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Posted by Victrola1 on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 9:48 AM

"Just think of those shocks you've got
And those knocks you've got
And those blues you've got
From that news you've got
And those pains you've got
(If any brains you've got)
From those little radios.

So Missus R., with all her trimmin's,
Can broadcast a bed from Simmons
'Cause Franklin knows
Anything goes."

Eleanor embraced new technology, so claimed Cole Porter.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 3:51 PM

Eleanor Roosevelt approves of the new forum makeover.

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:27 PM

.....Boy that "Bandstand" program was a popular show each Saturday afternoon.  Made him famous....and he always said so too.

He had a long run of it.  Too bad of his stroke several years ago put him down, and he tried to fight back.  And did, with some success.

But not like he was prior...Too bad.

Think he was a good decent fellow.  Seems there was happyness, and fun in the music that was popular during that programs run.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:20 PM

This just in:

Dick Clark...America's perrenial "teenager" and host of American Bandstand Rockin' New Years Eve for many years  has died at the age of 82.

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, April 9, 2012 7:26 PM

......Drawing has been an interest of mine for years....but just very much an amateur at it, and haven't done any for some time.  I actually studied drafting decades ago, and really liked that.  Architectural drawing / drafting.

People and animals, not in my talent.  But "things"....I can do rather well with, if I actually take time to work on it.

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Posted by zugmann on Monday, April 9, 2012 12:36 PM

Modelcar

.....Zug, is your Avatar your personal hand drawing art work.....?

 

Nope (I'm nowhere near that good).  Just something I found off the web.  (From the latest anime I'm working my way through),

I haven't been doing too much of the art stuff lately - last 2 weeks at work have been pretty brutal for various reasons.

 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, April 9, 2012 12:31 PM

.....Zug, is your Avatar your personal hand drawing art work.....?

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Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Sunday, April 8, 2012 9:37 PM

Just edited and 'activated' that link.

 

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, April 8, 2012 9:24 PM

Victrola1

Arriving on target, the B-24's were confronted with one of the most heavily protected facilities the Germans had. Surrounded by hundreds of anti-aircraft emplacements, heavy-caliber machine guns and defending aircraft, Ploesti's defenses included a specially designed flak train made up of freight cars whose sides could drop revealing anti-aircraft artillery that spewed death from its guns as the train raced in tandem with attacking planes.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ploesti.htm

Link did not take.

Check it out. Shooting at moving targets from a moving train.

 


...raced in tandem?  Sure,  I guess, as long as the plain's flight path paralleled that of the train,  but that seems unlikely.  It seems like shooting at a moving plane from a moving train would be more difficult than shooting from a fixed position.

     I've never seen a good explanation for why Ploesti was bombed from such a low altitude.  From what I understand, the refineries were quite large, and hard to miss.    Why couldn't the bombs have been dropped from high up- above the effective range of some of the smaller AA guns?

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Posted by zugmann on Sunday, April 8, 2012 12:35 PM

Modelcar

...Zug:

Yes, I agree, modern computer controlled, variable valve timing....direct fuel injection, and perhaps a few other modern apps. do the job so well now, that a 3L or 3.5L V-6 is a right good performer. 

Both in Mustang and Camaro.

Have had V-6's in our last two automobiles, and a 2.5L V-6 engine in current auto....And I might add my little truck as well.  A 4.3L V-6.

Past decades when vehicles weighed more and controls not quite as electronic and capable as they are now, it required a bigger CID to make it "run"....

Plus the cost of fuel now is a factor.

 

I would hope people buying a new Mustang aren't too concerned about fuel costs, but you never know.  I was doing a little browsing last night, and it looks to be about a $7000 + upcharge to get the 8 cylinder over the 6 (depending on packages, the dealers around here never get the base packages for their lots).

Both my trucks are 8 cylinders (4.7 and a 4.6)  and it's more power than I really need.But since I  I have a short drive to work it doesn't make mathematical sense to buy a new car just for fuel savings.   Now if someday I want to buy a fun car, then the Mustang will be near the top of the list.  But I always was partial to the blue oval.

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 8, 2012 10:21 AM

Victrola1

Arriving on target, the B-24's were confronted with one of the most heavily protected facilities the Germans had. Surrounded by hundreds of anti-aircraft emplacements, heavy-caliber machine guns and defending aircraft, Ploesti's defenses included a specially designed flak train made up of freight cars whose sides could drop revealing anti-aircraft artillery that spewed death from its guns as the train raced in tandem with attacking planes.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ploesti.htm

Link did not take.

Check it out. Shooting at moving targets from a moving train.

There is a live stream that has WWII-related news carried live as it happened on the radio.

Its is quite facinating considering how corresponded reported back to the US via shortwave back then.

If you go to http://www.live365.com and then do a search on "Golden-Age News Network" you'll find it.

NOTE:  You can listen to "Live 365" for free...but there is also a "VIP option" that you can pay to subscribe to.

Happy listening.

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Posted by Victrola1 on Sunday, April 8, 2012 12:35 AM

Arriving on target, the B-24's were confronted with one of the most heavily protected facilities the Germans had. Surrounded by hundreds of anti-aircraft emplacements, heavy-caliber machine guns and defending aircraft, Ploesti's defenses included a specially designed flak train made up of freight cars whose sides could drop revealing anti-aircraft artillery that spewed death from its guns as the train raced in tandem with attacking planes.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ploesti.htm

Link did not take.

Check it out. Shooting at moving targets from a moving train.

