Pictures of Miscellaneous Stuff & Things

[jmh58]

True meaning of "BEAST" of a motor!!! John

[KnifeSlinger#81]

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True meaning of "BEAST" of a motor!!! John

Now I've seen a fair amount of buffalo here in oklahoma, but never one like that.

[philco]

My wife and I took a quick trip to Washington D.C. over this past weekend. Here's a few pics.

[philco]

Just a few more..........

[Black Lion]

In case you haven't seen this in regard to Philip Paul Stevens and crew:

https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 19680111-0

[jerryd6818]

[philco]

Black Lion and Jerryd thank you both for posting this information. I was hoping to find out about him. I didn't look the name up while at the wall, I just happened to be standing by it when my wife said "Hey look!".

I was very moved by my visit to "the wall". I was a bit too young to serve while that war was going on, but I grew up watching the coverage on the nightly news. When you see all those names and realize that each one represents someone who gave their life for this country, it's a powerful thing.

[jerryd6818]

America's Wars: U.S. Casualties

American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total servicemembers 217,000
Battle deaths 4,435

War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total servicemembers 286,730
Battle deaths 2,260

Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total servicemembers 106,0001
Battle deaths 1,0001

Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total servicemembers 78,718
Battle deaths 1,733
Other deaths in service (nontheater) 11,550

Civil War (1861-1865)
Total servicemembers (Union) 2,213,363
Battle deaths (Union) 140,414
Other deaths in service (nontheater) (Union) 224,097

Total servicemembers (Conf.) 1,050,000
Battle deaths (Conf.) 74,524
Other deaths in service (nontheater) (Conf.) 59,2972

Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total servicemembers 306,760
Battle deaths 385
Other deaths in service (nontheater) 2,061

World War I (1917-1918)
Total servicemembers 4,734,991
Battle deaths 53,402
Other deaths in service (nontheater) 63,114

World War II (1940-1945)
Total servicemembers 16,112,566
Battle deaths 291,557
Other deaths in service (nontheater) 113,842

Korean War (1950-1953)
Total servicemembers 5,720,000
Serving in-theater 1,789,000
Battle deaths 33,739
Other deaths in service (theater) 2,835
Other deaths in service (nontheater) 17,672

Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Total servicemembers 8,744,000
Serving in-theater 3,403,000
Battle deaths 47,434
Other deaths in service (theater) 10,786
Other deaths in service (nontheater) 32,000

Gulf War (1990-1991)
Total servicemembers 2,322,000
Serving in-theater 694,550
Battle deaths 148
Other deaths in service (theater) 235

Deployed to Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) (as of June 2011) 45,000
Battle Deaths 5,078
Other Deaths (In Theater) 1,378

America's Wars Total (1775–1991)
Military service during war 41,892,128
Battle deaths 651,031
Other deaths in service (theater) 308,800

[jmh58]

Never saw a phone like thisun.. It is still in use to this day!! Was at an old auto repair business that I visited.. He still uses it.. John

[Mumbleypeg]

Black Lion and Jerryd thank you both for posting this information. I was hoping to find out about him. I didn't look the name up while at the wall, I just happened to be standing by it when my wife said "Hey look!".

I was very moved by my visit to "the wall". I was a bit too young to serve while that war was going on, but I grew up watching the coverage on the nightly news. When you see all those names and realize that each one represents someone who gave their life for this country, it's a powerful thing.

Well said Phil. Similar feelings are expressed in this award-winning article by Burle Pettit of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, written about my friend Lou Breuer. Lou was an all SWC football player and team captain for Texas Tech before he enlisted.

Lt. Louis K. Breuer was killed when the helicopter he was piloting to evacuate soldiers was shot down in Binh Long Provence. To provide some context, this article was originally published in 1972. It was republished in 2003. http://lubbockonline.com/stories/062103 ... WWuiOs8KrV

Ken

[philco]

Thanks Ken. Very good article.

[Black Lion]

Well said Phil. Similar feelings are expressed in this award-winning article by Burle Pettit of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, written about my friend Lou Breuer. Lou was an all SWC football player and team captain for Texas Tech before he enlisted.

Lt. Louis K. Breuer was killed when the helicopter he was piloting to evacuate soldiers was shot down in Binh Long Provence. To provide some context, this article was originally published in 1972. It was republished in 2003. http://lubbockonline.com/stories/062103 ... WWuiOs8KrV

Ken

More info on that incident:

http://www.vhpa.org/KIA/incident/72062010KIA.HTM

http://www.229thavbn.com/229thKIA/67-15718.htm

The AH-1G tail 67-15718 was a Cobra gunship.

[Mumbleypeg]

Thanks for posting links to that information.

The comment about Lou not "looking down his nose" at anyone is spot on. He was a popular guy in high school, friendly to everybody, an outstanding all-around athlete and a natural leader. He was a couple years older than me - I can't claim to have been one of his good friends. But when he was a senior he often took time at practice to help a scrawny kid on the JV. I've never forgotten that. I still remember him over 50 years later, and over 45 years since his death, especially when Viet Nam is mentioned.

