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    Juneteenth Day

    BTW White history day is every day. I remember the falsehoods they taught in school back in the day. TR's valiant charge up San Juan hill came after he sent the buffalo soldiers up the hill multiple times to cut down the opposition first. The Japanese were "relocated" because they were deemed...
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    Decrease speed limit

    Damn Skeeter now I have to dig that song out today! Distracted driving is every bit as bad as drunk driving. Ran an experiment in a class I took using a simulator, vehicle was all over he place.
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    Is it immoral to drive an electric vehicle?

    Electric vehicles in urban area are a better bet than out in the country due to distance traveled, Horses were replaced partly because of the manure /health implications. Electric vehicles may play the same role to fossil fueled vehicles. Power plants that run boilers operate 24 hours hence the...
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    Decrease speed limit

    Davey Crockett has it right, wind and tire pressure are big factors. Speed is as important as drag increases exponentially. Most trucks with 8 or 10 speed transmissions try to keep the RPMs in a narrow band for efficiency, leave that band and fuel consumption goes up fast. Hard acceleration will...
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    The official I Did That scavenger hunt

    And yet no one is talking about iol companies making record profits???? - - - Updated - - - Correction, Oil companies.
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    F4 Super Phantom

    F-4 proof positive if you put a big enough engine on, bricks can fly. Allen nailed it, several better planes available at time.
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    Is our food source in jeopardy?

    Take a look at how indoor agriculture is growing. It starts with high end designer foods and will evolve into certain staples. Stack the racks high and get a bigger crop for the same amount of land. There is only so much arable land and clean fresh water. Indoor agriculture reduces the needs on...
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    Hydrofoils

    Put a hydrofoil on my current boat to alleviate a handling issue. It helped get on plane quicker as well. Sometimes trim motor up and use the extra drag to get boat speed down for trolling. Weight distribution within the boat helps in some circumstances. If most of the adults are in the back and...
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    That time of year

    It is that time of year again. As many have to re-learn how to drive on snow after the first snowfall of the year, so should some refresh themselves on open water rules of the road. A quick rundown here: Right-of-Way Rules for Boaters (msn.com) Coast Guard updates are here...
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    Bait

    Just read a good article about how unused worms (bait) are changing northern ecosystems. Nightcrawlers are not native and can change local flora and fauna by changing the bottom of the food chain. Be careful where you "dispose" of unused bait. The local wildlife will thank you. Earthworms are...
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    What are you listening to these days?

    Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon. The whole albums holds up after all these decades. BTW Svenmag, excellent choices.
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    What makes you want to puke.

    The smell of cooking swordfish steaks and diesel fumes in 30 foot seas. Does it every time.
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    Finally getting nice out

    Redwing blackbirds, have not seen any yet.
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    M-14

    Qualified with the 14 in the Navy.(200yds) Single shot was no problem, even for a little guy like I was back then. During underway practice a guy put it on full auto after gunnie had warned everyone not to. First shot straight, second shot 10 degrees high, third shot 45 degrees and he was two...
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    Astronomy Question

    They do crash into each other. The reason the collisions are rare is distance and time. Speed time up and collisions appear to happen frequently. Here is the video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qKOpvDa82M I used an app similar to the video (couldn't find the link). It allowed the user...
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    So, If gas hits 5 a gal this summer...

    Here are the 17 federal officials who opposed the Russian oil sanctions. So not all blame falls on Biden. 17 Oil Ban Opposers https://thehill.com/homenews/house/597655-heres-the-17-lawmakers-who-voted-against-the-russian-oil-ban Oil Production in the U.S. rising since 2020 drop. Domestic Oil...
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    Getting old when????????

    The days drag and the years fly.
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    Cost of owning stuff

    NDBowman said "You'd be paying a buck less per gallon and still not supporting Putin if Trump was in office. You liberals forget that Trump had us energy independent and once Biden was installed in office that all got shut down. Don't listen to Bidens lies that none of his policies are stopping...
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    Cost of owning stuff

    Grew up 1 vehicle in family (dad used to get to work). Did not have family vacation every year. 1 fishing pole (bought with money earned working for neighbor). Remember the Carter years, got through them, will get this. Don't need sparkly boat, jet ski, camper, motorcycle, utv, triple digit...
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    Internet Wisdomry

    Addendum to Lunker's Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and nuclear bursts No matter where you go, there you are Sex is like pizza, when its good, its good and when its bad, its still OK

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