A thread for miscellaneous stuff...

[flatbutt]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11559257/Tom-Cruise-shows-fans-motorcycle-stunt-Mission-Impossible-Dead-Reckoning.html

[porsche tech]

They’re building a new water front house on our street. They cut trees down, plowed everything up and put up the plastic erosion barrier the other day. Today they put up a split rail fence??? Looks like they’re trying to protect some of the remaining trees but I would think that would just get in the way of all the construction equipment. The picture is taken from a public path that goes from the street around the lot to a path that goes along the sound. Hopefully when they’re done, they will move the split rail out there to separate the path from their yard. Seems like that fence would be done at the end when they do the landscaping. Oh well, it’s not my money. (I couldn’t have even bought the lot!)

[A930Rocket]

The split rail fence is a form of tree protection. It’s required by certain jurisdictions and ARBs. Other times, other types of tree protection are used.

[oldE]

Many of us see this sequence every day.

2,5,5,4,5,6,3,7,6,6.

Where?

Best
Les

[RNajarian]

Originally Posted by oldE

Many of us see this sequence every day.

2,5,5,4,5,6,3,7,6,6.

Where?

Best
Les

[RNajarian]

In February 1966 which country released to the public the first photograph from the surface of the moon ?

A) The United States
B) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
C) The Peoples Republic of China
D) The United Kingdom
E) None of the Above

Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms)

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by RNajarian

OOOHH! Good one!

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by RNajarian

In February 1966 which country released to the public the first photograph from the surface of the moon ?

A) The United States
B) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
C) The Peoples Republic of China
D) The United Kingdom
E) None of the Above

Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms)

That's Luna IIRC, USSR.

[RNajarian]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

That's Luna IIRC, USSR.

Correct Luna . . .

. . . but the USSR did not release the first photograph from the surface of the moon to the public.

[flatbutt]

Surveyor? BTW that wasn't a guess of Luna II. It was Luna If I Recall Correctly.

[Steve Carlton]

Luna 9?

[RNajarian]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Luna 9?

You are correct, Luna 9 built and operated by the USSR is correct, but the first image was NOT first released to the general public by the Soviets.

The first photo from the surface of the moon was intercepted by the Jodrell Bank observatory in England. They published the photo the next day in a local paper called the Calgary Herald beating the Soviets to the punch.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by oldE

The wife has been suffering from a bad bout of sciatica since August. Physio, massage, heat and pain killers had made things barely manageable.
Ten days ago our granddaughter brought a nasty flu bug home from school and was kind enough to give it to my wife. She spent almost four days in bed, hardly daring to eat, but the sciatica is gone!
Sometimes you just have to give in and let your body heal.

Best
Les

Glad Missus Les is feeling better!

Originally Posted by flatbutt

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coyote-drags-2-year-old-just-seconds-after-she-s-taken-out-of-car-seat-in-ambush-captured-on-video/ar-AA14TpHF?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=503f73340b5043e5a7280115e39ea95e

This is some terrifying sheet.

Absolutely terrifying. Thank goodness it ended well.

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

Another terrifying event. I understand that raccoons can be very dangerous. Thank goodness this worked out well.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by oldE

Many of us see this sequence every day.

2,5,5,4,5,6,3,7,6,6.

Where?

Best
Les

Originally Posted by RNajarian

OK, for us not in the know, you've gotta spill the beans!

[RNajarian]

Originally Posted by masraum

OK, for us not in the know, you've gotta spill the beans!

2,5,5,4,5,6,3,7,6,6

The 1 digit uses 2 lights
The 2 digit uses 5 lights
The 3 digit uses 5 lights
The 4 digit uses 4 lights


Etc, etc. . .

[stevej37]

Freezing your antlers off...

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

I'm super impressed with this cool-headed mom. She takes her time to get a hold of the racoon by the scruff of the neck, holds it at arms length, gets her kid inside, and warns the neighbor to get inside before tossing it. Incredible!

[flatbutt]

https://omaha.com/news/archives/notable-deaths-of-2022-a-final-look-back/collection_69b145b2-9add-55bd-bdfe-7958a210ec61.html#30

[flatbutt]

This story caught my eye and it illustrates much of what is amiss in the current state of our judicial system

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/millionaire-pharma-exec-gigi-jordan-who-killed-8-year-old-son-found-dead-inside-nyc-home-in-possible-suicide/ar-AA15RUEh?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=900c8a9d5dca432892f0ed2a4c3aa31d

[flatbutt]

Buy returned goods blind?


https://www.provouxin.com/products/amazon-global-online-wholesale-pallet?utm_id=peerclick40005&clickid=01d76f2bd2a316f197b7ccd170fb0c23-40005-0103&utm_source=Quora&variation=9