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I have been searching for a bag in the 50-60 degree range to use on those cool evenings when you need something but a warm bag is way too much. Most bags have two main problems- they are made for people "up to 5'11'" with a listed size of usually 75'' x 33''. and the second problem is flimsy...

Back in 2011, Ford, in their infinite wisdom, dropped the Ranger truck. Their logic being that everyone really wanted a monster truck anyway so why bother. They had refused to keep the Ranger up to date and the result was sagging sales which should have been anticipated. Meanwhile, Rangers in...

I stayed out until I got cold. Around 10:00 the moon came over the eastern mountains and washed things out but I did see some dandies. One streaked across much of the visible sky, broke into 3 pieces and the flaming debris fell vertically until it burned out. Worth the price of admission-and the...

We got some great training in those tech schools! What a bargain compared to graduating from college today with enormous student debt. We got free training, were fed, housed, got paid and were discharged ready to take on life and be successful. Not a bad deal.....

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I'll be in a recliner in the yard with a warm hoodie, a red LED headlamp and a shotgun on my lap. The huge cougar spotted in my yard last week has initiated a little extra caution around here lately....

A smoother engine than the four cylinder but more thirsty

Daylight bombing raids over Germany were certainly jeopardy but being a ball turrent gunner was double jeopardy! Just about every short guy in a crew was condemned to that assignment. Almost 40% of all B-17's were shot down making the Air Force the branch of service with the most lives lost...

Boot, that B-25 picture brings back some memories. When I was in tech school at Chanute AFB in 1957 I was assigned to a B-25 crew as a work assignment. Of course I didn't have to do any work, just hung out every day and heard lots of good stories. In February of that year I got a chance to fly...

Sadly I don't know who the hell you guys are talking about and assume they are all Mariners. MLB channel has not broadcast a minute of Mariner games to my area and I haven't seen them play for at least 3 years. I couldn't stand Dave Sims and hadn't watched them anyway but was encouraged when he...

A perfect day on the Frozen Tundra, heavy overcast, no wind, temps in the 50's and a few sprinkles so far. The real rain is due around noon. Also a good day to fight fires as a fire broke out yesterday afternoon high in the hills on the east side of the river. A tough place to fight a fire and a...

I have been wearing bifocals for over 50 years and didn't realize until reading this thread that people could have problems with them. I have never encountered dizziness, clumsiness or stumbling with them and have waded with them for decades. I don't like the progressives and can see where that...

The scientific community has long held accepted dogma close to the vest and refuted all attempts to correct established theories. Bretz had to deal with all of that despite the obvious. Thankfully he lived long enough to be vindicated and his detractors shamed. I feel like archaeology is in a...

I have no idea of what the nature of the break is but I have made some amazing repairs with JBWeld that turned out to be stronger than the material being repaired. One such repair was on a transducer mount that appeared to be toast but is now stronger than the original. Jes' sayin'.....

Dave, don't be intimidated by the linguists. You were using literally right all along. Literally......

Man, you guys are dropping some heavy bread on barbers! Save some of that for retirement, there are much better things to spend money on. You can buy an outstanding clipper with multiple combs for under $100 and it will last the rest of your life. I bought an Oster professional model years ago...

Since September of 1967 I have had 2 store bought haircuts-one in Alaska when I was a Toyota mechanic for the summer and the other in the '80's when my wife had knee surgery. These days I cut my own hair with some decent clippers. You might be surprised to hear that George Clooney cuts his own...

The Dodgers epic 7 game swoon has featured a collapse of all facets of the game. They can't hit and they certainly can't pitch. They keep trying to make a big leaguer out of that red headed May kid but I see nothing but Bozo the Clown when he takes the mound. Starting pitchers are giving up...

After some more research the Loon tool made out of stainless appears to be the better product. It looks to be stronger and less prone to breakage, a common problem with Ketchum. It's loop is larger and will be easy to attach in different ways and the handle is more ergonomic. It's only a dollar...

There are a number of quick release devices on the market and I would like to know which one is most highly recommended. I know the Ketchum Release model gets a lot of press but I am not sure it is the best choice. And as a guy that has built over 50 plastic injection molds in his career I am...