I thought I spotted Harrison Ford there last year but it was fleeting and I wasn't sure.
//wipes brow
Whew! I just got done updating the website...HTML is fun...yea...lots when you forget one little part! LOL!
Dan
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
"Nothin' fancy, but it'll kick some tail"
was how my grandfather described his 47. Warbirds of almost any vintage are cool! We have EAA coming up at the end of the month. If anyone wants shots of anything specific, just let me know and I'll do what I can to get them. I love doing that kind of stuff. Like if anyone is interested in any road's cars/engines and wants photos-if I see one I'll shoot it for ya!
The muesuem in Galveston has both a P-47 Thunderbolt and an Messerschmitt 109...the 109 looks faster and a little more sleek...but the Jug looks exactally like what you would want it to...a big machine gun with wings.
The P 47 is big, and I mean big for its time...the 109 looks slim and sleek, but the sheer size of the 47 is impressive.
I would love to see one of these in the air!
Well, gotta go to work tomorrow, don't know if we will be getting a early quit or making the hogs, depends on how many customers want work...still big money time!
So, all of you be safe, don't drink and drive, and if you do drink, have a designated driver who dosen't...
Stay safe, and come home in the same shape you left in...
Happy 4th you guys, remember whats it is really about.
23 17 46 11
Got hung up on the aircraft and forgot the pictures - impressive, to say the least. Wish I'd been more weather wise (although I was working in the weather field at the time, albeit as an electronics technician) while I was in the Air Force at Tinker. Still, I did see some pretty impressive stuff.
We're forecast for scattered T-Storms on the 4th - I love working the trains in the rain (not) - and up to a half inch of rain. Hopefully the fireworks won't get washed out.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
NICE SHOTS Ed!!!!!
I'm VERY sure you all would like to get rid of that rain, please send some our way, but not so much.
I've seen a B-17 and a P-38 at our Thunder Over Louisville Airshow, but don't think I've seen the others. They are a sight to behold.
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
wow Ed.those are some nice pics.well our corn is shoulder high in some spots but we need to get some of that rain that texas has.csx kinda qiet today but they have been working replacing ties.Cw thanks for the plate for work.i have tommorow night off but I have to go in our friday.Just wonder how many people will use their personal days for friday.
stay safe
Joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Great pics, Ed!! Do we need to send you all a boat, to get around, or are you all "dry"?
Supper tonight will be a Mexican Fiesta: tacos, beef burritos enchilada style, Spanish rice, tortillas with your choice of salsa or con caso, tamales, etc.
Didn't make it to Kroger for a grill: Mutt and I went out in the front yard, and did trimming. Maybe I'll make it up there in the morning.
You all enjoy your Mexican Fiesta tonight, and take care!!
Message From:The Cook
Willy
Those old aircraft are a sight to behold - on the ground or in the air. Had a PBY fly over the house a few years ago. Could tell right away it was something out of the ordinary. There are some Japanese aircraft that have passed this area several times - not sure what they are, but to see a group of them in formation is something else.
Was at Langley AFB a few years ago for an air show - it was neat seeing not only the vintage prop stuff (the P38 sounded nice), but there were several vintage jets flying, including the "shiny chrome plated stovepipe" F104 (although this one was painted powder blue, IIRC).
The F117 that crashed a week later in Maryland was there, too.
One highlight of the show was an F15 flying in formation with an F51 (a P51 built later). Talk about a speed mismatch - I'm sure the F15 was hanging around stall speed while the 51 was pure hustle to keep up.
Of course, I've seen a few now "vintage" aircraft flying in regular service, too.....
I think the Confederate Air Force has a 24, I know they have a 17...and a P 38 Lightning too!
Plus they were working on a Zero last time I talked to them...
Don't know about a Corsair...but would love to see a Thunderbolt fly again.
They were buzzing North Yard a few weeks ago, had the annual Air Show out at Ellington Field, mock dog fight and a few bomber runs...North Yard is on the approach from the west...kinda eerie and rather nerve racking to have a bomber that big, and that loud fly over you at a few hundred feet, and open its bomb bay doors...
http://www.cafb29b24.org/
a little history link.
