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Here you go, Rusty. Not my very favorite Connie Smith song, but it's very good.
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kwselke
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Is this the Schaefer beer you speak of?
Almost had a job with those folks back in the 70's, they paid very well and you got free beer!
That be the nasty brew I had sometime back around 1984. I've never seen Schmidt's.
kwselke
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I suspect that what happened to a lot of the small brewers is similar to what happened to Schlitz.
1953: Strike by Milwaukee brewery workers hurts brewers like Pabst, Blatz and Schlitz, which lose market share to rivals such as Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. of St. Louis.
1954: Schlitz briefly rebounds to again be the world's best-selling beer.
1955: Anheuser-Busch takes over the top spot, which it still holds.
1975: Immediate family management of Schlitz ends and distant relatives and outsiders take over the operation.
Mid-to-late 1970s: Schlitz still sells well, so the new owners try to make more by shortening the fermenting process. But the beer has no foam and is flat, so managers add a seaweed extract. But that turns solid after sitting in bottles for a few months. Schlitz sales fall and the old formula is gone.
1981: Production of Schlitz ends in Milwaukee when workers strike.
I remember a Harvard School of Business case study which concluded Schlitz's decline and failure was because the beer tasted bad.
Pabst owns the Schlitz brand these days and supposedly has reintroduced the original Schlitz beer. I'll have to see if I can find some to try.
1953: Strike by Milwaukee brewery workers hurts brewers like Pabst, Blatz and Schlitz, which lose market share to rivals such as Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. of St. Louis.
1954: Schlitz briefly rebounds to again be the world's best-selling beer.
1955: Anheuser-Busch takes over the top spot, which it still holds.
1975: Immediate family management of Schlitz ends and distant relatives and outsiders take over the operation.
Mid-to-late 1970s: Schlitz still sells well, so the new owners try to make more by shortening the fermenting process. But the beer has no foam and is flat, so managers add a seaweed extract. But that turns solid after sitting in bottles for a few months. Schlitz sales fall and the old formula is gone.
1981: Production of Schlitz ends in Milwaukee when workers strike.
I remember a Harvard School of Business case study which concluded Schlitz's decline and failure was because the beer tasted bad.
Pabst owns the Schlitz brand these days and supposedly has reintroduced the original Schlitz beer. I'll have to see if I can find some to try.
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Schaefer's, Schmidt's, Carllng, Country Club, Red Lion, Genni and Burger will put hair on your tonsils.
I'm down with that.
I'm down with that.
The only ties I have to any naval ship would be to the U.S.S. Louisiana,my grandfather served onboard during WWI and while it was the Flag Ship for the Great White Fleet.
Amazing to me that the crew was 881 men strong on
this ship. I'll bet living quarters were a little cramped.
Chuck
I've got to walk around on this one quite a few times when
dad was stationed in North Carolina. It's dry docked in
Wilmington. I remember there was a big Factory towel
outlet mom always liked to go visit whenever we made the trip.
Chuck
dad was stationed in North Carolina. It's dry docked in
Wilmington. I remember there was a big Factory towel
outlet mom always liked to go visit whenever we made the trip.
Chuck
I remember back in my young and stupid days, we'd go out on an old country road and drink lotsa beer.
I'd usually end up with empty beer bottles rolling around under the seats.
I called them my "floor chimes."
I'd usually end up with empty beer bottles rolling around under the seats.
I called them my "floor chimes."
I usta drink this stuff by the case.
The Olympia is the last surviving ship of its class and is berthed in Philadelphia Those in charge wanted this ship scuttled and turned into a reef. Since they leached everything out they could they didn't want to pony up on needed repairs. The ship is now in safe hands of a preservation society and is getting the needed repairs.
Crews quarters on board the U.S.S. Olympia
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"Does this bow make me my beam look fat?"
The Battleship Bismark with her enormous 36 meter beam
Chuck
Budget beer. Sadly, I would not say "no" to any.
Just pick your favorite topic, and I will present to you a fine Christmas opinion.
Auto correct really is a pain in the rear.
16 inch shell
This is a 2,700 lb. AP (armor piercing) shell. The battleship guns that fired it have a maximum range of 40,185 yards (23 miles). The AP round will penetrate 30 feet of concrete. In Vietnam, single rounds were used to clear 200-yard diameter landing Zones in triple-canopy jungle. The rounds made craters 50 feet wide and over 20 feet deep. These pictures are from a military vehicle museum the American Society of Military History based in South El Monte, CA
Chuck
This is a 2,700 lb. AP (armor piercing) shell. The battleship guns that fired it have a maximum range of 40,185 yards (23 miles). The AP round will penetrate 30 feet of concrete. In Vietnam, single rounds were used to clear 200-yard diameter landing Zones in triple-canopy jungle. The rounds made craters 50 feet wide and over 20 feet deep. These pictures are from a military vehicle museum the American Society of Military History based in South El Monte, CA
Chuck
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Must have been good, it was imported!
...from Venezuela.
Haven't see it in a while.
...from Venezuela.
Haven't see it in a while.
Busch was our standard fare back in the day. When we felt like going high brow, we stepped all the way up to Michelob. We were high rollers. Cheap, and better yet, free, was never turned down. I would carry one beer in each shirt pocket, one in each back pants pocket, and one in each hand. Less trips to the cooler. I suppose if I was motivated enough, I could have managed a whole 12 pack in my wardrobe.Budget beer. Sadly, I would not say "no" to any.
Then I discovered that pot was easier to transport.
Lonnnnnng time ago...for anyone monitoring this thread.
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Pancakes and syrup, biscuits and gravy, beer and pot.
Some things were meant to be.
Anybody seen my Ho-Ho's?
Some things were meant to be.
Anybody seen my Ho-Ho's?
Back when I was going to bunches of different doctors and getting tests and treatments for my neuropathy, we had to go on food stamps for a little while.
I hated it.
My wife quit her job to tote my gimpy butt around and we were trying to live offa insurance and our dwindling savings.
Last winter was kinda scary, didn't know if we were going to be able to afford to heat the house.
Now, things are getting better. The mortgage is paid, the Yaris is paid off and thanks to our truck getting totaled we were able to buy another truck outright. We still had another nine months or so left on our old truck. Seems 4wd Toyota Tacoma's hold their value well.
I've been on disability since the state of West Virginia declared me as a useless cripple and my wife's been working as a home health care aid right here in town. She walks to work.
Now we're offa food stamps, dept free and able to breath a little easier.
Oh, and the house is toasty warm.
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