum is showing the Leadership by...

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flydanman Obama has a lot to answer for in his handling of this crisis. First he said publicly that he "accepted responsibility". Now he's looking for someone else to blame. His government is pursuing criminal charges against BP employees. That is not helpful at the...

8 Jun 10

which city will you want to go if you travel abroad for your vacation? Part five

greensponge @greensponge (58) • China 9 Oct 09

the Yu Hill The Yu Hill, built in traditionl Chinese style, is 60 meter above the sea level,and covers 2.5 hectares. The hill-top park is name after the Yu Hill Road. Though the hill is not tall, when you climbed the hill,you...

travelling

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flydanman I'm going to Krakow, Poland, in four days, and I'm really looking forward to it. It's an incredibly historical place dating back hundreds of years. Its more recent history and involvement in World War 2 is sobering and puts into perspective the henious crimes...

9 Oct 09

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Job Talk.

marababe @marababe (2503) • Philippines 9 Oct 09

I'm just curious, what was your first job and your job now (if you're currently employed)? Do you enjoy it? Was it your "dream job"? Or is it just something you have learned to enjoy for the sake of having a job and receiving...

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flydanman My first job was during school vacation time just for the summer, doing menial office jobs such as data entry, faxing documents etc. My job now is an airline pilot and it was my dream job since I was young, just like you. I'm so glad I put all of the...

9 Oct 09

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Obama and Afghanistan

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 7 Oct 09

While I agree with Prs. Obama that he shouldn't rush into any decisions about his policy concerning Afghanistan, didn't candidate Obama tell us that he DID have a plan? What happened to that plan? He has supported the war in...

afghanistan

obama

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flydanman Barack Obama is governing in a way that John Kerry campaigned - they both insist that they have a plan but cannot give any information on that plan. This is typified for Obama in nearly everything that he campaigned on. Closing Guantanamo Bay, that's great,...

7 Oct 09

If you are for the "fairness doctrine", you can't claim to

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 7 Oct 09

love freedom of speech, or the US Constitution.

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flydanman I agree. The ironically named "fairness doctrine" is incredibly un-American. Having said that, I don't think the Democrats have the political capital to get something like this passed again, or so I certainly hope.

7 Oct 09

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Treaty of Lisbon, questions for europe.....

xfahctor @xfahctor (14118) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 5 Oct 09

I have been kinda half arsed following things in Ireland the past week or so and i have a question for my European coligues here. Reguarding the referendum the other day in Ireland on the Treaty of Lisbon. Now, as I understand...

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flydanman I think a lot of Europeans are very skeptical about an enlarged European Union with ever-increasing powers. People have fought for Centuries to have sovereignty and now that seems as though it's being eroded by a very bureaucratic EU. A lot of taxpayer money...

5 Oct 09

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Where are you going ?

aweins @aweins (4199) • India 5 Oct 09

are you planning to go out this month , outing or a holiday kind , time to spend together or with family anyway. are you planning something. me , my hubby and our daughter are going out for a week . we are attending an exhibition...

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flydanman My wife and I are going to spend about 3 nights in Krakow, Poland. The airline I work for is cancelling the flights to Krakow this winter so we wanted to get the chance to go there before the flights stop. I hope you enjoy your vacation :)

5 Oct 09

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window middle or aisle seat

eclecticsteve @eclecticsteve (253) • United States 4 Oct 09

I almost always get an aisle seat for medium and long trips and a window seat for short trips (one hour or less), but lately, I've sat in the middle seat, and I don't mind it as much as I used to, but that's only for short...

airplane

flying

travel

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flydanman My preferences are the same as yours, eclectivesteve. I like the window seat because I like knowing where I am and looking outside at the often amazing views but on longer flights I prefer the aisle so that I don't have to climb over people if I want to get up...

5 Oct 09

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Do you prefer to eat fruits or drink fruits juice?

velentina @velentina (891) • Mauritius 5 Oct 09

I like to eat fruits but sometimes i take it in juice especially the fruits which are out of season and which i do not get in my country. But fruits which are available i eat them as juice have preservatives and it may be bad for...

fruits

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flydanman I love most fruit juices and have at least 1 glass a day. I like to eat fruits as well (I have a sweet tooth!) and I eat a lot of pineapple and bananas. I really have no preference, I'm happy to eat and drink most fruits.

5 Oct 09

Kanye is an idiot

JodiLynn @JodiLynn (1417) • United States 14 Sep 09

I did not watch the VMA's, but one could hardly miss what Kanye West did on the Video Music Awards. He interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance of her award, giving his own opinion on who should have won the award (Beyonce). He stole...

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flydanman Taylor Swift was a deserving winner of her award. Kanye West is an imbecile, plain and simple. I really hope it will make people think twice about buying Kanye's records in the future and I hope the bad publicity he is going to get from this will hit him...

15 Sep 09

Please take this question seriously...

mrinali @mrinali (392) • India 15 Sep 09

I think Everybody, here in my lot have an outdoors once in your life.. I also have..OK. I just want to know that did you carry pistol or any kind of licensed arm with you in case of long journey by your personal car.. I do so...

arms

pistol

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flydanman I never have, simply because it's illegal to carry a weapon in my country. In fact I would have no idea how to acquire a firearm as I would have to do so through illegal means. I can understand why people would want to do it in particular parts of the world...

15 Sep 09

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what u cook on sunday?

mohitseth @mohitseth (568) • India 13 Sep 09

do u cook any thing special on sundays? some special dish or same as on other days?

cooking on sunday

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flydanman In England it's traditional to have a "Sunday Roast". This usually consists of a roasted meat (leg of lamb, chicken, turkey, beef or pork) and served with roast potatoes, vegetables and depending on which meat, yorkshire puddings and sage & onion stuffing....

13 Sep 09

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manu again?

ansh0727 @ansh0727 (83) • India 12 Sep 09

if you are a manchester united fan than there is a good news that Manu beat totenhum 3 goals to 1. so those who thought that without Ronaldo Manu is nothing, STOP SAYING THIS. now what you say?

manu

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flydanman Manchester United have a good defence in Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic and O'Shea. They have good attacking options with Berbatov, Owen and Rooney. Where they lack real quality, however, is in the midfield. Manchester United may do well against teams like Tottenham...

13 Sep 09

Have you traveled abroad or outside your country?

aicasalinks @aicasalinks (303) • Philippines 11 Sep 09

I live in the Philippines. I have not traveled abroad, but I want to. I am planning to visit HongKong Disneyland with my son next year as my birthday present to him. I have traveled a lot domestically but I've always dreamed of...

hongkong

philippines

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flydanman I'm an airline pilot based in the UK, so I travel a lot. We only have a few night stops at the base I'm at so while I've been to a lot of places, it's usually limited to 45 minutes at the airport. I have spent a lot of time in Italy, France, Scotland, the UK,...

11 Sep 09

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GOP's (DR) Charles Boustany Response to Obama's TV Health Care Speech

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 10 Sep 09

I, like many of you, watched Obama's stern, dramatic, threatening oration (shades of Hilter) Obama may be a gifted orator but I found his delivery and tone to be way over the top. No matter what he said all that stood out for me...

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flydanman The healthcare issue could sink Obama's presidency. He has done a terrible job of selling it to the country. I think nearly everyone can agree that there needs to be reform, but it certainly isn't the kind of reform that Obama is proposing. Republicans...

10 Sep 09

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