.....Wild looking sky Ed.....Good shots.
M C: A 17.....24.....and a 25....Wow, three rare ones at one place.
We've had all three of those models in here at our Muncie airport within the past decade. A couple of 51's too, and Corsairs, and the more I think about it, even a few more.... Saw a 17 and a 24 {Liberator}, following right behind it pass over our crowd waiting for them at our airport some years ago, and only a couple hundred ft. high before they came around and landed.
Knew the 24's were getting rare but wasn't aware we were down to just one flyable....I've heard they were a little difficult to fly.
All of them were good enough to do the job in WWII though, as we did happened to win that one....!
Quentin
To the Mudchicken,
Here, you can have some of ours...ought to shake some of the dust off!
And folks wonder why Monday mornings
Looks like it might rain on the parade too...
Willy,
Guess what happens when you mix damp, cool air from inland with hot, wet air off the Gulf of Mexico?
And they said this job was fun.....
Mookie wrote: cherokee woman wrote: Think I'll head to the store after awhile, and buy a charcoal grill and charcoal for tomorrow, along with some steak, and gound beef. Kroger has reduced the price of the Aussie Charcoal Grills from $70 down to about $44, $45, so it's time to get one!! Will also need to get grilling utensils. But I think it'll be really nice to grill out here at home tomorrow.Message From:The Cook YEEK - TREE! Man the hoses, grab the hatchet, throw every one some gear - CW is going to toast dinner! I am heading for the buckets..... (oops, is she listening?)Hey - I am off until Thursday - so y'all have a bang-up 4th (groan)......We will set our watches and meet here early that morning. As my cousin Joe would say - "Stay Safe!".Mook
cherokee woman wrote: Think I'll head to the store after awhile, and buy a charcoal grill and charcoal for tomorrow, along with some steak, and gound beef. Kroger has reduced the price of the Aussie Charcoal Grills from $70 down to about $44, $45, so it's time to get one!! Will also need to get grilling utensils. But I think it'll be really nice to grill out here at home tomorrow.Message From:The Cook YEEK - TREE! Man the hoses, grab the hatchet, throw every one some gear - CW is going to toast dinner! I am heading for the buckets..... (oops, is she listening?)Hey - I am off until Thursday - so y'all have a bang-up 4th (groan)......We will set our watches and meet here early that morning. As my cousin Joe would say - "Stay Safe!".Mook
Think I'll head to the store after awhile, and buy a charcoal grill and charcoal for tomorrow, along with some steak, and gound beef. Kroger has reduced the price of the Aussie Charcoal Grills from $70 down to about $44, $45, so it's time to get one!! Will also need to get grilling utensils. But I think it'll be really nice to grill out here at home tomorrow.
YEEK - TREE! Man the hoses, grab the hatchet, throw every one some gear - CW is going to toast dinner! I am heading for the buckets..... (oops, is she listening?)
Hey - I am off until Thursday - so y'all have a bang-up 4th (groan)......We will set our watches and meet here early that morning.
As my cousin Joe would say - "Stay Safe!".
Mook
And She's not the one who actually grills, and there is always a Fire extinguisher at the ready!!
Dan and Brian, how many more plastic sheets do I need to bring in? I've got several rolls of, just need to know what size to cut them to.
(Joe, I have an extra sledgehammer if it's needed!)
EVERYONE HAVE A VERY SAFE 4th OF JULY!!
Off until Thursday? Prowling around the asparagus barrier zone? Hmmmm.... Scottsbluff-Bayard starts on Friday.
Office building got buzzed this morning by a B-17, B-24 (only one still flying) and a B-25. Wonder if they can be rigged to drop large water balloons? The mid-west east of us and Texas seem to be hoarding water while we get none. The drone & metal valve clatter of those big radial engines is something.
