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#32. To: StraitGate (#31) (Edited)

You do realize that I command 80% of the Iberian Peninsula, right?

You ever hear of Indonesia? Mine.

(Edit) Hey, I like small things, islands are ideal. I don't need Big things to prove my manhood. Little Jimmy speaks for himself. He's always dragging me around.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-22   23:49:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#33. To: Dakmar (#13)

An aerodynamic issue with having the entire engine spin with the prop was that it created enormous gyroscopic forces, making it very difficult to turn in one direction but super easy to turn the other. It was something for pilots to adapt to for WW 1 fighter aircraft.

Pinguinite  posted on  2023-06-23   1:36:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#34. To: Pinguinite (#33) (Edited)

I never thought about that much. My buddy Jess had a Cessna 310? twin, I suppose the props (rotating mass) counter rotated to mitigate that effect, but his prop weren't probably 500 lbs. each. Turn too sharp, and one wing separates to the left and the other one cuts through the cockpit.

Cessna made a pusher/puller twin-boom recon aircraft (don't remember the designation) during the Vietnam war. I wonder how those props spin?

I hate it when Ecuadorians make me think too much (says the guy who's living in what was supposed to be a storage unit) :P

You're OK, Pin.

Skymaster

That was a cool aircraft. (Next to the P-38 and P-51) The F-5 and T-38 trainer were the best lookin' jets, bar none.

(Edit) One of those vids makes it look like the props counter-rotate, but it could be a shutter speed effect.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   2:21:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#35. To: Lod (#3) (Edited)

These are for my Pam...

Your mileage may vary.

I'm so lonely, Dad.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   4:01:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#36. To: Lod (#3) (Edited)

Cari's (Ramette's) song...

"I'll never let go
Your hands and
Your heart
Are my home."

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   4:20:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#37. To: Lod (#3) (Edited)

5'2" not 9 and blue eyes...

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   4:30:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#38. To: Lod (#3) (Edited)

I should probably go to bed, but this is the first time I haven't been in searing pain for awhile...

It's unfortunate. The Covi freaks have killed three of my girlfriends with their clot-shots. I'm so lonely.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   6:10:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#39. To: Christine (#38) (Edited)

I got a couple Two-Step lessons in before 'Texting Granny' dusted me off.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   6:20:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#40. To: All (#39) (Edited)

HEY EVERYBODY! THE SUN IS COMING UP ON THE SUMMIT CITY!

Strap it on, we're gonna have some fun!

Bananarama Bidet Republic! Fuck your guns, I've got F-16s! AND NUKES!

Fuck you Pacman. We can blow up your house up without even bothering the traffic at FWA - 122nd TFW

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   6:44:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#41. To: Lod, Pams (#40)

No disrespect, Loddy. I've never met a Pam I didn't love...

My first GF was named Pam. She was A LOT OLDER than me. Hey, I had a driver's license. That makes it OK, right?

Our last assignment. I don't remember where the mission was, I just remember Geo's where we'd leave our cars. I miss you Punk.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   6:59:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#42. To: Lod, noone2222, 4um (#1) (Edited)

My neighbor Rudy is kind of MIA

FWIW, Luke Combs was probably about 4 y/o during the VN war.

The song's OK.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   7:28:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#43. To: Esso (#6)

Texting Granny irrevocably changed my destiny on 26Nov2013.

Did Granny have her own cell phone in 2013?

Ten years ago I was driving trucks cross country. We didn't have much in the way of cell phones, but some drivers used them. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2023-06-23   7:30:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#44. To: BTP Holdings (#43) (Edited)

Did Granny have her own cell phone in 2013?

Yeah, she was texting some earth-shattering news to one of her squirts when she killed me.

My first (Half) day in the hospital exhausted the limits of her insurance.

The MDs told my wife I wasn't going to survive, and if I did, I'd be a braindead invalid.

She filed for divorce the next day. I got clipped for $2 million+.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   7:38:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#45. To: All (#44)

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   7:46:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#46. To: BTP Holdings, 4um (#43)

My shitbag lawyer wanted to go after granny's crap $10k house in the Meadow Ghetto in New Haven after five years.

