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When the USS Missouri was decommissioned in the early 90s, it was costing $1M a day to operate. That's over $2.4M today - over $900M a year - for one ship. And that's on top of costs to get the old tub running again. The other big piece is the equipment and expertise to crew and maintain one no longer exists, not to mention munitions. The Iowa has a dead turret after its explosion in the 80s because the ability to repair hadn't existed for decades before the explosion. Think about that. While it might be difficult to sink one, battle damage or accidents that were repairable 60 years ago would now render them useless permanently. They've been sitting idle now for decades without the thought of bringing them back on line, not to mention they were already well-used over their lifetimes. As seagoing vessels of war, they're now comparatively fragile. Best to let them stay where they are to remind of us a different time.

I have an Epson printer with individual color ink cartridges, plus an extra large one for printing B&W documents. What I hate about the thing is that even if you select black & white only, it won’t print anything if any of the other cartridges are empty. All I want is a B&W copy, so it’s maddening to have to buy a cartridge that isn’t needed. Do any of you know of a printer that doesn’t perpetrate this scam?

I know! I know the answer..!

That gunsmith is a moron. At a minimum that gun is being damaged further for no discernible reason. At worst, someone might be injured. Why take that chance just for the hell of it?

A very old quote that goes back to the early days of aviation, and many other means of propulsion. ‘Tis funny anyway.

Looks like we’ve covered the Christmas holidays too.

What Lumpy said. ^^^This

There’s no such thing as “knots per hour”. That’s like saying “3:00 am in the morning”. 1 knot equals 1 nautical mile per hour. These writers need to do their homework. Grrr… Despite the claimed glowing environmental benefits, the bottom line is whether this ship can make money for its owners. I’m betting it doesn’t, due to its cost & operating expenses, and likely has a lot of government money behind it.

Lever action is legal.

I LIKE this man!

I have a nice Garand, a Colt 1911 and a (repro) M1 Carbine. A BAR would round out my meager collection.

But you are historic, therefore it is. 😊

There’s something really elegant about those, especially the first one. Are the calibers the same?

Since I probably can’t really have a Ma Deuce, a BAR would be really cool. Select fire of course. 😎

Wrong thread

Ma Deuce

Call me in the morning.

Sounds like the “convenience fee” Ticketmaster applies to the purchase of a ticket.

In England, if the gun for sale fails the re-proof test, who absorbs the loss? Buyer or seller?* *I’m assuming failing the test means the barrel is destroyed or damaged?

So did we, it’s one that the two that crapped out. Down to one now. Pretty happy with it too, but alas, consumer electronics are disposable these days. The sad news is that DVDs are going the way of VHS tapes and the selection of players is meager. Welcome to the world of streaming…

And on American, even though you paid for it, they don’t give you the full contents of that little liquor bottle either.

I remember right after 9/11 being at the St. Louis airport and ordering a burger. I wanted to cut it half and saw we weren’t given knives, so I asked for one. Nope, “security” was the reason. I said, “how about a plastic one?” “Nope, security.” After some stern words from me, he took it back to the kitchen where someone cut it - and probably spit on it too.

They don’t give full cans on American Airlines flights. Our experience has been the same as Alpo.

Our blu-ray dvd player died, so I went shopping online. Average price seems to be in the $87 range, but there are several in the $200-$600 range. I even saw one over $1,000. What do those do that an $87 unit doesn’t?

Author and character name together will get you there quickest. Occasionally the character name is similar to other people so you might get multiple leads, or the dreaded Google question, “Did you mean…” and Otto fills in a suggestion.