You know you’re old if you have ever done this… Sigh… There are days I MISS being that kid, whose biggest worry was a date for the weekend, enough money to put six or seven gallons of leaded gas in … Continue reading
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77 minutes… That is how long it took to change America forever… Take a moment to pause and reflect on today’s 18th remembrance of 9/11. I would urge you in your own way and own time this Friday, to remember … Continue reading
They say never read your reviews… So… I got an Instalaunch, thanks to Sarah, and one of my readers sent me a link, laughing. I think I tripped somebody’s trigger with the latest Grey Man novella, Down South, which is … Continue reading
My neighbor fired off his emergency generator this weekend. Now the ‘powerplant’ is a tad unconventional… And the generator is belt driven. And the ‘newest’ component is probably late 30s early 40s… 1921 or 22 Superior 20HP hit-miss engine, you … Continue reading
Grumpy old man opinion here. TL:DR You live in the path of a hurricane/flood, that’s YOUR problem, not mine. It’s hurricane season, and the BS is off with a roar… Dorian has come through the Caribbean like a huge broom, … Continue reading
Things that don’t add up… Or do they??? So, a mechanic supposedly pissed about a maintenance contract decides to sabotage an airplane. Now all of the mechanics I know would cheerfully take this guy out behind the hangar and beat … Continue reading
Sooooo, the muse ambushed me with this… Comments/recommendations appreciated as always. This one is truly stream of consciousness (and about 9 hours of research)… sigh Business before Pleasure Rio rode up to the Palace in Denver just before five … Continue reading
And some more pics from the wayback machine, courtesy of one of my shipmates from back in the day… Diego Garcia and our ‘fine’ quarters on the beach… Better known as ‘Splinterville’… And a couple from Utapao. First was Pia’s … Continue reading
It’s NOT just the crazies in Austin… A vegan woman sued her neighbors for barbecuing in their backyard: ‘It’s deliberate’ Full article, HERE. Now I’ve been to Perth, and it is the equivalent of the wild west. They are separated … Continue reading
With suppressor video even! Been a while since I’ve done a gun post, so here we go. The clip is as follows: 1st clip- 175gr M118LR through suppressor 2nd clip- 168gr subsonic through suppressor 3rd clip- 168gr subsonic NO suppressor … Continue reading