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I was getting ready for work when I looked out the window and saw the utility company starting to erect a pole in front of my house. they were going to position it directly in front of my picture window. No way, absolutely no way was I going to permit this. I gulped down my last bit of coffee and went directly to the crew supervisor and told him in no uncertain terms that I was not going to permit his crew to put that stupid electrical pole directly in front of my picture window. He took out a plat map, a map for pole locations and a right of way document and explained that it is the best location for it. I told him it is not the best location for me and when I came home from work that day I did not want to find that pole in front of my window. I told him I didn't give a hoot where he put it but not in front of my window. I felt pretty smug as I drove off to work because I felt I got my point across. I know darn well they are afraid to put it there now.... Ahhh..... the feeling of power............ And then, I got home...
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1/4 pound of C4 would take care of that problem! As well you would have a winters worth of firewood to boot! JoeA
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thats pretty funny.
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Poor Charles & Camilla
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Didn't take the shot Ronin. BUt I'd love to see the DTM cars run sometime. The technology is nothing short of F1.
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I have this episode as an MPG if anyone wants it.
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Her dad ran a Minneapolis bank in the '70's and was a pretty well funded amateur who ran quite a few Can Am races. I was in awe of the guy when I was a kid. He later dominated SCCA club racing in the midwest (Brainerd and Road America in particular) in some of the old big block classes (ASR, and also in his A Production Corvettes). He was, I think the winningest amatuer in SCCA history at one point in his bright orange #44 cars. Brainerd, '71:  Hansen sitting on the right, with Carl Haas and Jackie Stewart the same year:  Tim |
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I paid $2.659 for 87 octane this morning.
     
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I need a pick-me-up:
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that's just plain wrong. damned funny, but wrong
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P38 flies again
The sun 'n fun air show just started in Lakeland, Florida.
Galacier Girl is there, she is the P38 lightning that was recovered from beneath about 260ft of ice having been part of a lost squadron that ditched there in the early 1940's. She , of coarse was completly rebuilt and is nearly perfect. I got to see her fly, what a beautiful plane-- and great sound. I think there are only 3 or 4 of these still flying. Here is one picture during the airshow. 
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That's really cool. I didn't realize any of those P-38s were recovered, let alone restored. What's up with the wing on fire and the fire and smoke???
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The plane, and the story behind it, is wonderful.
The smoke is from pyrotechniques used during the airshow. The blast is actually some distance from the plane- you tend to lose perspective with long lenses- this was shot at 370mm. No fire on the wing, it just looks that way. I actually got goosebumps when I got to touch this plane- she is almost a pretty as the grid girls  Gary |
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1971 Porsche Targa 2.5L