Ken

[Quick Steel]

Philco, I guess the pictures of miscellaneous stuff are not left in the active posts very long because I somehow missed a whole bunch of entries. Your night time shots of Washington are exceptional. Usually see the Capitol area in daylight. Really enjoy them.

[treefarmer]

Philco,
Great pictures of some of the Washington sites! Just now catchin' up on "touring the forum" and saw them. Did you have to leave your pocket knife in the truck when y'all strolled around the area?
Treefarmer

[philco]

Thanks guys.

Philip I didn't have to go through any security scans on the evening tour so my pocket knife was good to go. On Saturday when we went to the Museum of American History and Culture, I did leave my knife at the hotel because they do screen you for "weapons" before allowing you to enter. What a time we live in.

[tjmurphy]

If you are interested in searching The Wall:

http://www.virtualwall.org/

[Black Lion]

We gathered around the radio and let our imaginations run wild. Fibber Magee & Molly, The Shadow, Yours Truely Johnny Dollar, Amos & Andy, Lum & Abner, The Bickersons, Sgt. Preston of the Yukon, Sky King, The Great Gildersleeve, Have Gun Will Travel, The Whistler and on and on. What was the name of the show about the insurance investigator? Was that Johnny Dollar?

Just thought I'd dig back in this thread, shake off the dust and revive some nostalgia. For those so inclined here's a link to old radio programs online that are free to download.

https://archive.org/details/oldtimeradi ... ads&page=1

I'm a devout listener to When Radio Was on WBBM radio out of Chicago every week night at midnight. Oh yeah..and I have a few antique radios as well.

[carrmillus]

.....I was born in 1937, in the mid/late '40's my folks had a huge floor model philco radio that had am, shortwave and police bands, it had a 15" speaker on pivots that you reached behind the radio and turned the speaker, that was the antenna!!....we could pick up the tugboats over on the miss. river that was about 100 miles away.......I used to listen to wgn in Chicago at night, that's where I first heard mantovani and his orchestra, and I'm still a fan!!!.......... ............

[Black Lion]

If you listened to WGN at night then you probably heard Franklin McCormick's show at some point. After years of listening to him I finally got a chance to meet the man in the early 60's. He was the grand marshal at a local towns parade and festival and our radio club was providing commo and assisting in traffic control with the local authorities and when it was time for the parade to begin they had to scramble just to find the guy. He was squirreled away in a small, local tavern imbibing his way through their inventory. The plan was for him to sit on the back edge of the convertible for all to see but his balance, it seemed, was compromised by large doses of Meister Brau and he was forced to sit in the rear seat to avoid an early departure from the vehicle. Franklin, it seems, loved his radio shows sponsor more than anyone imagined. The chance of meeting him was there but I passed on it.

Like your family radio, some of those floor models had built in loop antennas some of which could be rotated. I built a small one for use here in the 'puter room using PVC pipe, a slab of 2x8 for a base, 160 feet of hook-up wire and a tuning capacitor from an old radio. It's ugly but it works like gangbusters on the AM band. I intended to construct a better one out of wood and enameled wire; you know...the web-type design which is more pleasing to the eye but this thing works so well and, until now, I'm the only one that sees it so it just remains as is and functional. It has a second winding of loops that is to be used for connecting to antenna terminals of one of my National shortwave radios but never even got to that point either. As is I just place a portable radio near the loop, tune the capacitor until radio station peaks then rotate loop for best gain or least noise from spurious stuff.

[TheMadHungarian]

How non-pc would an ad for a knife company like this be today?

[treefarmer]

That's pretty cool! I've seen that Keen Kutter ad before and it always reminded me of my dad docking the tails of baby Cocker Spaniels when I was a little boy. Mother was an R.N., she directed the amputations way before the pups had their eyes open.

How many of y'all have picked Southern field peas? These are Zipper Creams, they are not quite mature, a few more days and they will be ready. I need to spread some Milorganite around the patch to keep Bambi and Company at bay. They will ruin a patch overnight.

Treefarmer

[Mumbleypeg]

How many of y'all have picked Southern field peas? These are Zipper Creams, they are not quite mature, a few more days and they will be ready. I need to spread some Milorganite around the patch to keep Bambi and Company at bay. They will ruin a patch overnight.DSCN3521.JPG
Treefarmer

Cream peas are a favorite here. Zipper variety is what I grow in my garden too - I've had pretty good yields. They say cream peas won't do well in the alkaline black soil here but I grow them every year. Been having them for supper lately.

Ken

[treefarmer]

Ken, our soil is very acidic, it always requires at least 2 tons of dolomite or lime every time you have a soil test. Peas always seem to do well on sandy flat woods soil. Peas also seem to be able to survive dry weather also, something we could use a little more of at this time. We don't even have a clue about "good" dirt in this part of the world. Northeast of us, up in the edge of Alabama, there is some soil that is red, not clay, but real red dirt. It is a very productive soil.
Treefarmer

[Mumbleypeg]

I'm on the "Blackland Prairie" here. Soil is black gumbo clay. When it's wet it sticks to everything. When it's dry it's hard as concrete and gets cracks several inches wide (you can break an ankle if you step in one wrong) and several feet deep. But if you till in enough compost, manure, rock minerals, and fertilizer, it's good soil!

Ken