How do you think a conservative Christian would react if I showed a picture of Jesus being urinated on, spit on, vomited on, and defecated on at the same time? Angry maybe?

I think South Park covered this.

I hated that. Had a 1 ton 2WD version and the king pins were a PITA. Then had an F-150 4WD and had no end of trouble with the front axle. I guess I was just too hard on it. The U-joint was prone to wearing out and eventually even the slip yoke. It just wasn’t built to drive with the suspension being exercised. For…

I don’t recall that the LCS was taking over this role. Can you point me to some reading? It doesn’t really make much sense. The LCS is twice as long, twice as wide, twice as deep, and ten times as heavy, with twice as many crew, and on the order of 15x the cost. For just driving around and keeping an eye on what’s…

There are a lot of ways to get across the US without using the interstate highway system. There will be patches of straight-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see, but you can actually cover a significant portion of the plains on dirt roads, if that’s your thing. You can pick up a lot of local culture along the way, again if…

Interesting point. I work with a guy that (by his own admission) was getting too old to ride a big bike, so he sold his BMW touring bike and bought a 400cc scooter. He doesn’t do long cross-country rides anymore, it’s easier to maintain, he doesn’t have to hike his leg up over the seat, he could actually pick it up if…

I don’t get the appeal myself. However, think of it more like a work of art that is somewhat possible to ride in a straight line, than an actual practical MC. I find it easier reconcile that way. People like all kinds of crazy stuff when you call it art.

Snow blower? Why is the engine just point back and not down then? I think this is really just the worlds slowest jet powered train locomotive. It isn’t used anymore because it tended to set the first few box cars on fire.

They are in flight training squadrons now. They are training up pilots and maintainers and working out the logistics tail. The B model will theoretically be “operational” later this year. (before you jump on me, note the quotes).

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the entire program was put on hold at one point for the fan.

The jet would have been out already if not for the extra dev time on the B model

“... Hint: You’re doing it wrong.”

I remember Seafair as a kid when they were running pistons. We lived just under 10mi away straight line distance and I could hear them from my house. I think it was Miss Budweiser that showed up with a gas turbine first. I think it was less than five years and the field had almost all gone turbine, it was much…

We carried a couple of 4' sections of 4"x4" posts for a variety of things. I do remember in one case being ordered to shove them in front of the front wheels (one each side) of a car on fire on a slope.

This is not actually a new concept. It goes back to the early days of automobiles as a substitute for the thermostat valve. I saw these on semi tractors, some were manual, but some were automatic based on the ambient temperature in the engine compartment using a purely mechanical system. That was back in the 1990's…

Good point. But the companies that do make trailers will get on board if there is demand. Some of the changes that are independent of the tractor will get put in if the users are willing to make the investment for the long term pay-off.

They are working on it. The common carrier OTR trucking industry runs on very thin margins. As this stuff proves it can save money in the long run it will be adapted. It will probably not look as polished as this, but you will see the changes. I remember in my youth (revealing my age) when cab-overs and flat faced…

If they could use just any helicopter then this program wouldn't have been a problem. At least part of the issue was the extensive modifications to the aircraft and the wide variety of requirements that were not all to be found in any one type in the inventory... Luxury, safety, defensive capabilities…

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