Old gas stations… And some old brands that no longer exist… And some nice old vehicles too!
Go read the folks on the sidebar, they’re better at this than I am…
Oh yeah, and then there’s this one…
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What happens now?
At least half of the country was surprised by Donald Trump’s victory on election night, and Washington is now scrambling to guess how he will lead in the White House and abroad. But the most lasting effect of the Trump presidency could be his power to shape the Supreme Court, where he has one vacancy to fill now and the possibility of more in the years ahead.
Good article HERE on politco.com
I’m going to be out of pocket for a couple of days, so light blogging and commenting…
Oh and as usual, another dancing monkey lied… Dunham refuses to leave… HERE.
Professional signs, bused in protesters, professional protest leaders hyping up the useful idiots (aka college students), no media outrage…
It’s enough to make one wonder who is behind this…
Street protests denouncing Donald Trump’s election to the presidency had barely broken up before allegations of “paid” or “professional protestors” surfaced on social media,
Now this article from USAToday, HERE, downplays/deflects most of it, claiming Trump was guilty of it prior to the election…
There are also people saying that various Craigslist ads were calling for Trump protesters, but Snopes labels that as false (If you believe Snopes anymore)…
My thought is that ‘someone’ or some organization IS behind this… There is no way these are all ‘spontaneous’- So the question is, how to follow the money. That is usually the key.
If I were a parent of a college student who is protesting, I’m thinking I would be having a serious conversation about fiscal responsibility and getting their butts back in class. But then I’m a grumpy old asshole anyway…
We were chatting Tuesday night and one of the folks came up with the Kübler-Ross model as we watched the left melt down. The ‘smart’ ones were/are already at the Bargaining stage, trying to force the Republicans to ‘cooperate’…
Most of the left are still in the Denial and Anger stages, what the fail to recognize is that the election IS over, and Hillary lost… Nothing they do is going to bring her back.
But one does wonder ‘who’ sees further destruction of America as an avenue for gain???
Need some help over here…
Situation is two Winchester 94s, one a carbine, one a rifle. One 1962, one considerably newer. BOTH in 30-30. Two fairly competent shooters (Lawdog and myself).
Iron sights, from a rest.
With this ammo-
With either rifle, either of us shooting, these rounds were all over the place! Off the paper to 10-11 inches high, 6-8 inches left at 100 yards, NO consistency in the pattern or even on paper some times.
Switched to 150gr Winchester, both rifles grouped about 3-4 inches at 100 yards.
Anybody else had this/seen this problem? We are completely at a loss!
Any help???
Bueller??? 🙂
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month…
The Armistice was signed to end ‘the war of all wars’.
It marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not formally a surrender. The actual terms, largely written by French Marshal and Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies Ferdinand Foch, included the cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of German troops to behind their own borders, the preservation of infrastructure, the exchange of prisoners, a promise of reparations, the disposition of German warships and submarines, and conditions for prolonging or terminating the armistice.
Interestingly, there was NO American representative at the official signing onboard Marshal Foch’s private car.
It took six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to conclude the peace treaty, the Treaty of Versailles.
US 64th Regiment celebrates Armistice
Henry Gunther (American) is acknowledged as the last casualty of WWI, apparently despondent over a demotion, he charged the Germans and was killed less than a minute before the armistice too effect.
Sadly, England, France and Germany lost almost an entire generation of males in the war. And didn’t learn the lesson, starting WWII in September 1939, thanks to Corporal Adolf Hitler…
Remember those in your families that have served or are serving now. Thank a veteran if you get the chance.
Founded: November 10, 1775, Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, PA
Semper Fi Marines, Semper Fi! From an old sailor…
It appears hell froze over TWICE this year…
First the Cubbies and now Trump…
Has everyone stopped hyperventilating now???
The stock market closed higher yesterday (good news), the left and the media are in meltdown, along with the pollsters…
A couple of comments I’ve seen so far that pretty much hit the nail on the head-
“Turns out if you demonize the people you disagree with, paint them as racists and oppressors and tell them that any and all of their successes are a result of some unearned “privilege,” they will create a counter-revolution.
“Progressives, Trump is the consequence of your actions, your rhetoric, and the identity politics you brought into American politics. You made your bed, now lie in it.”
And then there is this…
We still don’t know who will win the electoral college, although as I write this it looks — incredibly, horribly — as if the odds now favor Donald J. Trump. What we do know is that people like me, and probably like most readers of The New York Times, truly didn’t understand the country we live in.
From Paul Krugman at the NYT, HERE.
And one more…
The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at home and abroad, of nativism, authoritarianism, misogyny, and racism.
New Yorker’s David Remick yesterday morning, HERE.
This cover from 1976 seems like it should be the cover now…
Saul Steinberg’s March 29, 1976 “View of the World from Ninth Avenue” cover of The New Yorker
This cover has quite the history too… HERE.
I posted this yesterday morning on the book of face, and I stand by it…
Just when we thought our country was about to slip beneath the waves, the “impossible” happened. Or, at least the mainstream media told us it was an impossibility. Only ten days ago, they were saying this race was “over.” Last night, the good American people said otherwise.
The media (CNN/NBC/MSNBC) and the pollsters failed in their kingmaking… Jake Tapper and others were heard to say “We’re losing” before quickly changing to “She’s losing” last night.
As per usual, those who didn’t vote for Clinton are being accused of everything under the sun, with the left trying their damnest to foment rioting and turn people against each other. Saying if you’re rural you are stupid or if you are not college educated you don’t deserve to vote is a pathetic attempt to ‘justify’ how they lost.
Trump WILL NOT BE A KING. Period. He will be reined in by Congress and the Courts, so just stop it with that line of BS…
And lest people forget, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and many other cultures voted for Trump.
IMHO, what happened was the long suffering silent majority had finally had enough… On one hand a venal, demonstrably corrupt politician who’s ‘platform’ consisted of ‘it’s MY turn and continuing the Obama style of ignoring the laws of this country to pander to various groups, refusal to call terrorism for what it is, etc.
Trump, not perfect by a long shot, at least had ideas that resonated with JQ Public… Border security, jobs, getting the military back to a functional structure and stopping terrorism.
If nothing else, this election has driven stakes through TWO political dynasties… The Bushs, and now the Clintons…
As far as I’m concerned, this is all for the better. Career politicians are the anathema of what America stands for, and we the people have spoken.
And to all those who ‘threatened’ to leave??? Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out… America is better without you.
The sun came up, the world will go on, for better or worse… But at least for now, Americans have taken America back, at least for a while…
Our own Crucis is now a published author!!! 🙂
This is great news, Mike is truly one of the good guys!
In case any of you have been wondering why I’ve been quiet on the ‘net these last few months, the reason is that I’ve been writing some short stories. I’ve sold two this summer to an online e-magazine, the Grantville Gazette. If any of you have read 1632 by Eric Flint, the short stories are written in his alternate history universe.
You can read my first one at this link.
https://grantvillegazette.com/wp/article/7183/
I was privileged to get an early read, and it’s a damn good story!
Gotta love it when us old farts find yet another ‘career’… 😀