It would've cost me more to tear it down than what it was worth. I never saw the gal, I told Blackburn, "End this now!" after five years or so.

I feel bad about what that gal went through. Fucking accidents happen.

Janice whatshername is probably dead by now, and it's my fucking shitbag lawyer's fault.

FWIW, I got $20,000 dollars. I give more away than that every year.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   8:02:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#47. To: Esso (#44)

The MDs told my wife I wasn't going to survive, and if I did, I'd be a braindead invalid.

She filed for divorce the next day. I got clipped for $2 million+.

The MDs need to be sued for their incompetence.

Did your ex really clip you for $2 Million+? :-/

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2023-06-23   8:04:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#48. To: BTP Holdings (#47) (Edited)

Did your ex really clip you for $2 Million+?

Yeah, probably a bit more than that. It happens. It's part of the cost of doing business.

You remember the hassle I went through trying to send you money?

It just is what it is, Jim. I love ya man, you can't even get mail. Doubtful I'll ever be rolling through SW Missouri anytime soon.

Nothing against you, man, you need to lose that conservator, ASAFP.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   8:22:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#49. To: Esso (#48)

you need to lose that conservator, ASAFP.

There is a way to do it, but I need statement from my primary physician that I am capable of handling my own finances. Then Legal Aid in Joplin will send a lawyer to file on her.

Right now I am waiting for other shoe to drop on retired Conservator's Breach of Fiduciary Duty for opening a CD for $10,000 and short time later a medical bill came in. There was not enough in my account to pay it. She was forced to close CD early and take the penalty.

I am going to get back all the $30 monthly fees she took from me. Then she will be stuck paying court costs on top of it. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2023-06-23   8:32:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#50. To: BTP Holdings (#47)

My little 48 y/o Godson is getting sued by Goldman-Sachs over a predatory loan. That happens. I guess it's $7k. penalties are about $50k.

Lawyer time, $4k. It just fucking is what it is.

Yeah, right.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   8:34:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#51. To: Lod (#0)

my fairy tail did not go the same way.

______________________________________

Suspect all media / resist bad propaganda/Learn NLP everyday everyway ;) If you don't control your mind someone else will.

titorite  posted on  2023-06-23   8:51:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#52. To: BTP Holdings (#49) (Edited)

Jim, quit fuckin' around. I'll send your lawyer a $1,000 to get this gig rolling to get your freedom back.

I'm not going to talk about this in the clear anymore.

Pacman

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   9:00:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#53. To: titorite, 4um (#51)

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   9:02:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#54. To: All (#53) (Edited)

I got hit, I went down, I'm pretty sure I took off a part of a portable cement mixer with my head.

The guy who hit me made the mistake of looking to see if I was dead. I wasn't. I blew off his face with a low recoil, frangible .38 round.

I was down, he was down. He was in worse shape. Ugly stuff. Lotta blood.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   9:15:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#55. To: All (#54) (Edited)

Yeah, slutty little girls are cool...

I open doors for people I don't know.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   9:21:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#56. To: Lod, 4um (#55)

I wanted to dance with a cute gal...

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   9:28:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#57. To: All (#56)

This one's for Pam. She's ben gone since 2008.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   9:34:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#58. To: Esso, StraitGate, Dakmar, Pinguinite, all (#41)

Thanks for the great read this morning, I look forward to now reading the rest of the thread.

“ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2023-06-23   10:10:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#59. To: All (#57)

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   10:23:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#60. To: Lod (#58)

Love you, Dad.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   10:27:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#61. To: Lod (#58)

I look forward to now reading the rest of the thread.

You know me and chicky-poos...

I certainly loved those creatures formally known as women...

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   10:37:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#62. To: Lod (#0)

308 views

Good job, Dad. I guess you're not the only lonely fella.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   11:19:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#63. To: Lod, 4um (#58)

Thanks for the great read this morning, I look forward to now reading the rest of the thread.

BS, I'm sittin' here in the secret airbase feelin' sorry for myself.

I've never been lonely like I am now.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   11:28:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#64. To: Lod (#58)

I look forward to now reading the rest of the thread.

