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Usually the tech guys had the forums fixed by Mon afternoon in the past when it would get stuck. I'm guessing they are all hung over after the game yesterday.

Golfer turned social media personality Paige Spiranac
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Quote function not working yet, but the thread list is moving and changing, step in the right direction.

Surfer turned model

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This was blocking me from backing out at the grocery store Saturday night.
Mercedes G63. Does it really need side pipes?

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I thought 968 owners were bad!http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1644883159.jpg

Well, it's not a hot tub.

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During WW2 and the blackouts during Nazi bombing of Britain, locals would paint the side of dark cattle to make them a bit more visible at night and avoid them getting hit by cars.

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Bullfrog, Nevada was one of the first camps established during the Bullfrog mining rush of 1904. Many camps competed to be the primary settlement, but by 1906 Rhyolite established itself as the center of the district and most of the other camps faded away. Bullfrog hung on for a few more years but in 1909 its post office closed and Bullfrog became a ghost town.

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera (Post 11607277)

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Bullfrog, Nevada was one of the first camps established during the Bullfrog mining rush of 1904. Many camps competed to be the primary settlement, but by 1906 Rhyolite established itself as the center of the district and most of the other camps faded away. Bullfrog hung on for a few more years but in 1909 its post office closed and Bullfrog became a ghost town.

Been through that area many times on Rte 95. On of my favorite drives. When I had work in China Lake I liked to fly in to Las Vegas and drive to Beatty, then Rte 374 into Death Valley.

Spectacular in the Fall and Winter.

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On August 23, 1989, about 2 million people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania formed a human chain that united all 3 countries to show the world their desire to escape the Soviet Union and the communism that brought only suffering and poverty. This chain stretched 600 km.

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1946, surplus war material coming back for disposal.

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In Feb. 1939, a Lockheed P-38 flies from California to New York in just 7 hours, 2 minutes. The record-breaking flight makes headlines and astounds the army brass, who soon place large orders for the unconventional twin-engine fighter-bomber.

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I wonder what was so important that they bent the freeway that way?

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In the 60s, my uncle worked for Texas Instruments and said he sold terrain following radar for the F-111.

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Yep, one has fishy breath...http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1644791579.jpg
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He's wearing a BULTACO T-shirt. I had the same one

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I thought for sure that was some kind of epic LaMans type start.

Took this picture about 7 o’clock tonight, when I left work.
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In the 60s, my uncle worked for Texas Instruments and said he sold terrain following radar for the F-111.

I had an uncle in LI NY who worked on the F-111. The engineers felt the design had so many flaws that they dubbed it the F-what-a-lemon.

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Took this picture about 7 o’clock tonight, when I left work.
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:eek: If you're in Mt. Pleasant, what is that bright shiny thang? The sun's long gone by that time. Are you working outta town? Like up above the Arctic Circle?

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Ever hear of a catapult shot sideways from the Hangar Deck?
Yep, Hangar Deck catapults were a thing on certain Essex-class carriers, as seen in this photo taken #OTD in 1944 of an F6F-3 Hellcat of VF-2 being shot from the USS Hornet (CV-12) during training in Chesapeake Bay. The idea was to be able to quickly launch a scout plane in an emergency if the deck was fouled. With a short cat shot and no headwind (in fact usually a crosswind), it was a wild ride for aircrews!
It was tried on the first six Essex-class carriers (except Essex itself which was being rushed into service as the design was being perfected). However, the advancement of radar technologies replacing the need for scout planes made the extra weight and hazardous procedure quickly obsolete. By 1944, they were removed from five of the ships, with only Hornet retaining hers.

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An East German map of the area during the days of the Iron Wall.

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An Italian coastal battery on the Adriatic coast. The guns is a Cannone navale da 381/40. Note the smaller caliber spotting gun on the barrel. The ballistics and range matched the big guns and was used to sightimg. If a shot from the smaller gun hit, the bigger shot would too.

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About 1973 prices in CA. Before the embargo.

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Cargo Ship Full of Porsches and VWs Is On Fire and Adrift in the Atlantic

Looks like I may have to wait a few more months for my new Taycan.

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^^^ Before

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Hooker, Missouri on Route 66.

Thanks, Glen!

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another one ?!?

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I wonder in what way this new fire is related to the batteries on the EV cars, EV fires are an absolute pain in the neck in terms of fire supression

Little town I lived in after an earthquake.
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Collapsed 500K gallon water tank for trains.
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Fork- tailed devil.

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Imagine picking THAT ladder up at a yardsale! It looks to not be even near extended.

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What is the name of the town?