Forty Rod SASS 3935

I just watched a few minutes of Sayonara starring Brando. I know he got some Oscars and many other awards, was touted as one of the greatest actors ever, but I have to say that I honestly NEVER watched a more boring actor. He had no personality showing whatsoever, almost no facial expressions and few body movements that looked like a real human and didn't IMHO appear to be any realistic person at all.

Admiral Chester "LIMITS"? After all my years I have never heard anyone even hint that Admiral NIMITZ had ANY LIMITS! whatsoever.

I was in the Army from 1965 until 1969. Then a civilian from '69 until 1972 when I joined the Corps. High and tight is NOT a regulation except in boot camp and for some special assignments, and by many individual COs who prefer (pronounced "demand") it for their Marines. However it is still favored by about half the active duty Marines and a whole lot of vets. I wore my hair H&T during hot weather but let it grow out a bit during the winter months.

Long cruise...you mean like in WWII?

Someone let me know how this turns out. I have better things to do than wade through all this crap....like taking a nap or eating a Fig Newton.

That would be a great alias" Raven Nevermoor(e) Ravin' Nevermoor(e) 4 versions of one name.

I should be stronger than King Kong then...and without getting my hands wet.

In March of 1971 I flew from Salt Lake City to Chicago to Peoria, IL for a job interview. They paid for the whole trip. The morning after I got there I dressed in my finest suit and walked four blocks to the place of the interview. I had checked the weather forecast before I left Utah and it said the weather in Peoria would be in the mid 70s. That morning it was 38 degrees and snowing. At a few minutes before 11:00 am I walked into the office and sat down. A few minutes later a man walked out, introduced himself, and told me to follow him. We took an elevator down to street level and rode a taxi to a very elegant restaurant where we met two other men and a lady. The lady almost immediately asked If I had an overcoat because of the weather. I told her I had left it at home because I hadn't expected cold weather. She got up and went the front desk, made a phone call, and came back. After the lunch she spoke to the man who had brought me and told him to take me a few doors down to a haberdashery. We were met at the door by a finely dressed gent. She joined us there a few minutes later and they bought me a top coat, a very soft scarf (which I still have), gloves and rubber shoe covers (which we used to call "rubbers"), and an umbrella. They let me make my own choices and paid for all of it. I asked if they bought everyone clothing like that and she smiled and said "No, Mister Taylor. Only those who want to join our supervisory staff. Will you accept?" OH, HELL YES!!! I went back to Utah, finished my school year there, moved my family to Pekin, and went to work for them in their Morton plant at three times what I had been earning as a sixth grade teacher. That was my introduction to Caterpillar Tractor Company. Two years later I joined the Marine Corps to get out of Illinois.

Some auction houses will buy large collections outright. So do some upscale second hand merchants. Both offer well below market value.

Whachoo got? Whachoo got" Ooooo, I gotta know whachoo got!

Hey, that reminds me: I renewed my membership a few months ago and didn't get a new card. What should I do? I need me some new boots and shirts.

Thanks. He was a very good man, obnoxious as hell sometimes, and a very good friend. He is missed.

As a former resident of Utah and son of a woman whose family were some of the first settlers inCache Valley and Logan, Utah, and a dedicated fan of John Moses Browning, I concur totally with their choice, too. I've owned a 1911 most of my adult life and carried one most of that time.

Very good choice.

I agree, but a Springfield trap door carbine would be a good choice as well. Sure were a lot of soldiers around these parts back in Geronimo's time. I will die believing a single shot rifle was a lousy choice for the Army but it was certain'y well-known all over the state...even long before it was a state, Also, most of the shotguns were NOT short barrel versions. They were used by a lot of farmers, townsfolk and others who didn't use them on stage coaches or for law enforcement, but to put food on their tables.

Thanks. I'll let her know when she gets back home fromScotland ( I AM SO JEALOUS!!!) where she and another lady are looking at their ancestry first hand.

