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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 12-06-2025, 02:57 PM
Replies: 20,462
Views: 2,779,073
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Or why a helium balloon comes forward in a car...

Or why a helium balloon comes forward in a car when you accelerate.
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 10-09-2025, 05:50 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,015
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Had a huge post oak in front of my folks old...

Had a huge post oak in front of my folks old house. It went from health to dead in just a few years. Found plenty of hardware from barb wire to coat hooks inside while processing it for fire wood....
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 09-17-2025, 08:35 PM
Replies: 20,462
Views: 2,779,073
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Ain't AI just wonderful? ...

Ain't AI just wonderful?
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 09-13-2025, 03:06 PM
Replies: 18,519
Views: 3,296,596
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
In September of 2020, my kids and I went on a...

In September of 2020, my kids and I went on a backpacking adventure in the Bridger Teton National Forest in Wyoming, hiking the Sky Pilot Loop....
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 09-10-2025, 10:05 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,128
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Update from Sal at "What's going on in Shipping"....

Update from Sal at "What's going on in Shipping".
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 09-10-2025, 07:08 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,128
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Sal Mercogliano did a live report and explained a...

Sal Mercogliano did a live report and explained a lot about what probably happened.
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-09-2025, 06:58 PM
Replies: 56,439
Views: 13,141,070
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
A beach bug in the dunes at Galveston. Back...

A beach bug in the dunes at Galveston. Back during high school, a buddy and I liked to camp out on west beach. I usually threw a sleeping back out in the sand and fought it out with the sand crabs...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-09-2025, 11:04 AM
Replies: 56,439
Views: 13,141,070
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
A former steam locomotive repowered with a Holt...

A former steam locomotive repowered with a Holt tractor gasoline engine.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads26/TND1123_011754762619.jpg
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-07-2025, 07:31 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,701
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
The other plaque that I made a rubbing of. When I...

The other plaque that I made a rubbing of. When I was scrounging around for paper to make the rubbings, I found some letter head stationary in my employer's office and used the back to make the...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-07-2025, 07:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 492
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Galveston, Texas. ...

Galveston, Texas.
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-06-2025, 01:37 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,701
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
When my family lived on Guam when I was in high...

When my family lived on Guam when I was in high school, I had a summer job on the island of Tinian. I made this rubbing of the brass plaque mounted on a pedestal at the #1 Bomb Loading Pit at the old...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-06-2025, 01:15 PM
Replies: 4,313
Views: 203,236
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
We finished reassembling the truck after...

We finished reassembling the truck after installing refurbished wheel sets, jacked the end of the car up, pulled the shop truck out and rolled the rebuilt truck back under and lowered the car back...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-05-2025, 08:04 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 2,034
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Passed two deer today while riding through the...

Passed two deer today while riding through the park.
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-04-2025, 09:18 AM
Replies: 4,313
Views: 203,236
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Replacing pedestal liners on a railroad car...

Replacing pedestal liners on a railroad car truck. The steel liners are welded to the frame with stainless steel rods. The guy who cut the welds off for us before, used a carbon arc "Torch" but he...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-04-2025, 06:36 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 2,034
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
At Brazos Bend State Park there are usually...

At Brazos Bend State Park there are usually gators along the bike trails.
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I keep a GoPro...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 05-29-2025, 01:16 PM
Replies: 3,530
Views: 260,239
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Boeing B-17 converted to an executive airplane...

Boeing B-17 converted to an executive airplane for TWA top brass in 1946. The conversion was done in Seattle by Boeing. It was a rush job and they had to improvise on the furnishings by buying some...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 05-26-2025, 04:01 PM
Replies: 20,462
Views: 2,779,073
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
While shopping in Kuşadası, Türkiye recently, I...

While shopping in Kuşadası, Türkiye recently, I got an unbelievable deal on a Rolex watch.:D
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 03-19-2025, 07:21 AM
Replies: 18,519
Views: 3,296,596
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Sunset Crater, Arizona. ...

Sunset Crater, Arizona.
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 03-01-2025, 06:07 AM
Replies: 56,439
Views: 13,141,070
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 02-14-2025, 06:52 PM
Replies: 18,519
Views: 3,296,596
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
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Forum: Off Topic Discussions 02-05-2025, 02:38 PM
Replies: 18,519
Views: 3,296,596
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
I was out on my bike ride yesterday when I passed...

I was out on my bike ride yesterday when I passed a big bird sitting on the pedestrian sidewalk railing of a bridge. I stopped and got a quick photo on my phone before it dove out of sight and flew...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 11-17-2024, 07:37 PM
Replies: 3,530
Views: 260,239
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
A few more photos from Titian. ...

A few more photos from Titian.
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Well these are just scans of some rubbings from the plaques by the bomb loading pits....
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 11-17-2024, 05:49 AM
Replies: 3,530
Views: 260,239
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
I visited Tinian in the summer of 1967. I...

I visited Tinian in the summer of 1967.
I believe the only active airfield at that time was an old Naval air station....
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-15-2024, 01:59 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,964
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
Last October, I attended my nephew's "destination...

Last October, I attended my nephew's "destination wedding" there and it still reminds me of my experiences in Mexico 50 years ago. No Starbucks or McDonalds on every corner. Still local shops and...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-04-2024, 05:10 PM
Replies: 20,462
Views: 2,779,073
Posted By Jolly Amaranto
A very common incorrect "fact" that often shows...

A very common incorrect "fact" that often shows up in various history sources is that the Golden Spike ceremony took place at Promontory Point. Promontory Point is about 30 miles south of Promontory...
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