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mininghorn88

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  1. My base airport is the same airport as a prominent sportscaster and US Congressman. I see both of them often enough that we recognize each other and pass casual comments or if we sit next to each other on the flights we converse a bit during the flight. One of them is Tim Brando. I know, I know. He does like Sark and the Horns in general. I guess the effect of his usual OU broadcast partner has some voodoo on him during the games. The other is Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Of course he is not flying commercial anymore I guess since I have not seen him since the week before his appointment.
  2. I don’t think that is a function of this one either. That may be the super deluxe model.
  3. This series reminded me of Christmas growing up; it took forever for Christmas to get here and, once here, it was gone too quickly. You were happy with the toys that Santa brought but were always wanting more. I do hope for more mega projects like this centered around WW2. Loved it.
  4. Yes, I have spreadsheets and “values” of most of my collection. All of my uniforms are well documented with whatever history I could find on the respective soldier through family members, unit histories, Ancestry.com, Fold3, and Newspaper.com. I have heard horror stories about donating to museums. Unless you have Eisenhower’s uniform or something like that it most likely will end up in the basement or some other storage area only to be sold at a later date by the museum. I would prefer my kids and grandkids get the money if they elect not to want it. They can sell it off or I will liquidate it one day. I just want to make sure the groups stay together and that we keep the family stuff.
  5. I have been traveling in India and am now just finishing up the MOTA. If anyone saw a middle-aged man crying like a baby in the Delta Lounge in Concourse D of the ATL airport earlier today that was me watching the last two episodes. No apologies. The below uniform is one of several that I have from the 8th, 9th and 15th USAAF. It belonged to a waist gunner that was WIA during a bombing mission over Karlsruhle, Germany on September 5, 1944. He was originally assigned to the 492nd BG before tranferring to the 466th BG, 785th and 74th Bomb Squadrons, 8th AF. Plus some assorted flight gear:
  6. Not sure about WWIII but if we go to war with India it is probably my fault. I just pissed half the plane off while I was de-boarding in a proper manner from Raipur to Delhi. A casual backpack adjustment sent the multitude shoving me forward into a startled reverse domino effect.
  7. I am currently in India so this hits close to home.
  8. My ex is a type A with big mood swings to begin with. Menopause comes along. The doctor puts her on hormones that were in the form of pellets that she would get inserted in her hip ever so often that seemed to work for the most part. She decided that she did not want to keep getting periodic incisions so the doctor prescribed some different medications which was a trial and error which, IMO, was more error. We got divorced.
  9. Yes, I highly recommend it. You need to put any preconceived ideas or comparisons of BoB, Pacific, SPR, etc. aside and enjoy the emotional ride.
  10. Where the streets have no name.
  11. Karnack ISD had one very similar to this in the early "80s. One year our freshman baseball team played their varsity team. Karnack did not have their own field so we played at the Longhorn Ammunition Plant's baseball field inside the secure area. All they had was a backstop and benches. The field of play was where they mowed. They would not let personal vehicles inside the facility so what few fans that were there had to walk in and the two teams took this bus looking vehicle in.
  12. I would start with “stupid” people.
  13. This. I read BOL in the early ‘90s. Still have the books. Most definitely a reread for me now that I have a broader knowledge of WW2.
  14. He fucked around and got a triple double. Today was a good day I am too humble to mention such things. I assumed that it was implied as such.
  15. Functional if not fancy. We are moving into a new corporate office in 3 weeks. We will pretty much have to check our shoes at the door in the new "state-of-the-art" facility. We will all now have 6x8 cubicles to promote "collaboration". Not a fan particularly since I have had an office with a window and door for about 30 years now.
  16. This is the coffee maker where I work. Without fail people will leave less than one cup of coffee in the pot, often time less than a cup in both pots combined. So if you want a cup then you have to finish off what is there and then wait for another pot to make. It is not hard to make coffee. If you are depleting the volume in a pot to less than a cup, then simply remove the old grounds and filter and replace it before you walk away. No need to add water since it is hard plumbed in. The coffee can brew unattended and be ready for the next person.
  17. I willl be 58 this summer. There is a group of us that play full-court basketball 3 days a week during our lunch "hour" at a local gym. When I am in town and not on a business trip I try to play. The age range is late 20s through early 60s. Yesterday a youngster in his early 30s played with us for the first time. As I am standing up from putting my shoes on both of my knees makes this horrible popping, grinding sound. Without words he turns to me with this WTF look on his face. I say, "Yes, that was my knees. You will be there one day. Getting old sucks."
  18. How did the aerial gunners not shoot down the other bombers? The way that they were swinging their guns around it is unlikely that they were paying attention to what was beyond their immediate targets.
  19. I get what aggy is trying to do. In no way, if seeing this hat in the wild, would I associate it with aggy. Plus, what are they doing to the “T” with the slight angles on the accents? Stupid and ugly. Looks like a knock off high school hat where they are changing the logo just enough to avoid copyright laws.
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