2020 New Random Pics

[masraum]

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

[944 S2]

I thought 968 owners were bad!

[masraum]

Quote function not working yet, but the thread list is moving and changing, step in the right direction.

Surfer turned model

[rockfan4]

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

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by 944 S2

I thought 968 owners were bad!

Well, it's not a hot tub.

[Heel n Toe]

[Racerbvd]

[GH85Carrera]

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.





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.

[Racerbvd]

https://youtu.be/35Ipe_0kadM

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

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.

[GH85Carrera]

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.

[GH85Carrera]

1946, surplus war material coming back for disposal.




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.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

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

Random:

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

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

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Yep, one has fishy breath...

He's wearing a BULTACO T-shirt. I had the same one

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

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.

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.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

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.

Random

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

Took this picture about 7 o’clock tonight, when I left work.

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?

[red 928]

[GH85Carrera]

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.


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