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About 18 million today, if it was in late 1920's! 73, Rick

Yes, 2132!! 73, Rick

Pete's #2 and #4 73, Rick

Paul Sellers is a life long English furniture maker, much of it done using hand tools. Here is his sharpening advice: https://commonwoodworking.com/buying-diamond-stones/ I follow the 1200 diamond plate with a fine ceramic stone and strop using aluminum oxide paste on a balsa block to finish...

Good Luck OM I got my Novice license in 1958, it was issued for one year only, and no renewal at that time. I built my first station from Heath kits; an AR3 and a DX20. I got my Advanced in 1970 and my Extra in 1978. That took receiving code at 20 WPM at that time. We all wanted to get our...

In Petes #4, the Black & Pecker drill is cordless. Maybe because electricity was still 200,000 years in the future. Glad Special K is feeling better! 73, Rick

Petes therapy dog is right on! 73, Rick

They could make a hybrid model: electric motor and oars! Or, maybe a hand cranked generator to recharge the batteries. 73, Rick

That would be irrational, captain! 73, Rick

EV's need a differential, the same as ICEV's. It's also a reduction gear. 73, Rick

I had heard that he was in a bad way, but I was hoping that he could live long enough to use his PPP serial number JT-0001! A fine tribute by Lipsey and Ruger to a great man. 73, Rick

I just read on another gun forum that famed gun Writer John Taffin is near death, a day or two. Probably one of the last of his kind. "It Is with a sad heart that i forward a message from Miss Dot via Jason Cloesner. I heard from Mrs. Dot that the doctors have given John a day or two left to...

We hit 60 F for the second day in western Washington, so I am calling it for the ground hog! 73, Rick

Actually, I am seeing more whining about the whiners whining than whiners whining about the time change! And, the notion of changing the clocks to save daylight is purely physiological. I don't want to get up at 5 AM, so I set my clock ahead one hour and get up at 6 AM. Makes more sense to me...

I think that it is first cousins to flank steak. 73, Rick

In Washington State, in 1983, Mitchell Rupe was convicted of murdering two bank tellers in a 1981 $4000 bank robbery. At over 400 pounds, he was judged too heavy to hang. He was off the charts of the US Army execution manual, which the State used as a guide. The judges were convinced that he...

This is how some folks in Redmond, WA "shop" for pot. Surveillance video captures three vehicles in Redmond dispensary burglary attempt – KIRO 7 News Seattle Looks like they came up dry. 73, Rick

Be glad they don't charge by the mile, or for storage! 73, Rick

"Loctite is not an instant drying thing, like Super Glue is." Loctite is a brand name. Pretty sure he is talking about super glue and not thread locker. 73, Rick

For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed messing about in small boats. My username comes From Kenneth Grahame's 1908 book "The Wind in the Willows" where the character Rat says "there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." My wife of...