A friend of long standing recently passed away, leaving a beautiful collection of mostly Civil War vintage hand guns. Some went back a few years before the war and a few stretched past the end of the war. There were a few long guns included, a three inch percussion boarding gun. Most were in VERY FINE or better shape. The total count was over three hundred pieces. A family member, who isn't a gun person at all, suggested that she find a firearm auction house, which she did in her state. They came over and evaluated the collection. She was offered $27,500.00 for the whole bunch. (I am right certain that the entire lot is worth at least three times that and maybe much, much more. She called me and asked what she should do because she knew the collection was worth much more because he had cataloged and described every piece, and had included market value of each...which he revalued ever year. He also had every piece of paper that related to the guns and a whole mess of accessories. Many of his guns were engraved or had documentation of ownership, old photos, and such personal things as jewelry. He had a few, like a LeMat carbine (which I know he gave $9,000.00 for fifteen years ago, and a Pettingill Army revolver that looked like new that he bought from a man we both knew for $6,000.00 just three years ago.) I asked how badly she needed the money and she told that wasn't an issue because they were quite well to do. , but she didn't want to get robbed, either. I wouldn't be at all surprised if she donated most of it to Alzheimers research. I told her I'd look into it and call her back...but I don't have a clue what to tell her....and now I'm asking myselfwhat I will have done when I go. Are there any clubs or businesses or organizations who would deal fairly with her?

I will forgo any comment for fear I will offend our British allies and their really stupid laws. Also, they could retaliate by commenting on some of OUR really stupid laws

I avoid poisonous snakes, but see very few of them. Seems strange because I've been told that of the twenty something poisonous snakes in the entire country all but two can be found within a few miles of my home. Got lots of "garden snakes", though. None are very big and don't bother anything so I don't bother them.

It's hard to keep a good man (or woman) down. Semper fi, Mac.

Used to do almost all of my own mechanic work when I was still racing, but over the years less and less. It's been about 8 years since last time. More complicated. Special tools. Computerized every damn thing. Mostly just plain lazy and it wasn't fun any more.

At one time Sears Roebuck was selling surplus guns ans accessories in a large place next to their store in Logan, Utah. Half the kids in town had surplus guns of one sort or another. Every caliber you could imagine. I wanted a .30-06 so I got an '03A3, a spare stock, a sling, and 250 rounds of ball ammo for under $35.00. Two weeks later I bought a Luger with a holster and five magazines full of ammo some ammo for not much more. We could go to a dumpster behind the store and get enough ribbons to decorate an entire neighborhood back yard army, too. They were throwing them away and didn't charge us anything. Another store in town was selling surplus bayonets for a buck apiece. I got one that folded sideways, made for a Jungle Carbine, and never owed the gun it was meant for. J. C. Penny has a counter in the basement where they sold stuff to Boy Scouts for a song. We got a lot of our hunting and hiking equipment there. I still have a couple of wool blankets, a pocket compass the size of a pocket watch and a dinnerware set that stores away into a metal clip thing.

That's beautiful work and I appreciate the skill, devotion, and time involved, but it seems like more than I need or want to satisfy a nicotine yearning...nor did I ever, even when still smoking 3+ packs of cigarettes a day. I can buy a lot of guns and / gear for less than that pipe costs.

An original idea? Used to be available in science fiction stories, but I don't see it anywhere anymore. That's why I get DVDs from my local library and the ILL (Inter-Library Lending) system. Lots of OLD movies and series that were original then and still ring my chimes. Some are fro 1928-1930 era and still great to watch. I avoid "sequels", too: almost no originality and usually not as good in any respect as the original. Just for what it's worth, I haven't seem much a in decade or two that was really watchable for many reasons: continuous very loud music, most dialog screamed, excess profanity (I can stand with the best when it comes to foul language), terribly poor directing, historical falsehoods, terrible special effects, no decent facial expressions, and so many other faults. I haven't watched more than a dozen "new" movies in ten years, and only one worth watching.

That is a temporary condition. If you stop drinking you will sober up and not be disorderly any longer. (Well, some of us still will be, right Alpo?). If you continue to drink, you will eventually become unconscious which may end with you being "dead drunk". That's why I stopped drinking aimost 27 years ago. It was just SO confusing.