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  1. Did she enter the intersection on a "stale yellow?"  I've seen it several times, they see a yellow,  think they can beat the red, it turns red as they enter,  so they  stop.

     

    First time I saw it, I guess I was 12 or so.  In Vista,  Hwy.78 where it T'ed into Santa Fe.  Lady in her latw 70s or maybe 80s, going north on Santa Fe, light turned red as she  entered the intersection,  so she stopped.  She was leaning foward over the steering wheel and looking almost straight up at the signal. 

  2. Yeah, weird song.  And I'm not trying to belittle this branch of the service.  I guess it took a while to accept that the USAF was a logical step from the US Army, and so it will take a while to accept that this is a reasonable split off from the USAF.  Completely different role. 

    About the rank and insignia.

     

     

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  3. Throwback Thursday
    “An unfortunate affray,” between two men in front of the Mammoth Saloon in Bodie ended up with one man stabbing the other, reported the Bodie Daily Standard of Nov. 25, 1879.
    John A. McQuaid had just dismounted from a buggy and stopped to talk to another man when he was approached by Thomas Muckel who wanted payment of money owed him.
    “Muckel appeared to be somewhat in liquor,” reported the newspaper. “McQuaid told him he did not have it, but Muckel persisted, and said he was bound to have it.
    After telling him the proper course to request payment from him, McQuaid told Muckel to leave.
    “Muckel then became abusive and drew back his fist as if to strike, when McQuaid drew a knife from his breast. Muckel, on seeing the knife, turned and ran into the saloon, and the crowd jeered at him. This seemed to further excite him for he turned around, and running up to McQuaid, he caught him by the coat lapel and struck him a heavy blow just above the left eye.”
    McQuaid then stabbed Muckle just under the ribs on the left side of the stomach. Muckle staggered and partially fell but recovered and ran into the nearby Magnolia Saloon. He was helped back out and put in the charge of an officer who summoned a physician.
    McQuaid was arrested according to the newspaper reporter, who added that it didn’t appear that Muckel’s injury was as serious as first thought.
    A few days later, at a hearing for McQuaid, the doctor tending Muckel testified that his patient was out of danger. The hearing ended with McQuaid being acquitted.
    Photo courtesy of the Mono County Historical Society shows men standing on the porch of Bodie’s Cabinet Saloon in the 1880s.
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  4. Again, a FB find:
     

    The Duke of Wellington, the much decorated general who defeated Napoleon twice and who, to many in the era, defined the British character, still had to answer a flurry of petty questions generated by bureaucrats in London. The following is a letter he wrote to the National Office in 1812 in response to some trifling expenses for which he was held accounted:
    Gentlemen,
    Whilst marching from Portugal to a position which commands the approach to Madrid and the French forces, my officers have been diligently complying with your requests which have been sent by H.M. ship from London to Lisbon and thence by dispatch to our headquarters.
    We have enumerated our saddles, bridles, tents and tent poles, and all manner of sundry items for which His Majesty’s Government holds me accountable. I have dispatched reports on the character, wit, and spleen of every officer. Each item and every farthing has been accounted for, with two regrettable exceptions for which I beg your indulgence.
    Unfortunately the sum of one shilling and ninepence remains unaccounted for in one infantry battalion’s petty cash and there has been a hideous confusion as the the number of jars of raspberry jam issued to one cavalry regiment during a sandstorm in western Spain. This reprehensible carelessness may be related to the pressure of circumstance, since we are war with France, a fact which may come as a bit of a surprise to you gentlemen in Whitehall.
    This brings me to my present purpose, which is to request elucidation of my instructions from His Majesty’s Government so that I may better understand why I am dragging an army over these barren plains. I construe that perforce it must be one of two alternative duties, as given below. I shall pursue either one with the best of my ability, but I cannot do both:
    1. To train an army of uniformed British clerks in Spain for the benefit of the accountants and copy-boys in London or perchance.
    2. To see to it that the forces of Napoleon are driven out of Spain.
    Your most obedient servant,
    Wellington
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  5. 4 hours ago, watab kid said:

    thanks and sorry for the shift , this just hit home as it has come up many times in my lifetime , it was a major decision that president had to make based on the info he was provided at the time , im glad he made it as he did , ill never ever say i wished this upon the japanese population of that time , much as my father said numerus times he regretted the fire bombing of the major cities , but it was war and we needed to win it to have peace again , 

     

    i grew up in different times than that and different than now , my perspective was formed in that time , i had an adopted japanese war bride aunt that i never realized she was not a real aunt till i was aware that santa wasnt real , im now married to a lady that grew up in japan during viet nam , i was not raised with any hatred nor animosity to the japanese people , but im glad that war was ended and ill admit i think those bombs were necessary , i also think had we not firebombed the major cities they would have never  given up , we had to end it , decisively , its sad but a fact , there is nothing good of war but it being over 

     

    As I've said many times, I don't mind shifts/high jacks of threads I've started as long as there is some tangential relationship, and, as above, this really isn't a shift, as it follows directly from the research involving The Demon Core.  

