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    Getting Steamed

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    I’m a junkie for reading accounts of sea battles in the Pacific during WW2. What always amazes me is the ability of gravely wounded ships that were able to make steam and proceed under their own power when much of that complex machinery was damaged or destroyed. 

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    Getting Steamed

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    Yup. And other systems too. 
     

    As I recall the Iowa was retired after the 1980s turret explosion because the facilities and expertise needed to repair it no longer existed. It had all been scrapped decades before. 

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    on the subject of smoking

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    2 hours ago, WD Farren said:

    I’ve been carded 2x at Winco market to buy Robitissin DM.

     

    I told her “take a real good look.  I am so far past 21 I can’t remember 21.”

     

    Still had to show ID.

    Did they just look at your license, or record the number?


    The CVS drug stores in my state (KS) record your DL in order to buy many over the counter as well as prescription meds, as part of a state program (K-trax) that claims it reduces drug addiction and meth production. Sure it does….😠😠

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    I've lost internet to non payment, and

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    3 hours ago, Yul Lose said:

    Not according to Starlink. 

    Interesting. I did an AI search on it and apparently there are some ground stations necessary for connecting to the web. Perhaps that was already in place when my son hooked up. 
     

    I learn something new every day. 

    I've lost internet to non payment, and

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    2 hours ago, Yul Lose said:

    To get voice cellular we need to drive Starlink says their system isn’t built out enough yet to give us service here at the house.

    Interesting. What do they mean by “build out”?  I thought all you needed was a receiver and a satellite in space. Are they saying there’s no satellite constellation to cover your area?

     

    My son lives in the sticks about 35 minutes outside of Palma, Majorca, Spain. Electricity and cable are available to him and a small number of neighbors if they want to pay close to 2 million Euros for installation.
     

    Instead, they use solar power and Starlink. All they had to do was buy the receiver and subscribe to Starlink, which was a significant improvement over the weak cellular service previously. Our phone calls sound like we’re local, where the other sounded a tiny bit garbled like an overseas call as well as noticeable lag in transmission & reception. Internet service from Starlink is excellent. 

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    Russian airliner take off

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    Yes the B-52 can do the same thing.
     

    The crab angle shown in the video is highly exaggerated and distorted because of the ultra long telephoto lens used. If looked at from overhead, it wouldn’t look that unusual. Also, that conversation between pilot and ATC is total fiction to make the video amusing and dramatic. 

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    Hearing Protection For Those Who Use Hearing Aid Devices What Are You Using

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    I tried the behind-the-ear muffs like Canby, but didn’t care for them. They kept sliding down my head which reduced sound attenuation.
     

    I now use custom moulded plugs from my audiologist. They have a small hole that allows me to hear instructions and the beep, but block the gun shots. Cost me $150 about 8 years ago. No batteries needed and unlike muffs, don’t interfere with my hat. 

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    Patton

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    31 minutes ago, MizPete said:

    Know what I learned while visiting the British War Museum?  I learned Monty did it all by himself.  The only American representation was a GI in a parachute rig in a display case with a Japanese soldier.

    Yup. 
     

    It wasn’t until the mid 1980s that French curriculum even acknowledged there were allies who helped them win the war. Up to that point, De Gaulle won it all by hisself with a little bit of assistance. 
     

    One of my favorite anecdotes is from historian William Manchester who wrote, “After VE Day, the English walked around Europe like they owned the place. The Americans walked around like they didn’t care who owned the place.”

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    Oakland Municipal Airport

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    37 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

     

    Thank you. Those early days were pretty rough. 

    You’re welcome. If you plug Dole Air Derby into YouTube, there are lots of hits. Here’s one from The History Guy. A pretty good synopsis. 
     

     

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