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Sedalia Dave

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  1. Curious as to why you need a new carrier.
  2. Let me know when you are out this way. I'm about 2.5 hours from Henderson. The TX Troublemakers is my home club
  3. From Henderson Tx, the two closest clubs will be the Texas Troublemakers (1.2 hrs) and the Oakwood Outlaws. (1.5 hrs) The Old Ft Parker Patriots or the Texas Ten Horns will be about a 2.5 hr drive.
  4. Apparently the shooter left behind no motive. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15wwvggk80o
  5. Benjamin Salomon: The Dentist that went from filling Cavities to Battle Field Surgeon to Machine Gunner
  6. Grumman F4F-3S Wildcatfish
  7. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F4ZVhnGKi/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HUXRkYurx/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AqdGCfcHY/
  8. Befitting its role, the F4F-3S was given the nickname "Wildcatfish". First flown in February of 1943, the Wildcatfish worked well enough. Unfortunately, the floats hampered the performance of the F4F considerably. Testing showed that the Wildcatfish could not exceed 240mph (385km/h) in level flight. As the typical F4F already struggled against the Japanese A6M in service, any further reduction in performance was considered unacceptable. As a result, the F4F-3S was quickly abandoned. Instead, the United States invested in airfield construction. United States Naval Construction Battalions or "Seabees" became remarkably adept at constructing airfields, establishing them on most islands that the United States captured.
  9. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1aceu19aCU/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15qko2FGra/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16RGnhEBBm/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1C7MEYyHbe/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Eat5DCSGi/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16pobydAm9/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dq411GW2o/
  10. I don't understand the consecutive serial # desire. There is no guarantee that two consecutively numbered frames were built up by the same person or even on the same day. Unless a particular firearm is selling like hotcakes, any given model # is usually built in batches.
  11. Multi-Scale adjustable charge bar for MEC progressive shot shell presses. $125.00 shipped
  12. "EXTREMELY RARE"--TWO NAKED-EYE NOVA: A person could go a lifetime without seeing a star explode with their own eyes. Right now, people in the southern hemisphere can see two stars exploding at the same time. The first (V462 Lupi) appeared on June 12th in the constellation Lupus, and the second (V572 Velorum) on June 25th in Vela. They're both brighter than 6th magnitude, the threshold for naked-eye visibility. "This is without question an extremely rare event, if not an historical one," says astronomer Stephen O’Meara, who has been scouring historical records for the last time this happened. "I have yet to find an occurrence of two simultaneous nova appearing at the same time." "I thought I had found a pair in 1936 (V630 Sgr and V368 Aql)," he says. "But I looked at their light curves, and it turns out they were not at maximum brightness at the same time." These appear to be classical novas. First documented by Chinese astronomers some 2000 years ago, the explosions occur in binary star systems. White dwarf stars steal gas from a bloated partner until the stolen fuel ignites in a sudden thermonuclear blast. It's less dramatic than a supernova, but still an awesome blast. Nova V462 Lupi is currently near magnitude +5.9, while V572 Velorum, fading from a peak near +4.8, is the brighter of the two. Southern astronomers, this may not happen again for a loooong time. https://www.spaceweather.com/
  13. It's obvious you have never met @Texas Maverick in person.
  14. Not a Bison Not a Buffalo
  15. The Spanish have perfected ambiguity in one word… Mañana
  16. Let’s talk about a little Southern word that packs a whole lot of mystery: “directly.” Now, if you’re not from around here, you might think “I’ll be over there directly” means immediately, like someone is dropping everything and heading your way at lightning speed. Oh bless your heart. You sweet, literal thing. But in the South? “Directly” is not about time. It’s about intention. It’s a soft promise. A gentle nod. A “soon-ish, maybe after I finish what I’m doing, but don’t rush me” kind of word. My Grandpa used to say it all the time. “Grandpa, when you coming in for supper?” “I’ll be in directly.” That might mean five minutes… it might mean when the sun goes down and the garden’s watered, the dogs are fed, and he’s had time to sit on the porch while watching the squirrels fuss at each other. And yet we never doubted him. We knew he’d be there. Just not right now. See, “directly” in the South is a lesson in patience. It’s a little time cushion wrapped in charm. It tells you someone is coming, but on their own time, and you best not rush em. It’s polite procrastination with a drawl. So no, maybe not everybody says it, but down here, it stuck. It became part of the rhythm of life. Like sweet tea and slow sunsets. Like sitting a spell or fixing to do something. When my Grandpa said “I’ll be over there directly,” it didn’t matter how long it took, he always showed up. And that’s the thing: It’s not about the clock. It’s about the follow through. And that’s the kind of Southern I hope to always be. The kind that may not rush, but always shows up. #SouthernSayings #DirectlyMeansEventually https://www.facebook.com/share/1Aapgfsv9q/?mibextid=wwXIfr
  17. 2 hours and 14 minutes to respond.
  18. I wonder how anyone kept the first bison shipped to OZ from destroying the ship.
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