    I was raised around WWII vets, most social events were VFW or Knights of Columbus and the Knights were mostly WWII vets who were also members of that VFW post.  The only ones who really harbored any animosity to the "Japs" as they were known in the day, was by those who had been their prisoners. And not even all of them held hatred for them.   But not a one of them had any qualms about using the Bomb on Japan.  Most of the men in that VFW post were Marines who had been slated for some part of Operation Downfall.  And all were of the opinion that if it had been carried out the USMC would pretty much have ceased to exist.  Just enough survivors to establish a beachhead for the Army to land in those sectors.  And the general opinion was that the Army would have done to Japan what Rome did to Carthage.  

     

    Ultimately those two bombs saved millions of lives by making invasion unnecessary.  I know the usual arguments that the Allies could have blockaded Japan and starved her into submission, but how would millions of deaths by starvation and disease be any better than a few hundred thousand deaths by nuclear weapons?  

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  6. 1 hour ago, Alpo said:

    When I started reading this tthread I decided I would do a little research. And I came across this site.

     

    https://letsdrinktea.com/types-of-tea/black-tea/lapsang-souchong-tea/#rec

     

    On the site he gives his recommendations. He says it's available on Amazon, but most of it isn't really good. But this stuff is good.

     

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006LXKK5U//ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=letsdrinktea-20

     

    Then I saw that it was $29. That seems kind of steep. How much tea do you get for $29? 5 lb? 10 lb?

     

    ONE POUND?????

     

    $29 for 1 lb of tea? Yeah, I think I'll pass.

     

     

    That's about 14.5¢(dang, I hate having to open the character map for that) per 8 oz. cup. Homebrew coffee is about 16¢ to 25¢ per cup brewed at home.  So $29 for a pound of loose teas is not really unreasonable.  About three times the price of Lipton teabags, but about 18 times better. Also, it's not usually an every day tea, at least not for us.  Have to be in the mood for it.  I've noticed that tea drinkers usually have three to five types that they keep on hand, and brew up depending on their mood.  Ours are Twinings or Stash brand English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Gunpowder, Earl Gray, and Lapsang Souchong.  We have a few boxes of Lipton teabags we got for free that we use for making sun tea in the summer, but those don't really count.

  7. Found on FB

     

    In 1963, Bill Lear (of Learjet fame) was living in Geneva, Switzerland and flying a surplus P-51. After numerous problems with the starter clutch on his Packard-built Merlin, he contacted Rolls-Royce. They instructed Lear to send them the clutch, which was quickly repaired and returned. Lear wrote: “I called my benefactor to thank him and to ask him when to expect an invoice. His reply was: ‘My dear Mr. Lear, Rolls-Royce-designed products do not fail. They may require occasional adjustment, but this is covered by our unlimited warranty. So there is no charge, sir.’ I was blown away. The engine and clutch had been manufactured under license in the U.S.A. by Packard in 1944, yet Rolls still stood behind them in 1963!” #packard #rollsroycemerlin #rollsroyce #merlinpower #p51mustang #v12engine #spitfire  #aviationphotography #warbird #engineering #mechanicalengineering #britishengineering #keepemflying #taildragger #v12 #aviation #p51d #planesoffame #flyinglegends #aviation #avgeek #warbird #history #wherewarbirdsfly  #isap_aviationphotography #aviationphotographer

     

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  8. 9 hours ago, Chili Ron said:

    Howdy

    I tried some         lapsang souchong tea with smoke and it sure reminded me of camping.

    Maybe give it a try during the long cold winter??

    Best

    CR

     

     

    I tried it after I read Centennial in 1975.  A lovely tea, pungent,  but subtle. Perfect for rainy, blustery days.  Or on a clear,  frosty morning while you watch the sunrise.

     

    Try it as an iced tea. 

     

    Target and Walmart have it.  Or you can order from Stash or Twining  

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  9. 19 hours ago, watab kid said:

     

    i realize i shifted thetopic a little

     

    It follows logically from the first. 

    I also,  as well as 2 of my brothers would likely not be around if Operation Downfall had been carried out.   

     

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