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mhardy6647 wrote: »afterburnt wrote: »mhardy6647 wrote: »afterburnt wrote: »
what the heck is that? Looks wicked. Judging by the turbines its mid 60's?
B58 Hustler?
Yes it's a Hustler. Wicked airplane (in every sense of the word). Same engines (well... mostly) were used to power the Convair 990 commercial jetliner. Also a wicked, and, when all was said & done, wickedly unsuccessful aircraft.
Cool as heck, though.
23_0002621 Convair Image Convair 990 Coronado Engine & Pod by SDASM Archives, on Flickr
Politics killed the Hustler. Then they chopped them up real quick.
IIRC, I think they had a tendency to kinda kill their crews.
They also were bombers when the strategy was moving missle-wards.
The F-104 killed a lot more pilots and those flew into the 1980's. The Hustler was scraped to preserve some B-52 wings. -
After brunch fun...
This was a card my wife felt like purchasing for some reason. She almost never buys 2- $5 cards at one time. She almost left but said...Ah what the heck...one more.
Nice man. Didn't you have a $1,000 winner within the last year? -
Speaking of wings I just recently read that all of the A10 Warthogs had their wings replaced several years back.
Whatever the costs were was worth it at twice the price. One of the best planes to ever navigate a battlefield..Sal Palooza -
mrbigbluelight wrote: »Speaking of wings I just recently read that all of the A10 Warthogs had their wings replaced several years back.
Whatever the costs were was worth it at twice the price. One of the best planes to ever navigate a battlefield..
I was really surprised that they wanted to cancel the A10. Crazy nonsense.
Anyone who has been in close combat then heard Brrrrrrrrp, whoosh then silence would agree.
That is not me. But I know several that feel the A10 saved thier and thier brothers lives.
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Yup.
That was another "what the heck" one more $2 scratch-off.
I was the lucky one to be the scratcher on both.
This time...I told my wife I wanted to fist bump her on picking a 50.00 winner. She and looked over at it as I finished scratching it off. Another 0 appeared! So our joy went to 10Xs more.
This time we just go back to the store to get the cash.
Last time was a little more involved. At the claim center, I filled out a form that was like filling out a resume for a job.
NC and the IRS want their cut of the really big winners for sure.
We really don't spend much on these things. 2 times a month sometimes. Sometimes! More like 40.00 a month. Maybe 50. We'll keep 100 this time to play some more.
I've got the placard they hang on the machines to let others know a big winner hit at their store. I'll have to grab the next one they hang for our win today.
I want to frame them. 
We've been playing on winnings for a very long time. We're some of the lucky ones!Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
afterburnt wrote: »mhardy6647 wrote: »afterburnt wrote: »mhardy6647 wrote: »afterburnt wrote: »
what the heck is that? Looks wicked. Judging by the turbines its mid 60's?
B58 Hustler?
Yes it's a Hustler. Wicked airplane (in every sense of the word). Same engines (well... mostly) were used to power the Convair 990 commercial jetliner. Also a wicked, and, when all was said & done, wickedly unsuccessful aircraft.
Cool as heck, though.23_0002621 Convair Image Convair 990 Coronado Engine & Pod by SDASM Archives, on Flickr
Politics killed the Hustler. Then they chopped them up real quick.
IIRC, I think they had a tendency to kinda kill their crews.
They also were bombers when the strategy was moving missle-wards.
The F-104 killed a lot more pilots and those flew into the 1980's. The Hustler was scraped to preserve some B-52 wings.
Yes. Yes they did.
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Just a dog chillin’. Note the ear hairs blowing in the wind. Cleaning out the phone and ran across this from late winter. -
Good pic Fish!
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What kind of dog?
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I think keiko had a couple Poms.
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Yeah, he’s a Pom. Louis Vuitton, he’s 16 in that picture. Oldie, but a goodie.
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This is one of our dogs Sophie. We rescued her when she was just a baby. We were told that she was a Fooshoo. A shitzu/fox terrier. My wife picked up a DNA kit so we could verify what breed/breeds she is. The test came back that she is 42% Chihuahua! And a bunch of other breeds. 1% Shitzu. No Fox terrier at all. She looks like she ate a chihuahua. Go figure!!See my profile for list of gear. -
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How bad an idea is that though? Just tie the fitted sheet up after checkout, and away you go!
Maybe saving on plastic bags too! 🙄 -
How bad an idea is that though? Just tie the fitted sheet up after checkout, and away you go!
Maybe saving on plastic bags too! 🙄
Shhhh Cali might steel that idea. -
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
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When money was worth something.
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as seen Someplace Else (ahem ASR... ahem):
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afterburnt Posts: 7,408
11:42AM
When money was worth something.
Yeah -- but apparently in those days, dogs were used in taco production(?!?!)
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afterburnt wrote: »When money was worth something.
I bet that was some good food.
I still remember when Taco Bell 🔔 had the 29, 39, 49 cent menus. Tacos for .29 was great for a high school student making $3.64 an hour. -
mhardy6647 wrote: »afterburnt Posts: 7,408
11:42AM
When money was worth something.
Yeah -- but apparently in those days, dogs were used in taco production(?!?!)
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Ke gogi???
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Received my new-to-me Brunton Liberty lantern. Wish I’d gotten one of these when they were in retail stores back in the early 2000’s. Always wanted one, but couldn’t justify 80 some bux for it.
Kids are grown up now, so I can spend a little more freely. Ha
I’m running it through an adapter that lets me hook it to Coleman please tanks, hence the yellow color. When used with isobutane, it emits a bright white light.
Still very bright. Made of titanium, with a piezo ignition.
Be sure not to touch the glowing red end!Post edited by fish357 on -
^^^ Hmm. Looks like any of several amplifiers here -- most of those were more than 80 dollars, though.
DSC_0124 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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@mhardy6647 If that’s an amp, it’s much cooler -figuratively, than my lantern.
