That looks like fun, but I'd rather have a boat.

Yep, except I eat Pretzel Combos (they've got salt, too). Carrots are just too hard and would give me a headache after a while.

Just like your mother is doing with your kids?

They're not SAWs, they're 30cal. M240s. The M249 SAW is only 22cal., but it *does* have twice the rate of fire as the M240 so.... big fun either way. Also, range will likely be not much of a factor. These are, of course, "Police" boats... a kinder, gentler force that only shoots at you when they've run out of…

Fewer witnesses for certain.

I wonder if that'd fit in an E30....

And just 1 or 2 good-sized drug and cash siezures will likely pay for those boats, if that isn't where the money came from in the first place.

"the ratings increased from 7.8 before the accident to 8.8 afterwards"

People already can't be bothered to look out the windows they've got, what makes you think they're going to look at the video screen? Also, as it is I can barely keep my window clean with all the road grime, are they going to put tiny little window wipers on the cameras? Also also, I live where it gets very cold. …

Never underestimate the value of split-loom tubing.

Wow. I mean WOW! Do a GIS for "roundabout sculptures" and you'll have the rest of your day planned. Who knew?

Route 62 west of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It runs along the side of a steep mountain and curves in and out of the ravines with almost nothing for guard rails on the "ooops" side. It's the only road I've driven on where a "Curve 10MPH" sign really meant it!

Yes! Of course the chances of a clear run are nil-to-zero. The best you can hope for is to not get stuck behind yet another tour bus stuck on a rock. Closed in winter.

Pics are alternately borked/unborked. This is what was supposed to be there. [farm8.staticflickr.com] Nibblesproof

Congrats burglar! I remember when being built like a brick house was a good thing.

I always preferred the M6. 22Hornet over .410/45LC with a 14" barrel. Someday I'll get the commercial version M6 Scout 22lr over .410. It don't float like the AR-7, but still... [upload.wikimedia.org] Nibblesproof

Nibble'd: TP-82 breech [4.bp.blogspot.com] Nibblesproof

TP-82 open breech.

Part of their training was in the use of the TP-82 pistol. The only gun to regularly fly into space, it usually sat stored in it's case next to the Soyuz commander's seat. Soyuz re-entries are rather dynamic events that don't always go as planned. It's not unheard of for the capsule to land over a hundred miles off…

The bears were busy that day...