 


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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, April 7, 2012 8:59 PM

...Zug:

Yes, I agree, modern computer controlled, variable valve timing....direct fuel injection, and perhaps a few other modern apps. do the job so well now, that a 3L or 3.5L V-6 is a right good performer. 

Both in Mustang and Camaro.

Have had V-6's in our last two automobiles, and a 2.5L V-6 engine in current auto....And I might add my little truck as well.  A 4.3L V-6.

Past decades when vehicles weighed more and controls not quite as electronic and capable as they are now, it required a bigger CID to make it "run"....

Plus the cost of fuel now is a factor.

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, April 7, 2012 1:00 PM

Modelcar

 

 

 

I've never been one seeking Mustangs, but I will say, this one is the nicest shaped, with a balanced look of any production units in the past.  A nice looking sporty automobile.

As for that horsepower.....What can one say about such excesses....Only for a very few.

 

I'm not really a "car guy" (I prefer trucks), but I do like the Mustangs.   Although I don't need 1000hp, heck, the V6 would be fine for me.  Manual, though.  I have to have some dignity...

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 7, 2012 10:20 AM

All you MAC Computer owners....BEWARE:

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html

 

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, April 6, 2012 10:36 AM

Murray

I've never been one seeking Mustangs, but I will say, this one is the nicest shaped, with a balanced look of any production units in the past.  A nice looking sporty automobile.

As for that horsepower.....What can one say about such excesses....Only for a very few.

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, April 6, 2012 10:27 AM

Murray

Murray..........Viewing the photo of the new Avalon certainly appears to be more aggressive in styling.  To my way of thinking based on that photo....Very nice.

Believe the ES {Lexus}, will use a version of that basic body as well....We've had two models of ES vehicles, and loved them both.

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Posted by Victrola1 on Friday, April 6, 2012 7:29 AM

Buyers who choose Nissan's all-electric Leaf ($28,421) over its approximate gas-powered equivalent, Nissan's Versa ($18,640), will likely wait nearly 9 years until they break even, according to a new report by The New York Times that examines the cost of fuel efficiency.

For drivers of the Chevrolet Volt ($31,767), the wait is even longer— 26.6 years.

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2012/04/savings-come-slowly-for-hybrid.html

Did Eleanor Roosevelt drive a Baker Electric in her youth?

The pay off on a Chevy Volt is nothing like a diesel electric versus a steam locomotive.

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Posted by erikem on Thursday, April 5, 2012 11:45 PM

5.4 liters is about 330 cu in.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, April 5, 2012 9:30 PM

    950 h.p.!  How could you steer the thing?  It seems like every time you even touched the gas pedal, the front wheels would be off the ground!

     Can someone tell me the cubic inch equivilent of the 5.4 liter V-8?

     Don't all the  auto manufacturers have to meet an every-raising, EPA mandated, fleet MPG average?

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, April 5, 2012 8:31 PM

Murray

This is one of those cars in which you'll probably get a speeding ticket while parked in your driveway...  Just because you look like you're going too fast.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 5, 2012 6:45 PM

Firelock76

Per Victrola1's  post concerning the buffalo hunt, let's remember it was a different world back then.  Behaviors which were considered normal  (like mass buffalo shootings just for the hell of it)  wouldn't be tolerated now, even by modern day hunters.  And there was a darker purpose too, every dead buffalo meant one less Indian getting a meal. 

Lest we be too quick to judge, remember in 100 years time people will be looking back on our era and wondering why we did some of the things we consider normal and acceptable.

And full disclosure here, I enjoy guns, but the only thing I've ever killed with one was an overage TV set!

Definitely agree with you Firelock76. 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 5, 2012 6:43 PM
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Posted by Firelock76 on Thursday, April 5, 2012 6:30 PM

Per Victrola1's  post concerning the buffalo hunt, let's remember it was a different world back then.  Behaviors which were considered normal  (like mass buffalo shootings just for the hell of it)  wouldn't be tolerated now, even by modern day hunters.  And there was a darker purpose too, every dead buffalo meant one less Indian getting a meal. 

Lest we be too quick to judge, remember in 100 years time people will be looking back on our era and wondering why we did some of the things we consider normal and acceptable.

And full disclosure here, I enjoy guns, but the only thing I've ever killed with one was an overage TV set!

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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, April 5, 2012 4:39 PM

......Must agree, = J =.

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Posted by Juniatha on Thursday, April 5, 2012 11:04 AM

 

... and I'm out - animals are not targets and killing is not - never was - a sport !

 

= J =

 

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Posted by Victrola1 on Thursday, April 5, 2012 8:14 AM

When the "hunt" is over the buffaloes which have been killed are secured, and the choice parts placed in the baggage-car, which is at once crowded by passengers, each of whom feels convinced and is ready to assert that his was the shot that brought down the game. Ladies who are passengers on the trains frequently enjoy the sport, and invariably claim all the game as the result of their prowess with the rifle. This solution of the case is, of course, accepted by all gentlemen, and a more excited party of Dianas it would be impossible to imagine.

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/stbuff.Html

A buffalo is a large target to shoot with a rifle from a slow moving train. Hitting a rabbit at speed from a train at speed with a .22 cal. rifle sounds more challenging.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 10:59 PM

S&W made the "Chief's Special."  It was a five-shot .38.  My father, a reserve police officer, had one that he later had nickle plated.  It was a real handful to shoot, and they were notoriously inaccurate, although Dad figured out his usually shot low and to the left, as I recall.

Some referred to them as "belly guns" due to the fact that they were most effective at fairly close range.

I don't recall specifically, but I'm sure I put a few rounds through it,  most likely "wad-cutters," which aren't loaded with a full dose of powder, or a full sized bullet.

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