I'm hoping the local junkyard is open so I can grab late Cabriolet front hub uprights to upgrade rabbit. Once that's done I can tear into Caddy and get the rest of my new bits installed. Looking forward to giving my son a less in car detailing, shiny black cars are the only happy black cars.
Back to the alternate history continuation of WWII. I agree that Russia was wrung out and had basically nothing left to carry on with, we know that both sides snapped up scientists and engineers, but in a continued push, who would have got hold of more engineers, and more importantly who would have got hold of the facilities, plants etc. IF Russia got their hands on aircraft production, it could have helped them keep going longer.
Also to those who know, how serious was the consideration to turn on our ally and go after Russia from the UK/USA?
barefootskater said:ChrisLS8 said:alfadriver said:ChrisLS8 said:Gas vs Charcoal grill? Only one answer is correct
Charcoal tastes better, but man gas is so much easier and faster to deal with.
I've been looking at Pellet grills but I need to play with one first
Pellets>charcoal>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>microwave>gas
fight me.
Simplified for non mathematical people using induction (sort of):
Pellets (is greater than) Charcoal (is greater than times 10^21st power) Microwave (is greater than) Gas
This however is incorrect, it should be:
Charcoal (is greater than times O(n log n)) Pellets (is greater than) Gas (is greater than) Microwave
as the normal order of operations is suspended while cooking.
QED
Just ask Bobby Flay. Chacoal is best.
*** Note, completely tongue in cheek and subjective, Bobby Flay could out cook all of us with just a toothpick and a blade of grass even if we had a complete kitchen and pantry. He should be like the Chuck Norris meme for cooking.
In reply to Adrian_Thompson :
Patton pushed hard. He thought (correctly) that the soviets were the new threat and now was the time to squash it. Truman and Eisenhower I think realized the country (and world) was becoming tired of war and the support they had used to this point would not hold out for an extended ground conflict against our former ally.
My motorcycle got a tune up and inspection, and the weather looks pretty good this week.
I just got laid off (no biggie... I didn't get paid that much anyway and unemployment should cover a little) so I have time to do all those house projects I've been putting off.... if I can keep my butt off the motorcycle for long enough to do any of them.
David S. Wallens said:wheelsmithy said:Joan Jett produced The Germs. Bad Reputation is an exceptionally good movie.
Joan Jett made me want a Melody Maker. Still haven't pulled the trigger, however.
yeah... every time I play one I just don't bond with it. An SG is the same way. I have a 1980 Les Paul Firebrand which gets me close to that sound with a guitar shape I'm more comfortable with.
I'm watching Futurama again.
In reply to Curtis73 :
While I know I'm violating the terms of this thread, allow me to respond.
I'm glad you're doing okay. I knew you'd be out of work for a while.
ultraclyde said:Powar said:Datsun310Guy said:When my dad was my age (57 years old) he drove Lincoln Town Cars with padded tops, over assisted steering, and fake wire wheels.
At this same age I want to buy a WRX STi, an old GTi, or a fast Civic - all stick shift.
What's that all about?
Why not both? I love my big luxobarges AND zoomy manual fun things (except Subarus). I also don't wear sandals to go ride my roadbike 30 miles.
Speaking of, I just bought a pair of Exustar bike sandals (stiff shank, cleat mount) that are great so far. They'll be my go-to for summer commuting and long gravel rides in hot weather.
...But I also mentioned falling in love with pontoon boats lately, so I may have just become an old fart....
I am about to buy a set of Bedrock sandals for gravel biking (but I am only 31) soo...
bobzilla said:In reply to Adrian_Thompson :
Patton pushed hard. He thought (correctly) that the soviets were the new threat and now was the time to squash it. Truman and Eisenhower I think realized the country (and world) was becoming tired of war and the support they had used to this point would not hold out for an extended ground conflict against our former ally.
They also knew that after VE day, they still had to get to VJ day... and at the time, everyone expected that to be a long, hard, expensive slog.
I never remember tasting HC's on my gas grill. Not sure what you are all doing wrong- but the nice blue flame is clean.
Not that I disagree about charcoal, it's just that gas has been so much easier to deal with. I've also had great luck using a small foil pack of wood chips.
