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When I was a kid, we used to watch side launches at American Shipbuilding in Lorain, where my dad worked - several of the USCG's 210' cutters and a NOAA research ship. IIRC, much bigger than that, and you'd better be launching them backwards into the river. Not enough space for such a launching the...

Sukhoiman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:22 pm ok fess up, who voted for Sabre alongside me?

I did. But Voodoo, and Thunderbolt are good names too. Demon would look good for the F/A-XX

Happy Birthday!

This afternoon, we lost our 7 year old Labrador, Buddy, after a very sudden deterioration of a heart condition. My first dog, he showed the meaning of man’s best friend through his utter loyalty, devotion, enthusiasm and love. For someone who has never really experienced happiness, joy or being wan...

Happy New Year to you all.

We have an idiomatic expression in Sweden that is originally borrowed from (low?) German. ”Ont krut förgås inte så lätt”, which literally translates to ”evil gunpowder does not easily perish” and makes no sense when you think about it. The explanation is that the original is roughly ”Unkraut vergeh...

Merry Christmas to all.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Craiglxviii wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:15 pm The Emperor field, wasn’t it?

Yes.

Belushi TD wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 11:38 am Not sure if that's from one of Stuart's books, or if I'm remembering it from a geology book. Anyone else remember this?

I remember him mentioning that in either a post or an essay on oil fields, as a possible explanation for why the real big oil fields in Siberia hadn't been found until then.

My best wishes for you all.

When it rains it pours. Best wishes to you and your family.

My best wishes to you and your family.

Yup, it takes a... certain sort of person to work at power line(or as we call them here, "linha viva" - 'live line') maintenance.

Looks good, but I can't help but be reminded of the Veloster, which looked fast - and had an anemic engine and the i20's gearbox...

kdahm wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 3:14 pm USS Harder has also been found.

I don't know what the status of the Lost 52 is in regards to how many are still in unknown locations.

I think USS Harder is 13th US WWII submarine to be found(that would make it a full 25% of the submarines lost).

That portrait kinda looks like the King is burning in Hell, which is NOT a good look for an official portrait. Could be some sort of commentary by the author.

Pdf27 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:54 am

MikeKozlowski wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:03 pm...1,095 days to retirement, 15 April 2027.

Bob, hush.

Mike

Just under 9,000 for me, if it makes you feel any better about Bob...

For me it'll be February 4th, 2053(when I turn 75 - it's almost certain I won't afford to retire sooner than that).

Hey, if it works, it works.