The world is not in a great place right now!!! I’m thankful I live where I live and do the things I do. Many can’t.
Slammer!!!

Are "we" [i.e. the "Western world"] leaders or followers in regards to ^^?   

I think I'm mostly aligned with: "Where there's life, there's hope."

One of our best marine mechanics/problem solvers said to me one time concerning our Volvo Penta stern-drive installation,"Take a break and make yourself stop thinking about it for an hour.Eat a sandwich,play a game of cribbage and then come back out to the boat and try again.Nine times out of ten everything will just go together like it's supposed to."
He was right...the problem we were having lining up the drive to the engine was gone and everything seated easily.

Best to step away and return after a pleasant experience,it would seem,

Or "when all that fails..."  "Eat a sandwich and play a game of cribbage."

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Originally posted by Owen

Are "we" [i.e. the "Western world"] leaders or followers in regards to ^^?   

I think I'm mostly aligned with: "Where there's life, there's hope."

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Both...

"Calm seas, do not good sailors make. We must learn to sail in high winds."

We're gonna go thru it, but it's not the end.

It's been happening since the beginning of recorded history, probably won't ever go away. Some true accountability would be nice however.

‘Tis best to avoid discussions/debates on social media

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Originally posted by steve davis

One of our best marine mechanics/problem solvers said to me one time concerning our Volvo Penta stern-drive installation,"Take a break and make yourself stop thinking about it for an hour.Eat a sandwich,play a game of cribbage and then come back out to the boat and try again.Nine times out of ten everything will just go together like it's supposed to."
He was right...the problem we were having lining up the drive to the engine was gone and everything seated easily.

Best to step away and return after a pleasant experience,it would seem,

Or "when all that fails..."  "Eat a sandwich and play a game of cribbage."

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That reminds me of one of my uncles ... a pretty sharp dude, but didn't spend a  lot of time pondering alternatives.  He was greasing the combine one a.m. when the grease gun stopped co-operating.  With some colorful language he fired it against the side of the combine, hopped into his pick-up and went to town [8 miles] to get a new one.    Everything's falling into place ...  'cept the outlet didn't have any in stock.  So he had to humble himself and retrieve the old one.  [And it worked well enough that he finished the grease job.]