Hey, some of the airplane shit was cool.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   11:33:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#65. To: All (#64)

The fuck was probably about four when VN was going on...

Good song nonetheless.

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   11:37:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#66. To: Chrissy (#65) (Edited)

Come dance with me, hon. I'm not much to look at anymore, but I like dancing...

(Edit) We'd have the coolest guns at Spudz! Love you, Chrissy!

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

Esso  posted on  2023-06-23   11:43:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#67. To: Lod (#1)

In the late 70s when I lived on NW side of Chicago, these four girls had their birthdays in November. They rented a mansion out in the suburbs. I drove the truck out there with the band in back.

I was sitting around and one of the girls came running, "Cowboy, there's a fight by the beer bar."

I went over there and people were standing on chairs beating on each other. I started to wade into the crowd. I grabbed one guy by his right arm. He tried to turn on me to the left. I grabbed his left arm. He slipped because the floor was wet and I threw him down with a crash.

Everyone looked at me and I pointed while hollering, "Cool it, right now!"

They said, "It's cool."

The guy I threw down was apologizing to me the rest of the night.

I suppose that is how I got started in security. ROTFLOL

Some pretty good recall after the meningitis wiped out so much memory. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2023-06-23   19:59:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#68. To: Esso (#66)

Lee Ann Womack

I read her Wiki page. She has led a real fairy tale life. Good on her. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2023-06-23   20:10:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#69. To: BTP Holdings, Esso, Dakmar, StraitGate, Ada, all (#68)

one of the greatest obits, ever ~

www.pulaskifuneralhome.co...aries/james-loveless-2023

“ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2023-06-23   21:00:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#70. To: Lod (#69)

That's sad. His loved ones couldn't come up with even ONE good thing to say about him?

I'd bet you 9 to nothing that the relative who wrote that obituary is covered with tattoos. Because this obituary shouts "Look at me! Look at me!" just as a garishly inked neck does.

StraitGate  posted on  2023-06-23   21:23:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#71. To: Pinguinite, Esso, StraitGate, Lod (#33)

An aerodynamic issue with having the entire engine spin with the prop was that it created enormous gyroscopic forces, making it very difficult to turn in one direction but super easy to turn the other. It was something for pilots to adapt to for WW 1 fighter aircraft.

The gyroscopic forces were only part of the problem. The enormous weight of the rotaries would torque the airframe in the opposite direction. The engines weighed about as much as the rest of the airplane, metallurgy being what it was at the time. Sort of tail wagging the dog, or nose wagging the dog if the expression may be extended to tractor prop aircraft

It might not have been as big a problem as I was just thinking since the rotaries could not be revved up or idled, hence ran at a constant speed. Blipping would create same torque against airframe since engine is slowing down and speeding up, so it must have made landing these beasts quite interesting since blipping was generally used to reduce airspeed.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2023-06-23   21:55:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

#72. To: Pinguinite, Esso, StraitGate, Lod (#71) (Edited)

I got to go up in a PT-17 Stearman as part of the tourist aspect of historical preservation. This was twenty years ago, only non-Jet/Commercial plane I have ever been in. Flown in, I should say, I did manage to get inside the B-17 at GrissomAFB outdoor museum. My Grandfather almost had to push me all the way up the ladder. Well, he did push me, but that was the only way I was going to be able to enter, so he made the right decision. I am glad he did. I wasn't hurt, but I felt a little ashamed at the time for being a weakling.

Grampa had been a B-17 Mechanic in the India/Burma theater, 1943-1945, so even back then I understood how important the B-17 was to him. I was like 11 when the aforementioned narrative unfolded. He really wanted to share that part of his life. I also remember he would tell us stories about British East Africa Troops stationed in India, and there may have been some cannibalism. He never bragged about anything he did, I think he just wanted us grandkids to understand that war is not glamorous.

When he came home from the war, he was an old man, at all of 26 years old. The deprivations had taken a toll on his body, and he was severely diabetic the rest of his life.

He lived to be 65, so I had the fortune of knowing him for the first 20 years of my life. If not for him, I never would have seen the inside of a B-17.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2023-06-23   23:35:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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