Got to find out what Copcar is doing back at the "ranch" in Welte Park. His company's trucks have been very busy over the past few mornings.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
We have leftovers for lunch today: pork chop abracadbra, the food Grampa Tree grilled last night, and and there's leftovers from breakfast (bacon, sausage, pancakes)
PRODUCE TUESDAYwent pretty well today. Had 60 people, and the food was: potatoes, carrots, red peppers, sliced celery, celery stalks, and choice of pineapple or watermelon and yellow summer squash.
locomutt wrote: Brian, I'm very sure there's a burger in here with your name on it. (probably more than one) Congratulations Gampa To Be Tree, that is great news!! LC, do we use a pen or pencil to "Draw the Butter"?!
Brian, I'm very sure there's a burger in here with your name on it.
(probably more than one)
Congratulations Gampa To Be Tree, that is great news!!
LC, do we use a pen or pencil to "Draw the Butter"?!
Stove or hotplate works best.
LC
I think Joe's been watching too much of Gallagher...
//breaks out another sheet of plastic
good morning
MC thanks we're keeping an eye on the progress.matt and mamma went to the store to pick up some stuff for our 4rth of july bbq at G+G house.might have to stay inside due to rain but we will take what we can get.i pulled the sledge hammer out in case anyone wants some fresh watermelon.mookie say "ahhhhhhhh"(hope you have your bib on)
Mornin' all! Congrats almost Grampa Tree! I hope all goes well. Welcome back Brian. The Diner's still The Diner!
I'll take a plate and munch on it whilst my brain gets started. Doesn't want to turn over today...
Good Tuesday morning, everyone. Brian, welcome back from vacation: now, do you need a rest from your vacation?!?!
Larry and LC, thanks for supper last night! Everything was very, very good!!
Coffee, juice, tea and lemonade are ready and on the breakfast bar: cantaloupe, watermelon, turkey bacon, sausage, waffles, pancakes, strawberries, blueberries, muffins, bear claws, bagels.
You all have a terrific morning, and I'll see everyone later, when PRODUCE TUESDAY is over and done with for the week.
cherokee woman wrote: Grampa Tree, hope you've got the grill ready, and LC, hope your steam pot's ready, because here is tonight's menu:German potato salad (per mudchicken's request), burgers, steaks, and 'baked' taters on the grill, 5 bean salad, Monte Cristo for Duff's husband John, clams courtesy of LC, and there are plenty of fries going in the deep fryers. Joe and Lance, have containers in the fridge, ready for you two to take to work tonight. There's plenty of sweet tea, lemonade, unsweetened tea, and soft drinks, so hopefully everyone will be satisfied tonight.Larry, congratulations on the new addition-to-be to your family!!
Grampa Tree, hope you've got the grill ready, and LC, hope your steam pot's ready, because here is tonight's menu:
German potato salad (per mudchicken's request), burgers, steaks, and 'baked' taters on the grill, 5 bean salad, Monte Cristo for Duff's husband John, clams courtesy of LC, and there are plenty of fries going in the deep fryers.
Joe and Lance, have containers in the fridge, ready for you two to take to work tonight.
There's plenty of sweet tea, lemonade, unsweetened tea, and soft drinks, so hopefully everyone will be satisfied tonight.
Larry, congratulations on the new addition-to-be to your family!!
All set with 60 lbs of steamers...please draw the butter.
Mookie wrote: Congrats Tree! Is this your first one? Do we have a due date to mark on CW's calendar? How fun! And they are just hardly any work. And if they need cleaning - "MOM!"......
How fun! And they are just hardly any work. And if they need cleaning - "MOM!"......
This would be the first. Grandma-to-be (my ex) hasn't heard yet - not sure how she's gonna handle it.....
I'll be practicing up as best I can on spoiling the kid so I can send him/her home.....
And Gramps has changed a few diapers in his day - we'll be more than glad to give Mom a break.
I haven't heard the specific "Estimated Date of Confinement" (due date) yet, but understand it to be in March.
Haven't been on for a little bit because I was slaving over a hot grill. (Actually, my cable modem hung up and I just got it going again). Bon Appetit!
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