A neighbor put her child in the car, realized she left her purse inside, ran inside for under 90 seconds while the child was still strapped in, car idling 15 feet from her back door. A would be car-jacker hoped in and took off with the car and child. Luckily the car-jacker realized he had a child, and would now be…

Asphalt is not usually used as a “cap” on worn concrete, the expansion joints in the concrete pavement reflect up through the asphalt and result in a rougher ride than the orignal concrete surface. It is occasionally used on concrete roadways that are especially bad off as a stop gap measure untill the roadway can be…

People seem to forget that there is a preset amount of energy in a gallon of gasoline. You cant magically go further per gallon without giving up something. You may give up weight, increase aerodynamics, lower power output, or increase the efficiency of the engine. But you will never put more energy into a gallon of…

Yep, they pretty much get a 215 Mil tax break as they begin production and start doing something that is actually taxable.

You mean like the existing drinking water supply which extends pretty much anywhere you have people. Ship water for an industrial process? We already do that through pump stations, water treatment plants, pipes, and water towers.

The biggest problem I have is the early retirement of the already bought and paid for airframes before they are used up. Why put the hours on the brand new 35's when you have capable 4th gen air frames? Its like throwing away 1/2 a box of screws because you went out and got a new box.

The A-10 is old, tired, and has outlived its mission. However using a $100M+ plane to do the job that a bought and paid for plane can do is financially irresponsible. Not to mention the F-35 cost almost 3 times as much to fly per hour. In contested airspace the 35 is a no brainier, but providing show of force, or CAS…

At that point you end up building a “Rube Goldberg” machine when the simple, cheap, easy to maintain, low cost over the lifetime, more fool proof, and more battle survivable plan, is to just build the decks out of a material that can handle the heat.

“He” being trump wont do anything about wages. All the president can do is press for a policy change which would enact some form of tarrif or tax on cars made in Mexico making it more appealing to make cars in the USA. Labor rates will be set by the market, you wont find qualified help for $9 in Low Wage States i.e.…

I’ve thought about it. Get one of the first 100K, then find some sucker that cant wait another 2 years for his spot in line at 450K and flip it for a quick $10,000 profit. Its done with brand new tech all the time, this is just on a larger scale. And the cool kid mentality applies to Tesla buyers as well. People who…

Yep, grew up driving everything from tractors to trucks since I was 7 or 8. The only thing left to learn were actual traffic laws when it came time go get my license. An old 2wd farm truck, and a wet field will teach you a lot about sliding.

All this A-10 conversation is cool and all, but can we talk about how this is probably Tyler’s last post?

Had one in Charleston, SC on Tuesday. Local weather radar even picked up what is believed to be chaff off the coast, good radar screen shots in the below link. Widespread testing of the F-35? MCAS Beaufort has several F-35's and F-18's in inventory.