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Smells sort of like bacon in here...

Killin’ me here…

Oh, you mean the MiG’s were running around international airspace? And with their transponders on?

Last time UAV's got splashed in the Gulf, they started getting manned escorts flying along. As was noted above, an MQ-9 can carry AIM-9X Sidewinders, so it can defend itself if need be, but I would...

Makes you wonder if that is by design, yannow?

My dad used a 20" Ariens for years and years until rust finally caused the motor to no longer be secured to the housing. I think he had it from about 1960 until 2015. Minimal maintenance other than...

H.G.V. - Heavy Goods Vehicle - i.e. big truck.

Say, can we replace the 2nd Amendment with that "God Given Right"?

Considering the fact that Ukraine's battlefield medicine is significantly better than Russia's, the survival rates of the wounded have to be significantly better as well.

I think Russia is suffering disproportionate casualties in Bakhmut. Ukranians have defensible positions there. I think Ukraine views it as an opportunity to degrade Russian capability in terms of...

Here's a little piece of advice. Take it for what little it appears to be worth.

You diminish your own voice by continuing to post the same stuff on this thread. Folks who get fed up with what...

Isn't this a Federal Law? Didn't Missouri just find that a state law to try to trump a federal law was unconstitutional?

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Definitely miss Chuck's presence here.

Prigozhin is likely a pain for Putin. So long as he serves a purpose, he'll be around. Letting Prigozhin empty Russian jails was likely a win-win from Putin's perspective - gets rid of a "cost" and...

Well, stopped clock and all...

28” 8-1/2 Hp Husqvarna. It *can* just about pump water.

Heart attack snow. Man was that crap heavy.

Very popular in New England - particularly Northern New England - likely for the same reason they’re popular there. Mike will fit in well with the locals with that beast.

How we got here is partially from the "dumbing down" of the nation by chronically under-funding education, and sowing of division by various measures. Systemic inequality has been haunting us for...

This isn't directed at you personally, Lee, but do we really care? We know what he is.

Yes, yes it is divided. But I think you're purposely ignoring what is a more nuanced divide. When you see that 70% are in favor of fighting until Ukraine wins, and that 26% would like to see some...

This. My dad had a knee replacement done a number of years ago. Surgery was on a Friday and he was recovering and scheduled to receive PT following the surgery, but there were no staff there over...

Everybody on this thread has gotten it wrong.

Pizza pie!

Lakes District would be another good choice - not unlike that.

Zelensky: Ukraine will "work with China" if they show respect for international law and territorial integrity

Out your way, that fir ply is probably appreciative of any moisture it might get! :d

WOW! Glad to hear the good news!

Waiting at the hospital is very hard when you're feeling like you can't do anything.

I am so sorry to hear this. Condolences from here. May the memories stay with you.

Dangerous attitude to have - mostly for your neighbors - if you're as large as China or Russia.

(https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/world-news/china/955728/all-countries-china-territory-disputes)

Like Russia, I guess the question we should all be asking is which Imperial incarnation of the nation do the current rulers espouse.

Dunno about the "then" in the thread title. I think that they were bat-do-do-crazy before the election loss. Which is the reason for the loss.

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Yep. My interest is in using a clear-skinned boat as a marketing tool.

Wasn't there a similar issue in the past with regards to rolling stock that didn't fit the station platforms - somewhere in Europe?

Would seem someone dropped the ball with regard to initial...

With regard to China, they would appear to view Taiwan as "theirs" so very much like Russian perception that Crimea and Ukraine are "theirs", I can see China trying to take it by force. I would...

Tunnels? I thought Spain's trains ran mainly on the plains.

(ETA - I see George beat me to the thought...)

I've got a piece of heavy clear vinyl to skin a smaller re-work of a Rushton design. I'm looking forward to reactions.

FYI - the vinyl isn't very durable and needs to be treated with kid gloves,...

I suppose we’ll hear Dacron is crap next… :p

Thanks. My students do a good job of it. We also tend to take them to a slightly better standard of trim and finish.

Great for what we're doing with it and the greatly varied skill set of the builders.

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Ok, that was the laugh I needed this morning. Thanks!

Dent? What dent? ;) (Weasel Boy's car is the one with the dent at the moment...)

The bigger questions in my mind are, why would China support this when their public-facing position is not to meddle in other country's affairs, and more to the point, how does China stand to benefit...

Got that right.

Can you imagine the vacuum left behind if the settlement includes shutting down the network's programming? (I don't think that will happen, but...)

Makes you wonder what Russian Intelligence assets in the United States look like today. It seems to be well contained as we're not seeing operational changes in Ukraine by Russian forces.

No, they are not. We certainly had one in the White House - an apologist, pro-Russian, and a "useful idiot" trying to arrange grift. We have politicians and people who are influencing politicians...

The West would be negligent if we do not support the reconstruction of Ukraine after the battle is won. We all owe a debt to the Ukrainian people who have paid the price for protecting the rest of...