Took the family to a fall fair…this creepy dude was there.
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Here's a shot I took when we were in Hawaii 10 years ago. This guy was a re-enactor, but he made a pretty convincing Hawaiian warrior. Note his weapon - the timeless sharp stick.
John
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How many besides me, at first glance, thought this was a dirty truck bumper?
Sure looks like Davis-Monthonn outside of Tucson, AZ to me.
I'm a structural engineer specializing in parts attachments. I'd sure like to spend several days crawling in and around those critters seeing how they are put together. Ships I know, planes that is a whole nother ball game.
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prisondoc
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That's Davis - Monthan. I was stationed there in the 80's. You could go to the hospital patio/smoking area and see B-52's lined up like that, wing to wing.
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Having quartz countertops installed tomorrow.
I think I had the hardest part of the job, and still have to unhook all the plumbing and garbage disposal.
I think I had the hardest part of the job, and still have to unhook all the plumbing and garbage disposal.
bigwheelzip
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A unique situation is snowballing at the port of Long Beach CA. More ships arriving than can be processed.
Pre-pandemic, on the rare occasions that a ship needed to wait, it would drop anchor in one of about 40 allotted anchorages, which was all that fit on the area of shallow seafloor near port.
For the first time in history, all the possible anchorages are taken and arriving ships are being directed to designated coastal areas which are too deep to drop anchor. As of Monday, there were 37 inbound ships literally drifting off the coast of California. Within days that number may pass 50.
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Pre-pandemic, on the rare occasions that a ship needed to wait, it would drop anchor in one of about 40 allotted anchorages, which was all that fit on the area of shallow seafloor near port.
For the first time in history, all the possible anchorages are taken and arriving ships are being directed to designated coastal areas which are too deep to drop anchor. As of Monday, there were 37 inbound ships literally drifting off the coast of California. Within days that number may pass 50.
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In the early 70's the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach was tied up like that but it was because of a longshoremans strike. The entire port anchorage and all of the shallow water anchorages off Huntington Beach were full.
It is costing on average 40,000 dollars per day to have those ships parked like that. They have to keep their engines running burning fuel, plus hotel services, plus the costs of the crew's wages. This latter is really minor compared to the cost of a ship that is not sailing to the next port and handling cargo. Damn expensive wait.
They went on strike for more wages but they lost in the end. They were out for so long that even with the pay raise they lost money, because no matter how long they worked following the strike, they could not make up the lost wages.
It is costing on average 40,000 dollars per day to have those ships parked like that. They have to keep their engines running burning fuel, plus hotel services, plus the costs of the crew's wages. This latter is really minor compared to the cost of a ship that is not sailing to the next port and handling cargo. Damn expensive wait.
They went on strike for more wages but they lost in the end. They were out for so long that even with the pay raise they lost money, because no matter how long they worked following the strike, they could not make up the lost wages.
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A little 'timely' bling...
enjoy,
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enjoy,
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Anna wearing a Lola hat.
The Waterpocket Fold, as seen from Strike Valley Overlook in Capitol Reef Nat'l Park.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
Yesterday visited the new observation tower on Sassafras Mountain, highest point in SC.
The SC/NC state line as well as the Eastern Continental Divide runs through the middle of the tower platform. Nearby Northeast GA is also easy to see from there, and supposedly the top of Clingmans Dome in TN is in the far distance.
State Line:
NE Georgia beyond the water in the distance:
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The SC/NC state line as well as the Eastern Continental Divide runs through the middle of the tower platform. Nearby Northeast GA is also easy to see from there, and supposedly the top of Clingmans Dome in TN is in the far distance.
State Line:
NE Georgia beyond the water in the distance:
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I call this one that I took several years ago "Rode hard and put up wet."
This relic looks like I feel as I get older too.
John
This relic looks like I feel as I get older too.
John
As long as you wear "the patina of age" well, it doesn't matter
I took this photo of a vehicle that was being fitted with a minigun over at Dillon Aero in Scottsdale, probably for a middle eastern potentate. My understanding is that it was billed as "crowd dispersion device."
John
John
A couple of weeks ago, I was at Ben Avery for an instructor course, and Dillon was test firing those a little further down the range. What an incredible sound... especially with the echos reverberating off the hills behind the range.
Also incredible to think about the cost of ammo in a 3-4 second run!
LOL! Not exactly an inaccurate description!
Reminded me of the "anti-car jacking flamethrower" devised in S. Africa 20 years ago. I think there was also one with flame jets along the roof drip rails.
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bigwheelzip
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A Random Personality rather than a Random Object. My youngest grandchild has been wearing formal hats and neck ties daily for as long as he was able. Sometimes he ups his game and exits his room geared up a bit differently.
This was a variation of the theme last week.
This was a variation of the theme last week.
