Big Fat Daddy

Big Fat Daddy

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Reply to 71 Years Ago in Misc Stardock Forums

Thanks for stopping by, Doc. It pains me to see what kids are being taught today.

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I Love the Snow...but... in Misc JoeUser Forums

We got some snow last night and the trip to church this morning was more like we are used to this time of year. We have been basking in Spring-like weather the last few weeks...but no more! Three inches of snow is managable but the deep-freeze temperatures are startling after such a mild autumn. The roads were very icy and slick. Listening to the cars in the neighborhood spinning their tires and making that "zzzzzzz" noise reminded me of a night more tha

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71 Years Ago in Misc JoeUser Forums

It is December 7th and something is strange. I have seen numerous references to Pearl Harbor today. This is as it should be; it was a horrendous event, a terrible sneak attack. It marked a crisis point in our history. In literature, the crisis point of a novel is the point at which something happens and nothing can be the same again. In our history, the attack on Pearl meant a change in our thinking, our policies, and our place in the world.

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Reply to Quiet in Misc Stardock Forums

The Swirl isn't really that noisy, but you get used to a certain degree of background noise and when it is gone you really notice it. I think a couple of "quiet" stories are brewing...

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Reply to O D....Out Dere.... in Misc Stardock Forums

It can get pretty empty and lonely out there. When we lived in Phoenix many years ago, it averaged about one a month, folks who went to play in the desert without taking any precautions.

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They Really Do Look All Alike in Misc JoeUser Forums

I walked into the main PX on Fort Huachuca yesterday and immediately began chuckling to myself ( I am sure several of the shoppers thought I was some doddering old fool lost in a long-ago memory...wait! I was!). I looked around and was reminded once again at what a genius I am married to. I will explain the reason for the chuckle but have to set it up first. There I was: Stuttgart, West (at the time) Germany in the last throes of m

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Quiet in Misc JoeUser Forums

I live in a "suburb" of Colorado Springs. Our house is on a hill. Down the hill from us, a mile or so away, is a railroad track that is moderately busy most of the time with coal trains: empty northbound and loaded southbound. Running parallel to the train tracks is a State Highway which is fairly busy most of the day. About a mile or more from the tracks and highway is I-25, a freeway that stays busy almost 24/7. On the oth

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O D....Out Dere.... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Every time I drive south out of Raton, New Mexico, I have a little bit of that fear thing tingling on my neck. The emptiness of the rolling prairie is kinda frightful. Us in-the-know folks refer to it as the I-25 corridor, because that is the route I-25 takes...and it is well known for smuggling dope, people, and who knows what else. Of course, since NAFTA, I-25 has been rumbling with truck and bus traffic from Mexico...no need to smuggle anymore, just load it

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Reply to Dirty Words in Misc Stardock Forums

Thanks, Curly...that little girl of yours is such a darling, we suck those pictures right off the screen when you post them. One of these days we will have to figure out how to get together. Yeah, that mommy thing sure changes your perspective, don't it? Have a great holiday, we're heading out tomorrow for Fort Huachuca to spend the week with Matt and family. Love ya right back.

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Reply to Train Train in Misc Stardock Forums

Only got to ride behind one steamer...troop train from Bremerhaven to Frankfurt in 1964...every other trip was behind diesel or diesel/electric or electric.

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A Veteran in Misc JoeUser Forums

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Stop, Drop, and Roll...Right on Down the Road... in Misc JoeUser Forums

An asphalt plant is a fairly complicated arrangement of ducts, drums, silos, conveyor belts, and one BIG burner. In one drum, the sand, rocks, and molten oil are heated and churned together to make the hot mix that is then held in a silo until it is shipped to the job. The silos are insulated and will hold the temperature for several hours. In many of the largest plants, there is a system of hoppers and conveyors that move the sand and rocks to the burner;&nbs

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Reply to I Capture the Blankets in Misc Stardock Forums

Thunder-burps, Mattel Fanner 50's, and dozens of other priceless treasures...and you are right, they probably would be illegal now.

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