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by MGMcAnick
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:30 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: I have never seen a unicorn, but
Replies: 1
Views: 164

Re: I have never seen a unicorn, but

There were a pair of brothers south of Wichita who owned two Tuckers and, as they said, "enough parts to almost build another". They had bought a lot of stuff from what was left of the company sometime in the '50s. I bought a Model A Ford Touring Car from them in 1974. I got to sit in a very nice Tu...
by MGMcAnick
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:12 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Here's a nice problem to have.
Replies: 7
Views: 497

Re: Here's a nice problem to have.

Aircraft registered on the island of Malta have tail numbers beginning with 9H. A VistaJet private jet, dubbed “The Football Era,” with the tail number 9H-VTD, was thought by online sleuths to have Taylor Swift aboard. The chartered Falcon 900 arrived at LAX in plenty of time for TS to make the game...
by MGMcAnick
Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:17 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Any questions about results of an engineering company run by bean counters?
Replies: 20
Views: 533

Re: Any questions about results of an engineering company run by bean counters?

I remember some guys who travelled on Boeing business when I worked there used to have bumper stickers, some on their cars, and some on briefcases, that read '' IF IT'S NOT BOEING, I'M NOT GOING" . Those were the days. Boeing ran its own travel office, like an inhouse travel agency, that booked all ...
by MGMcAnick
Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Here's a nice problem to have.
Replies: 7
Views: 497

Re: Here's a nice problem to have.

Big RR, it looks like they are still at it, and getting more so.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/202 ... -facility/

Unfortunately Cessna has nothing to compare to the larger Falcon jets, or Tay Tay could've bought locally.
by MGMcAnick
Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Here's a nice problem to have.
Replies: 7
Views: 497

Here's a nice problem to have.

So your boyfriend is 6'5" tall, and you have a billion dollars to spend. So you sold you "old" jet so you can buy one with more headroom and Tokyo to Las Vegas range.

Life's tough ain't it?

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/tay ... wl-flight/
by MGMcAnick
Sat Jan 06, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: News & Suggestions
Topic: We live to fight another year.
Replies: 196
Views: 88394

Re: We live to fight another year.

wesw wrote:
Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:58 pm
no , i have heard of the cafe, but i am here from cartalk...
Ummm... The cafe, Cafe Dartre, (Sp?) was part of Cartalk.
by MGMcAnick
Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:59 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: my father s oldsmobile....
Replies: 11
Views: 1130

Re: my father s oldsmobile....

Nash had an engine that was coveted by the Austin Healy company. I can't imagine anyone over 50 wanting a Metropolitan when they came out. Snailgate I thought it was the other way around. Nash wanted a sports car, and made a deal with Donald Healy to supply the body and chassis. A similar deal was ...
by MGMcAnick
Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:48 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Every Day is a Holiday.
Replies: 5
Views: 422

Re: Every Day is a Holiday.

Several years ago there was an older gentleman at my work who was born of Swedish immigrant parents. He brought lutefisk for everyone to sample. I don't recall that it was a special occasion. I was the only one who went for another forkful, not that I'd want to make a steady diet of it. I ran into h...
by MGMcAnick
Sat Nov 18, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: The Arts
Topic: Best/Worst Holiday Movies
Replies: 25
Views: 743

Re: Best/Worst Holiday Movies

And then there is Diehard. Good or bad, I don't know.
by MGMcAnick
Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: cheap air freight
Replies: 5
Views: 214

Re: cheap air freight

The problem with the horse getting loose on the plane isn't just pure horse $hit. Anything horsing around with that much weight will greatly affect the CG or center of gravity of the plane. Even a jet liner has to pay close attention to weight and balance. Think of the wing as being the center of a ...
by MGMcAnick
Tue Aug 01, 2023 7:12 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Taylor swift perfect litmus test for zero?
Replies: 40
Views: 967

Re: Taylor swift perfect litmus test for zero?

I will admit I've never heard any of her music on the radio. (She might be too young to know what one is.) Don't worry, the radio certainly knows who she is. From waaaaayyyy back in ancient times (January) I guess you couldn't see my tongue planted firmly in my cheek. My snide comment was brought o...
by MGMcAnick
Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: May have to stop by the airport this week ...
Replies: 12
Views: 535

Re: May have to stop by the airport this week ...

Just curious ... is there any site that will allow one to see bird's-eye views, similar to what you can get from Google Maps, in current time?   A former supervisor of mine stated that the company was able to track an on duty worker to his girlfriend's home by photographing his company vehicle at h...
by MGMcAnick
Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:38 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: May have to stop by the airport this week ...
Replies: 12
Views: 535

Re: May have to stop by the airport this week ...

Big RR wrote:
Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:20 pm
I saw it on a regular screen (but in a bugger theater so it was not a small screen) and it was fine.
I've never been to one of those. How did that work our for you?
by MGMcAnick
Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:32 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Taylor swift perfect litmus test for zero?
Replies: 40
Views: 967

Re: Taylor swift perfect litmus test for zero?

I will admit I've never heard any of her music on the radio. (She might be too young to know what one is.) Besides, most of my radio time is in a car, listening to NPR. What I have heard of her music I find interesting for both wording and, often odd, phrasing. She does write, or co-writes all of he...
by MGMcAnick
Thu Jul 20, 2023 6:21 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Taylor swift perfect litmus test for zero?
Replies: 40
Views: 967

Re: Taylor swift perfect litmus test for zero?

Not to change the subject, back to the original, but I think Taylor Swift is a pretty talented kid. I wouldn't pay to go to one of her concerts, but I'd go if someone gave me two tickets.
by MGMcAnick
Tue May 30, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump acknowledges Memorial Day 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 222

Re: Trump acknowledges Memorial Day 2023

Econoline wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 4:38 am
Uhhh...so Trump is telling people who have already *DIED* for their country to have a "Happy Memorial Day"??? :loon
That would appear to be a correct assessment.

He should hire Tucker Carlson to proofread his posts to be sure they are true, and not completely nuts.
by MGMcAnick
Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Tennis-ball thrower for dogs...
Replies: 5
Views: 376

Re: Tennis-ball thrower for dogs...

You must watch out for pets with plastic bags. They have been known to get inside them and suffocate. Unfortunately most pets can't read the "THIS BAG IS NOT A TOY" warning.
by MGMcAnick
Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What's a throttle body.?
Replies: 9
Views: 487

Re: What's a throttle body.?

They make spray cleaners for the throttle body that will clean the throttle butterfly area in the throttle body. I've only needed to clean a couple in my career. They were sticking in the closed position. When the butterfly let go, the car would lurch forward. You don't want to get that cleaner on t...
by MGMcAnick
Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Tennis-ball thrower for dogs...
Replies: 5
Views: 376

Re: Tennis-ball thrower for dogs...

Mrs Mc was given a tennis ball thrower as a door prize at one of her dog training club gatherings. I said "Oh, it's an atlatl". See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spear-thrower Unfortunately one of her dogs chewed it up before she got a chance to try it out. It has a lack of plastic in its diet, and...