Abilene Slim SASS 81783

Seems like an unnecessary addition to an already crowded market. I guess sales will tell.

Is that stuff still being made? I haven’t seen it on the shelf in decades.

No one is counting rivets. The image has clearly been altered and a phony caption has been assigned to it. Why is noting that a problem? People look at that stuff and think it’s real. Reality is dramatic enough, so why embellish it for social media and pass it off as fact? Thank you for the black and white pics. Fascinating! ***** EDIT: There was never an escort carrier with the designation PCE-851. That belongs to the USS Rockville, a patrol craft escort. The carriers were designated CVE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Rockville

There’s something weird about that photo. Yes, it’s the Laffey, but the land mass with buildings in the relatively close background is odd for a ship holding a picket station off Okinawa. I’m thinking the image was taken off the coast of Hawaii or California (on its way home for repairs) from a much smaller craft than an escort carrier, or even another destroyer.

I’ve a follow-up joke in mind, but it can’t top this one. I’ll just let it be…🤣

He is best known as The Professor, but he had many roles in Cowboy movies &TV in the years before Gilligan, mostly as really bad guys. When I first saw those characters, I was shocked because I had only known him as the mild mannered Professor.

It’s supposed to be in a perfect world. Unfortunately, it’s tough to keep them separated. Judging is after all, subjective.

I vividly remember during the post explosion NBC coverage later that morning, a split-screen image of Tom Brokaw and the network’s NASA correspondent. Brokaw was talking endlessly about Christa McAuliffe when the correspondent interrupted him. He said, as best as I can recall, “Tom, I’m sorry to interrupt, but we need to remember there were 6 other astronauts aboard too. They were friends of mine.” There was stunned silence for a moment before Brokaw stammered a weak acknowledgment of the point and then the network cut to something else. I wonder what happened to that correspondent, because I don’t recall ever seeing him again. In no particular order, they were Dick Scobee Ron McNair Judy Resnik Greg Jarvis Ellison Onizuka Mike Smith Christa McAuliffe

Yes I can. “Gold Digger!” 😁

Access to lotsa money tends to do that…

I’m betting his recent behavior and lack of success at the college level didn’t help. Makes him look like a creepy old man.

Oh, THOSE kind of cuffs. I was thinking about another kind… 😁

Way back in the olden days of high school (60’s), we had a mandatory class called phys ed (PE). Most of it was outdoors where we played flag football in the fall and soccer in the winter. If the sun was shining, or cloudy, we were outside if the temps were at or above twenty degrees F. Below that, or if there was snow or rain, we were inside playing basketball. (What the h*** is a snow day, anyway? 😊) When we were outside, field conditions were irrelevant. Mud was common as the grass had been ground away in September, but when the temps dropped below freezing, that field turned into a rock-hard moonscape. Lots of twisted ankles and bruises from hitting that umm… “turf”. Imagine the helicopter parents complaining today. We thought we were playing like the Chiefs and Packers in the “first” Super Bowl. These days PE is long gone as part of the curriculum. They call it “health” which does not involve physical activity. No wonder we have an epidemic of juvenile obesity. The only outdoor activity kids get these days is if they play in after school sports or select leagues. Sigh.

Ummm no, but that’s funny right there!

We can guess at a diagnosis & solution until the cows come home, but we need more info from the OP. Until then, there’s not much point in it.

Blow by isn’t the issue. The extra BP compatible lube is needed to keep the fouling soft.

My dad would say to me, “Pick a winner!”

Pioneer Gun Works and Longhunter come to mind. I’m sure there are others.

The ‘73 is a toggle link rifle, a variation/development of the 1860 Henry. The Winchester ‘92 is a totally different action and design by John Browning. The only thing they have in common is a lever action.

Interesting, but “ugh” on the looks.

If you haven’t handled an Uberti rifle, you’ll find it noticeably heavier than a same length Rossi (Winchester ‘92). Not uncomfortable or burdensome, but noticeable.

I only have to carry mine from my cart to the stage. 😁

I just had a hip replacement 5 weeks ago. This is sick.