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    The Wing Design Flaw That Made B-17s Nearly Indestructible

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    27 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

    There's a sign on the wall of Nana's Cafe in Prescott that reads "my sense of humor will hurt your feelings".  An old man sitting at the counter one morning read it and said "Jen's (a cafe in Prescott Valley) has one that says 'my sense of humor will make you cry'".

     

    I'm not sure which one I like best.

     

    BTW, my favorite beverage is a good quality ice cold sarsaparilla.

    I’m unfamiliar with Prescott Valley, but know Prescott. I like both sentiments and will leave the choice of venue to you, based on who serves the best Saspirilla. 

    The Wing Design Flaw That Made B-17s Nearly Indestructible

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    1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

    Well. now, lessee.

     

    I lived on Okinawa with typhoons and earth quakes; Vietnam with strangers shooting at us and blowing things up, monsoons and cobras and other poisonous snakes; all up and down the east coast of the USA with hurricanes; Illinois with tornadoes and labor strikes; and the Rocky Mountains with  howling blizzards, 40- degree freezes, and ten foot deep snow drifts........

     

     

    and I survived them all with my sense of humor intact

     

     

    That’s quite a resume. Except the combat part, I’ve been to all of those places you mention and survived many life experiences too. Ain’t we special. 


    But the ol’ “I was only kidding” trope don’t cut it. Still, I’ll buy you your favorite beverage if we ever meet, and we can share our lived experiences. 😉

     

     

    The Wing Design Flaw That Made B-17s Nearly Indestructible

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    28 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

    Hurricanes don't blow holes in things and then explode inside.

     

    My wife worked for a very intelligent attorney who was a bombardier on B-24s in WWII.  He had two of them shot down and had to bail out both times., the last one landing him, a Jewish 1st Ltd,  over Romania.  He spent the last few months of the war in a German POW camp

    Wasn’t even remotely comparing them to getting shot at. WTH, Forty? You think a hurricane is a stroll in the park? 
     

    Adding on, there was a hotshot WWII fighter ace who came to visit his squadron and begged for a ride into a storm. When it was over, that pilot said he’d prefer being shot at in combat than do that again.  
     

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    Learning How To Dial

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    6 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said:

    When we visited the Museum of Science & Industry on Chicago's South Side, sixteen years ago, we came upon a dial telephone.  My granddaughter, who was three, was shown how to use a dial phone by her father. I periodically ask her if she remembers how to use one. She says she does. I hope so, as you never know when you might need to use one in an emergency! <_<

    Does a complete network exist anymore that supports land lines?

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    (BP shooters) question on managing spent brass

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    On 9/12/2025 at 9:38 PM, Nickle said:

    For decades I would put black powder brass in vinegar.  They fizzle for about a minute and then  I rinse them off. This works and you can  reuse your vinegar on next batch of brass.  Tarnished the cases but dry tumbling cleans them off. Dirty brass can  be hard on sizing dies.

    What I do now is at shoots I just leave brass in a bag til I get home.  One of the other shooters actually made and gave me a bag that is cloth and looks better than the ziplock bag I was using. I see lots of other shooters using those purple crown royal cloth whiskey bag for brass. They hook em on back of their gun belts.

    Anyway when  I get home  I Soak cases in hot water with a bit of dish soap.  Maybe 15 minutes later rinse them off. Let them dry and then dry tumble.

    I once added a bit of vinegar to the solution I dumped the brass into. Then I got distracted and forgot about them for a number of days. The brass came out the color of pewter. Fortunately, after several cycles of shooting, cleaning, and tumbling, the brass color returned. 
     

    Haven’t used vinegar since, as I didn’t think it made any difference anyway. 

    What do you wear in the rain for competition?

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    2 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:

    Given the time we have to deal with the cold and that white stuff, we have to learn to work and play in it, unless it gets real dangerous!

    Skiing (downhill and cross-country), skating, (Broomball, Hockey, Lacrosse etc.) Skidoo'ing and Snowshoeing, Ice fishing are some of our winter activities.

    And, of course, we have special equipment to clear the white stuff from the roads and sidewalks, some of which I bought as the City Purchasing Agent

    Snow Removal December 28, 2013 Folder 2 032 (1).JPG

    Snow Removal December 28, 2013 Folder 2 032 (2).JPG

    I like playing in the snow. Skiing, snow mobiles etc are fun ‘cause there’s clothing that keeps you warm and dry. 
     

    Having said that, I have to travel to places like Colorado for those activities. What we get here mostly is ice in the form of sleet and freezing rain, which is conducive to staying indoors. 

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    flamethrowers

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    When my son was a Hotshot, they’d start backfires with a device that looked like a flare gun. It shot a projectile that looked like a ping pong ball, filled with a phosphorous-like compound. 


    Adding on, a friend carried an M-79 in ‘Nam, which had a phosphorus round for burning up “stuff”. Pretty effective. 

    (BP shooters) question on managing spent brass

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    So much of our game isn’t period correct that I don’t sweat those details. Plastic peanut and pickle jars work great for me. Just water and a little dish soap. Brass goes into the jar after the stage. The ride home does the job of agitation. Rinse when I get home, place on towel to dry in the basement or outside, weather permitting. Easy peasy. 

    something I've often wondered about - police

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    5 hours ago, Alpo said:

    Clay County - which is over by Jacksonville. So there I am wandering around Clay County wearing a gun. The sheriff's department does not bother me. Deputies ignore me. But if I go inside the city limits of Green Cove Springs - the county seat of Clay County - are the Green Cove Police going to arrest me?

    We had that problem years ago in Kansas, where municipalities were enacting laws that forbade things like conceal & carry, even if a person had a permit. Since then, the state has ruled the municipalities can’t enact laws more restrictive than the state. 

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