Still, every time he did, the company showed up the next day with a new one. It was all part of his contract. They let him get drunk and hate himself ...and the world, but when it was time to trot his butt out in public then he had better be ready to receive his instructions, to dust off his old uniform and do his best to hide the ravages that a thirty year steady diet of cheap booze, cigarettes and double cheese burgers with triple the cheese enacted on his features. It was ‘Show Time’ and the. ”“What about getting them replicated?” Kyle asked.“Oh, I agree, we can get them replicated, but I need to make the prototypes first,” Lonnie said. “Then I’ll make one-offs for those who want the personal touch.”Everyone agreed this was an excellent solution.Lonnie had a feeling she would be quitting her old job real soon. The extra workers in town now made this possible. She had signed on as a Cleaner/Kitchenhand, but she also had an Arts degree specialising in Handicrafts. She had also learnt. 40."I flared the plane and we touched down hard, the yoke jerking in my grasp. We both started flipping the air brakes, and I pushed on the break pedal. The plane squealed across the runway, the terminal growing larger and larger. We weren't slowing down enough; we didn't have the engines, so there were no reverse thrusters to help slow us down. And the end of the runway was coming up fast.A loud, metallic, shearing sound shivered through the fuselage; the plane lurched suddenly to the left,. Then, when we would talk or chat on-line, he would sometimes refer to me as "honey" as well. It kept gnawing at me, so I had to ask. One evening, during a chat session, I got my answers.Tina: So, Joe, where did the "honey" come from? I don't remember you using that in high school at all.Joe: I was stationed in the South for a while. It isn't meant to demean or disrespect. Actually, it is a sign of respect.Tina: It just seems unusual to use it these days.Joe: I'll stop using it with you if you'd.