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    How times have changed;
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    Woohoo! Daughter gets to take the pick of fellowships!

    For other old fogies like me that only know what civil, electrical, mechanical, and railroad engineers do; "Polymer science and engineering is a multidisciplinary STEM field focused on this special class of molecules. Polymer materials are ubiquitous in almost every aspect of modern life, and...
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    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    One common mistake is not having a proper jack and the right lug wrench if you have to change a tire. I had a friend who knew is stuff and before leaving Pennsylvania even went around the trailer with a lug wrench and gave every nut a half turn to be certain nothing was frozen. As luck would...
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    And the center point of the rotation was at the CPO Club at Naval Station Norfolk if my memory serves me right.
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    Cruise lines

    I can only imagine how noisy it must be below decks when they are working. Was it that bad?
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    Cruise lines

    Exact description of the cruises I had thanks to Uncle Sam and the USN.
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    Cruise lines

    All the cruises I have ever been on have never given me the choice of a king sized bed. Always ended up with this.
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    Do I need a trailer?

    I had a 11 or 12 foot Monkey Ward Sea King jon boat and a 3.5 air cooled Sears motor or an electric that I hauled around on roof racks on my '61 Olds for years in the late 60's and '70's. Fished big lakes and a lot of smaller electric only lakes with it. I was in my late 20's til early 30's...
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    How Do You Utilize Sliding Rear Window on Your Pickup

    My cap doesn't have a sliding window so the one in the truck has not been used since 2001.
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    Sad Day For the SS United States

    Tug carries enough fuel to make a round trip if needed. The tug's capacities are 174,618 gallons of fuel, 18,492 gallons of potable water, and 30,379 gallons of ballast.
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    Sad Day For the SS United States

    Those pictures were unbelievable, almost look like AI generated. I had seen a couple more taken about the same time and one shows the stern of the tug so I know they are real. Don't know what the tensile strength is of that 2 1/4" cable but it must be more than adequate as Captain Vinik is...
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    Sad Day For the SS United States

    Caught this update yesterday; UPDATE: Just spoke with Capt. Mike Vinik aboard VINIK No.6 tugboat towing SS United States. He said a 40 knot tailwind had her beam sideways to the tow line in 15 foot swells. He paused the tow until the wind dropped. A flag hoisting was attempted in Philly, but the...
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    Sad Day For the SS United States

    Great pictures. I was only 12 or 13 years old when she first sailed and didn't realize until later in life how impressive 44 miles per hour (38 knot) was for a large ship. Even today I know many people who have pleasure boats that can't reach that speed. The other thing I never knew until...
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    Anyone Following the 4 Nations?

    After reading Aspeck's play by play the only thing missing would be Stomping Tom Connors music in the background.
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    Sad Day For the SS United States

    SS United States leaving Philly under tow on it's way to become a reef. I remember when it was moored in Norfolk over by the firefighting school. Used to look over at her rusting away and remember when it set the record for the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing. The vessel broke the...
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    Got Ripped Off

    My inlaws are dairy farmers. Father in law had two separate farms plus leased land and claimed to have never made more than a couple of grand in the years he actually made money. Raised and showed draft horses, hunting trips out West, and her two brothers never drove a pickup more then three...
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    Got Ripped Off

    These were only a buck each at my local dollar discount store so I bought five. Now they don't seem to work right.
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    daily music fix

    I just learned that Melba Montgomery passed away a little over a week ago. One of the true greats in real county music. George Jones and her made several different cuts of this song but this one was my favorite. The back up musicians on this cut were all from the A-Team with Pig Robbins taking...
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    Got thinking back 60 some years ago as to where I spent many weekend nights. There were probably a half dozen roadside inns within 25 miles of home that fit the description of the bar in this song. It wasn't till I was 32 that I had an epiphany and changed my wicked ways. These joints all...
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