In reply to Adrian_Thompson :
Aside from a few people like Patton, it wasn't serious at all. The US government at least was very much aware of the fact that the Soviets were a potential long-term danger, but the broad run of opinion by the summer of 1945 was that with the US atomic monopoly the Soviets wouldn't risk pushing further west (or more realistically east, where Stalin hoped to make gains at the expense of Japan before the US could end the war in that theater).
For evidence of US concerns about the Soviets as early as 1944, take a look at this document from that year. It's only a working paper, but you can see a lot of the same ideas as were in Kennan's seminal Long Telegram (1946) contained within it.
In reply to alfadriver :
I delivered propane many years ago, like drove the bomb truck, Had to go to school for propane.
Those ventless propane heaters? They burn so clean like only co2 and water vapor are the results.
Also in true confession I have a propane grill and it has never had a HC taste at all.
Charcoal is still better though. 
It's propane or natural gas, not gasoline.
Curtis73 said:My motorcycle got a tune up and inspection, and the weather looks pretty good this week.
I just got laid off (no biggie... I didn't get paid that much anyway and unemployment should cover a little) so I have time to do all those house projects I've been putting off.... if I can keep my butt off the motorcycle for long enough to do any of them.
I still have an opening... lol
Ian F said:David S. Wallens said:wheelsmithy said:Joan Jett produced The Germs. Bad Reputation is an exceptionally good movie.
Joan Jett made me want a Melody Maker. Still haven't pulled the trigger, however.
yeah... every time I play one I just don't bond with it. An SG is the same way. I have a 1980 Les Paul Firebrand which gets me close to that sound with a guitar shape I'm more comfortable with.
Yeah, I can see that. I guess in the thin/vintage-y guitar column, I do have this one: G&L SC2.
Also, I realize the audience for this is small, but it made me LOL.
alfadriver said:ChrisLS8 said:Gas vs Charcoal grill? Only one answer is correct
Charcoal tastes better, but man gas is so much easier and faster to deal with.
Charcoal done correctly tastes better. Gas grill is easy and tastes the same every time.
Adrian_Thompson said:Back to the alternate history continuation of WWII. I agree that Russia was wrung out and had basically nothing left to carry on with, we know that both sides snapped up scientists and engineers, but in a continued push, who would have got hold of more engineers, and more importantly who would have got hold of the facilities, plants etc. IF Russia got their hands on aircraft production, it could have helped them keep going longer.
Also to those who know, how serious was the consideration to turn on our ally and go after Russia from the UK/USA?
The entire Cold War was a result of Russia being terrified of us going after them.
Operation Unthinkable
Other link
Waiting at work for the second customer of the week to show up with his car, I logged into Netflix, and we watched a quite interesting documentary about the 50 years of ZZ Top.
Hadn't thought about it, but they are the longest lasted rock act without any lineup changes.
I ordered a wheelbarrow off Amazon.
Item description says:
Here's what I got:
Missing:
In reply to Woody :
That works out slightly better though, you can get a 2 wheeled frame this way, which will make it much easier to use
In reply to Brett_Murphy :
I don't think the documentary evidence supports this. I read those US warplans when I was in grad school. While there was an atomic component, from 1945-50 they were for the most part focused on how to evacuate Western Europe without being completely overrun by the Soviet Red Army. The offensive side of planning didn't really heat up until the Eisenhower administration, and even then the focus was on deterrence rather than use. Precisely how much capability to deliver and willingness to utilize atomic and nuclear weapons had to be demonstrated to effectively deter was open for debate. From the time of SIOP-62, you're getting into the MAD era, where the calculus changes quite a lot.
The period 1950-1962 is really fascinating. You get into all sorts of interesting approaches, especially games theory, to figure out how to deal with the complexities of potential future war. There is quite a lot of material out there on this, including huge troves of documents from both sides. If you're interested, take a look at Zubok & Pleshakov's Inside the Kremlin's Cold War, Kaplan's To Kill Nations, and Schelling's Arms & Influence for starters. And here's a link to Wohlstetter's important 1958 article The Delicate Balance of Terror.
Also...
The corned beef has been cooking for three hours, and smells fantastic.
I didn't have any brown sugar, so I just used regular sugar and added extra Guinness.
RevRico said:In reply to Woody :
That works out slightly better though, you can get a 2 wheeled frame this way, which will make it much easier to use
No! I borrowed a two wheeled barrow once and it was very hard to maneuver.
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