Thanks for your input, Max. This article is purely sensational. kudos for bringing some FACTS to the fore.

What's this 'paper' thing everybody talks about? ;-)

As a denizen of the Great Pacific North West craft beer mecca, I totally agree with your list! there are probably 20 more I could add, but that's a decent synopsis. Thanks!

Outstanding article! Thanks! btw; during a big remodel, we had an end wall that had several holes and areas where holes had been badly patched. Since I wanted to change some wiring and a window anyway, my builder buddy told me it would be easier and cheaper to just tear out and replace all of the drywall. He was right…

Patrick Smith has been one of my favorite aviation writers for a long time. As a Private Pilot and certified Aviation Nut, I try to never miss his insightful articles. Thanks for posting about him.

btw; Fireball?? why didn't they just name it the 'hole digger'? ;-)

Great stuff, Tyler. I'm a total av-nut and think I know more than the average about WW2 aviation, but I never heard of this one. Keep up the good work. I check FA every day.

oh man, gotta try that Surfrider Restaurant next time we're on the coast. Thanks for the tip! We always look forward to Mo's clam chowder at the original Newport OR location.

I would add Mighty Text for SMS text messaging and Lightshot, a dead simple screenshot tool. I use both of these every day

Agreed. As an airplane nut and a a half, I have to say this thing looks like pure kitsch - I see nothing WW2 bomber about it. But it gives me an idea...

Great article, Tyler! thanks! I've been following the F-35 since it was on the drawing board and you have more info in this than in any 10 other articles I've read.

Good idea. I've been doing this for some years. I have a cheap nylon travel wallet with only my drivers license, debit card, one credit card and cash. I also carry a few business cards with my contact info on one side and the address/phone of the local place we're staying. They're handy to put in camera bags (take a…

excellent idea. thanks

I don't get that either - I'll have to Google it.

In '68 I bought a beautiful clean and straight '56 Buick Roadmaster for $15 from a friend who had inherited it from his grandmother. He couldn't get it started because it had been sitting in a garage for years, got frustrated sold it to me. My Dad was an expert mechanic so we rebuilt the carb and the thing ran like a…

Wow - thanks! THIS is is a great example of why LH is on my list of sites to read first thing every morning. Sam

When I was 9, my Dad lost just about everything because of alcohol, including my Mom in a divorce. He recovered and told me years later, 'I think that was the best time in my life: I had everything I owned in the back of a Studebaker pickup truck and I never felt freer in my life.' He went on to build a tugboat…

btw; great topic, Eric. It's actually a bit addicting to get rid of 'stuff'.

Ha! I hear ya! After deaths in our family, we had to clean out 2 of our parent's houses. They were from the Depression era, and they kept EVERYTHING! That's where we made the decision not to make anybody have to do that for us. If we haven't used it in a year or two, it's gone!

My Dad used to say, 'A guy (it was ALL about guys in the 60's/70's - sorry Gals, I didn't make that rule) should get burned out about every 5 years or so.'