Recent content by fordson

  1. fordson

    Uniform Hat/Cap

    All my time in the Navy, we wore our combination covers squared away. Now our "overseas" cover ("P*ss Cutter) in the Brown Shoe Navy was worn Blue Angles style; fore end two fingers above your RayBans and the stern end crushed in the back.
  2. fordson

    Bring Back Mental Institutions

    What I think is I am angry and deeply saddened by this latest act of violence. More young children and innocent people killed and hurt. For right now that’s all I can think…..I’ll get back to you later…….
  3. fordson

    UPDATE on my grandaughter from Childrens Hospital

    Thanks for the update. This is Really good news. Yes, please keep us updated
  4. fordson

    Yet Another Tale from the East Texas Outback

    But I still feel for that poor child…….
  5. fordson

    Prayers needed for special needs Granddaughter

    Good, very good!
  6. fordson

    New American Rifleman

    My latest copy of American Rifleman. I may have missed what is important to others …..
  7. fordson

    Something oddly jarring tonight

    I live on a cul-de-sac in an almost rural area with good neighbors near by. When their habits change, such as trash cans out or not, I notice. Sometimes I have to check with the wife that it is in fact trash day, because no one else seems to have their trash out, they're out of sync…..it's...
  8. fordson

    Prayers needed for special needs Granddaughter

    Granddaughters are precious. I’ve been where you and your family are now. My sincere prayers and hope for your “little girl “ and you and your family. And for the surgeon’s skilled hands. 🙏
  9. fordson

    EAA Girsan MC P35 PI - word salad title

    Got them off Amazon. About $32, free shipping. Fit fine. Gave them a coat of Tung oil to bring out the wood. They have quite the selection. https://www.amazon.com/stores/PREMIUMGUNGRIPS/page/6D5F021D-B257-42A5-93A6-E7EBF61F8184?lp_asin=B0BZQ21RNM&ref_=ast_bln&store_ref=bl_ast_dp_brandLogo_sto
  10. fordson

    How the Brits deal with extreme speeders

    Wife and I returned recently from a trip to the UK. We were always concerned that we’d be cited for driving too slow……..
  11. fordson

    EAA Girsan MC P35 PI - word salad title

    I picked up this Girsan HP PI (FN Detective) model a month ago. Had to change out the OEM biting hammer with a C&S no-bite hammer. While I had it apart, I figured I might as well change out the trigger for a C&S Combat trigger and sear to match the hammer. Didn’t need to, just wanted to. Then...
  12. fordson

    Aircraft pictures from Twitter/X

    More photos from the USAF Museum, Dayton. Slower, early flyers from WWI and the birth of aviation….. Sopwith with Camel F1 Fokker DR1 Spad XIII Fokker D VII Martin MB1 …….as a youngster, I had plastic models of these hanging from my bedroom ceiling…..
  13. fordson

    Aircraft pictures from Twitter/X

    Larry - I wanted to give you a like for your Hustler photo but it didn’t seem appropriate after the story about your dad.
  14. fordson

    Aircraft pictures from Twitter/X

    Is that a Japanese "VAL" — Aichi D3A dive bomber - in the last two photos?
  15. fordson

    Aircraft pictures from Twitter/X

    From the National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola …..you might like these……
Back
Top